User blog comment:ChishioKunrin/RWBY 3 Livestream points/@comment-5414218-20160213010814/@comment-25555436-20160213014208

So they were afraid of any possible backlash that may ensue if they said "It's canon, folks. Nevermind that it's only available in Japan, which means none of you will be able to know of it except through online fantranslations".