Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-38361337-20190130194012/@comment-31673087-20190210113519

I'm gonna preface this with I do enjoy the show, and you should watch it just to see what it's like. However, I would consider myself a bit on the harsher side in critisism.

That said, over all, RWBY is about a 5/10. Here's why:

The show suffers from very inconsistent writing. Watching it all at once, it's easier to see that. Season Finale's sometimes don't match up with the first episode of the next season, characters make mention of things we don't see happen, and season 2 basically got retconned out of the show entirely in season 3. Character development can vary, because Weiss has come pretty far since S1, while Ruby herself hasn't changed too much. There are a few plot points that don't add up when you really think about them, and some of the villain motivation (Cinder) is either not entirely explained, or it's flimsy at best. There's also a problem of the show telling us things (Racism) that we barely ever see, but are told about a lot, which doesn't really help.

That's most of the bad though.

The world of Remnant itself is incredibly interesting and the bits of information we get about how it came to be what it is throughout the show or in the companion videos leave me wanting to know more. Aura and Grimm are immensely interesting things. How Grimm are attracted to negative emotions and everyone basically gets a super power because of their aura, which already enhances them to superhuman levels is interesting to learn and see in action.

While the animation may not be the best or the most consistent sometimes, it doesn't detract from the show. The fight scenes in the early seasons are fantastic and worth watching. They kind of start to be less good after S3, but some of them are still amazing. You can rewatch lots of the fights and pick up things you didn't see the first time through and still enjoy them every time.

The characters are likable for the most part. It's subjective, so I can't really tell you too much on that one. I like Jaune, but a lot of people don't. Adam is my favorite character, but a lot of people hate him (Understandably thought). People love Blake, but I don't care about her too much. Relatively neutral on her and Yang. Coco isn't seen much, but I like her.

Music is fantastic. Objectively the best part of the show. The music team kills it every time and puts out absolute fire. Even songs I wouldn't normally enjoy like Mirror Mirror I still end up liking.

Tl;Dr: The writing is the worst part of the show, being fairly inconsistent at best. Every other part of the show is Meh at worst and Great at best. I recommend checking it out and deciding for yourself if you want to continue watching. The first couple episodes are around or under ten minutes, so it's not much time wasted if you decide it's not for you.