Talk:RWBY (manga)/@comment-5624349-20151110193200/@comment-1458758-20151110213403

... They can legally do whatever the hell they want if they've acquired the rights to do so. I could buy the rights to a Portugese franchise, make something for it entirely in English and they couldn't do crap cause I own the rights.

The fact that it's being done with supervision from Rooster Teeth means that it'll likely be in line with the story at least to some degree. Whether it diverges later is anyone's guess.