RWBY is an American animated web series created by Monty Oum and produced by Rooster Teeth Productions. Episodes, also called Chapters, of the series are viewable in their entirety on Rooster Teeth's website. The series is also simulcast concurrent with the public release of the show on anime streaming website Crunchyroll.
There are sixteen episodes in Volume 1. However, the episodes vary greatly in length. Episodes 1, 8, 15 and 16 are around eleven minutes long, and all other episodes are split into approximately six-minute halves. Volume 1 ran from July 18th to November 7th, 2013, after which it was released on DVD and Blu-ray.
Volume 2 features twelve episodes. However, in this volume, all of the released episodes are full length, twelve-to-fifteen-minute episodes, rather than being split into halves. Volume 2 ran from July 24th to October 30th, 2014, after which it was released on DVD and Blu-ray.
Volume 3 also features twelve episodes of around sixteen minutes in length; however, "End of the Beginning" ran just over 28 minutes in length, making it the longest RWBY episode in the series thus far. The first episode of the third volume premiered on October 24th, 2015, and the finale premiered on February 13th, 2016.
Volume 4 continued the format of twelve episodes, each usually around sixteen to twenty minutes, the exception being the finale again, "No Safe Haven", which ran over 27 minutes. The first episode of Volume 4, "The Next Step", premiered on October 22nd, 2016, and the finale came out on February 4th, 2017.
Volume 5 premiered on October 14th, 2017 with three shorts premiering beforehand. It finished with 14 episodes total, two more than previous years.[1] The finale premiered on January 20th, 2018.
Volume 6 premiered on October 27th, 2018 with one short premiering beforehand.[2] It had 13 episodes total with a one-week break for Christmas.[3] The finale was scheduled for January 26th, 2019.[4] Unlike the previous Volumes, Volume 6 was not released on YouTube alongside its Rooster Teeth website release. Instead, it was slated to release alongside Volume 7 but on Roosterteeth's YouTube channel for animation.[5] Volume 6 was released entirely for premium/free users on Crunchyroll June 25th, 2019.
Volume 7 premiered on November 2nd, 2019.[6] There were 13 episodes, with a holiday break on December 28th, 2019.[7]
Volume 8 premiered on November 7th, 2020. There were 14 episodes, being the first volume to have the format of fourteen episodes since Volume 5.
On January 18th, 2021, Rooster Teeth released a montage of the first 100 episodes of the series.[8]
Sometime prior to the release of Volume 8, all episodes of RWBY besides "Ruby Rose" on the main Rooster Teeth YouTube channel were removed from both the main YouTube channel and the Rooster Teeth animation channel. In a later Q&A that happened the same day the Volume 9 Trailer was released, it was stated that due to Rooster Teeth's monetization being greatly diminished from what it previously was, they had no plans to release RWBY content on the platform in the foreseeable future.[9]
Volume 9 premiered on February 18, 2023, consisting of 10 episodes. It was the first volume to premiere on Crunchyroll rather than on the Rooster Teeth website.
Trailers[]
- Main article: Trailers
There were four trailers released leading up to the premiere of RWBY. Each trailer is referred to by a certain color and features a character respective to that color.
| Title | Original Air Date | Run Time | External Link(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Red" | November 5th, 2012 | 3:29 |  "Red" Trailer |
| "White" | February 14th, 2013 | 3:47 | "White" Trailer |
| "Black" | March 22nd, 2013 | 5:17 | "Black" Trailer |
| "Yellow" | June 1st, 2013 | 5:44 | "Yellow" Trailer |
RWBY[]
Volume 1[]
| Chapter | Episode | Title | Original Air Date | Run Time | External Link(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trailer | / | Volume 1 Trailer | November 15th, 2013 | 2:15 | Volume 1 Trailer |
| RC1 | / | "RWBY Volume 1 Complete" | September 30th, 2019 | 1:54:00 | |
| 1 | 1 | "Ruby Rose" | July 18th, 2013 | 12:20 | Ruby Rose |
| 2 | 2 | "The Shining Beacon" | July 25th, 2013 | 6:15 | |
| 3 | 3 | "The Shining Beacon, Pt.2" | August 1st, 2013 | 6:39 | |
| 4 | 4 | "The First Step" | August 8th, 2013 | 7:36 | |
| 5 | 5 | "The First Step, Pt.2" | August 15th, 2013 | 4:33 | |
| 6 | 6 | "The Emerald Forest" | August 22nd, 2013 | 7:15 | |
| 7 | 7 | "The Emerald Forest, Pt.2" | August 29th, 2013 | 4:48 | |
| 8 | 8 | "Players and Pieces" | September 5th, 2013 | 13:45 | |
| 9 | 9 | "The Badge and The Burden" | September 12th, 2013 | 5:32 | |
| 10 | 10 | "The Badge and The Burden, Pt.2" | September 19th, 2013 | 6:58 | |
| 11 | 11 | "Jaunedice" | September 26th, 2013 | 4:50 | |
| 12 | 12 | "Jaunedice, Pt.2" | October 3rd, 2013 | 7:25 | |
| 13 | 13 | "Forever Fall" | October 10th, 2013 | 6:09 | |
| 14 | 14 | "Forever Fall, Pt.2" | October 17th, 2013 | 6:09 | |
| 15 | 15 | "The Stray" | October 31st, 2013 | 10:41 | |
| 16 | 16 | "Black and White" | November 7th, 2013 | 15:30 |
Volume 2[]
| Chapter | Episode | Title | Original Air Date | Run Time | External Link(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trailer | / | Volume 2 Trailer | July 4th, 2014 | 2:31 | Volume 2 Trailer |
| RC2 | / | "RWBY Volume 2 Complete" | October 5th, 2019 | 2:32:06 | |
| 1 | 17 | "Best Day Ever" | July 24th, 2014 | 14:45 | |
| 2 | 18 | "Welcome to Beacon" | July 31st, 2014 | 13:14 | |
| 3 | 19 | "A Minor Hiccup" | August 7th, 2014 | 12:36 | |
| 4 | 20 | "Painting the Town..." | August 14th, 2014 | 16:19 | |
| 5 | 21 | "Extracurricular" | August 28th, 2014 | 12:41 | |
| 6 | 22 | "Burning the Candle" | September 4th, 2014 | 13:08 | |
| 7 | 23 | "Dance Dance Infiltration" | September 11th, 2014 | 14:49 | |
| 8 | 24 | "Field Trip" | September 25th, 2014 | 12:13 | |
| 9 | 25 | "Search and Destroy" | October 2nd, 2014 | 15:48 | |
| 10 | 26 | "Mountain Glenn" | October 9th, 2014 | 12:55 | |
| 11 | 27 | "No Brakes" | October 23th, 2014 | 16:45 | |
| 12 | 28 | "Breach" | October 30th, 2014 | 17:55 |
Volume 3[]
| Chapter | Episode | Title | Original Air Date | Run Time | External Link(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trailer | / | Volume 3 Trailer | October 22nd, 2015 | 1:47 | Volume 3 Trailer |
| RC3 | / | "RWBY Volume 3 Complete- Part 1" | October 7th, 2019 | 1:27:00 | |
| RC4 | / | "RWBY Volume 3 Complete - Part 2" | October 12th, 2019 | 1:31:05 | |
| 1 | 29 | "Round One" | October 24th, 2015 | 17:03 | |
| 2 | 30 | "New Challengers..." | October 31st, 2015 | 14:36 | |
| 3 | 31 | "It's Brawl in the Family" | November 14th, 2015 | 16:34 | |
| 4 | 32 | "Lessons Learned" | November 28th, 2015 | 14:21 | |
| 5 | 33 | "Never Miss a Beat" | December 5th, 2015 | 13:08 | |
| 6 | 34 | "Fall" | December 12th, 2015 | 18:20 | |
| 7 | 35 | "Beginning of the End" | January 2nd, 2016 | 17:01 | |
| 8 | 36 | "Destiny" | January 9th, 2016 | 17:38 | |
| 9 | 37 | "PvP" | January 16th, 2016 | 12:28 | |
| 10 | 38 | "Battle of Beacon" | January 30th, 2016 | 16:35 | |
| 11 | 39 | "Heroes and Monsters" | February 6th, 2016 | 17:21 | |
| 12 | 40 | "End of the Beginning" | February 13th, 2016 | 28:05 |
Volume 4[]
| Chapter | Episode | Title | Original Air Date | Run Time | External Link(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RC5 | / | "RWBY Volume 4 Complete - Part 1" | October 14th, 2019 | 1:31:56 | |
| RC6 | / | "RWBY Volume 4 Complete - Part 2" | October 19th, 2019 | 1:43:06 | |
| — | / | "Volume 4 Character Short" | October 3rd, 2016 | 5:10 | Character Short |
| 1 | 41 | "The Next Step" | October 22nd, 2016 | 19:51 | |
| 2 | 42 | "Remembrance" | October 29th, 2016 | 14:20 | |
| 3 | 43 | "Of Runaways and Stowaways" | November 5th, 2016 | 18:17 | |
| 4 | 44 | "Family" | November 19th, 2016 | 16:29 | |
| 5 | 45 | "Menagerie" | December 3rd, 2016 | 12:38 | |
| 6 | 46 | "Tipping Point" | December 10th, 2016 | 16:23 | |
| 7 | 47 | "Punished" | December 24th, 2016 | 16:44 | |
| 8 | 48 | "A Much Needed Talk" | December 31st, 2016 | 20:38 | |
| 9 | 49 | "Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back" | January 7th, 2017 | 15:25 | |
| 10 | 50 | "Kuroyuri" | January 21st, 2017 | 18:54 | |
| 11 | 51 | "Taking Control" | January 28th, 2017 | 15:37 | |
| 12 | 52 | "No Safe Haven" | February 4th, 2017 | 27:03 |
Volume 5[]
| Chapter | Episode | Title | Original Air Date | Run Time | External Link(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trailer | / | Volume 5 Trailer | October 9th, 2017 | 1:31 | Volume 5 Trailer |
| RC7 | / | "RWBY Volume 5 Complete - Part 1" | October 20th, 2019 | 1:56:52 | |
| RC8 | / | "RWBY Volume 5 Complete - Part 2" | October 25th, 2019 | 1:45:44 | |
| — | / | "Volume 5 Weiss Character Short" | July 17th, 2017 | 4:02 | Character Short |
| — | / | "Volume 5 Blake Character Short" | September 4th, 2017 | 4:59 | Character Short |
| — | / | "Volume 5 Yang Character Short" | October 14th, 2017 | 4:15 | Character Short |
| 1 | 53 | "Welcome to Haven" | October 14th, 2017 | 23:03 | |
| 2 | 54 | "Dread in the Air" | October 21st, 2017 | 21:04 | |
| 3 | 55 | "Unforeseen Complications" | October 28th, 2017 | 18:35 | |
| 4 | 56 | "Lighting the Fire" | November 4th, 2017 | 16:15 | |
| 5 | 57 | "Necessary Sacrifice" | November 11th, 2017 | 16:58 | |
| 6 | 58 | "Known by its Song" | November 18th, 2017 | 17:37 | |
| 7 | 59 | "Rest and Resolutions" | November 25th, 2017 | 12:48 | |
| 8 | 60 | "Alone Together" | December 2nd, 2017 | 15:18 | |
| 9 | 61 | "A Perfect Storm" | December 9th, 2017 | 15:07 | |
| 10 | 62 | "True Colors" | December 16th, 2017 | 19:26 | |
| 11 | 63 | "The More the Merrier" | December 30th, 2017 | 16:05 | |
| 12 | 64 | "Vault of the Spring Maiden" | January 6th, 2018 | 14:43 | |
| 13 | 65 | "Downfall" | January 13th, 2018 | 15:28 | |
| 14 | 66 | "Haven's Fate" | January 20th, 2018 | 24:29 |
Volume 6[]
| Chapter | Episode | Title | Original Air Date | Run Time | External Link(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trailer | / | Volume 6 Trailer | October 16th, 2018 | 1:24 | Volume 6 Trailer |
| — | / | "Volume 6 Adam Character Short" | August 17th, 2018 | 7:02 | Volume 6 Adam Character Short |
| 1 | 67 | "Argus Limited" | October 27th, 2018 | 22:32 | |
| 2 | 68 | "Uncovered" | November 3rd, 2018 | 16:49 | |
| 3 | 69 | "The Lost Fable" | November 10th, 2018 | 26:35 | |
| 4 | 70 | "So That's How It Is" | November 17th, 2018 | 13:37 | |
| 5 | 71 | "The Coming Storm" | November 24th, 2018 | 14:54 | |
| 6 | 72 | "Alone in the Woods" | December 1st, 2018 | 20:21 | |
| 7 | 73 | "The Grimm Reaper" | December 8th, 2018 | 16:18 | |
| 8 | 74 | "Dead End" | December 15th, 2018 | 16:58 | |
| 9 | 75 | "Lost" | December 29th, 2018 | 18:35 | |
| 10 | 76 | "Stealing from the Elderly" | January 5th, 2019 | 13:52 | |
| 11 | 77 | "The Lady in the Shoe" | January 12th, 2019 | 15:53 | |
| 12 | 78 | "Seeing Red" | January 19th, 2019 | 13:57 | |
| 13 | 79 | "Our Way" | January 26th, 2019 | 23:39 |
Volume 7[]
| Chapter | Episode | Title | Original Air Date | Run Time | External Link(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trailer | / | Volume 7 Trailer | October 3rd, 2019 | 1:36 | Volume 7 Trailer |
| 1 | 80 | "The Greatest Kingdom" | November 2nd, 2019 | 18:06 | |
| 2 | 81 | "A New Approach" | November 9th, 2019 | 18:18 | |
| 3 | 82 | "Ace Operatives" | November 16th, 2019 | 17:33 | |
| 4 | 83 | "Pomp and Circumstance" | November 23th, 2019 | 17:48 | |
| 5 | 84 | "Sparks" | November 30th, 2019 | 19:58 | |
| 6 | 85 | "A Night Off" | December 7th, 2019 | 16:58 | |
| 7 | 86 | "Worst Case Scenario" | December 14th, 2019 | 18:45 | |
| 8 | 87 | "Cordially Invited" | December 21st, 2019 | 15:37 | |
| 9 | 88 | "As Above, So Below" | January 4th, 2020 | 18:19 | |
| 10 | 89 | "Out in the Open" | January 11th, 2020 | 15:40 | |
| 11 | 90 | "Gravity" | January 18th, 2020 | 20:20 | |
| 12 | 91 | "With Friends Like These" | January 25th, 2020 | 18:02 | |
| 13 | 92 | "The Enemy of Trust" | February 1st, 2020 | 24:11 |
Volume 8[]
| Chapter | Episode | Title | Original Air Date | Run Time | External Link(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teaser Trailer | / | Volume 8 Teaser | September 16, 2020 | 0:44 | Volume 8 Teaser |
| Trailer | / | Volume 8 Trailer | October 14, 2020 | 1:07 | Volume 8 Trailer |
| Midseason Trailer | / | Volume 8 Midseason Trailer | January 23, 2021 | 1:01 | Volume 8 Midseason Trailer |
| 1 | 93 | "Divide" | November 7th, 2020 | 18:58 | |
| 2 | 94 | "Refuge" | November 14th, 2020 | 17:37 | |
| 3 | 95 | "Strings" | November 21st, 2020 | 17:50 | |
| 4 | 96 | "Fault" | November 28th, 2020 | 19:12 | |
| 5 | 97 | "Amity" | December 5th, 2020 | 19:01 | |
| 6 | 98 | "Midnight" | December 12th, 2020 | 19:38 | |
| 7 | 99 | "War" | December 19th, 2020 | 18:50 | |
| 8 | 100 | "Dark" | February 6th, 2021 | 17:49 | |
| 9 | 101 | "Witch" | February 13th, 2021 | 18:29 | |
| 10 | 102 | "Ultimatum" | February 27th, 2021 | 18:50 | |
| 11 | 103 | "Risk" | March 6th, 2021 | 19:28 | |
| 12 | 104 | "Creation" | March 13th, 2021 | 18:15 | |
| 13 | 105 | "Worthy" | March 20th, 2021 | 18:58 | |
| 14 | 106 | "The Final Word" | March 27th, 2021 | 23:16 |
Volume 9[]
| Chapter | Episode | Title | Original Air Date | Run Time | External Link(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teaser Trailer | / | Volume 9 Teaser | July 1st, 2022 | 0:54 | Volume 9 Teaser |
| Trailer | / | Volume 9 Trailer | January 24, 2023 | 1:44 | Volume 9 Trailer |
| 1 | 107 | "A Place of Particular Concern" | February 18th, 2023 | 17:41 | |
| 2 | 108 | "Altercation at the Auspicious Auction" | February 25th, 2023 | 17:43 | |
| 3 | 109 | "Rude, Red, and Royal" | March 4th, 2023 | 20:23 | |
| 4 | 110 | "A Cat Most Curious" | March 11th, 2023 | 18:48 | |
| 5 | 111 | "The Parfait Predicament" | March 18th, 2023 | 16:37 | |
| 6 | 112 | "Confessions Within Cumulonimbus Clouds" | March 25th, 2023 | 20:50 | |
| 7 | 113 | "The Perils of Paper Houses" | April 1st, 2023 | 18:23 | |
| 8 | 114 | "Tea Amidst Terrible Trouble" | April 8th, 2023 | 16:26 | |
| 9 | 115 | "A Tale Involving a Tree" | April 15th, 2023 | 15:40 | |
| 10 | 116 | "Of Solitude and Self" | April 22nd, 2023 | 26:22 |
RWBY: World of Remnant[]
- Main article: RWBY: World of Remnant#Episodes
RWBY: World of Remnant is an series, documenting various areas, beings and objects in Remnant.
RWBY Chibi[]
- Main article: RWBY Chibi#Episodes
RWBY Chibi is a non-canon spin-off featuring light-hearted RWBY-themed comedy shorts.
RWBY: Fairy Tales[]
- Main article: RWBY: Fairy Tales#Episodes
"RWBY: Fairy Tales" is an animated series featuring the stories included in the book RWBY: Fairy Tales of Remnant.
RWBY: Ice Queendom[]
- Main article: RWBY: Ice Queendom#Episodes
"RWBY: Ice Queendom" is a Japanese animated series co-created by Rooster Teeth Productions and Studio SHAFT.
RWBY: Volume 1–3: The Beginning[]
The first three volumes were recut for Japanese TV broadcast as RWBY: Volume 1–3: The Beginning. RWBY: Volume 1–3: The Beginning premiered on Tokyo MX and on Japanese video streaming services on July 8, 2017. The show features the Japanese dub voices from the home video releases for RWBY.[10]. Episodes are available to watch on Crunchyroll, as the service simulcasted the episodes soon after their Japanese air dates.
The series serves as a "digest" version of the Beacon Arc. Some scenes are cut to fit a traditional television episode run time. The episodes "The Badge and The Burden", "The Badge and The Burden, Pt.2", "Jaunedice", "Jaunedice, Pt.2", "Forever Fall" and "Forever Fall, Pt.2" were left out completely.
- Episode 1 covers "Ruby Rose", "The Shining Beacon", "The Shining Beacon, Pt.2", "The First Step" and "The First Step, Pt.2".
- Episode 2 covers "The Emerald Forest", "The Emerald Forest, Pt.2" and "Players and Pieces".
- Episode 3 covers "The Stray" and "Black and White".
- Episode 4 covers "Best Day Ever", "Welcome to Beacon" and "A Minor Hiccup".
- Episode 5 covers "Painting the Town..." and "Extracurricular".
- Episode 6 covers "Burning the Candle" and "Dance Dance Infiltration".
- Episode 7 covers "Field Trip", "Search and Destroy" and "Mountain Glenn".
- Episode 8 covers "No Brakes" and "Breach".
- Episode 9 covers "Round One", "New Challengers..." and "It's Brawl in the Family".
- Episode 10 covers "Lessons Learned", "Never Miss a Beat" and "Fall".
- Episode 11 covers "Beginning of the End" and "Destiny".
- Episode 12 covers "PvP", "Battle of Beacon" and "Heroes and Monsters".
- Episode 13 covers "Heroes and Monsters" and "End of the Beginning".
RWBY Complete[]
- Main article: RWBY Complete
"RWBY Complete" is the volumes of "RWBY" presented as full-length, feature films without chapter breaks and credits. The Complete versions of the first four volumes were originally released on the DVDs and Blu-rays for the volumes as movie versions. Rooster Teeth would later repackage them as "Complete" on their website and Animation YouTube channel, including the later volumes.
References[]
- ↑ Rooster Teeth's Twitter
- ↑ RTX 2018 RWBY Friday Panel
- ↑ Evan Bregman's Twitter
- ↑ Kerry Shawcross' blog post
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ RTX 2019 RWBY Panel
- ↑ Kerry Shawcross' Blog Post
- ↑ Thank You for 100 Episodes of RWBY!
- ↑ Rooster Teeth Q and A
- ↑ https://otakumode.com/dictionary/rwby-volume-1-3-the-beginning
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