Last month, Rooster Teeth was shut down by Warner Bros. after a 21-year run. Before and after the end, there were questions about what would happen rightEd vs. Blue and RWBY, its two flagship animated shows. The former officially wraps things up with a feature-length film in May, while RWBY The final season found itself in a strange predicament after it moved to Crunchyroll last year.
But the story of the animated series isn’t over yet. During Anime Expo this weekend, Viz Media revealed that it has increased RWBY Completely, including the show’s eventual return. Series co-creator Kerry Shawcross hasn’t said they’ve received the green light for a tenth season, but Weisz explained that they’re “exploring new chapters.” RWBY legend. Discussions about what will happen next for the series are currently ongoing, but a piece of concept art from longtime artist Erin Winn suggests that Weisz hopes the show will pit the characters against the long-running series big bad Salem.
Viz has worked with RWBY Because it has published various comic spin-offs of the series over the years, as well as a compendium book. In a blog post about the show’s future, Viz hinted that it plans to go all out on “more great stories.” It also specifically states that Shawcross will still be involved in the show’s “next phase,” but makes no mention of any returning staff members like longtime co-writer Miles Luna, Kiersey Burkhardt or Eddie Rivas. Likewise, the company has been tight-lipped about whether it will bring the show back to streaming after it and its soundtrack were pulled earlier this week. (On the music front, singer Kathy Lee Williams promises the soundtracks will return to all regular platforms “soon.”
There are still many questions around RWBY’s In the future, Wiz only reluctantly answered some of them. But for now, the show’s outlook is a little brighter than it was at Warner Bros., so if you like the show, that’s cause for celebration.
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