

It’s pronounced “ruby” (like the show’s protagonist) and is also an abbreviation of the foursome’s first-name initials. “RWBY” producers have previously said there could be as many as 12 seasons of the show, and that the team already has scoped out story arcs that would take the show that far. Haddock, head of Rooster Teeth Animation, serves as supervising producer of “RWBY.”

The show was created by Rooster Teeth animator Monty Oum, who died in 2015. Genre purists have turned up their noses at the show - dismissing it as not true anime because it’s produced in the U.S. “RWBY” is the first Western-style anime to be distributed in Japan, via a distribution deal with Warner Bros. Volume 1 comprised 16 episodes seasons 2-4 each had 12 and volume 5 was 14. For now, Rooster Teeth isn’t saying anything more about volume 6, including how many episodes (referred to as “chapters”) it will run.
