VIZ Media Acquires Publishing Rights For RWBY OFFICIAL MANGA ANTHOLOGY SERIES

RWBY-manga-capture-349x500 VIZ Media Acquires Publishing Rights For RWBY OFFICIAL MANGA ANTHOLOGY SERIES

What You Need to Know:

  • VIZ Media continues to expand its illustrious catalog and it has now acquired publishing rights for RWBY OFFICIAL MANGA ANTHOLOGIES this summer.
  • The RWBY OFFICIAL MANGA ANTHOLOGIES will be published in English under the VIZ Signature imprint and will be rated ‘T’ for Teens. Each of the four character-focused anthologies contain more than 15 short stories by different Japanese manga creators. Bonus messages are also included from the voice actors who play the featured characters in the animated series, along with additional notes from RWBY character designer, Ein Lee, and various anthology illustrators.
  • Debuting Summer 2018, the first anthology features Team RWBY leader, Ruby Rose, while the second anthology, featuring Weiss Schnee, is set for publication later in 2018. More details on anthologies featuring Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long is forthcoming.

Source: Official Press Release

Story Synopsis

In RWBY, the world of Remnant is filled with horrific monsters bent on the destruction of humanity. Fortunately, the kingdoms of the world have risen to combat these forces by training powerful Huntsmen and Huntresses at academies around the planet. Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, and Yang Xiao Long are four such Huntresses in training.


RWBY-manga-capture-349x500 VIZ Media Acquires Publishing Rights For RWBY OFFICIAL MANGA ANTHOLOGY SERIES
That's so cool that a small series has now transformed into something big! Not to mention it was created in the west and Japan really likes it!
RWBY-manga-capture-349x500 VIZ Media Acquires Publishing Rights For RWBY OFFICIAL MANGA ANTHOLOGY SERIES
This is a sign of the times changing. Let's hope more passionate artists from around the world get noticed!