Former Rooster Teeth show joins anime and manga giant
have reason to rejoice today. After months of rumors in the wake of the closure of parent studio Rooster Teeth , the franchise has now been acquired by Viz Media .
Speculation had been mounting since last week when the locally produced show suddenly disappeared from anime streaming platform Crunchyroll that news about the show's future could be imminent. The announcement came this afternoon from showrunner Kerry Shawcross and star and former Creative Director Barbara Dunkelman at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, where they made an unexpected appearance at the Viz panel. They followed the in-person presentation with this video message.
Viz Media may not have the name recognition of DC or Marvel, but the publishing house is a massive player in the growing manga market. Launched in 1986 as VIZ, LLC., it now accounts for more than 60% of all manga sales in the U.S., producing the English-language translations of titles including, the series centered on four young women training to be monster hunters on the mythical world of Remnant.
Yet the show's future had been in doubt since last summer when word broke that Rooster Teeth had not greenlit season 10, leaving the show on a cliffhanger. This quickly became an indicator that the studio was suffering financially, and so it was sad but no surprise when the announcement came on March 6 that
However, parent company Warner Bros. Discovery made it clear that they were still interested in finding homes for many of the shows and properties. For example,Viz now takes over the entire franchise, handling production, licensing, merch, and more. Shawcross emphasized how much the company cares about the history and future ofRWBYhas been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene.
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