RWBY

[Skyblade]

No one was interested enough to check out the Yellow trailer?

Between Yellow and Black though, I have to say that the voice direction does seem a bit off. It doesn't quite match the style of the rest of the work.

[Unbreakable Will]

No one was interested enough to check out the Yellow trailer?

Between Yellow and Black though, I have to say that the voice direction does seem a bit off. It doesn't quite match the style of the rest of the work.

Just watched it, I thought it was pretty kickass.

[Mercen-X]

Gun Fu in the extreme. I would have to guess Yellow waltzed into that bar looking to pick a fight. But then it is her debut so MO's got to show off her badass (pun intended).

[Skyblade]

And Episode 1 is available.

Important things to take from this episode:

If you rob a weapon store, be prepared for someone to fight back.
Red geeks out about becoming a hero.
Welcome to Balamb Garden.

[Lonely Paper Star]

This series actually slipped my mind for a while. I saw the yellow trailer yesterday and my only complaint was the voice acting. Now I'm about to watch episode 1.

I also really, really want the soundtrack.

[Unbreakable Will]

Loved the first episode, I hope the series is going to be good and I'm in love with the soundtrack.

[Mercen-X]

God, that site is useless.

Looks/sounds as if a second team could be named AMBR for a team composed of Amber, Mauve, Burgundy, and Rose.[1]

My personal guess is that since RWBY is composed of character names derived of untraditional words for colors, or in Yang's case, barely related at all. The M could be Malva, Mallow, Mauveine, Magenta, or even Marge (short form of Margaret which means pearl). Burgundy could just as easily be Blood/Blud or Brick (the B is likely a male anyway)... can't think of anything else... Burn? Blaze?

Of course team RWBY is named according to their hair color (like the unique URTVs of Xenosaga who were the basis for my ten-man cell). The other team shown in the RWBY Opening has a blonde guy. It's possible then that his name could be Amber or Ember. However, this leaves the second male unexplained. The above proposition derives of several pins made available at a conference, but the second male has black hair.

[Skyblade]

Ruby is so adorkable! It's awesome. This is a fun, cute little show.

It's weird though, I'm not used to following shows as they're actually coming out, usually I'm either watching things like Top Gear, which have no plot, or catching things on DVD. I hate waiting to find out what happens next.

[Mercen-X]

I finally managed to watch the first episode... and the second episode. Hopefully their length is not a sign of things to come. I sincerely hope that the first two episodes were actually meant to be connected.

I can't believe they madeJon of Arc a guy. As I speculated, I think these kids are "heirs to the throne" as it were. Also, Ruby mentions her uncle (SPOILER)Crow whom I think is actually (SPOILER)Oz's Scarecrow. While allusions from Ruby, Weiss, and Blake are easy to see, I don't really know who Yang represents (could be Sleeping Beauty or Goldie Locks or any number of blonde girls... Miss Muffet).

[Skyblade]

I finally managed to watch the first episode... and the second episode. Hopefully their length is not a sign of things to come. I sincerely hope that the first two episodes were actually meant to be connected.

I can't believe they madeJon of Arc a guy. As I speculated, I think these kids are "heirs to the throne" as it were. Also, Ruby mentions her uncle (SPOILER)Crow whom I think is actually (SPOILER)Oz's Scarecrow. While allusions from Ruby, Weiss, and Blake are easy to see, I don't really know who Yang represents (could be Sleeping Beauty or Goldie Locks or any number of blonde girls... Miss Muffet).

And Episode 3 is out, which is listed as "The Shining Beacon: Part 2", while Episode 2 was "Part 1". So I guess they're too short for even RT to consider them full episodes.

While length is a problem, at least they're coming out quickly.

[Jiro]

So I watched that first trailer and lol it's ridiculous but so awesome. You can put guns in any weapon now, I guess, but a gun-scythe has to be one of the more interesting combinations. I might have to get stuck into this!

[Mercen-X]

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Questions have arisen as to whether Glinda is somehow related to that witch on the chopper. I doubt it... she apparently wears glass slippers (at least they clink like glass) which is just a bag of mixed messages. Her design contains a lot of diamonds (earrings, anklet, the sleeves of her dress) and she has a tattoo that looks like a pair of wings outlining a heart. Her dress is red and her hair is black and she wears a choker. Not that any of this necessarily offers any hint as to her inspiration as I don't really see any allusions in Glinda's design that would hint at Glinda of Oz.

There's a lot of speculation about the characters' correlation to fairytales. Ruby (RRH) and Weiss (Snow) seem blunt enough. Blake Belladonna is believed to be the Beauty to Adam's Beast. Also reflects heavily on the Thief's Apprentice. Yang (Goldilocks). Melanie and Miltiades from the same trailer are thought to be included to either represent the Rose Red/Snow White alternate fairy tale or the characters Odette and Odile (identical twins from Swan Lake) but Miltia is in fact the original design for Weiss.

In the first episode, we have Roman Torchwick, an expy of Candlewick/Lampwick from Pinocchio though he looks a helluva lot like Alex from A Clockwork Orange. Glynda Goodwitch and Ozpin are freakin' obvious. The crimson dress has been suggested to be Cinderella due only to the "glass" slippers. She could be Theodora (Wicked Witch of the West) or Evanora/Dorothy (both wearers of the Silver/Ruby Slippers). I ignored the initial look of recognition Glynda gives the witch and speculated she could be a genderbend of Jafar who also dresses in red (mostly black but switches to red as a genie) and wields fire. It was laughed off by some until I reminded that vomit-boy was a genderbend. It is suspected that his team is composed of genderbends: Nora Valkyrie, Pyrrha Nikos, and Ren are thought to be genderbends of Thor, Ares, and Hua Mulan respectively.

There are two new characters in Episode 4 not officially introduced (neither named nor voiced) but shown in full-detail. I've named them Mosshas a mohawk and wears attire that is moss-green and the other Nickelfull-armor if minus a helmet and gloves. The eagle on his armor makes me think Galahad from Arthurian legend. (both also seem to lack weapons). Of course, it's possible these characters are the first of many designed but unnamed characters whose only purpose is to be some kind of driving force (a la damsel) or obstacle (e.g. the load) for the four mains and four minors.

Episode 5 has recently supplied the characters' first encounter with the newly designed Beowolves whom I'm hoping are only a secondary type because I much prefer the Beowolves featured in Ruby's Red trailer... may just be me.

I've officially begun to compare Jaune Arc to Naruto Uzumaki.

[Jiro]

The voices are still irking me but it's going well.

[Skyblade]

I've gotten over the voices.

I also find myself not caring about whatever storybook connections they have or whatever. I'll worry about those when it's clear, I'm not going to try to puzzle them out right now.

I'm just enjoying it for its face value. And it is so much fun.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

I totally forgot about Monty. Has he finally wrapped up Dead Fantasy? I've been waiting on that.