“RWBY trains at Beacon Academy to fight Grimm and White Fang, uncovering deeper conspiracies.”
RWBY
RWBY
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Synopsis
RWBY trains at Beacon Academy to fight Grimm and White Fang, uncovering deeper conspiracies.
In the world of Remnant, humans and Faunus—human-animal hybrids—carry on their everyday lives despite the omnipresent threat of monstrous Grimm. Dedicated Huntsmen and Huntresses battle Grimm with both customized weapons and their own Semblances, unique abilities derived from the energy of one's soul. Some warriors also utilize a crystallized energy propellant, Dust, to bestow their weapons with elemental properties. In this dangerous line of work, rigorous training is required to stay alive. To that end, each of Remnant's four Kingdoms have established schools to properly groom children holding aspirations of becoming licensed Huntsmen. At Beacon Academy in the Kingdom of Vale, a promising group of future Huntresses make their debut as Team RWBY. Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, and Yang Xiao Long each come from different backgrounds and often butt heads as a result. However, when they cooperate, they are a formidable force who have even attracted the attention of Beacon's headmaster Professor Ozpin. Alongside fellow students such as those in Team JNPR, the young prodigy Ruby and her friends engage in adventures that pit them against an extremist Faunus group known as the White Fang. Every explosive encounter also brings them closer to the true villains orchestrating conflicts from the shadows.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
What 4 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.50 · split reception
7.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 2.0
↓ 3.50
Running avg · Feb 2016 → Jan 2026
- 9 “The RWBY manga features stunning, highly detailed art by Shirow Miwa and captures the characters' personalities and development perfectly. While the story relies on predictable fantasy tropes and...”
- 6 “The character interactions are enjoyable and provide a nice look at the main cast during their time at Beacon. However, the dense, Western-style shading is off-putting and makes the action...”
- 2 “While the underlying story holds some potential and might appeal to fans of the original anime, these merits are completely overshadowed by the execution. The art is jarringly sparse and confusing,...”
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — RWBY begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 12 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 36m approx
- Published Nov 2015 – Feb 2017
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M36607 catalog