RWBY Chibi

RWBY Chibi
	wiki
Created by	Miles Luna, Kerry Shawcross
Written by	Miles Luna, Kerry Shawcross, Tom Alvarado
Directed by	Kerry Shawcross (Season 1), Paula Decanini (Season 3)
Starring	Lindsay Jones Kara Eberle Arryn Zech Barbara Dunkelman
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	64
Production
Productioncompanies	Rooster Teeth Animation
Broadcast
Channel	Rooster Teeth Productions
Original run	2016-2021

RWBY Chibi is an animated show wherein the cast of RWBY takes part in comedic skits while portrayed in chibi form. It debuted as a part of Rooster Teeth's Summer of Animation on May 7, 2016. Season 2 premiered the following year. While it always debuts in the hiatus between RWBY seasons, Season 3 marked the first where Chibi started right as the volume ended, in January 2018, albeit with a mid-season break from March to June. Season 4 is set to debut in May 2021 as part of Neon Konbini.

“Join the cast of RWBY in a new series of cute, comedy shorts with infinite possibilities! It's playing tag! It's baking cookies! It's posing as police officers! It's... really quite absurd. It's RWBY CHIBI!”

— Show description on roosterteeth.com

Characters

Season 1

• Ruby Rose (Season 1-3)
• Weiss Schnee (Season 1-3)
• Blake Belladonna (Season 1-3)
• Yang Xiao Long (Season 1-3)
• Jaune Arc (Season 1-3)
• Nora Valkyrie (Season 1-3)
• Pyrrha Nikos (Season 1-3)
• Lie Ren (Season 1-3)
• Zwei (Season 1-3)
• Shopkeep (Season 1-3)
• Sun Wukong (Season 1-3)
• Neptune Vasilias (Season 1-3)
• Emerald Sustrai (Season 1-3)
• Mercury Black (Season 1-3)
• Cinder Fall (Season 1-3)
• Roman Torchwick (Season 1-3)
• Neopolitan (Season 1-3)
• Lisa Lavender (Voice only)
• Ozpin (Voice only)
• Peter Port (Voice only)

Season 2

• Penny Polendina (Season 2-3)
• Taiyang Xiao Long (Season 2-3)
• Bartholomew Oobleck (Season 2-3)
• Ozpin (Season 2-3)
• Velvet Scarlatina (Season 2-3)
• Peter Port (Season 2-3)
• Qrow Branwen (Season 2-3)
• Winter Schnee (Season 2-3)
• Mike and Marty (Season 2-3)
• Floyd (Season 2)

Season 3

• Cardin Winchester
• Klein Seiben

Season 4

• Coco Adel

Real Life

• In "A Slip Through Time and Space", Nora eventually reverts to her voice actress, Samantha Ireland, being directed by Miles Luna and Kerry Shawcross.
• In "A Slip Through Time and Space Pt. 2", Nora becomes a doll in the Rooster Teeth deposit, which Barbara Dunkelman eventually visits.

Episode listing

Season 1 Episode Title Date Link 1 "Ruby Makes Cookies" May 7, 2016(First Members) May 8, 2016(RT Site Users) May 14, 2016 (Public) RT 2 "Cat Burglar" May 14 May 15 May 21 RT 3 "Reloading" May 21 May 22 May 28 RT 4 "Fighting Game" May 28 May 29 June 4 RT 5 "Sissy Fight" June 4 June 5 June 11 RT 6 "The Vacuum" June 11 June 12 June 18 RT 7 "Prank Wars" June 18 June 19 June 25 RT 8 "Magnetic Personality" June 25 June 26 July 2 RT 9 "Ren Plays Tag" July 2 July 3 July 9 RT 10 "Love Triangle" July 9 July 10 July 16 RT 11 "Nurse Ruby" July 16 July 17 July 23 RT 12 "Little Red Riding Hood" July 23 July 24 July 30 RT 13 "Spin the Bottle" July 30 July 31 August 6 RT 14 "Big Vacation" August 6 August 7 August 13 RT 15 "Neptune's Phobia" August 13 August 14 August 20 RT 16 "Bike Race" August 20 August 21 August 27 RT 17 "Save Nora!" August 27 August 28 September 3 RT 18 "Evil Plans" September 3 September 4 September 10 RT 19 "Pillow Fight" September 10 September 11 September 17 RT 20 "Roman's Revenge" September 17 September 18 September 24 RT 21 "Cinder Who?" September 24 September 25 October 1 RT 22 "Security Woes" October 1 October 2 October 8 RT 23 "A Slip Through Time and Space" October 8 October 9 October 15 RT 24 "The One with a Laugh Track" October 15 October 16 October 22 RT

Season 2 Episode Title Date Link 1 "Director Ozpin" May 13, 2017(First Members) May 14, 2017(RT Site Users) May 20, 2017 (Public) RT 2 "Geist Buster" May 20 May 21 May 27 RT 3 "Magic Show" May 27 May 28 June 3 RT 4 "Dad Jokes" June 3 June 4 June 10 RT 5 "Girls Rock!" June 10 June 11 June 17 RT 6 "Super Besties" June 17 June 18 June 24 RT 7 "Must Be Nice" June 24 June 25 July 1 RT 8 "Boy Band" July 1 July 2 July 8 RT 9 "Coming Home to Roost" July 8 July 9 July 15 RT 10 "Cool Dad" July 15 July 16 July 22 RT 11 "Movie Night" July 22 July 23 July 29 RT 12 "Evil Genius" July 29 July 30 August 5 RT 13 "Parent Teacher Conference" August 5 August 6 August 12 RT 14 "Cannonball!" August 12 August 13 August 19 RT 15 "Nurse Nora" August 19 August 20 August 26 RT 16 "Neptune Noir" August 26 August 27 September 2 RT 17 "The Mystery Bunch" September 2 September 3 September 9 RT 18 "The Fixer" September 9 September 10 September 16 RT 19 "Steals and Wheels" September 16 September 17 September 23 RT 20 "Monsters of Rock" September 23 September 24 September 30 RT 21 "Happy BirthdayWeen" September 30 October 1 October 7 RT 22 "Battle of the Bands" October 7 October 8 October 14 RT 23 "A Slip Through Time and Space Pt. 2" November 27 RT 24 "Nondescript Holiday Spectacular" December 14, 2017 RT

Season 3

Episode	Title	Date	Link
1	"Road Trip"	January 27, 2018(First Members) February 3, 2018 (Public)	RT
2	"Evil Interview"	February 3 February 10	RT
3	"Mortal Frenemies"	February 10 February 17	RT
4	"Grimm Passengers"	February 17 February 24	RT
5	"Girls' Night Out"	February 24 March 3	RT
6	"Teenage Faunus Ninja Catgirl"	March 3 March 10	RT
7	"Mysterious Red Button"	March 10 March 17	RT
8	"Kids vs. Adults vs. Pups"	March 17 March 24	RT
9	"Tea Party"	June 30 July 7 September 1	RT
10	"Prank War"	July 7 July 14 September 8	RT
11	" In The Clutches of Evil"	July 14 July 21 September 15	RT
12	"JNPR Dreams"	July 21 July 28 September 22	RT
13	"Cousins of Chaos"	July 28 August 4 September 29	RT
14	"Nefarious Dreams"	August 4 August 11 October 6	RT
15	"Play With Penny"	August 11 August 18 October 13	RT
16	"RWBY Dreams"	August 18 August 25 October 20	RT

Trivia

• As highlighted in the sketch where Pyrrha Nikos is introduced, where Ruby claims to have seen her die but Nora interrupts saying "nothing bad ever happened, ever", Chibi is not restricted by the continuity and tragedies of RWBY (for instance, Penny Polendina and Roman Torchwick are also alive).
  • Still, a sketch features a brief visual joke regarding Yang Xiao Long losing an arm as she throws a book called "How To Arm Yourself". Another alludes to the power unleashed by Ruby in the season 3 finale, as Blake and Weiss question if "someone had a secret superpower capable of taking an enemy that big, something related to silver eyes".
• Given Chibi started before Volume 4, just about everything is based on RWBY up to season 3, such as the costumes, the Vale setting, and the cast (the only character introduced afterwards who has appeared on Chibi is Weiss' butler Klein). Even when in a dream sequence Chibi Ruby meets her canon self, she has the original design.
• One of the main designers for the show is a well-known RWBY fanartist, Hajime Nakamura (known online as "Mojojoj").
• All the sketches of 'Cinder Who?' originated from RWBY fan art, with the authors receiving story credits.
• Glynda (whose voice actress left Rooster Teeth) was only mentioned in "Cat Burglar", and her role as a fourth Beacon staffer is usually filled in by Winter.
• Two sketches have story credits given to Amelie Alvarado, the young daughter of writer Tom Alvarado.
• The poster of the Achieve Men in Team RWBY's dorm now shows Jeremy Dooley instead of Ray Narvaez, Jr., reflecting the real life changes in Achievement Hunter.

Gallery

Poster with the cast prior to Season 3.

A "completely real" behind-the-scenes look

RWBY Chibi panel at RTX 2018; L-R: Paula Decanini (director), Greg Slagel (producer), Ian Kedward (animator), Chris Kokkinos (audio), Tom Alvarado (writer) and Billy Burson (post)