Overview: In RWBY – Volume 8, our heroes’ worst fears have finally been realized: Salem is here, and the timing couldn’t be worse for the divided Kingdom of Atlas.

Fear has turned the friends into enemies, and doubt threatens to splinter Humanity’s remaining allies.

With both Salem and Ironwood stacking the odds against them, and the fate of Remnant at stake, it’s up to Team RWBY to make their play before it’s too late.

Blu-ray Verdict: Beloved by fans and acclaimed by critics, RWBY imagines a world filled with horrific monsters bent on death and destruction, and humanity’s only hope lies with powerful Huntsmen and Huntresses.

Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long are four such Huntresses-in-training, and their journey takes them far beyond the gates of Beacon Academy as they confront dark forces and work as a team to become the next generation of Remnant’s protectors. Well, after a rather long hiatus, Warner Bros. finally brought out Volume 7 of RWBY last year and now hot-stepping it along comes the brilliant new eighth season.

As quickly devoured this time was it was the other, once again the running theme is that the series tries to cram too much into so little episodes - all whilst expanding its lore in terms of characters, story, and big reveals (so much so you will need paperwork to follow along!)

That said, all the characters we know and love now have complex motivations, all be they (for the most part) well intentioned, but they make some rather imperfect decisions along the way, that is for sure (just like life, to be fair).

With the show’s recurring theme of how trust and love can bring people together, these 14 new episodes most definitely showcase an entire season of uncertainty here; and one that sees the main heroes challenged by self-doubt.

The original appeal of RWBY was the high paced fight scenes, but here in the eighth volume the cast starts struggling in fights more, and it makes it even more rewarding when they win.

Watching this engaging show I have felt all kinds of emotions, from happiness and laughter, sadness and being broken hearted to fear at some point, I mean, actual fear!

Everything in the story is unbelievably well thought through and detailed, from the lyrics of background songs to the symbolism of the pendants of side characters.

The details are so important, even birds in the background and offhand dialogue foreshadows brilliant plot points seasons in advance. The characters’ evolutions are amazingly developed and you are always on the edge of your seat; I may even say literally!

The music is also epic, happy, sad, terrific and terrifying. God, everything is so good. The animation is beautiful too, every scenery and character. Just watch it and see, from the start, of course!

So, all in all, RWBY - Volume 8 feels very heroic in moments, very triumphant at others, whilst at the same time seemingly hopeless; but that gets worked on as the show progresses.

In addition to all 14 of the season’s episodes – including the landmark 100th episode of the series (entitled “Witch”) – and a full gamut of bonus features included in the season compilation, the first 20,000 fans to purchase RWBY – Volume 8 on Blu-ray will also receive a pack of limited edition RWBY/Justice League Art Cards.

Each pack contains 10 collectible cards that feature the cover or variant from the RWBY/Justice League comics released by DC earlier in 2021.

The RWBY cast is led by the core foursome of Lindsay Jones (X-Ray and Vav) as Ruby Rose, Kara Eberle (Rooster Teeth Shorts) as Weiss Schnee, Arryn Zech (Red vs. Blue) as Blake Belladonna and Barbara Dunkelman (Fairy Tail, Blood Fest) as Yang Xiao Long.

Other key voice cast members include Miles Luna (Camp Camp) as Jaune Arc, Neath Oum (RWBY: Grimm Eclipse) as Lie Ren, Samantha Ireland (RWBY Chibi) as Nora Valkyrie and Shannon McCormick (Get Backers, Day 5) and Aaron Dismuke (Fullmetal Alchemist) as Ozma/Ozpin.

Bonus Features:
Script to Screen Breakdown
Talk CRWBY To Me
The Grimm Campaign
Sundance 2021 Panel
Trailers

More than ever before, the allied forces battling Salem must unite in a single, concerted effort to prevail in the eighth thrilling season of Rooster Teeth’s anime-inspired series RWBY.

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will distribute RWBY – Volume 8 on Digital and Blu-ray ($24.98 SRP USA, $29.98 SRP Canada) starting November 23rd, 2021.

FYI: Created by the late Monty Oum (Red vs. Blue), RWBY is one of Rooster Teeth’s most beloved, viewed and shared series. As the first western-produced anime series to be distributed in Japan, RWBY episodes have averaged more than 7 million views, and the franchise has accumulated over 271 million views since its inception.

To date, the series has sold nearly 670k units sold on DVD and Blu-ray, and registered consumer products sales in excess of $20 million. RWBY has a fervent fanbase in North America, the United Kingdom, Australia and Japan.

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