#Monty Oum

[hiru315]

We all heard the news today about RT and RWBY. I won't stop loving these 4 girls and stay tuned for good new in the future~ Thank you for 10 years of RWBY <3

#rwby #rwby fanart #yang xiao long #blake belladonna #ruby rose #weiss schnee #rooster teeth #thank you CRWBY and RT #monty oum #keep moving forward #hiru3152 #rwby v9

[lordcryosrealmoftrash]

So Rooster Teeth is shutting down

My hope is that someone else buys RWBY and keeps the cast and crew and vision of Monty

But know that that is a pipe dream.

I know a lot of people have ignored RWBY because of the hatedom, and I hope the hatedom is happy. You all got what you wanted, so celebrate, I guess.

For me, though, it hurts. RWBY is one of if not my favorite show. It's not perfect, but no show is. I can honestly say every character is a character I could find myself getting invested in. Monty Oum had a beautiful vision, his friends were incredible for trying to see it through even after he passed, and it sucks that this might be how it ends.

#rwby #rooster teeth #monty oum

[haveyouseenthisseries-poll]

#tv series #tv shows #polls #rwby #lindsay jones #kara eberle #monty oum #2010s series #us american series #have you seen this series poll

[mugenfinder]

Happy Pride Month

#Haloid #3d animation #monty oum #old video #halo #metroid

[earth-unicorn]

Thanks for a wonderful show.

#rwby #ruby rose #weiss schnee #blake belladonna #yang xiao long #penny polendina #monty oum #rwby au #greenlight volume 10

[n1blakelover]

for anyone that hasn’t seen the table read live from volume 1 that arryn talked about in always open today, here it is

“can i mention that my character and another character are lesbian lovers” 🤪🤭😏

“no absolutely not” 💀😭

“not yet” 👀🤭👁️👁️

#bumbleby #blake belladonna #rwby #yang xiao long #rwby volume 9 #rwby v9 #rwby spoilers #rwby v9 spoilers #rwby volume 9 spoilers #arryn zech #barbara dunkelman #miles luna #rwby9 #kerry shawcross #monty oum

[pkdonuts5]

#rip monty #monty oum #rwby

[yinyangofnevermore]

So you’re considering watching RWBY

Or you’re trying to convince someone else to watch it

(I made another similar post about this a while back)

But you/they aren’t sure. Something is holding you/them back. Like:

“But the animation n stuff is SO BAD!” - Sure. In the beginning it’s not great (though many of us now look back on those early volumes with fondness.) But you have to understand, RWBY started as a passion project at a small company with a budget of like $20 (yes I’m exaggerating but STILL.) They simply didn’t have the funds for good animation. But, after volume 3 came out, the show became a literal international hit and so the budget increased. And, subsequently, so did the animation quality. You can see that progression easily enough here. The quality goes from this:

To this:

“It looks stupid and childish!” - Yeah, in the beginning it’s meant to seem silly. And it still has its cartoonishly silly moments later on too. But those silly moments are meant to soften the blow of the PAIN. Because, while RWBY starts off as a silly, “good always triumphs over evil” slice of life magic academy type show it does not STAY that. There is PAIN. LOTS OF IT! If you keep watching, you’ll find out within like 6 hrs worth of watching that it’s not just some silly slice of life show. There is a complete 180 along the way when you find out what RWBY is truly about. The show actually delves into some pretty heavy stuff. PTSD, abuse, neglect, abandonment issues, alcoholism, loss, the inability to move on from loss for some, and more. For more on this, check out this post.

“I saw some stuff on Twitter/Tumblr/Youtube about how bad it is.” - That’s because there are ppl out there who want the show to be something it’s not. Or they got upset when things didn’t happen the way they wanted. Like Blacksun shippers or Adam and Ironwood Stans. Or they just want to shit on something. But EVERY show has its haters. Every piece of media has its haters. And they like to be loud edgelords about it. Sometimes just to be controversial and pick a fight. But that doesn’t mean shit. There are ppl out there who absolutely hate your favorite pieces of media, whether you’re aware of it or not. And that doesn’t stop you from liking it, does it? Don’t let a few haters prevent you from potentially finding your new favorite thing. Because there are a LOT of ppl out there who absolutely LOVE this show.

“I tried watching the first few episodes and I just... Couldn’t.” - Dude, I get it. Trust me. I did the same exact thing when I started watching. I watched the first couple of episodes and literally turned it off. But then I saw a few ppl posting about it here on Tumblr a while later and gave it a second shot on a whim. And BOY did it not disappoint when I got far enough in (and yes, that took a minute.) Mind you, this was back when Volume 3 was originally airing, so the drastic improvements in animation hadn’t happened yet. But I stuck with it anyways. And now look at me. But the show does take a while to really ramp up, so to speak. The beat doesn’t DROP until a bit later on in volume 3.

But, if you enjoy character growth and analysis, then you will most likely enjoy this show. The number of analyses on Tumblr and prolly Twitter as well are MANY. The main 4 characters are badass ladies learning how to fight and deal with life. Every character in the show is based on either a fairy tale, mythology, history, pop culture, etc. (sometimes they have multiple allusions to different degrees) and teasing out those details on top of everything else is quite fun if you enjoy searching for Easter eggs, significant imagery, foreshadowing, parallels, and so on. Interesting villains too. Not just the standard “Evil Witch because she’s evil with henchmen” thing. But fleshed out villains that have their Reasons™️. Like “Cinderella took so much abuse as a kid/teenager that she fucking snapped” type reasons. There is SO MUCH you can delve into with this show if you want to. Details as small as a whale statue in Gepetto’s office, or Belle reading a book with a candelabrum that looks like Lumiere, or characters wearing the colors of the person they love, or characters having eyes the color of their love’s aura (an extension of their soul.) SO MANY PLACES TO FIND THESE DETAILS. Including the lyrics to the music.

Which leads me to the music in this show is freaking AWESOME. And if you can’t appreciate that Casey Lee Williams has been singing in these soundtracks since she was like 13 or 14 (and listening to how she’s grown as a musician throughout it all to the point where she is now one of the music leads for the show) then I don’t know what to tell you. The music is all produced in house. And the lyrics reflect that. Each song is from the perspective of a RWBY character (or like team RWBY in general, depending on the song) and the lyrics give insights either about the characters or about stuff in the show (lore, foreshadowing, etc.) And they’re as fun to analyze as they are to jam out to.

The writing is FANTASTIC. Is it perfect? No. Of course not. They made mistakes along the way. Prolly will make some more. But every piece of media does to some extent. People aren’t perfect and so neither are their creations. But those imperfections don’t outweigh how amazing the story they’ve woven is. The writers of RWBY constantly subvert expectations in a BRILLIANT way. Not in a “wtf?? Where did that come from?” sort of way. But in a “OMG! Now that I go back and watch this again it makes SO MUCH SENSE” sort of way. And things that happen in early volumes actually COME BACK to affect things later. The show doesn’t just MOVE ON. The writers have been playing the long game this whole time. And rewatches will almost always show new details and foreshadowing you might have missed before.

Also, it GAY. And it’s THE major romance of the show. Not just a side story. And the voice actors are the Captains of the Ship! And it’s a beautifully written slow burn romance (amongst other romances also in the show) with yearning and pining for DAYS.  I believe it was Monty who said, “Good romance is earned.” And boy are they earning it!

So, in short, FUCKING WATCH RWBY.

DAMMIT.

If you do decide to watch, Volumes 1-8 are all on RoosterTeeth.com for free or everything is on Crunchyroll. And I definitely suggest starting with the 4 trailers, in order: Red, White, Black, then Yellow.

#RWBY #Ruby Rose #Weiss Schnee #Blake Belladonna #Yang Xiao Long #Bumbleby #CRWBY #Casey Lee Williams #Bees #Cinder Fall #Pietro Polendina #Monty Oum #rwby analysis #rwby meta #long post #WATCH RWBY #wlw #Arryn Zech #Barbara Dunkelman #yin yang of nevermore

[toaarcan]

People really acted surprised that RWBY went "The military is bad actually" in V7-8, as if it wasn't coming from the Red vs. Blue company, the show where the military is an evil organisation that uses low-ranked soldiers as living target dummies for their training programs and the most heroic of the Freelancers are all deserters in one way or another.

I mean for fuck's sake, Monty Oum himself animated the episode where Tex, York, and North turn against Project Freelancer and desert. And that was the season that ended with the Red Trailer!

For everything wrong with Rooster Teeth as a company, "The military is bad, actually" is something they've long held true to.

#RvB #Red vs. Blue #RWBY #Monty Oum

[tvckington]

Having a lot of feelings about Monty Oum right now.

He was truly the GOAT of indie animation work. I’m truly at a loss of words trying to talk about how amazing his animations really were. I remember seeing the warthog crash through the wall for the first time still. I had chills during the ice fight. The oil platform was, for the longest time, my favorite fight just because it was so impressive to me. And I may not be a big RWBY fan but I remember seeing the Red trailer for the first time and being so excited for an original Monty Oum work. I made a Ruby cosplay that same month.

If you’re reblogging this, you’re required to put your favorite animation of Monty’s in the tags :)

Rest in peace, king.

#bunny talks #rvb #red vs blue #rwby #rooster teeth #monty oum #I remember when they went public with his death #I cried for days #my friend can’t even look at his last message with him #when we met him he was so sweet and down to earth #life is so terribly unfair #tw death

[yangfanbb]

Look at has resurfaced on Twitter

#rwby #rwby stream #arryn zech #barbara dunkelman #miles luna #kerry shawcross #monty oum #yang xiao long #blake belladonna #bumbleby #rwby yang #rwby blake #rwby bumbleby

[iamafanofcartoons]

I wanna thank @tumblingxelian, @markzschiegnerii and @marylizabetha for their videos explaining why RWBY is a fun and enjoyable show that is worth watching, or at least giving a chance.

This video is a compilation of their youtube videos which you should give a watch and subscribe. As to why I'm doing this? Because All we're saying is....GIVE RWBY A CHANCE.

You can also hear from the RWBY Fandom themselves at http://www.tumblr.com/iamafanofcartoons/729899953876566016/rwby-fans-talk-about-what-makes-rwby-enjoyable-for

#rwby #monty oum #LGBTQ #LGBT #feminism is for everybody #feminism #bumbleby #let people have fun #let people be happy #let people enjoy things #rwby analysis #rwby meta #RWBY #gay gay homosexual gay #iamafanofcartoons #give rwby a chance #rwby is a good show #xel writer #mark zschiegner #marylizabetha #tumblingxelian #markzschiegnerii #catradora #spop #she ra and the princesses of power #lesbians #gay girls #sapphic #wlw #lesbian pride

[merp0515]

A spark that never died.

9 years ago we lost an amazing person, a DDR and fight scene legend, the creator of RWBY Monty Oum. This man not only inspired me to continue to create art and animations, but this show is something I still love to re-watch every now and then despite others losing their spark and love of your show after you passed away. your characters, the world around it, the history, truly amazing. I hope you're doing alright in heaven thank you for bringing this series to life and inspiring others like me to keep moving forward to do things we love most.

#rwby #monty oum #ruby rose #rwby ruby rose #keep moving forward

[krypti]

I just found out that Monty Oum is on that list of artists who had their work stolen for that Midjourney AI

#rwby #monty oum

[matt0044]

Why does Indie Animation lend itself to such intense discourse?

If I had to speculate from my own observations (feel free to call me out on an overgeneralizations), it would be that the harsh turn against any given indie project would be akin to a mother scolding a child with, "I expected this from your sibling but you?!"

See also the "We were rooting for you" gif often tossed around.

Indie Animation be it from a small studio or crowdfunded is seen as bypassing the hoops and hurdles of getting your foot in the door of the highly corporatized entertainment industry. With the likes of Disney or Nick or any given streaming service, creator driven projects are subject to the whims of the company who holds the IP.

And those whims are often to said IP's detriment. It'll more often than not be willfully neglected at best or treated as just something to fill a time slot or shove onto a streaming platform as "content." Enough may be allowed to flourish but their either uncerimoniously cut short at best or being dragged out as a franchise at worst.

To keep from going on about the whole Legend of Korra vs. Spongebob thing (I was there people, there was an LoK fandom believe it or not), indie animation has often been seen as small scale but also within the creator's general control since they control how long it goes or how it's written.

Many cartoons like Gravity Falls, Owl House and Amphibia have talked about trying to get their vision across while contending with a lot of Standards and Practices. Their story which had a "kids and adults alike" target audience would have the top brass insist on something more just for the former category.

While they find work arounds, often to stick their tongue out at the FCC, this can be a hard reminder of who has the final say despite it being what you want. Indie animation is seen as an answer to "What if Alex Hirsch didn't have to comprimise elements of Gravity Falls for the FCC?" or "What if Dana Terrence could just blaze her own trail with The Owl House with little to no notes?"

Especially when it comes to animation with queer characters. Animation made to be "fit for kids" have it tough enough even today but adult animation has to "play it for laughs" since comedies have been the defacto standard for that type of cartoon.

However... a show being creator driven or creative team driven comes as a double edged sword for the fandoms they form. Not all stories that play out across multiple episodes of varying lengths are going in the direction YOU might want to.

Creators might tire of a certain direction or formula and mix things up with things that come to mind almost on the spot. Even with a solid plan, the status quo will get a shake up that can and will alienate those who fell in love from episode one.

Indie Pilots spark the imagination something fierce. There's theories as to what any little detail could mean going forward and speculation on what a character's arc could be. These go wild because Fandom is all about the hypothetical, the unknown, the what could've/should've/would've been. Whole phenomenon would be dead in the water otherwise.

Thing is that not all theories will be proven right if any at all. The creators aren't mind readers and even if it isn't a legality like in corporate, they don't read fanfics if only because they don't want their vision to be totally compromised. Any good creator knows not to just give fans what they want. However... trampling over all these fanfics and theories makes it feel like any given fan had their "child" dragged into the streets to be shot.

A harsh phrasing but that's how a lot of fans act when continuing episode bump up against initial impression of this character or that storyline. It was their creation but new lore, new backstory or what have you is liable to override them. It's been an occupational hazard of being a member of fandom for ages yet it's become the center of a lot of discourse now more than ever. Say thank you to social media for creating such a combative environment everybody.

It's this... feeling of ownership that has existed in fandoms of other shows owned by corporations but amplied by the smaller scale of it, how creators seem more... approachable. And THIS is how the YouTube "critic" scene comes in to capitalize.

So... yeah.

#indie animation #indie animated series #hazbin hotel #helluva boss #rwby #rooster teeth #rwby10 #rwby volume 10 #fandom #fandom discourse #fandom nonsense #discourse #anti rwde #fndm #hellaverse #vivziepop #monty oum #glitch productions #sm64 #murder drones #the amazing digital circus #meta runner

[earth-unicorn]

Keep Moving Forward.

#rwby #ruby rose #weiss schnee #blake belladonna #yang xiao long #penny polendina #greenlight volume 10 #monty oum