Shueisha has revealed that they will be printing a manga adaptation of the late Monty Oum and Rooster Teeth’s webseries RWBY in their Ultra Jump magazine. This news comes prior to a formal announcement in the November issue coming on Monday. The adaptation will be drawn by Shirow Miwa, also known for creating Dogs: Prelude, and will debut in the December issue that releases on November 19. The first chapter will have color back and center pages, and the series will be part of a special 20th anniversary project for the magazine. The issue will also be bundled with a mini clear file containing art from the new manga series.
This news is in addition to Warner Bros. Japan announcing its licensing of the series for release in Japan with a Japanese language dub that came this summer. The series will be shown in six Japanese theaters starting on November 14, with a “theater limited edition Blu-ray” releasing on the same day. The regular DVD and Blu-ray will release in Japan on December 9, and the OST will ship on November 11. The dub cast is as follows:
- Ruby Rose: Saori Hayami
- Weiss Schnee: Youko Hisaka
- Blake Belladonna: Yu Shimamura
- Yang Xiao Long: Ami Koshimizu
- Jaune: Hiro Shimono
- Nora: Aya Suzaki
- Pyrrha: Megumi Toyoguchi
- Ren: Souma Saitou
- Ozpin: Kazuhiko Inoue
- Glynda: Masumi Asano
- Cardin: Subaru Kimura
- Penny: Megumi Han
- Roman: Shinichiro Miki
- Cinder Fall: Yuko Kaida
- Mysterious Narrator: Kikuko Inoue
- Sun Wukong: Tomoaki Maeno
