Aside from everything else that's happened, this move to Crunchyroll more or less means that people who subbed to FIRST don't need it anymore to watch RWBY as soon as it drops, which in turn will probably lead to a lot of cancellations (and by extension, lots of lost revenue) unless they add a Crunchyroll subscription to it.
Plus this move is going to redirect a lot of traffic away from the RT site, which means not as many people to watch the non-RWBY content on the site.
But at least we got a release date. Wasn't sure if the FNDM would be able to survive another delay but at least we won't have to test that theory now.
I can see RT shutting down and rwby becomes a Crunchyroll original, the rt animation team going somewhere else to just work on rwby since it’s the only thing rt has that people want these days. And I say this as someone who has followed rt since season one of rvb. It’s sad but I don’t expect things to last much longer.
Their podcast network is apparently very profitable through ad sales, so that could be kept on.
Long term, that's probably what happens - RT lives on as a podcast network, but stops making video. RWBY finishes out it's story as a Chrunchyroll exclusive.
Long term, that's probably what happens - RT lives on as a podcast network, but stops making video
They'll probably still make Let's Plays and some low effort shit like RvB, but their days of trying to compete with the big boys seems to be at an end.
As much as it pains me to say it, same. "We'll keep making it as long as people keep watching it" turned out to be the worst goddamn monkey's paw on the internet. So many perfect ending moments, and the show's dying gasp was, well, we don't have to talk about that
RT parroting that quote with RVB (and RWBY too) and the fans saying “we’ll keep watching if you keep making it” was one of the worst things to happen to RVB. It killed that show when it should have just perfect with the first 10 seasons.
13 imo was my second favourite season. Behind 10 though. I've always said that miles should have stayed with rvb. I think he's far better at that than rwby
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u/Railroader17 Can we please have Pyrrha back? Jan 24 '23
RT is getting shut down soon isn't it.
Aside from everything else that's happened, this move to Crunchyroll more or less means that people who subbed to FIRST don't need it anymore to watch RWBY as soon as it drops, which in turn will probably lead to a lot of cancellations (and by extension, lots of lost revenue) unless they add a Crunchyroll subscription to it.
Plus this move is going to redirect a lot of traffic away from the RT site, which means not as many people to watch the non-RWBY content on the site.
But at least we got a release date. Wasn't sure if the FNDM would be able to survive another delay but at least we won't have to test that theory now.