3DCG animation "RWBY VOLUME 4" from the U.S. will be produced in Japanese dubbed version! Limited two-week theatrical event screenings will also be held.
A Japanese dubbed version of the American 3DCG animation series "RWBY VOLUME 4" was announced at Anime Expo 2017 in Los Angeles, USA.
RWBY" is a web animation produced by Rooster Teeth Production in the U.S., and has gained popularity beyond borders with its character modeling that does not feel the stiffness of 3DCG, powerful action, and heart-warming scenario. This action film depicts a girl who attends a training school for "hunters" to fight against "Grimms" who threaten the human race, and how she grows up with her friends. In Japan, the dubbed version with a splendid cast was released and event screenings were held, creating a big buzz. In addition, "RWBY Volume 1-3: The Beginning," a special edition of the Japanese dubbed version of Volume 1-3, is scheduled to be broadcast from July 7, 2017.
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The panel of "RWBY" at "ANIME EXPO 2017" was held. At the talk, it was announced that a Japanese dubbed version of "RWBY VOLUME 4" will be produced and that a limited two-week theatrical event screening will be held. The key visual, scene cuts, and official report have also arrived, so let's take a look at them.
RWBY" Panel at AnimeExpo2017 Official Report
The "RWBY" panel, a popular 3DCG animation with more than 100 million views worldwide, was held.
Fans were excited to see the first episode of "RWBY VOLUME 1-3: The Beginning" dubbed into Japanese!
At ANIMEEXPO2017, the largest anime convention in North America, which is currently being held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, a panel talk on the hit 3DCG anime "RWBY," which has recorded more than 100 million views worldwide, was held. Barbara Dunkelman, GrayHaddock, KerryShawcross, MilesLuna, and others from RoosterTeeth, the production company that produces the series, took the stage.
The fourth season of the show has already been released in English, and when it was announced that a fourth season Japanese dubbed version would be produced following the third season in 2016, the audience was surprised.
Furthermore, when it was announced that on July 7, "RWBYVOLUME1-3:TheBeginning," a re-edited version of the first three seasons, which have already been dubbed in Japanese, will be broadcast in Japan, the fans in the audience voiced their surprise and congratulated the production The surprise was followed by a celebration of the production staff.
The surprise announcement continued with the announcement that "RWBYVOLUME4 <Japanese dubbed version>," the fourth season of which had just been announced for production, would be screened at Shinjuku Piccadilly and other venues from October 7 to October 20, 2017, for a limited time.
While this is the first time in the series' history that the Japanese dubbed version has been screened at an event in Japan before the rest of the world, some fans who came to the event after the announcement expressed their hope that the film would be screened in the US.
Other announcements included figures of popular characters such as Ruby and Weiss, as well as a manga adaptation in Japan.
The panel talk on "RWBY" was greeted with many surprises for the new announcements. The final part of the event was a Q&A corner where fans could ask questions directly to the production staff.
Nearly 50 fans lined up to ask questions, such as "Do you plan to produce a fifth season? and "What difficulties did you encounter during production?" In addition, fans were able to ask for their favorite characters to be more active.
Information on the two-week limited theatrical event
RWBY VOLUME 4 Theatrical Event Screening
Period: October 7 (Sat) - October 2 (Fri)
Theaters: Shinjuku Piccadilly, Cine Libre Ikebukuro, 109 Cinemas Kawasaki, 109 Cinemas Nagoya, Namba Parks Cinema, MOVIX Kyoto
Blu-ray & DVD information
Details will be announced at a later date.
As with the previous series, the theatrical version will be sold only in theaters and the commercial version will be sold to the general public.
Cast (Japanese dubbing) information
Ruby Rose: Saori Hayami
Weiss Schnee: Yoko Hikasa
BlakeBelladonna: Yu Shimamura
YangXiaoLong : Ami Koshimizu
JauneArc : Hiro Shimono
NoraValkyrie: Aya Suzaki
PyrrhaNikos : Megumi Toyoguchi
LieRen: Souma Saito
SunWukong: Tomoaki Maeno
CinderFall: Yuko Kaita
EmeraldSustrai: Marina Inoue
MercuryBlack: Hikaru Midorikawa
Ozpin: Kazuhiko Inoue
GlyndaGoodwitch : Masumi Asano
JamesIronwood: Masaki Terasoma
QrowBranwen : Hiroaki Hirata
RavenBranwen : Megumi Hayashibara
TaiyangXiaoLong: Masao Horiuchi
Salem: Kikuko Inoue
The cast of other new characters from VOLUME 4 will be announced at a later date.
Staff Information
ROOSTER TEETH PRESENTS "RWBY-VOLUME 4
STARRING BARBARA LINDSAY JONES/KARA EBERLE/ARRYN ZECH/BARBARA DUNKELMAN
music by jeff williams
ART DIRECTOR PATRICK RODRIGUEZ
producer koen wooten
SUPERVISING PRODUCER GRAY G. HADDOCK
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS BURNIE BURNS/MATT HULLUM
written by miles luna/kerry shawcross
story by miles luna/montie oum/kerry shawcross
CO-DIRECTORS GRAY G. HADDOCK/MILES LUNA
DIRECTED BY KERRY SHOWCROSS
CREATED BY MONTY OUM
RWBY VOLUME 1-3: The Beginning Broadcast Information
TOKYO MX: July 7 (Fri.) from 25:05
Sun TV: July 11 (Tue.) 24:30~.
Kumamoto Broadcasting System: July 9 (Sun) 25:50~ ・AbemaTV: July 9 (Sun) 24:30~ ・AbemaTV: July 9 (Sun) 25:50~
AbemaTV: July 3 (Mon.) from 23:00
(c) 2017 Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC
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