RWBY: Volume 4
RWBY: Volume 4
| 06 June 2017 (USA)
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It's been several months since the Fall of Beacon, and the world of Remnant is still recovering. Tensions are high, lives have been lost, and the members of Team RWBY... are divided. Each of our heroines now faces a journey of their own. While some must search inward if they ever hope to move on, others will venture out into the world in search of answers. Alongside the remaining members of Team JNPR, Ruby Rose has begun the long trek to the kingdom of Mistral, but the road ahead is full of surprises. New friends and enemies await, while the threat of an even larger catastrophe draws near.

Reviews
Incannerax What a waste of my time!!!
Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
Mischa Redfern I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.
Claire Dunne One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
noahcwest I was excited when i stumbled into this show in late 2016, i really was. i watched up until the newest episode and followed along. the season felt lackluster that's why, I was excited for volume 5 (That's a completely different story.) The action scenes were bad. The only stakes to keep me watching were, will weiss escape her father? Will Qrow (one of the main characters at this point) die?? this volume just felt bad. maybe, it had to do with the greediness of rooster teeth. they took this show and ran it through a corporate filter as soon as Monty passed.
Tom Phelps After the intensity and level of the previous volume, this one was a little disappointing. A lot has changed, and with the deaths of last volume, that was entirely expected. With everything going on, it just makes sense in how the characters took the turns that they did. Weiss, Ruby, and Blake all had strong stories (especially Weiss), but Yang's story felt a little weak. I'm not saying it was bad, but given everything that happened, and how little time is spent with her, that story just feels like it's missing something. Then there's the new villains. Most of them we still don't really know a lot about, but Tyrian gets some good screen time. He's a strong enough villain, especially as we watch his already damaged mental state worsen towards the end, but I almost feel like he was trying be a copy of a familiar Dark Knight villain. Oh, and there's Salem. She's intimidating, and obviously has some serious power, but I don't feel like she's a solid character yet. She's just there. Overall, this feels like too much story, though. We get a lot of exposition, and plenty of world-building, but with only 12 episodes, it felt a little too much. On top of that, the pacing took a hit. For a 2-hour volume, it felt a little longer. However, the backstory for Ren and Nora was great, and overall, the volume was good. I wouldn't say it's bad, and I wouldn't say it's the worst of the series so far, but it's definitely a step back from what made Volume 3 so great.
drudesandstorm There was so much people loved about the original RWBY. The lighthearted feel, the lovable and realistic characters, the jokes, so much was lovable. Then, Volume 4 took over. Sure, stuff had happened in the months we missed because the team was too lazy, I mean because it ignored Ruby. Ruby turned from the cute, lovable, silly main character to just a bland person with PTSD. Nobody bothered developing Yang, they just said "she know has depression". Weiss' change was long but great, it should how she changed overtime. But they dumped so many characters. CFVY, Neptune, Adam, and plenty of others. I found no joke. Sure, Ren and Nora got a backstory, but they all changed. Jaune became a skilled fighter, Ren just got sad, and Nora was no longer the obsessive but cute with a dark side. She was just bland, like everything. The new outfits are bland. It's all bland. The action looked nice, but the scenes were bland. I know the characters aren't gonna die, so the fight scenes were the same as exposition scenes. Nothing sparked my interest. This isn't RWBY, this is blandness the anime.
redlikeroses First of all, sorry my lame English; it's not my native language, but I try my best. OK, RWBY Vol 4 has problems. RWBY, since its start, has been becoming darker and darker. Volume 1 was simple, but funny. Volume 2 was a bit more serious in its story; but its atmosphere was still similar to Volume 1. In Volume 3, in my point of view the best RWBY Volume up to now, was way darker, the tension was at its high; the end was amazing. Volume 4 tried to make something like that, but it's too bland and has too much fails to be more than an argumentative bridge. Volume 3 left so many questions and things undone. Volume 4 was going to solve that. Instead, it opened more questions. The story Volume 4 tells could have been told in six or seven chapters. But there are twelve chapters. That makes the story line boring at times.*Spoilers start here* The Nora and Ren's past doesn't fit with the characters and it lacks impact. Qrow should have been died. I don't say it because I hate Qrow, in the contrary, he is one of my favorite RWBY characters. But I waited like three chapters since he was poisoned; I was waiting for his death. It would have mean a lot to the story: we saw how superior the new villains were. Just expert huntsmen, like Qrow, could fight them with a chance to win. The death of Qrow would have mean that RNJR was alone. Alone versus the villains. Oh, yeah, I have to talk about the villains. The new villains aren't even nearly as good as RWBY Volume 1-3 antagonists. Tyrian, for example, is just the "psychopath villain that laughs" cliché. Salem is "ok" as a villain, but we don't know anything about her... or the other villains. But, the good points: >The animation is "better" than Vol 1-3 (I, personally, don't like that cheesy style, but it's well done.) >Qrow and Yang moments are interesting. Yang has a great character develop. >Most time I could tolerate Weiss, Oscar and Blake moments. >Soundtrack is still as good as always. So, 6/10. I write this at 26/08/17, when Volume 5 has not been released. If Volume 5 results a 7/10 or higher and you liked Vol 1- 3, watch this to follow RWBY story line. If Volume 5 results just another average volume, then I'll stop watching RWBY. That's all.