“RWBY: Ice Queendom” Anime Episodes 1-3 To Stream Early On Crunchyroll June 24

The official website for the “RWBY: Ice Queendom” anime announced that episodes 1-3 will be released early. The action anime is set to premiere on June 24, 2022 on YouTube in Japan and on Crunchyroll overseas. The anime will also keep the original release date of July 3, 2022 for the TV slot in Japan.

Streamers Crunchyroll and Rooster Teeth will simulcast the anime in both subtitles and English dubbing, with both versions premiering on the same date. The episode titles are: “Chapter 1 Red, White, Black, Yellow”, “Chapter 2 This is Beacon”, and “Chapter 3 A Nightmare Comes”. In addition, “RWBY: Ice Queendom” Episode 4 will premiere at the 2022 Anime Expo on July 3, 2022.

According to Crunchyroll, “The fan-favorite 3D-animation series “RWBY” heads to the 2D anime world with “RWBY: Ice Queendom”, a new story in the franchise that sees Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, and Yang Xiao Long go far past the grounds of their school, Beacon Academy.”

The original “RWBY” Japanese and English dub cast will reprise their roles for the new anime. The cast includes: Lindsay Jones (EN) and Saori Hayami (JP) as “Ruby Rose”, Kara Eberle (EN) and Yoko Hikasa (JP) as “Weiss Schnee”, Arryn Zech (EN) and Yu Shimamura (JP) as “Blake Belladonna”, and Barbara Dunkelman (EN) and Ami Koshimizu (JP) as “Yang Xiao Long”.

“RWBY: Ice Queendom” will be directed by Toshimasa Suzuki at studio SHAFT. The series is produced by Bandai Namco Arts alongside Good Smile Company and Rooster Teeth. The opening theme song will be "Beyond Selves" performed by Void_Chords feat. L and the ending theme song is "Awake" by Saori Hayami.

Synopsis: In the world of Remnant, a place where science and fairy tales coexist, human civilization is plagued by deadly monsters known as the Grimm. For a time, victory by the Grimm seemed all but certain, if not for the heroism of those sworn to protect humanity -- Huntsmen and Huntresses. These warriors are trained and assembled into teams at schools like Beacon Academy, where Ruby meets Weiss and Blake -- forming Team RWBY along with Ruby’s sister, Yang. While team RWBY studies to become the greatest Huntresses the world of Remnant has ever known, they are faced with a horrifying threat...

The original “RWBY” web animated series by the late creator Monty Oum follows four girls with unique weapons and powers who are training to hunt supernatural "Creatures of Grimm". The original “RWBY” is available to stream on Crunchyroll.