<P> RWBY is an ongoing American anime - styled web series created by Rooster Teeth Productions . It premiered on July 18, 2013 on the Rooster Teeth website, and episodes were later uploaded to YouTube and streaming websites such as Crunchyroll . Four seasons, referred to as "volumes", have been released, with a fifth announced to premiere on October 14, 2017 . Episodes are referred to as "chapters". </P> <P> A side series called World of Remnant was introduced during the release of Volume 2 . The short videos (2 - 7 minutes each) reveal more information about Remnant, the world RWBY takes place in . As of July 2017, 16 World of Remnant episodes have been released . Volume 2 and 3 each include four episodes, Volume 4 includes eight episodes . The episode "Aura" (Volume 2) was released as a DVD / Blu - Ray exclusive and four of the Volume 4 episodes were initially released exclusively to Rooster Teeth's website . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 16 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> July 18, 2013 (2013 - 07 - 18) </Td> <Td> November 7, 2013 (2013 - 11 - 07) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> July 24, 2014 (2014 - 07 - 24) </Td> <Td> October 30, 2014 (2014 - 10 - 30) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 24, 2015 (2015 - 10 - 24) </Td> <Td> February 13, 2016 (2016 - 02 - 13) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 22, 2016 (2016 - 10 - 22) </Td> <Td> February 4, 2017 (2017 - 02 - 04) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 5 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> TBA </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 14, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 14) </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr>

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