RWBY (2012)

Action · Adventure · Animation

The future-fantasy world of Remnant is filled with ravenous monsters, treacherous terrain, and more villains than you can shake a sniper-scythe at. Fortunately, Beacon Academy is training Huntsmen and Huntresses to battle the evils of the world, and Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang are ready for their first day of class.

IMDb rating: 7.6 (8,272 votes)
Episode average: 8.1 ↑ +0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 9
Streaming (US): Hulu · Crunchyroll
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 9 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

7.59 avg 16 episodes 7.3 → 8.6 8 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ruby Rose	7.3	520
2	The Shining Beacon	7.0	369
3	The Shining Beacon: Part 2	7.3	420
4	The First Step	7.4	370
5	The First Step: Part 2	7.6	343
6	The Emerald Forest	7.6	355
7	The Emerald Forest: Part 2	7.6	347
8	Players and Pieces	8.7	446
9	The Badge and the Burden	7.2	355
10	The Badge and the Burden: Part 2	7.8	318
11	Jaunedice	7.1	344
12	Jaunedice: Part 2	7.2	365
13	Forever Fall	7.2	304
14	Forever Fall: Part 2	7.8	346
15	The Stray	8.0	329
16	Black and White	8.6	342

Season 2 (2014)

8.39 avg 12 episodes 8.8 → 8.5 14 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Best Day Ever	8.8	466
2	Welcome to Beacon	8.0	284
3	A Minor Hiccup	8.1	300
4	Painting the Town...	8.7	324
5	Extracurricular	8.1	286
6	Burning the Candle	8.4	294
7	Dance Dance Infiltration	8.6	332
8	Field Trip	8.1	275
9	Search and Destroy	8.3	312
10	Mountain Glenn	8.3	282
11	No Brakes	8.8	325
12	Breach	8.5	321

Season 3 (2015)

8.74 avg 12 episodes 8.4 → 9.6 16 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Round One	8.4	335
2	New Challengers	8.0	275
3	It's Brawl in the Family	8.8	336
4	Lessons Learned	8.3	274
5	Never Miss a Beat	7.8	279
6	Fall	8.9	338
7	Beginning of the End	8.8	322
8	Destiny	8.6	304
9	PvP	9.1	382
10	Battle of Beacon	9.2	454
11	Heroes and Monsters	9.4	525
12	End of the Beginning	9.6	1,062

Season 4 (2016)

7.95 avg 13 episodes 7.7 → 8.3 16 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Volume 4 Character Short	7.7	225
1	The Next Step	7.7	263
2	Remembrance	8.0	281
3	Of Runaways and Stowaways	7.7	259
4	Family	8.0	262
5	Menagerie	7.5	266
6	Tipping Point	8.3	288
7	Punished	8.3	270
8	A Much Needed Talk	7.9	256
9	Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back	7.9	263
10	Kuroyuri	8.3	289
11	Taking Control	7.7	263
12	No Safe Haven	8.3	296

Season 5 (2017)

7.98 avg 14 episodes 7.8 → 8.0 17 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Welcome to Haven	7.8	281
2	Dread in the Air	8.2	280
3	Unforeseen Complications	7.6	254
4	Lighting the Fire	8.5	286
5	Necessary Sacrifice	7.5	253
6	Known by its Song	7.9	248
7	Rest and Resolutions	7.5	253
8	Alone Together	8.0	254
9	A Perfect Storm	7.2	254
10	True Colors	8.5	268
11	The More the Merrier	8.1	274
12	Vault of the Spring Maiden	8.2	276
13	Downfall	8.7	289
14	Haven's Fate	8.0	300

Season 6 (2018)

8.06 avg 14 episodes 7.7 → 7.7 17 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Volume 6 Adam Character Short	7.7	214
1	Argus Limited	8.3	275
2	Uncovered	8.4	276
3	The Lost Fable	9.2	389
4	So That's How It Is	7.8	249
5	The Coming Storm	8.1	249
6	Alone in the Woods	8.7	276
7	The Grimm Reaper	8.0	259
8	Dead End	7.5	244
9	Lost	8.3	252
10	Stealing from the Elderly	7.4	259
11	The Lady in the Shoe	7.8	292
12	Seeing Red	7.9	281
13	Our Way	7.7	275

Season 7 (2019)

7.78 avg 13 episodes 7.6 → 7.9 18 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Greatest Kingdom	7.6	282
2	A New Approach	7.5	280
3	Ace Operatives	7.7	272
4	Pomp and Circumstance	7.6	268
5	Sparks	7.6	268
6	A Night Off	7.7	273
7	Worst Case Scenario	7.5	264
8	Cordially Invited	7.3	274
9	As Above, So Below	7.9	261
10	Out in the Open	8.2	272
11	Gravity	8.8	329
12	With Friends Like These	7.9	331
13	The Enemy of Trust	7.9	306

Season 8 (2020)

8.05 avg 14 episodes 7.5 → 8.5 19 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Divide	7.5	307
2	Refuge	7.5	288
3	Strings	7.8	297
4	Fault	7.7	296
5	Amity	8.4	298
6	Midnight	8.2	292
7	War	8.2	291
8	Dark	8.2	288
9	Witch	8.6	298
10	Ultimatum	8.1	287
11	Risk	7.8	289
12	Creation	7.6	288
13	Worthy	8.6	343
14	The Final Word	8.5	348

Season 9 (2023)

8.20 avg 11 episodes 7.5 → 8.4 18 min avg

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Place of Particular Concern	7.5	258
2	Altercation at the Auspicious Auction	7.4	254
3	Rude, Red, and Royal	7.5	248
4	A Cat Most Curious	7.8	247
5	The Parfait Predicament	8.2	243
6	Confessions Within Cumulonimbus Clouds	8.6	291
7	The Perils of Paper Houses	8.7	273
8	Tea Amidst Terrible Trouble	9.2	428
9	A Tale Involving a Tree	7.9	253
10	Of Solitude and Self	9.0	453
11	Bonus Ending Animatic	8.4	61