American-Made Anime From Rooster Teeth Gets Licensed In Japan

Usually it's the other way around

Usually American audiences crave Japanese anime shows. However, in the case of RWBY, Rooster Teeth Productions' American-made animated series, the show is heading the other direction. The multi-channel network announced on Friday that its Japanese-style cartoon will be exported by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Japan to that country.

"This is the first time any American-made anime has been marketed to Japan. It definitely usually works the other way around, and we're really pleased about that," said Matt Hullum, CEO of Rooster Teeth.

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