Theatrical screenings also planned

The Japanese dub of Rooster Teeth's anime-style RWBY web series is adding three new cast members and early theatrical screenings. Yuko Kaida (Gintama's Tsukuyo, Bodacious Space Pirates's Ririka) joins the cast as Cinder Fall, Kikuko Inoue (Durarara's Mimizu, Fairy Tail's Minerva) as the Mysterious Narrator, and Tomoaki Maeno (Seraph of the End's Kureto, Death Parade's Decim) as Sun Wukong.

The previously announced cast includes:

Saori Hayami as Ruby Rose

Yōko Hikasa as Weiss Schnee

Yu Shimamura as Blake Belladonna

Ami Koshimizu as Yang Xiao Long

Hiro Shimono as Jaune

Aya Suzaki as Nora

Megumi Toyoguchi as Pyrrha

Souma Saitou as Ren

Kazuhiko Inoue a Ozpin

Masumi Asano as Glynda

Subaru Kimura as Cardin

Megumi Han as Penny

Shinichiro Miki as Roman

The first Blu-ray and DVD goes on sale in Japan on December 9, but six theaters in Japan will screen the episodes starting on November 14. Theaters include Shinjuku Piccadilly, Cine Libre Ikebukuro, 109 Cinemas Kawasaki, 109 Cinemas Nagoya, Namba Parks Cinema, and MOVIX Kyoto. A "theater limited edition Blu-ray" will also go on sale on November 14

An original soundtrack will also be released on November 11.

[Via Animate.tv]