RWBY: Volume 3

Gr 4 Up—The members of Team RWBY, led by peppy Ruby Rose, are finally ready to show off their skills at the Vytal Festival, where the best fighters of the kingdoms of Remnant battle one another. But a sinister dark force threatens to disrupt the festival and destroy the peace among the kingdoms. Those familiar with this animated series will find that the pace has changed in the third volume, focusing less on character development and more on action, which fits the new, darker tone perfectly. Produced by American company Rooster Teeth, this anime expertly mimics the tropes of traditional Japanese anime while creating a slick, cinematic style of American cartoons. With an overarching story that's epic yet relatively easy to jump into and the addition of some literal laugh-out-loud moments, this is not a traditional anime, in the best possible sense. Though at times blocky and stiff, the computer animation is easily overlooked because of the fast-paced, wonderfully choreographed fight sequences that rival most action movies. And with no blood and hardly any profanity, this is one of the rare animes that is truly for all age groups.