Since ancient times, the world of Remnant has been constantly threatened by the Grimm: nightmare creatures obsessed with annihilating both humans and the half-human Faunus. To protect themselves, the world's four kingdoms established academies that train young people to be huntsmen: warriors tasked with destroying Grimm. Ruby Rose, a cheerful 15-year-old from the kingdom of Vale, has always wished to attend the prestigious Beacon Academy. She can only watch as her elder sister, Yang Xiao Long, leaves for the academy alone because she is too young. But everything changes when Ruby fights off a gang of armed robbers and the news reaches Beacon's headmaster, Professor Ozpin. Ruby is ecstatic when she receives an