Monty Oum

A few months back I wrote about RWBY, a computer animated American anime series. This series was created by Monty Oum who also provided the voice for a character in the series, Lie Ren of team JNPR(juniper). Tragically Monty Oum passed away this week. I don''t know if RWBY will come back without him, but if it does, it will not be the same, and Ren will not be the same without Monty Oum providing the voice. I never met him, but he truly inspired me with RWBY, proving that it is possible for someone who is truly passionate about anime to make their own independently regardless of nationality(yes he was Asian, but he ran the entire project out of America). RWBY wasn't just a fan made show posing as the real thing, it had incredible action sequences rivaling some made by Hollywood studios and featured music that was set perfectly for the mood, it is a masterpiece that I believe was underapprecaited because there is no way we could have ever appreciated it enough. Oum made waves throughout the anime community during his life, and the tragedy of his death has made waves thorugh our community as well. In his honor, I have nothing more to say this week than, "We all miss you Monty."