Animators were also given much more creative freedom than on the main show, as shorts are less closely storyboarded, allowing them to get their own intuitive feel for the comedic timing of the shorts. The show is animated in 3D in the program Autodesk Maya, unlike previous volumes of RWBY, which were animated in Smith Micro's Poser. Shorts each have their own titles and are worked on by individual teams. Original ideas for shorts stemmed from collaborative pitching sessions, where various Rooster Teeth staff members were invited to share ideas and jokes that could be further developed into shorts. It may also return in subsequent hiatuses between Volumes. RWBY Chibi is scheduled to run weekly until the start of RWBY Volume 4, which is set to premiere on October 22nd, 2016 (presumably totalling 24 episodes).

Episodes are also uploaded to YouTube the week following the sponsor release. Like RWBY, episodes are released weekly, airing on Saturdays for Rooster Teeth sponsors and the following day for registered users of the site. The first episode premiered on May 7th, 2016 as part of Rooster Teeth's 'Summer of Animation', alongside Camp Camp and Red vs. Sneak peeks of the show were shown as extra content at RWBY Tugg screenings on April 27th, 2016. The show was first announced as part of Rooster Teeth's 13th Anniversary celebrations on April 1st, 2016. RWBY Chibi is non-canon to the continuity of the main show. Individual shorts range from a few seconds to a few minutes in length. Each episode is around 3 minutes long and consists of several lighthearted self-contained comedy shorts (or segments) with little to no overarching storyline.

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