Category Archives: anime

Mega TV

So in two years, we’ll have another Mega Man cartoon… you know, maybe. It’s the first sign we’ve been given in recent times that Capcom isn’t planning to just sit on the franchise and continue to squeeze out anniversary/nostalgia products. They are attempting to take an active direction, so that’s interesting. Especially that it’s going […]

Robotic Utility Support Hound

At PAX Prime back in September of 2013, Keiji Inafune was centered in the public eye with the announcement of Mighty No. 9. At the convention he conducted multiple interviews with online gaming news outlets, with questions polled from fans on various subjects. One topic that was mentioned in multiple interviews was whether Mega Man’s […]

The Answer

R20+5 contains page after page of interviews with Rockman series artists, past, present, and up and coming. It culminates in a section called “The Answer” where more than 10 representatives of Capcom and Inti Creates take turns answering over 50 of the fans’ Rockman-related questions gathered from Rockman Unity. I thought it would be fun […]

X, Commercialized.

In Japan, Rockman has enjoyed a long history of animated television commercials. Today I’ll be looking at two such commercials for the Rockman X series that aired in the 90s.

Mega Man Anime Again

Somehow I totally overlooked this before. I’d be remiss not to mention it, so let us now correct this injustice!

Free Teaser Friday

Rounding out the topic of the week, here’s a two page spread from the back of the Rockman & Rockman X Himitsu Daihyakka (Big Encyclopedia of Secrets).

Gamepro Rools the MM Cartoon Info

This one’s just for the lulz.

The Mega Man Cartoon: A Japanese Perspective

One staple of the CFC-Style Fan Books was the feature “Uchihirano 3rd Block General Store”. Named after Capcom’s headquarters in Osaka, Japan, this continuing column provided Japanese fans a chance to look at rare Capcom paraphernalia, forgotten things from Capcom’s early years or merchandise that was only released in certain parts of the globe. Narrated […]