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 by Capcom’s own Ma-chan, the section usually included a bonus giveaway contest at the end where you could enter to win rare Capcom-related goods. In CFC’s third volume that released around the springtime of 1997, “U3GS” did a feature on the Ruby Spears Mega Man cartoon. You might be surprised… or not.

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