Created by Capcom Developed by Man of Action No. of episodes 26 Program creator Capcom | Based on Mega Man
by Capcom Original language(s) English Number of episodes 26 Language English | |
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Country of origin United States
Japan
Canada Production companies Capcom, Man of Action Studios, Toei Animation, DHX Media, Film Roman Executive producers Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, Duncan Rouleau, Steven T. Seagle Similar Mega Man: Upon a Star, Ixion Saga DT, Street Fighter, Mega Man Star Force, Generator Rex | ||
New mega man 26 episode tv series announced ign news
Mega Man is an upcoming American-Japanese-Canadian animated television series based on Capcom's video game series of the same name and is developed by Man of Action Studios and produced by Dentsu Entertainment USA and DHX Media. The show will be based on the Classic series, rather than the other variations of the video game franchise such as Mega Man X or Mega Man Battle Network.
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- New mega man 26 episode tv series announced ign news
- New mega man cartoon series is coming in 2017
- Development
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New mega man cartoon series is coming in 2017
Development
On June 2, 2015, Capcom partners with Dentsu Entertainment USA to create a 26-episode animated television series of the company's flagship Mega Man video game franchise after 20 years since the 1994 animated series of the same name had its final run. Under terms of the deal, Dentsu Entertainment holds worldwide broadcast and licensing rights for all aspects of the new Mega Man TV series and handpicks American writing team Man Of Action (Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, Duncan Rouleau and Steven T. Seagle), the creators of Ben 10 and Generator Rex, to create, write and executive produce the show.
At the Long Beach Comic Con 2015, Duncan Rouleau gave out more details regarding the show's combination of game-based and new material such as the backstories of some characters being different with "a few surprises," creating both new major and minor villains other than Dr. Wily and the Robot Masters and including Easter eggs for fans, while still focusing the show for a new audience. Man of Action also noted they've been working closely with Dentsu Entertainment and Capcom, trying to write stories that will appeal more to western audiences. They also confirmed that the art-style would be much closer to how the characters appear in the games and Capcom's official art rather than the more superhero-like designs of the 1994 cartoon, as noted by Rouleau regarding the visual appearance of Mega Man himself "The Mega Man that you knew and fell in love with is still going to be the same Mega Man. He's going to be the younger version of him, because there's so many variations of who he could be, but we're going with the total, squat, awesome, big-boot, big-gun Mega Man".
However, Mega Man appears different than his original self, and he has a sidekick named Mega Mini. He's really Aki Light, a robot boy who discovers he's a superhero and attends school while learning how to use his powers.
