This month's issue of Licensing Source Book Europe has a small blurb on DHX's upcoming Mega Man animated series. According to the issue (page 62), the series has been renamed to "Mega Man: Fully Charged" and it will make an appearance at this year's licensing expo (May 22-24). The series will reportedly air on Cartoon Network in this US this fall accompanied by a toyline from Jakks Pacific.
For the uninitiated, here's the show's official synopsis from DHX's website:
"Aki Light is a regular, upbeat, robot schoolboy. He lives in the futuristic world of Silicon City, co-inhabited by robots and humans. But this robot boy has a secret... Deep within his programming lie protocols that can transform him into the powerful hero, Mega Man! When the villainous Sgt. Night and his evil team of Robot Masters emerge with ill-intentions, Mega Man dedicates himself to protecting the citizens of Silicon City.
Equipped with his Mega Buster arm cannon and the ability to absorb the powers of his opponents, he bravely battles the wickedest of villains. In this brand new series inspired by the iconic Mega Man video game, comical, action-packed adventures abound as we follow the journey of Aki Light and his alter-ego, Mega Man, as he strives to balance life as an ordinary robot boy AND an amazing superhero."
Expect to see more from Mega Man: Fully Charged very soon.
So the villain isn't dr.wily? I'm still giving it a chance.
ReplyDeleteThe synopsis sounds like a fan fiction where they were afraid to use character names besides Megaman.
ReplyDeleteExactly.
DeleteUgh, that synopsis. Kill me now.
ReplyDeleteI'm kinda hoping that from the synopsis that doesn't mention MegaMini, means that they ditched that.
ReplyDeleteI seriously wonder what's behind this multi-year-long information drought. Just in case I missed anything:
ReplyDeleteSince June 2015, we have been shown:
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Mega Man is named "Aki Light" this time around, he learns the Mega Man protocol, has a sidekick in the form of Mega-Mini
Wily, Robot Masters, "Fan Man," Rush?
Original 2D art release of Mega Man and Mega Mini
2D animation reel "leak"
Suna Light
3D animated teaser trailer leak
Change from 2D to 3D, network change from Disney XD to Cartoon Network, delays for days
3D promo art (3+ pieces)
Toys?
Fire Man, Ice Man, Wave Man, Drill Man, Suna Light or female robot master
Sgt. Night
Title change
I know animation takes time, and the switch between 2D and 3D must have taken a significant toll on progress, but three years out and we don't even have an officially-released trailer. It is supposed to premiere this year, right? Why is so little about this series known? The most substantial stuff we've seen has been from leaks and convention promo materials.
That being said, I am curious about Sgt. Night as a character, and I hope when we see the final product it's less like a blue-painted Ben 10 than early material suggested it would be.
(I also wonder if Mega Man 11 affected the show's development... even though we've seen Wily's MM11 design, maybe Sgt. Night is a minor villain? Could have the delays had to do with Capcom's revitalization of the brand? I just hope we don't get another Star Wars: Detours on our hands...)
In before cancellation due to "disinterest."
DeleteI'm sorry, I had to.
How did they make this sound worse then it already was? I will give it a shot but man this just sounds terrible in everyday possible.
ReplyDeleteWhat happen to the good megaman?
I don't even know where I'm going to get the toys now. Last time there was a Mega Man series on FOX, I got them all from Toys R Us. :(
ReplyDeleteThey say kb toys may be coming back.
DeleteIt really, really sucks not being the target audience
ReplyDeleteNot gonna lie that synopsis isn't sitting with me right but because it is Mega Man I will give it a shot...I just hope I'm not wrong about this but man that synopsis is really dampening on that.
ReplyDeleteGood Lord. Changes are okay, but this doesn't even sound like Mega Man anymore. Sgt.Night? Really? That sounds so generic. This show makes it seem so off brand.
ReplyDeleteMega Man fully generic
ReplyDeleteGlad they at least added a subtitle.
ReplyDeleteWill make it easier to separate it from the Classic series proper should it not turn out well.
I actually approve and appreciate of this name change, as it allows it to be differentiated, as its own thing outside of just "MegaMan". Which, in case it totally bombs, may be a good thing. As its own entity, just like the Dreamwave comic series for example, liberties can be taken and not step on any toes.
ReplyDeleteGlad we're hearing more about it. Once I see this thing in action, I'll be able to take it or leave it.
Looks like congratulations are in order for DHX. First of all, congratulations on your accomplishment in naming this something other than simply "Mega Man". Adding the subtitle "Fully Charged" is a work of genius as it now prevents confusion with the real Mega Man. Also, congratulations on your success in accomplishing what was deemed the impossible which is making this cartoon sound worse than it already did. Now if you can just replace that pesky "Mega Man" character with something else, then you will succeed once again by making this have absolutely nothing to do with Mega Man and thus make all of us happy. So go out there overachieve, DHX. We believe in you.
ReplyDelete"Expect to see more from Mega Man: Fully Charged very soon."
ReplyDeleteI would prefer not to.
Even the Ruby Spears Mega Man cartoon got it better than this!
ReplyDeleteNo kidding. I've said this a million times but I still believe they have no excuse for taking the direction they did with the series. I'm still kind of upset about it, to be honest.
Deleteruby spears cartoon is really good and faithful to megaman series. maybe not the characters but the plot and backstory for the franchise is spot on especially when it comes to X's story (misspelling sigma with cigma not withstanding)
DeleteI like you, Sckarton.
DeleteI kind of liked their take on Proto Man. It wasn't perfect but they had a few interesting ideas.
DeleteI wouldn't have him as my icon if I didn't like him, hehe.
wish they could drop the mega man part of the title and leave it as being "inspired by", the brand doesn't need to be tarnished any more
ReplyDeleteThe title makes it sound like a sequel to Powered Up.
ReplyDeleteThis displeases me.
I can always depend on the comments for Megaman news to get my daily dose of pessimism.
ReplyDeleteMega Man: Fully Cringed
ReplyDeleteWhere can we send a formal apology to Japan?
ReplyDelete"Apology?" Lol, this is payback for Japan's Rockman Xover as far as I'm concerned.
Deletethinking of it, the premise sound more like Astro boy than MegaMan. with the school and all.
ReplyDeleteIt almost feels like they were making an entirely unrelated show and they changed it to a Mega Man cartoon halfway through production while making minimal changes.
ReplyDeleteMega Man: Fully Charged Until Moment Low Audience Was Controversial Bad Man Of Action Made Shit
ReplyDeleteI'm so afraid of this... :C
ReplyDeleteLike...at least Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures had the decency to include a game alongside it with actually interesting concepts, we know that won't be happening here...
ReplyDeleteOk, before I was cautiously optimistic about this... not anymore. I agree with the majority here, all this made makes it sound worse tha it already may have been. If it weren't for the Mega Man and Mega Man X Legacy collections AND Mega Man 11, this would be a horrible year for our Blue Bomber. Aside from the afromentioned games, guess I will stick with the Archie comics for god storytelling
ReplyDeleteNow, at the risk of paiting a target on my back - and I would hardly blame you - I say this: Come on Disney, open your eyes and offer Capcom a partnership or something! Your getting Nintendo and Universal get ahead of you! You've been killing it recently as far as animation goes!
My theory is that they didn't know Megaman 11 was actually coming, so they expected to use the ol' search engine optimization to get more viewers, same reason the new God of War is just called God of War, likewise the new Tomb Raider and the Ghostbusters Reboot.
ReplyDeleteThe intent was to call the show "Megaman" so that people get this stuff right in their faces when they google the franchise.
Once Megaman 11 was not only announced, but even looked DECENT (!?) they had to make Man of Action backpedal hard in an attempt to separate the two, because both Megaman 11 and Fully Charged sully each other's image just by existing.