In commemoration of Mega Man X's 20th anniversary, Rockman X manga artist Yoshihiro Iwamoto whipped up this rather dashing display of X and Zero. Though his X adaption has long ended, Iwamoto acts as an affiliate to the franchise as a whole, producing content for art books, Rockman Xover, and even one or two D-Arts figures.
Oh, but this isn't the only tribute piece. Because the drinking age in Japan is 20, Iwamoto was compelled to illustrate X's very first sip of bourbon (Vile's personal drink of choice). You can see this amusing comic after the jump...
Translation below:
Vile: "Here's your nightcap: bourbon!"
X: "Gross..."
Zero: "That's because you tried to drink it all at once."
Source: Pixiv (thanks to SenseiHanzo for the translation!)
Poor X can't even catch a break on his birthday
ReplyDeleteWell, at least SOMEBODY cares about X unlike Capcom.
DeleteI sure hope someone can translate that! Awesome art!
ReplyDeleteIt's under the image.
DeleteOH MAN! Thanks, Protodude! I can't believe that I missed that! Good grief!
DeleteWould be neat if he adapted X5-8
ReplyDeleteYou mean X5 and X6 (maybe X6 not sure if really canon or not anymore.)
DeleteI'm pretty sure Mega Man X6 is canon. They even went through the trouble of giving Zero his own special ending in order to make sure that it didn't conflict with the Mega Man Zero series.
DeleteThere's a scene in the X4 manga, where X is shown drinking some alcohol too. He has the exact same expression as this one. Nothing's change much =D
ReplyDeleteThat was actually an oil mix made by Cain. Poor X...
DeleteReally? Either way, I don't X can hold anything. Poor X.
DeleteI can see the new drinking game name now:
ReplyDelete"Rockman Hang-Over"
Instructions:
Delete1. Find any Mega Man article dated 2011 or later.
2. Take a shot every time someone in the comments mentions entitlement or whininess.
3. Take two shots every time someone in the comments proclaims the franchise dead.
4. Call 911, you probably have alcohol poisoning by the end of the comments section.
... gotta field this.
Delete... but first I gotta find some friends...
Interesting...
ReplyDeleteJapan drinking age is 20... Where I came from -- Portugal - 16 for beer and wine, 18 for spirits ( Portugese *PORTUGAL* Aguardente de Bagaceira ). :-D
Well at least someone cares, unlike Capcom who said and I quote "Big plans but can't say them, don't count it out yet, give us till the end of the year" It was something along those lines. Well guess what people? It is the new year, Capcom didn't do shit like they said they were. Time to move on now... It's a shame. Cause they could of done something like Street Fighter's 20 Anniversary. They went all out with that. Mega Man? Nope, nothing, zero!
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