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'''''Mega Man: Upon a Star''''', known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''''Rockman: Hoshi ni Negai o'''''|ロックマン 星に願いを||lit. "Rockman: Wish Upon a Star"}}, is a Japanese [[anime]] [[original video animation]] (OVA) series produced by [[Production Reed|Ashi Productions]] (who also later worked on [[Mega Man (cartoon)|the American ''Mega Man'' cartoon]] in 1994) and based on the popular [[Capcom]] [[video game franchise]] ''[[Mega Man (series)|Mega Man]]''. Created in 1993, the series was presented by the Japan Center for Intercultural Communications. The OVA is viewed as a series of educational shorts on the culture of [[Japan]]. All three episodes got an [[English language|English]] dub by [[The Ocean Group]] shortly afterwards, but it was not available until 2002 when it finally saw a [[VHS]] and [[DVD]] release in [[North America]] by [[ADV Films]]. |
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| KanjiTitle = 星に願いを |
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| OriginalAirDate = 1993 |
| OriginalAirDate = 1993 |
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| ShortSummary = On New Year's Eve, Akane calls Yuta to go downstairs and celebrate, but he is preoccupied with the last stage of a ''Mega Man'' game. The two argue and accidentally hit the console. Mega Man gets pulled out into the real world again, so he gets to celebrate New Years' with the Kobayashi family |
| ShortSummary = On [[New Year's Eve]], Akane calls Yuta to go downstairs and celebrate, but he is preoccupied with the last stage of a ''Mega Man'' game. The two argue and accidentally hit the console. Mega Man gets pulled out into the real world again, so he gets to celebrate New Years' with the Kobayashi family. Dr. Wily ends up at Dr. Light's lab, where he steals Dr. Light's newest creation, a time machine, and kidnaps Roll. Dr. Light creates a device to follow Wily through the time vortex. Mega Man rescues Roll and Wily escapes. It is revealed that Wily plans on showering Japan with meteorites on the [[Tanabata]], a day when the citizens traditionally make wishes upon stars. If Dr. Wily wins, he'll make the stars fall on them! Can Mega Man stop Wily in time? |
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| KanjiTitle = 未来が危ない |
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| ShortSummary = Mega Man is trying to save the day in the game world again when he and Roll get pulled out by Yuta and Akane |
| ShortSummary = Mega Man is trying to save the day in the game world again when he and Roll get pulled out by Yuta and Akane and are taken to the [[Obon|Bon Festival]]. Mega Man and Yuuta carry the [[mikoshi]] in a parade, Roll learns about [[yukata|yukatas]] and makes a promise with Akane that she will wear a [[kimono]] on [[Shichi-Go-San]], Mega learns about [[cotton candy]], Roll plays [[Whac-A-Mole]], and the kids watch the fireworks. But Dr. Wily's face appears in the sky at the end of the fireworks! Dr. Light repairs the time machine and Mega Man and Roll use it to jump ahead one year in time only to discover that Wily has conquered Japan and raised the entire city of Tokyo high above the surface. Mega and Roll jump back to the past and discover that a typhoon is responsible for this. But, this is not an ordinary typhoon... this is the work of Dr. Wily and his new Typhoon Robot! Can Mega Man and Proto Man save the city from certain doom? |
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Revision as of 19:18, 25 June 2015
| Mega Man: Upon a Star | |
 North American DVD cover | |
| ロックマン 星に願いを (Rokkuman Hoshi Ni Negai Wo) | |
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| Genre | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Educational |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Okazaki Minoru |
| Produced by | Mahiro Iwata (episode 3) |
| Written by | Okeya Akira |
| Music by | Genki Studio (episode 3) |
| Studio | Ashi Productions |
| Licensed by |   ADV Films |
| Released | 1993 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes per episode |
| Episodes | 3 |
Mega Man: Upon a Star, known in Japan as Rockman: Hoshi ni Negai o (ロックマン 星に願いを, lit. "Rockman: Wish Upon a Star"), is a Japanese anime original video animation (OVA) series produced by Ashi Productions (who also later worked on the American Mega Man cartoon in 1994) and based on the popular Capcom video game franchise Mega Man. Created in 1993, the series was presented by the Japan Center for Intercultural Communications. The OVA is viewed as a series of educational shorts on the culture of Japan. All three episodes got an English dub by The Ocean Group shortly afterwards, but it was not available until 2002 when it finally saw a VHS and DVD release in North America by ADV Films.
Episode list
Template:Japanese episode listTemplate:Japanese episode listTemplate:Japanese episode list| # | Title | Original Airdate |
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Original Japanese Cast
- Hekiru Shiina as Rockman, Hekideki
- Rie Iwatsubo as Yûta Kobayashi, Yugi
- Yuri Shiratori as Akane Kobayashi, Koko Niyoko
- Sayuri Ikemoto as Mrs. Kobayashi, Yomoshi Asakura
- Kenichi Ono as Mr. Kobayashi
- Hiroshi Naka as Dr. Wright
- Katsumi Suzuki as Eddie
- Kenichi Ogata as Dr. Wily
- Satomi Kōrogi as Roll, Lily May
- Urara Takano as Blues, Horushu
- Wataru Takagi as Rush
English Dub Cast
- Brandon O'Bray as Yuta Kobayashi (Ep. 1)
- Sean Amsing as Yuta Kobayashi (Eps. 2-3)
- Gregory Smith as Mega Man (Ep. 1)
- Christopher Gray as Mega Man (Eps. 2-3)
- Kaj-Erik Eriksen as Proto Man
- Scott McNeil as Dr. Wily, Beat
- Andrea Libman as Roll, Yugi, Koko
- Brent Chapman as Reporter
- Cathy Weseluck as Mrs. Kobayashi, Hekideki
- Campbell Lane as Mr. Kobayashi
- David Kaye as Policeman/Teacher
- Jim Byrnes as Dr. Light
- Kathleen Barr as Mrs. Kobayashi, Horushu
- Kelly Sheridan as Akane Kobayashi, Lily May
- Paul Dobson as Eddie
- Terry Klassen as Rush/Newscaster
External links
- Information at the Mega Man Home Page
- Megaman: Upon a Star (OAV) (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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