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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]].
'''''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]]. The first episode got an [[English language|English]] dub by [[The Ocean Group]] shortly afterwards, but the rest didn't get dubbed until 2002, and never was available to the public until 2005, when it finally saw a [[VHS]] and [[DVD]] release in [[North America]] by [[ADV Films]]. This OVA is the first, and only, appearance of Yuuta and Akane.


==Episode list==
==Episode list==
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| KanjiTitle = 日本上陸
| KanjiTitle = 日本上陸
| OriginalAirDate = 1993
| OriginalAirDate = 1993
| ShortSummary = Yuta Kobayashi spends a long time playing ''[[Mega Man 5]]''. When he falls asleep without shutting his console off, Dr. Wily decides to leave the game enter the real world. The next morning, Mega Man and Rush follow Dr. Wily into the real world, much to the surprise of Yuta, his sister Akane and their parents. Yuta's father volunteers to take Mega Man to Tokyo, where they expect Dr. Wily to be headed. Mega Man and Rush follow Wily's trail to an amusement park. As Mega Man begins to attack, Wily rallies all his robots into a giant war machine called Samurai Man. Mega Man's attacks are futile. Samurai Man tails Mega Man to Yuta's school. Kicking a football with a Charge Kick, Mega Man trashes Wily's robot, but Wily escapes. Mega Man has run out of energy and Yuta sacrifices his time to skip Judo to help him. He summons Eddie to replenish Mega Man. Rush flies Mega Man and Yuta around Japan, with the two suspecting Dr. Wily is based in Mt. Fuji. Sure enough, Wily is creating a new robot powered by volcanic energy called Lava Man. Mega Man attacks Wily's army of rampaging lava robots. Akane summons [[Proto Man]] and Beat to help Mega Man. While Proto Man and Beat take care of the lava robots, Mega Man breaks into Wily's lab and he and Proto Man beat all eight of Wily's Robot Masters. Wily makes his escape in a rocket, but Proto Man diverts his rocket to go back into Yuta's video game. After celebrating Wily's defeat, the game characters return to the game world.
| ShortSummary = Yuuta Kobayashi spends a long time playing ''[[Mega Man 5]]''. When he falls asleep without shutting his console off, Dr. Wily decides to leave the game enter the real world. The next morning, Mega Man and Rush follow Dr. Wily into the real world, much to the surprise of Yuuta, his older sister Akane, and their parents. Yuta's father volunteers to take Mega Man to Tokyo, where they expect Dr. Wily to be headed. Mega Man and Rush follow Wily's trail to an amusement park. As Mega Man begins to attack, Wily rallies all his robots into a giant war machine called Samurai Man. Mega Man's attacks are futile. Samurai Man tails Mega Man to Yuuta's school. Kicking a football with a Charge Kick, Mega Man trashes Wily's robot, but Wily escapes. Mega Man has run out of energy and Yuuta sacrifices his time to skip judo and cram school to help him. He summons Eddie to replenish Mega Man. Rush flies Mega Man and Yuuta around Japan, with the two suspecting Dr. Wily is based in Mt. Fuji. Sure enough, Wily is creating a new robot powered by volcanic energy called Lava Man. Mega Man attacks Wily's army of rampaging lava robots. Akane summons [[Proto Man]] and Beat to help Mega Man. While Proto Man and Beat take care of the lava robots, Mega Man breaks into Wily's lab and he and Proto Man beat all eight of Wily's Robot Masters. Wily makes his escape in a rocket, but Proto Man diverts his rocket to go back into Yuuta's video game. After celebrating Wily's defeat, the game characters return to the game world.
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| KanjiTitle = 星に願いを
| KanjiTitle = 星に願いを
| OriginalAirDate = 1993
| OriginalAirDate = 1993
| 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?
| ShortSummary = Yuuta is preoccupied with his Mega Man game on New Years, and isn't going downstairs to celebrate the holiday with Akane and his parents. He and Akane hit the console by accident after arguing. This means Mega Man is again transported into the real world, so he gets to celebrate New Years' with the Kobayashi family. After learning about [[otoshidama]], Mega Man finds out that Dr. Wily ends up at Dr. Light's lab, stole Dr. Light's newest creation, a time machine, and kidnapped 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 the plan goes correctly, the stars will crash down on the citizens! Can Mega Man stop Wily in time?
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{{Japanese episode list
{{Japanese episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EnglishTitle = Future Beware
| EnglishTitle = Future Beware
| RomajiTitle =
| RomajiTitle = Mirai ga Aruna
| KanjiTitle = 未来が危ない
| KanjiTitle = 未来が危ない
| OriginalAirDate = 1993
| OriginalAirDate = 1993
| 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 Yuta 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?
| ShortSummary = Mega Man and Roll get pulled out of the game world by Yuuta and Akane and are taken to the [[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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*[[Hekiru Shiina]] as [[Mega Man (character)|Rockman]], Hekideki
*[[Hekiru Shiina]] as [[Mega Man (character)|Rockman]], Hekideki
*[[Rie Iwatsubo]] as Yûta Kobayashi, Yugi
*[[Rie Iwatsubo]] as Yuuta Kobayashi, Yugi
*[[Yuri Shiratori]] as Akane Kobayashi, Koko Niyoko
*[[Yuri Shiratori]] as Akane Kobayashi, Koko Niyoko
*[[Sayuri Ikemoto]] as Mrs. Kobayashi, Yomoshi Asakura
*[[Sayuri Ikemoto]] as Mrs. Kobayashi, Yomoshi Asakura
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==English Dub Cast==
==English Dub Cast==
*Brandon O'Bray as Yuta Kobayashi (Ep. 1)
*Brandon O'Bray as Yuuta Kobayashi (Ep. 1)
*Sean Amsing as Yuta Kobayashi (Eps. 2-3)
*Sean Amsing as Yuuta Kobayashi (Eps. 2-3)
*[[Gregory Smith (actor)|Gregory Smith]] as [[Mega Man (character)|Mega Man]] (Ep. 1)
*[[Gregory Smith (actor)|Gregory Smith]] as [[Mega Man (character)|Mega Man]] (Ep. 1)
*Christopher Gray as Mega Man (Eps. 2-3)
*Christopher Gray as Mega Man (Eps. 2-3)

Revision as of 15:53, 26 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)
GenreAction, Adventure, Comedy, Educational
Original video animation
Directed byOkazaki Minoru
Produced byMahiro Iwata (episode 3)
Written byOkeya Akira
Music byGenki Studio (episode 3)
StudioAshi Productions
Licensed byCanada United States ADV Films
Released1993
Runtime23 minutes per episode
Episodes3

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. The first episode got an English dub by The Ocean Group shortly afterwards, but the rest didn't get dubbed until 2002, and never was available to the public until 2005, when it finally saw a VHS and DVD release in North America by ADV Films. This OVA is the first, and only, appearance of Yuuta and Akane.

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