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This article is about the upcoming 2018 TV series. For the 1994 TV series, see Mega Man (1994 TV series).
Mega Man: Fully Charged
File:Mega Man 2017 TV Series logo.png
The series logo
Created byCapcom
Based onMega Man
by Capcom
Developed by
Country of originUnited States
Japan
Canada
Original languagesEnglish
Japanese
No. of episodes52
Production
Executive producer
(Man of Action)
Running time11 minutes
Production companiesCapcom Co., Ltd.
Man of Action Studios
Dentsu Entertainment USA
DHX Media Vancouver[1]
Film Roman[2]
Original release
NetworkCartoon Network (U.S.)
Family Chrgd (Canada)
Release2018

Mega Man is an upcoming American-Japanese-Canadian animated television series based on the Japanese video game series of the same name by Capcom and is developed by Man of Action Studios and produced by Dentsu Entertainment USA, DHX Media, and Film Roman for Cartoon Network. 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. It is scheduled to premiere on Cartoon Network in the United States sometime in 2018.[3] It will be the second Mega Man TV series to air on Cartoon Network following Mega Man Star Force's brief run in 2007.

Synopsis

Pre-teen, Aki Light must protect his home, Silicon City, from various villains as Mega Man while simultaneously balancing his life as a regular robot boy attending school. He is aided by other characters such as Rush the dog and Mega Mini.[4]

Development

On June 2, 2015, Capcom partnered 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".[5]

On April 3, 2017, Dentsu and DHX announced that the series was delayed to around 2018 and will premiere on Cartoon Network in the United States and Family Chrgd in Canada. The series will be animated by DHX Studios Vancouver.[6][7] On May 24, 2017, Jakks Pacific signed on to produce toys based on the series.[8]

References

  1. ^ Carpenter, Nicole (26 May 2016). "Mega Man Animated Series Will Introduce Alter-Ego; New Image Revealed". IGN. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ^ Hayes, Matthew. "Mega Man Cartoon Sports a Controversial New Look". WWG. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. ^ Gerardi, Matt. "Cartoon Network picks up new Mega Man animated series". News. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  4. ^ "New Mega Man Animated Series to Air on Cartoon Network in 2018 or Later". Anime News Network. April 3, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "Man of Action Entertainment's Duncan Rouleau Talks Mega Man". The Mega Man Network.
  6. ^ "The Latest on Mega Man of Action". April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  7. ^ "DHX Media and Dentsu Entertainment Land Mega Man on Cartoon Network U.S." Yahoo!. April 3, 2017.
  8. ^ "JAKKS Named Master Toy Licensee for New Mega Man Series". TVKids. Worldscreen. May 24, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
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