The DanMan Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 http://www.dhxmedia.com/newsreleases/dhx-media-dentsu-entertainment-usa-inc-strike-global-deal-new-animated-mega-man-series/ "Aimed at kids 6 to 9, as well as their parents who grew up loving the videogames, the animated series will feature exciting new technologies and robots, as well as the introduction of Mega Man’s alter-ego, Aki Light, a normal, upbeat, schoolboy robot. When activated, his skin re-forms – in a flurry of computer code and visual pyrotechnics – into a suit of impenetrable nanocore armor, including the iconic Mega Buster arm cannon and helmet. Beloved characters, like Rush, will return - while new characters, like Mega Mini™, will make their debut! The new Mega Man animated series has a target air date of 2017, coinciding with the franchise's 30th anniversary." "Man of Action's Duncan Rouleau said, 'The best thing about Mega Man is his unflinching wide-eyed optimism and an over-the-top sense of humor. This show reflects both qualities. We've got it all in here, it's hopeful, forward-leaning, action-packed… It's full-on fun ahead!'" And here's Mega Man's new design: http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5227cd84e4b02515a5badc7f/t/574716e4f8baf38d2d1989cf/1464276763078/?format=300w (I can't hotlink it, for some reason) I'm not one to complain about something until I've actually fully seen it, but this seems to be hitting all the wrong notes. I'll just give my opinion on Aki's design: it isn't very good. The proportions are an awkward compromise between cartoony and realistic. In general, it feels like they tried to merge the classic Mega Man design with that Truforce Mega Man X figurine, and ended up in an awkward middle. I'm just interested to see how things will work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapier Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 The premise and characters have nothing to do with Mega Man, as far as I've read. They're merely using the names to associate with the games, but this is more alien to the series than its BN and SF spin-offs. It disappoints me. Really, is it SO hard to make a cartoon about classic Mega Man's stories? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The DanMan Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 The premise and characters have nothing to do with Mega Man, as far as I've read. They're merely using the names to associate with the games, but this is more alien to the series than its BN and SF spin-offs. It disappoints me. Really, is it SO hard to make a cartoon about classic Mega Man's stories? It's a conundrum. If they're trying to market it to older fans as well as the main younger demographic, then why do they seem to be straying so far from the classic series' roots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapier Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Yeah, I particularly don't see how they can't make a show that is for the younger demographic and older fans and keep with the original premise (that was an actual kids cartoon back in the days). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty Cool Guy Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Even if it's not aimed for someone my age, I'm still kinda disappointed that it seems to be only related to classic Mega Man by name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonLord Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 (edited) Yeah, not interested. Just give us a decent Mega Man game and I'll be fine Capcom. Edited May 26, 2016 by DragonLord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 It's kind of sad when the 90's cartoon, as cheesy/goofy/silly as it was, had more of the lore down then this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samias Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Hoo boy, the writers and producers are from some of the same shows I've worked on. Uhhh my hopes aren't terribly high on this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
かベリー Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Ouch...the art style looks um...Flash-ish and awkward. It sounds like they're going to take only the barest ideas from MM and make it as "moden and hip" for the kids as they can. Hoo boy, the writers and producers are from some of the same shows I've worked on. Uhhh my hopes aren't terribly high on this one... *cough cough* I never expected to see a person who works on shows on Serenes, this is totally unrelated to Mega man, but whoa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 . . .and since this is a TV show, not a game, off to Entertainment with you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moblin Major General Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Hoo boy, the writers and producers are from some of the same shows I've worked on. Uhhh my hopes aren't terribly high on this one... From which team? I heard Man of Action was on this one, and they aren't known for terrible shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samias Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 From which team? I heard Man of Action was on this one, and they aren't known for terrible shows. DHX and Man of Action both have their fair share of good and bad shows. Avengers Assemble didn't really get too good til midway through season 2 though. Not the worst they could do but while DHX has MLP, Slugterra and Storm Hawks in their stable they also have Rescue Bots and Pound Puppies and other toy sale vehicles for Hasbro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted35362 Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 what kinda disappoints is that in mega man, they were always really good about giving that mega man a new name every time they wanted to make a new universe and version of him. it was perfect. maybe because they didnt bother working on a game to go hand and hand with this mega man....yeah thats probably true... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
かベリー Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 r u a fire themed robot bc megadamn haha get it "hot" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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