Last year, Capcom announced that it would be producing a new Mega Man TV series for the franchise's 30th anniversary with Man of Action, an animation company known for its work on Ben 10 and Ultimate Spider-Man. Since the initial announcement, nothing new was revealed, leading many to believe the project had been put on hold.
It seems that the show is still on the track to production, however, as Dentsu Entertainment USA – the company that will be financing the project – recently updated its product page with the Mega Man TV series, adding a new logo and mentioning that screenplays for the episodes are now being written. Considering some recent questions pertaining to Mega Man on recent surveys from Capcom, perhaps the Blue Bomber is set to make a triumphant return next year.
What do you think? Are you looking forward to the Mega Man show? Do you think Capcom will release a new game next year? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
[source dentsuent.com, via destructoid.com]
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Ha, maybe we'll have a release date for Mighty No. 9 by the time this comes out.
I think they are going to pull a Sonic Boom and reboot the franchise to go with the TV show.
@MitchVogel this is not a world where miracles grow on tree's sadly.
Meh, most video game inspired tv/movies rarely work. I mean it's possible, but I don't really have hopes that it'll be decent. Ben 10 was dope when I was a kid though, so maybe they'll prove me wrong.
...............So when is the cancellation announcement happening?
@Megumi A few weeks before the airing date.
So is the Mighty No. 09 TV series still happening?
@iamDTS Was just thinking that too. I only hope that any resulting game is good, and not simply a TV/Movie tie-in sort of a game.
I really don't even mind if they deviate a bit from the classic platforming, there's plenty of ways to make it good.
@edgedino @MitchVogel Guys guys, you're both wrong! Mighty No. 9 is coming out the same week as Half-Life 3!
Wouldn't surprise me if they tried to do a tv series tie in game. If it's gonna be good or not is the big question. Let's see how good the series is i guess.
I still have fond memories of some of the Megaman cartoons, so I'll withhold judgement until I see what's up with it.
The same goes for a new Megaman game.
Honestly, I'd like to see a return to the style of the early X series entries, or a console-based return to the ZX series.
I wonder if it'll be as good at NT Warrior... One can hope! :/
Good lord please don't reboot Mega Man into some obnoxious wannabe teen-like character who says 'awesome' every two words as part of a terrible mixed media maneuver.
Capcom is better than that, I hope.
@Zadaris Shhhh don't give them ideas...
My goodness that logo is all kinds of 90's
@Grawlog News flash: Capcom to remaster all Monster Hunter games and produce a children friendly "love thy neighbour" style cartoon series in preparation for the tie in video game series.
...The what now?
Good lord please don't reboot Mega Man into some obnoxious wannabe teen-like character who says 'awesome' every two words as part of a terrible mixed media maneuver. Capcom is better than that, I hope.
TV marketing executives aren't though. Capcom won't be the ones making the TV themselves. Its why we sometimes get bad movies and comic books.
@Zadaris : He's more likely to be reappropriated as a "dudebro"/pseudo-stoner archetype a la the protagonists in Regular Show (or Poochie/Roy in a certain self-deprecating episode of The Simpsons).
I'd rather get cool Mega Man memoriums than poor sequels of old games.
Please, the game was "Legend" that is over ... Capcom abandoned their fans i knew that would happen... capcom just want this straight and not a zigzag like mega man creator leaving capcom after that he's create mighty no.9 and then that game always delay just i'm not hyped even anime created for 2017.... If you know Ace attorney was in anime after i watching several episode so bad only 3 stars in anime list.... and why mega man repeated history once again limitless is only one thing for megaman...
i'm sorry for mega man... mega man is died is over.
Not worried about a TV show we need this classic Megaman franchise back work with Nintendo Capcom and make a new game.
Mega Man needs to be gritty and dark, steeped in realism and pain and tragic suffering. This show needs to be set in a grungy, brown, post-nuclear dystopia with dying and weak mutated humans being refitted with cybernetic bodies. That's what I think. Yeah, totally. That would be an awesome idea. Just great. Everyone would be happy about that.
@bngrybt We have Mega Man Zero for that, and to me, it was echh! As long as it has some good action scenes and doesn't insult the intelligence of it's viewers(which, to them, is asking a lot), it should be pretty good.
@MrPuzzlez I was trying to be sarcastic What I really think is that Mega Man should essentially be Astro Boy in blue pj's
@bngrybt Yeah, I know, but you are spot-on about the Astro Boy in blue PJ's, especially since he inspired Mega Man in the first place.
Man of Action is part of the creative team? Consider me interested. Now if only they hired the writer behind the Archie Mega Man comic...
What I'm worried about is the 2017 DuckTales series. I truly hope they don't botch that one, as DT is an integral part of my own childhood.
@sillygostly You're right, that's certainly more like todays protagonists. They'll never get to the fireworks factory.
@FragRed They are already busy with the Monster Hunter Stories animation show. (probably the same tech.qualities as Gyakuten Saiban TV)
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