Back on the 5th January, a Twitter user and self-proclaimed "unofficial Mega Man brand ambassador" named Brian put out a call for donations. He wasn't raising money for a medical procedure or a political campaign, though - he wanted to buy a "rare and unusual piece of Mega Man animation history". Back then, he couldn't even say what it was, just that it "warrants MAJOR research and preservation."
Needless to say, the tweet received a lot of attention - Mega Man fans really love the little blue guy - and it seems like the donations did the job. On January 23rd, Brian posted again.
The artwork seems to show concept drawings of Mega Man and friends, and although Brian doesn't fully know the provenance, he speculates that it's either early art for the '90s Mega Man cartoon, or materials from an unreleased Mega Man anime. His most recent discovery might even add the possibility of a second lost anime.
Take a closer look at the artwork:
It's a great day to be a Mega Man mega-fan, folks.
[source twitter.com]
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That’s really cool. Glad the art didn’t go to some collector who would never really do anything with it.
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"Mega Man historian."
Say no more. You're hired!
As a fan of the man (the Mega Man) this is awesome news
MEGA MAN NINJA APPROVED
Well.. he honestly looks more like a Mega Girl, which I guess suits the squealing girl voice they started giving him in the mid-90s 😅
The artwork looks pretty nice and typical anime though.
Have to admit I'm really only a fan of some of the earlier NES games and the original Gameboy games.
Rockman Corner has been doing some amazing work on the preservation of all things Rockman and Mega Man.
Like recovering this pilot animation for the Ruby Spears cartoon, closer to the original illustration styling of Keiji Inafune before they opted for a westernised interpretation.
http://www.rockman-corner.com/2015/11/see-original-mega-man-cartoon-pitch.html
Hah, Brian is the "ambassador" for all fans. Nah, I don't think so. The person supports bullying on the Mega Man Discords (if someone has a different opinion on a game, he and his friends take a group of people and make fun of them). Real stand up person right? Sorry but I won't support him or his site.
I'm not the only one either; plenty of foreign fans not affiliated with RockmanCorner haven't publicly released other official Rockman merchandise that's rare or ROM prototypes. And I don't blame them; Brian will just take the credit for himself and make fun of others with his crusade. No thanks.
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