“Three unaired Mega Man specials (1995) finally released on DVD in 2002 for Rockman's 15th anniversary.”
MegaMan: Wishing upon a Star
ロックマン星に願いを
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Synopsis
Three unaired Mega Man specials (1995) finally released on DVD in 2002 for Rockman's 15th anniversary.
"This Anime (Episode 2, to be exact), where Rockman travels from the Game-World to the real world, to learn some cultural differences about Japan, was intended to be a Special Episode for the original Mega Man Cartoon Series by Ruby-Spears, which aired around 1995 in the US. As it seems, the special was finished before Ruby-Spears decided to redo their whole show with a completely new design, better suited for American audiences. Thus, not fitting the new style anymore, it never was included in the series. Still, two more episodes about the same story were produced a bit later, this time under the main title "Rockman" (unlike Episode 2, where he's called Mega Man, even in the japanese dub). It's unknown if these 3 Episodes ever saw an official release, until 2002, when Capcom of Japan decided to finally (re)release them on DVD for Rockman's 15th Anniversary (all featuring a Japanese and English dub, but no subs). It's unknown if there are any more secret animated works of the original Rockman game-series." (Source: AniDB)
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
What 3 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 3.09 · split reception
6.5 pts
Recommenders 9.5 · others 3.0
↓ 1.67
Running avg · Jun 2010 → Dec 2021
- 10 “The Rockman OVA's only issue is that it doesn't last longer. While it has a very simplistic story (your typical "game character comes into reality and they need to stop the game villain" plot),...”
- 9 “This awesome little OVA puts me in the mind of the great Saturday morning cartoons I grew up on. I spent a good while trying to find this and it was worth the wait. Mega Man is one of the defining...”
- 3 “Megaman or Rockman if you prefer, is a classic gaming icon. He's had multiple game lines and several animated adaptations. This OVA was produced in '93 but didn't come out until 2002. Apparently,...”
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- Format 3 × 28′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 24m all episodes
- Aired Sep 2002 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-1691 catalog