Mega Man (cartoon series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Mega man |
| Original title | Mega man |
| Country of production |
 United States , Japan
|
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1994-1995 |
| Production company |
Animation Production : Ashi Production & Ruby-Spears Productions |
| Episodes | 27 (German only 26) in 2 seasons |
| genre | Action , adventure , science fiction |
| Director | Katsumi Minokuchi, Walt Kubiak |
| production |
Executive Producer : Kenzo Tsujimoto; Producers : Akio Sakai, Jun Aida; Associate Producers : Eiichi Takahashi, Daniel S. Kletzky; Supervising Producers : Toshihiko Sato, Joe Ruby, Ken Spears |
| music | John Mitchell, Tom Keenlyside; Karl Willems |
| First broadcast | September 11, 1994 - December 10, 1995 |
| German-language first broadcast |
March 16 - September 7, 1996 on ProSieben |
Mega Man is an American animated series based on the video game series Mega Man by the Japanese software company Capcom . The series was produced by Ruby-Spears Productions and Ashi Productions and was discontinued after (only) two seasons produced.
action
Dr. Light and Dr. Wily were once brilliant scientists in the field of robot development who always had the common goal of making life easier for mankind with the help of robots. One day they both have a breakthrough and they can complete a prototype for the new generation of robots. When activated, the robot immediately begins to destroy the laboratory of the two scientists. Dr. Light believes the problem is with the computer control system that Dr. Wily and requested that Dr. Wily destroys plans for future robot prototypes. Out of anger, Wily steals the plans and disappears without a trace.
Years later, Dr. Light together with his androids Rock and Roll at a robot fair his new generation of robots with the models Guts Man, which is supposed to help out on construction sites, Cut Man, who is to be used for gardening and Ice Man, who is supposed to cool off in tropical areas. The fair is organized by Dr. Wily and his robot Proto Man attacked after Dr. Wily all of Dr. Light wants to reprogram so that they help him to usurp world domination, which he finally succeeds.
To avoid the danger posed by Dr. To counteract Wily, Rock has Dr. Convert Light to Mega Man and start exploring the world of Dr. Cleaning up Wily and his Robot Masters.
Production and publication
Although Capcom had three pilot episodes produced for the series in the early 1990s, which were only released in 2002 under the title Rockman: Hoshi ni Negai wo (ロ ッ ク マ ン 星 に 願 い を; English title: "Megaman: Upon a Star"), a decision was made opposed the anime style and produced a 1980s retro style series. The show originally targeted boys only, but after realizing that a lot of girls were watching the show for roll only, they were brought more into the show's spotlight during season two. At the end of the second season, characters from the offshoot games of the MegaMan series were also introduced, such as Mega Man X, Vile, Spark Mandril or Sigma (spelled as Cigma in the series), as it was planned that the characters would play a larger role in the to play the third season and, if successful, also a separate “Mega Man X” cartoon series.
The plans for a third season and the offshoot were dropped because Capcom had problems with its merchandising partner Bandai and was unwilling to continue funding the series.
So far there has been no German DVD release, but there were four commercial VHS cassettes with two episodes of the series each in the 1990s. The complete series has been released on DVD in the USA.
Episode list
| episode | German title | First broadcast (DE) | Original title | First broadcast (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 (1-01) | Every beginning is difficult | March 16, 1996 | The beginning | September 11, 1994 |
| 02 (1-02) | Electrical nightmares | March 23, 1996 | Electric nightmare | September 18, 1994 |
| 03 (1-03) | Mega Pinocchio | March 30, 1996 | Mega Pinocchio | September 25, 1994 |
| 04 (1-04) | The great quake | April 6, 1996 | The Big Shake | October 2, 1994 |
| 05 (1-05) | The robosaur park | April 13, 1996 | Robossaur Park | October 9, 1994 |
| 06 (1-06) | A spaceship on the wrong track | April 20, 1996 | Mega Man in the Moon | October 16, 1994 |
| 07 (1-07) | A wet adventure | April 27, 1996 | 20,000 leaks under the sea | October 23, 1994 |
| 08 (1-08) | Mega Man in miniature | May 4, 1996 | The Incredible Shrinking Mega Man | October 30, 1994 |
| 09 (1-09) | Freshly beamed is half the battle | May 11, 1996 | Bot transfer | November 6, 1994 |
| 10 (1-10) | An ice cold plan | May 18, 1996 | Ice Age | November 13, 1994 |
| 11 (1-11) | Dr. Wily's wondrous music | May 25, 1996 | Cold Steel | November 20, 1994 |
| 12 (1-12) | A journey through time | June 1, 1996 | Future Shock | November 27, 1994 |
| 13 (1-13) | Dr. Wily's strange island | June 8, 1996 | The Strange Island of Dr. Wily | 4th December 1994 |
| episode | German title | First broadcast (DE) | Original title | First broadcast (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 (2-01) | The energy meteor | June 15, 1996 | Showdown at Red Gulch | September 10, 1995 |
| 15 (2-02) | Mega Man on a pirate hunt | June 22, 1996 | Terror of the Seven Seas | 17th September 1995 |
| 16 (2-03) | Dr. Wily's dream machine | June 29, 1996 | Mega Dreams | September 24, 1995 |
| 17 (2-04) | Robospider attack | July 6, 1996 | Robo-Spider | October 1, 1995 |
| 18 (2-05) | The ghost out of the box | July 13, 1996 | Master of Disaster | October 8, 1995 |
| 19 (2-06) | The night of the living robo-monsters | July 20, 1996 | Night of the Living Monster Bots | October 15, 1995 |
| 20 (2-07) | A lion seldom comes alone | July 27, 1996 | Curse of the Lion Men | October 22, 1995 |
| 21 (2-08) | The night the moon fell | August 3, 1996 | The Day the Moon Fell | October 29, 1995 |
| 22 (2-09) | Robo University | August 10, 1996 | Campus Commandos | November 5, 1995 |
| 23 (2-10) | The supercomputer brain | 17th August 1996 | Brain bot | November 12, 1995 |
| 24 (2-11) | Proto Man becomes honest | August 24, 1996 | Bro Bots | November 19, 1995 |
| 25 (2-12) | The devilish amusement park | August 31, 1996 | Bad Day at Peril Park | November 26, 1995 |
| 26 (2-13) | Visit from the future | September 7, 1996 | Mega X | 3rd December 1995 |
| 27 (2-14) | - | - | Crime of the Century | December 10, 1995 |
synchronization
The series was edited in Munich at Plaza Synchron . The dialogue book was written by Matthias von Stegmann , who also directed the dubbing.
| role | English speaker | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Mega man | Ian James Corlett | Matthias von Stegmann |
| Dr. Light | Jim Byrnes | Horst Sachtleben |
| Roll | Robyn Ross | Solveig Duda |
| Rush | Ian James Corlett | Michael Gahr |
| Eddie | Scott McNeil | Michael Rüth |
| Mega Man X | Ian James Corlett | Claus-Peter Damitz |
| Dr. Wily | Scott McNeil | Benno Hoffmann |
| Proto Man | Scott McNeil | Philipp Brammer |
| Vile | Lee Tockar | Christian Tramitz |
| Spark Mandril | Richard Newman | Joscha Fischer-Antze |
| Air Man | Oliver Stritzel | |
| Bomb Man | Peter Zilles | |
| Crush Man | Ole Pfennig | |
| Cut Man | Terry classes | Kai Taschner |
| Drill Man | Reinhard Brock | |
| Dust Man | Gudo Hoegel | |
| Elec Man | Axel Malzacher | |
| Gemini Man | Oliver Stritzel | |
| Gravity Man | Claus-Peter Damitz | |
| Guts Man | Gary Chalk | Manfred Erdmann |
| Gyro Man | Frank Muth | |
| Hard man | Joscha Fischer-Antze | |
| Ice Man | Tobias Lelle | |
| Magnet Man | Matti Klemm | |
| Needle Man | Jay Brazeau | Joscha Fischer-Antze |
| Pharaoh Man | Thomas Fritsch | |
| Quick Man | Claus-Peter Damitz | |
| Ring Man | Michael Donovan | Jakob Riedl |
| Shadow Man | Jakob Riedl | |
| Snake Man | Ian James Corlett | Hans-Georg Panczak |
| Spark Man | Gerd Meyer | |
| Toad Man | Donald Arthur | |
| Top man | Christian Tramitz | |
| Wood Man | Tobias Lelle |
Web links
- Mega Man in the Internet Movie Database (English)