Mega Man : Fully Charged is getting a toy line!

A new toy line is emerging and a mysterious play set has appears on Amazon.  It's a Mega Buster that opens up into what appears to be Mega Mini's control room?

The product description leaves much to be desired...

Product description :
An all-new TV series, reimagined for a new generation of fans, follows the adventures of Aki light. Aki is a seemingly regular robo-kid who lives in the futuristic silicon city. However – the secret protocols in his programming can transform him into the powerful hero, Mega Man! equipped with a nano-core armor and a Mega Buster arm cannon, Mega Man is able to absorb the powers of the evil robot Masters threatening to destroy his city. He battles the Wickedest of villains – while learning to balance life as an ordinary robot and an amazing superhero. It’s Mega time!

As you can see it tells nothing about the actual toy itself.  The lone picture also seems to leave some things out at this time... as one would assume that it comes with some figures to actually use the play set.  Once more info is found I will update this page with more product pictures.  Until then the release date is set for January 1st but I doubt that's a real official release date.  The price right now is pretty high as well coming in at right around $65-$70 before shipping.

If you'd like to pre-order it, here is the link below :
https://www.amazon.com/Megaman-81541-2L-Blattle-Playset-Blue/dp/B07FZ9YKQF/

Mega Man : Fully Charged is coming to Canada, and Episodes 11-18 titles!

One of the biggest complaints I've heard about the new cartoon so far is that it's been restricted to the U.S. only.  Well coming September 8th the show will debut in Canada on CHRGD!  They quietly slipped the show onto their schedule and added it to their show lineup (if you search for it.)

https://www.chrgd.ca/shows/mega-man-fully-charged/

Here's also what their site has to describe the title :

About The Show

For years, robots and humans have lived peacefully side by side in the futuristic world of Silicon City. However, there are those who want to destroy the balance and believe that man and machine were never meant to coexist! Luckily, Silicon City has a protector: Aki Light; a regular schoolboy robot with a secret… Deep within his programming lie protocols that can transform him into the powerful hero, Mega Man! He is equipped with an unbreakable armor, a Mega Buster arm cannon and his sidekick bot named Mega Mini.

Fully-charged adventures await as Mega Man goes head-to-head with the Robot Masters to protect the citizens of Silicon City. With his family at his side – his father and inventor, Dr. Light; human sister, Suna; and robo-pup Rush – Aki needs to learn to balance regular robot life with his responsibilities as superhero. It’s time to get Meganized!

Also for those of you who are watching the show, the titles and descriptions for episodes 11 through 18 have come out!  Check them out below.

Episode 11: "Unfriendly Competition" 

Aki must set aside a petty rivalry with Bert Wily in order to stop Chemistry Man from wreaking havoc at Silicon Central's Field Day. 

Episode 12: "Opposites Attract" 

Fire Man and Wave Man team up to evaporate the city's water supply, forcing Mega Man to team up with an ally of his own-Suna.

Episode 13: "I.C.E. (In Case of Emergency)" 

When Ice Man decides to be a hero, Mega Man, influenced by Ice Man's literalness, steps down from the hero biz until a true crisis snaps him out of it. 

Episode 14: "Trust Your Guts, Man!" 

Guts Man tries to undo Dr. Light's eco-friendly disposal of trash in Silicon City by infiltrating the family and destroying the Lighthouse so he can eat it! 

Episode 15: "Drill of the Hunt" 

Mega Man tries a quick fix using Hypno Woman's powers to rehabilitate Drill Man, to disastrous results! 

Episode 16: "Power Cycle" 

After replicating Elec Man's powers, an underslept/overcharged Mega Man goes on a 24/7 hero spree that ends up turning him into his own worst enemy. 

Episode 17: "Bored to Be Wild" 

Mega Man teams up with his crush, Ashley Adderley, to solve a series of science riddles left by Chemical Man, who's plotting to turn all the city's metal into rubber. 

Episode 18: "Enter the Wood Man" 

Mega Man accidentally awakens Wood Man, who thinks it's still the Hard Age, sets off on a path of destruction toward Silicon City.

Meet the cast of Mega Man : Fully Charged

First off : SPOILERS AHEAD.  If you haven't watched the episodes yet, you may learn more than you wanted to know... though mostly just about the characters.

Today is the day that all 10 episodes of the cartoon have been released online for those with cable provider logins.  Each episode runs 11 minutes and no commercial interruptions.  To go and watch the episodes now use the link below.

https://www.cartoonnetwork.com/video/mega-man/episodes/index.html

I must admit that I don't hate it, and it's really not nearly as bad as people think it was going to be.  It's still obviously for children as it tries to resolve things without fighting and teach life lessons along the way, but there is also nods more adult humor, tons of puns, and Mega Mini provides some comic relief as the goofy sidekick.

The Light Family : Thomas, Aki, Suna, and Rush.

First off we have the Light family... and of course the father is Dr. Thomas Light as always.  The years have treated him well this time around and he's looking rather buff than his predecessors in the other cartoons and games.  Also strangely enough, this time around Dr. Light has no idea that his own son is Mega Man... so I'm not exactly sure how Aki got the powers to become Mega Man.

Next we have his children Aki and Suna.  Aki is his robotic son and greatest creation, while Suna is his human daughter from a mother not mentioned.

And last but not least... the family pet and most loyal of robo dogs, Rush!  This version of Rush looks more like a real dog and does not appear to have any transformations or powers at this time... but I'm sure that will change in the future episodes.

The Good Guys (bots)

The star of the show of course is Mega Man!

Alongside Mega Man is his tiny sidekick Mega Mini who just kind of hangs out when Aki is not transformed and lives inside of Mega's helmet to control his powers when he is geared up in his Mega Man form.

A closer look at Mega Mini's control room inside Mega Man's helmet.  From inside he can view health (you can see the old school NES style health meter), control his boss his powers, and do repairs to damaged systems during fights.

The Good Guild is a bunch of look alike robots that appear to act as the futuristic city's police force, fire fighters, and all around rescue team.

Aki and Suna go to a school with a giant robotic principal which seems to be left over from a past robot war and revamped to be used in a school setting.  Notice the missiles were replaced with pencils.

I mentioned he was big right?  Here's just him in another scene for scale... he's as tall as skyscrapers.

The Good Guys (humans)

They don't say much about him, but Aki's best friend is a Wily.  Bert Wily to be exact.  In the show his outfits usually don the Wily symbol on his chest, though there is no mention of how he is related to the much more famous Dr. Albert Wily.  Possibly his father, grandfather, or uncle?  Hopefully time will tell.

The smartest (and most annoying) kid in Aki and Suna's school.  Peter Punkowski (spelling?).

The Villain(s)

This may be the guy behind it all... or at least some of the Robot Master attacks.  He's Sergeant Breaker Night.  An obvious nod to fans with his first name to Break Man.  Part of his giant grudge against humans and robots living in harmony is because he somehow lost an arm and has had it replaced with a robotic one.

Although they don't really reveal it (major Dr. Claw vibe from inspector gadget in this scene), it's completely obvious this guy is Sergeant Night and seems to control at least some of the Robot Masters listed below.

The Robot Masters

I will go over the Robot Masters in the order as they appear in the show.  I won't be revealing any powers they posses as to not give any spoilers for the show beyond appearances.

First up is Fire Man, who appears in the first and second (technically one show, 2 parts) episode.

Appearing in episode 3 we have Drill Man.

Episode 4 brings an all new original Robot Master, Hypno Woman!

A little bit later in the series it is also revealed that Hypno Woman has a human disguise and goes by the name Marie, though the disguise fools no one.

Episode 5 introduces Wave Man.

In episode 6 we're introduced to an old favorite... but he's so differently designed he's unrecognizable.  Either way, here is the new Ice Man!

Episode 8 introduces another completely new robot master, and again another woman.  Blasto Woman!

The 10th and last episode (available so far) brings us another vastly redesigned bot in Air Man.

Mega Man : Fully Charged episode 1 preview (part 2)

Part 2 of the episode 1 preview is now out and it shows off more of the 8Bit transitions, Mega Mini, and his boss power transformation process.  It's still hard to tell from just these small clips if the show will be good or not... but I remain hopeful.  Also hopefully Mega Mini isn't going to be a constant annoyance like another Link's fairy (HEY LISTEN!).

Check out part 2 below, and if you haven't seen part 1 here's the link to the first article updated with both parts :
http://news.megaman.world/2018/07/mega-man-fully-charged-episode-1-preview.html

Mega Man : Fully Charged episode 1 preview

As promised Man of Action has released its first episode preview for the new cartoon on their dedicated YouTube channel.  This new preview also reveals a few things the trailer did not, most importantly how Mega Man copies boss powers.  This time around he must use a streaming attack on the boss that slowly downloads and fills up a meter before he can transform to use that bosses power.  I must this this does seem like a much more realistic way to copy powers than from the Ruby Spears cartoon where he only needed to touch them to steal it.  It also shows more about Mega Mini and the space inside the helmet that he occupies.  Check it out below and tell us what you think in the comments.

Note : Some people are saying that it is blocked in their country... hopefully Man of Action will get that fixed soon so all can see it.

Update 7/26 : Part 2 is out!

Mega Man : Fully Charged Trailer

The trailer has dropped from the Man of Action SDCC panel and here it is for your viewing enjoyment!  Also please remember... the target audience for this cartoon is 6 - 11 year olds, not us.  For a kids cartoon it looks pretty solid and should do well with their audience.  Maybe someday us old fans will get a cartoon we deem worthy, but for now we'll just have to wait.

Entertainment Weekly had this to say about the shows availability :

All 10 episodes of Mega Man: Fully Charged will drop on the official Cartoon Network app (currently one of the most popular content platforms for kids in the U.S.) and various VOD and on-demand streaming platforms on Friday, Aug. 3. Those same 10 episodes will then start airing on a weekly basis every Sunday beginning at 6:30 a.m. ET/PT on Aug. 5.

Mega Man : Fully Charged gets a premier date.

Mega Man : Fully Charged  will be coming to Cartoon Network on August 5th to balance out your kids Sunday morning cartoons.  Also DHX has revealed that episode trailers will become available starting on July 21st on their YouTube based kids network WildBrain and will have it's own dedicated channel to Mega Man : Fully Charged content.  Also don't forget that we'll be getting a preview of the show tomorrow during the SDCC panel!

They've also revealed a bit more about the upcoming line of merchandise coming in 2019 for the new show and it is now known to include action figures, figurines, playsets, accessories, role-play items, and even Halloween costumes from JAKKS Pacific.


Here is the updated description of the cartoon from DHX Media :

Created for kids 6 to 11, and their parents who grew up loving the video games, Mega Man: Fully Charged features exciting new technologies and robots, and the introduction of Mega Man’s alter-ego, Aki Light, a normal, upbeat, schoolboy robot with nano-core technology that allows him to transform into the mega-powered hero Mega Man! With his Mega Buster arm cannon and iconic helmet, Mega Man battles the wickedest villains Silicon City has to offer. Beloved characters, such as Mega Man’s robotic dog, Rush, will return – while new characters, like Mega Mini™ and Suna Light, will make their debut!

Target Audience: Kids
Format: 52 x 11 minutes
Genre: 3-D Animation

For the full press release from DHX Media click the link below :

https://www.dhxmedia.com/newsreleases/mega-man-fully-charged-blasting-onto-screens-this-summer/

Mega Man : Fully Charged will premier at SDCC 2018

Mark your calendars for July 20th!  The new Cartoon Network show featuring our Blue Bomber will premier during the San Diego Comic Con during its own panel at 6:00pm in room 25ABC.  I know many of you don't have high hopes for this cartoon, but try and keep an open mind at least.  Worst case scenario it gets the Mega Man name out to a new generation and will hopefully stir up enough interest where they will pick up a game (old or new) and enjoy it.  If it even brings a few kids over to being a Mega Man fan I'll consider it a win.

Collectors get those wallets ready... because also happening on July 20th is a JAKKS Pacific toy reveal which will feature something new for Mega Man!

This one maaaay be a stretch, but a World of Capcom panel is going to show off the latest games... maybe we'll get lucky and they'll announce a new Legacy Collection game like Legends... or dare I even say, Mega Man Legends 3?  (I said it would be a stretch didn't I?)