Mega Man: Upon a Star (1993-94)

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This is a Japanese anime original video animation (OVA) series based on the Capcom video game franchise Mega Man.

Produced by Universal Multimedia Entertainment, Capcom, and Ashi Productions, who also worked on the 1994 American Mega Man cartoon, and presented by the Japan Center for Intercultural Communications, it serves as a series of educational shorts about the culture of Japan.

Produced around 1993 to 1994, the OVA was not released to home media until a Japanese DVD release by Capcom on September 20, 2002.

This was followed by a North American release by ADV Films on January 4, 2005, which switched the order of episodes 1 and 2 from the Japanese release.

It loosely adapts the events of Mega Man 5 along with original story elements.

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1"Appearance in Japan" Transliteration: "Nihon jōriku" (Japanese: 日本上陸)September 20, 2002[1]

Following a fight with his family because he was playing Mega Man 5 late at night, Yuuta Kobayashi leaves the game paused overnight. As Mega Man and Dr. Wily are unable to settle their score in the game, Wily invades the real world with an army of robots, with Mega Man teaming up with Yuuta to stop him.

2"Wishing Upon a Star" Transliteration: "Hoshi ni negai o" (Japanese: 星に願いを)September 20, 2002[1]

In the game, Mega Man and Wily are fighting until Mega Man exits the game due to Yuuta and Akane fighting over the controller. Meanwhile, Wily, who had calmed down following Mega Man's disappearance, discovers a time machine in Dr. Light's laboratory.

3"Future Beware" Transliteration: "Mirai ga abunai" (Japanese: 未来が危ない)September 20, 2002[1]

Dr. Wily has developed a new type of mecha, the Skull Car, which surpasses Dr. Light's time machine. Meanwhile, Light rebuilds the time machine, which Mega Man and Roll use to travel back in time one year to the real world, only to discover that Wily has destroyed Tokyo.

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Credit

Capcom, Ashi Productions and ADV Films

Language

English

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