Mega Man: Upon a Star
Rockman Hoshi ni Negai wo / Rockman OVA / Rockman Wishing Upon a StarSummary
The 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 United States. 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.
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 release them on DVD for Rockman's 15th Anniversary, all featuring a Japanese and English dub, but no subtitles. It's unknown if there are any more secret animated works of the original Rockman game series.
Where to watch
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Episodes
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Details
- Format
- OVA
- Number of Episodes
- 3
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 1 h 30 min (3 × 30 min)
- Season
- Fall 2002
- Start date
- September 20, 2002
- End date
- September 20, 2002
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Video game
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Ashi Productions
- Romaji title
- Rockman Hoshi ni Negai wo
- English title
- Mega Man: Upon a Star
- Native title
- ロックマン星に願いを
- Other titles
- Rockman OVA · Rockman Wishing Upon a Star
Characters 5
Main characters
- RushラッシュMain
- Albert WilyDr.ワイリーMain
- Thomas LightDr.ライトMain
- RockmanロックマンMain
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- RollロールSupporting
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- CapcomOriginal Character Design
- Sonomi AramakiCharacter design
- Kaoru OohoriMusic
- Yoshimi UminoArt director
- Hideyuki TanakaSound director
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- Toshihiko SatouProducer
- Hiroshi AzumaSub Character Design (ep 3)
- Takashi JinnoSub Character Design (ep 1)
- Itsurou KawasakiStoryboard (ep 1)
- Hiromi KomineEditing
- Hiroshi KatouAssociate Producer
- Masatsugu ArakawaSub Mechanical Design (ep 1)
- Akira OkeyaScript
- Hiroyuki KakudouStoryboard (ep 2)
- Takashi JinnoAnimation Director (ep 1)
- Tadashi ShidaAnimation Director (ep 2)
- Katsumi MinoguchiStoryboard (ep 3)
- Hiroshi AzumaAnimation Director (ep 3)
- Katsumi MinoguchiDirector (eps 1, 3)
- Yoshio ObaraRecording Adjustment
- Kiichi TakaokaKey Animation (ep 1)
- Naoyuki MasakiEditing
- Tooru NoguchiSound Effects
- Minoru OkazakiEpisode Director (ep 3)
- Itsurou KawasakiEpisode Director (ep 1)