So it would appear that DHX held a press release recently unveiling the new design for the new "Mega Man" cartoon set to appear next year.
What do you guys think of the direction they are heading?
WARNING MY OPINION AHEAD:
Huh. Not exactly what I was expecting, but at the same time just what I expected.
To be honest, I can see bits of the overall Rockman legacy in the design, such as the Classic body type, X forearms and helmet, and EXE colors. And of course a lot of the design seems to fit the American slick-cartoon feel, like their previous works, which is just what they told us to expect in the first place. Perhaps this is not the Mega Man we want, or the Mega Man we need, but the Mega Man we deserve. Eh probably not, but I still kinda want to see where this goes before dooming it.
We should probably look to this as "another Blue Bomber", and not a replacement/revisit for the Classic series like the Archie comics were going for. Think about what EXE was. I mean, this is not as drastic of a change as that, but still going for kinda the same thing, just this time being done by an American studio rather than a Japanese one-
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What are we fighting for again...?
Seriously, though, let's wait to see more before condemning it completely.
Source: http://deadline.com/2016/05/mega-man-animated-series-dhx-man-of-action-1201762975/
Thanks to TMMN for the heads up.
EDIT: Should I have posted this in News rather than TV?
What do you guys think of the direction they are heading?
WARNING MY OPINION AHEAD:
Huh. Not exactly what I was expecting, but at the same time just what I expected.
To be honest, I can see bits of the overall Rockman legacy in the design, such as the Classic body type, X forearms and helmet, and EXE colors. And of course a lot of the design seems to fit the American slick-cartoon feel, like their previous works, which is just what they told us to expect in the first place. Perhaps this is not the Mega Man we want, or the Mega Man we need, but the Mega Man we deserve. Eh probably not, but I still kinda want to see where this goes before dooming it.
We should probably look to this as "another Blue Bomber", and not a replacement/revisit for the Classic series like the Archie comics were going for. Think about what EXE was. I mean, this is not as drastic of a change as that, but still going for kinda the same thing, just this time being done by an American studio rather than a Japanese one-
...
What are we fighting for again...?
Seriously, though, let's wait to see more before condemning it completely.
Source: http://deadline.com/2016/05/mega-man-animated-series-dhx-man-of-action-1201762975/
Thanks to TMMN for the heads up.
EDIT: Should I have posted this in News rather than TV?
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