This weekend in Baltimore, Maryland, from Friday, July 30th to Sunday, August 1st, will be Otakon. And what has become a part of the annual Otakon experience for many a Mega Man/Rockman fan is the gathering of like-minded individuals known affectionately as “OtaRockman.” Each year, a fans tend to converge for cosplay photos and Mega [...]

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Capcom has shown quite a bit of interest in the retro side of Mega Man as of late. Mega Man 9 and 10 in 8-bit style, a DS collection of the four Mega Man Zero titles which ran through the first half of the last decade, and even a time traveling trip by the Star [...]

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Yepper, it’s that time randomly selected again! Time for another Mega Man Network contest! Because why work for your love when we can simply buy it, like some kind of simple commodity. And you can WIN BIG! This time around, Tabby has insisted we do an artwork contest again, and none of us likes to [...]

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Ryuusei no Rockman Official Complete Works is out. People are buying it. And if you’ve been wanting to check out what the book holds, we’ve got some exclusive photos of the contents to show you. The book is pretty standard as far as the Official Complete Works series goes. It may be understandable why, when [...]

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Earlier today, I discovered some sad news as I made my usual daily round to Topless Robot (no, there isn’t any hardcore Roll or Alia action… under normal circumstances, anyway). It seems that the longtime Wizard publication, Anime Insider magazine, has unceremoniously seen its last issue published, with the editorial staff laid off. It is [...]

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After having just put up preorders yesterday, Capcom’s Ryuusei no Rockman 3 site now has a page for the Ryuusei no Rockman Official Complete Works book. While only a small preview, this should give a pretty good idea of what’s to fill the book’s 170+ pages. The detail is pretty amazing. Very sweet. Additionally there’s [...]

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Ryuusei no Rockman Official Complete Works is coming soon. Coming the end of this month! While it may not be your favorite series, it’s still exciting to have another huge book full of Mega Man artwork. Capcom of Japan’s online store e-Capcom has unvealed the cover of the book on their preorder page, featuring snazzy [...]

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Recently, I lamented my inability to see the MegaMan Star Force anime, as a result of it being confined to the US-only and now-defunct Toonami Jetstream website, with the DVDs only being available in Europe’s Region 2. However, it seems that there may still be hope for people like me, who would love the opportunity [...]

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A Japanese online shop has some details about the forthcoming Ryuusei no Rockman (Mega Man Star Force) Official Complete Works. Most important, it has a specified release day of April 1st (hopefully not a joke). It will be 176 pages and A4 format, the same jumbo size as the OCW books for Zero and R20, [...]

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Capcom of Japan released its earnings report for the third quarter of the financial year, and things aren’t pretty, but they aren’t bleak either. Net sales dropped 8.6 percent from last year, while net income dropped 95% from this same time last year. Capcom stated the reason for the decline is not having any flagship [...]

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As you may know, the Winter ’09 World Hobby Fair has been going on in Japan, and Capcom has been there hosting Wave Battle tournaments for Ryuusei no Rockman 3 (Mega Man Star Force 3). You can catch the action for some of the top battles at Capcom’s website. So far they have videos of [...]

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