HALIFAX – DHX Media is readying a new animated series based on the Capcom Mega Man video game franchise that will blast on to screens in Canada and the U.S. this year. But San Diego Comic-Con audiences will meet him first, starting this weekend.
An original co-production with Dentsu Entertainment USA, Mega Man: Fully Charged is aimed at kids 6 to 11 (and their parents who grew up loving the video games), and features new technologies and robots, plus 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 ready to do battle with the villains of Silicon City.
Mega Man: Fully Charged will debut on Cartoon Network in the U.S. starting August 5, though ten episodes will be available on the Cartoon Network app and various American TV providers’ VoD and on-demand streaming platforms starting August 3. The series will make its Canadian debut on DHX Television’s Family Channel this fall.
Episode trailers for the new series will soon be available on DHX Media’s YouTube-based kids’ network WildBrain and the Mega Man: Fully Charged-dedicated YouTube channel.
“Just in time for the 30th anniversary of the legendary video game character, Mega Man is returning to TV in an all-new, amped-up animated series,” said DHX Media president Josh Scherba, in the news release. “We’re confident fans both old and new will love this new series, as they follow Mega Man’s fast-paced adventures, beginning this summer.”
Capcom also announced the arrival of the new Mega Man 11 video game to home consoles in October, and the show’s consumer products, including action figures, playsets and costumes, will hit toy shelves in spring 2019.
