Ryuusei no Rockman

Synopsis:

Episodes:

• Episode 1: Fugitive War-Rock (Aired: 10/07/2006)
• Episode 2: First Contact (Aired: 10/14/2006)
• Episode 3: Radio wave virus (Aired: 10/21/2006)
• Episode 4: Radio wave conversion! (Aired: 10/28/2006)
• Episode 5: Subaru, On Air!! (Aired: 11/04/2006)
• ... and 50 more episodes

Characters:

• Futaba, Tsukasa (Main) - Voice Actors: Judovits, Danielle, Kaida, Yuki
• Hibiki, Misora (Main) - Voice Actors: Lee, Wendee, Fukuen, Misato
• Hoshikawa, Subaru (Main) - Voice Actors: Ono, Fuyuka, Spisak, Jason
• Shirogane, Luna (Main) - Voice Actors: Ueda, Kana, Fahn, Melissa
• Shooting Star Rockman (Main) - Voice Actors: Ono, Fuyuka, Spisak, Jason
• War-Rock (Main) - Voice Actors: Itou, Kentarou, Hebert, Kyle

Staff:

• Chino, Takatoshi (Producer)
• Simone, Jamie (Producer, Casting Director)
• Kato, Takao (Director, Storyboard)
• Watanabe, Jun (Sound Director)
• Ootsuki, Atsushi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
• Son, Seung-Hui (Episode Director, Storyboard)
• Takahashi, Hideya (Episode Director)
• Urata, Yasunori (Episode Director, Storyboard)
• Amiya, Masaharu (Script)
• Araki, Kenichi (Script, Series Composition)
• Chiba, Katsuhiko (Script)
• Marukawa, Naoko (Script)
• Yamada, Kenichi (Script)
• Kusaka, Naoyoshi (Storyboard)
• Fukuen, Misato (Theme Song Performance)
• Adachi, Shingo (Character Design, Animation Director)
• Capcom (Original Creator)
• Chikaoka, Sunao (Animation Director)
• Kitakata, Masami (Sound Effects)
• Koyama, Toshihisa (Art Director)
• Naruse, Shuuhei (Music)
• Nomoto, Masayuki (Animation Director)
• Takahashi, Akira (Animation Director)

Reviews:

• User zauru (Score: 6/10):
  megaman starforce is an a very underappreciated, and often criticized, series among megaman fans. many call it a battle network clone, or state that it has a poor plot/development as a whole. however, i respectfully disagree - moreover, i'm going to review the anime adaptation of the first game. although i have a different approach to this series, being an avid fan of its characters, i really do suggest playing the game before watching the anime. the game is far more enjoyable. but with that out of the way, here's my initial take on the starforce anime: character: as far as character development goes, the animeadaption is fairly poor. the main character, subaru, is still given his respective treatment of depression after the loss of his father - however, his trauma is a bit downplayed in comparison to the game, making it less realistic and more so annoying at times. his companion, the class president luna shirogane, is terribly stereotyped - in the games, luna has an obvious crush on subaru, but this does not define her. whereas in the anime, she is almost ALWAYS trying to win over 'megaman's' affection, she even creates a rivalry with harp note/misora hibiki, someone she respects and BEFRIENDS in the games. nnas for the side characters, nothing really changes, since there not as important to begin with. however, misora hibiki, the popular pop-idol and roll/zero/protoman mix of the series, is drastically changed. although shes still enjoyable in the anime, her backstory is heavily toned down. (spoilers: her original reasons for becoming an idol deal with the loss of her mother. whereas the anime states that she just wanted to sing. which is fine on its own, but my point remains). however, like in the games, misora has more of a independent streak to her - she's able to hold her ground pretty well, and is willing to join the fight whenever she can. despite her slight flaws and somewhat forced romantic interest with subaru, shes still a good character. nnstory: the adaption is rather... lacking in this aspect, but keep in mind that this is a kids anime primarily used by capcom to promote their new product/game. in essence, the story is changed completely from the game. subaru still has to fight the FM-ians, space beings that threaten to destroy earth, but instead of defeating them once, he faces them multiple times. in addition, the final antagonist is changed to (spoilers) gemini spark, an EM being that has taken control of tsukasa futaba, a young boy who befriends subaru. nnit should be noted that in the games, tsukasa is a FAR more complex character, as he suffers from multiple personality disorder. this is never mentioned in the anime, but is a major plot point in the games. tsukasa is also manipulated by gemini spark, but still has his own will, whereas the anime version has made him one being with a lack of empathy. nnin the end, its obvious that subaru, AKA megaman,…
• User mattwo (Score: 4/10):
  It's too damn short and too damn mediocre to do the games justice. Rockman.exe/Mega Man NT Warrior took its time to develop all of the side characters and villains and added new and interesting plotlines and reveled in the fact that it was mostly a lighter adaptation because it knew that simply trying to one for one translate a video game to a non-interactive medium can't work very well but at the same time it never strayed too far from the source material. It may not have been the best of media based on video games but it was entertaining at the very least andreally that's all I could ask of it, though at least delivered slightly morennThe anime adaptation of Ryusei No Rockman/Mega Man Star Force stays closer to the plot of the games but with less episodes to do so with and ultimately suffers as a result. That said, even the Ace Attorney anime handled this detail better and even took its time to add to the plot.nnStory: 4/10nArt: 4/10nSound: 5/10nCharacter: 4/10nEnjoyment: 4/10nOverall: 4/10

News:

• New Cartoon Network - Toonami Jetstream Lineup (08/08/2007)

Forum Topics:

• Ryuusei no Rockman Episode 1 Discussion
• Ryuusei no Rockman Episode 37 Discussion
• Ryuusei no Rockman Episode 12 Discussion

External Links:

• Official Site
• AniDB
• ANN
• Wikipedia

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