tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post2578030105587947677..comments2024-03-28T16:56:18.261-05:00Comments on Rockman Corner: Interview With Hitoshi Ariga: "I Will Be More Than Happy to Work On a Mega Man Manga Again"Protodudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08650204880792333537noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-34769250862640204632020-09-11T07:40:57.890-05:002020-09-11T07:40:57.890-05:00Heh, I know people love to attribute everything Ba...Heh, I know people love to attribute everything Battle Network and Star Force with Pokemon for some odd reason but no Star Force artist illustrates or shares an artstyle that looks JACK and I do mean Jack s*** like Ken Sugimori illustrations.<br /><br />Hideki Ishikawa is the prev that loves to draw hentai of Rockman/Megaman lolis so I have no love for the guy and fully understand why he is now illustrating for Pokemon but even he doesn't illustrate jack s*** like Ken Sugimori, even when he is illustrating for Pokemon.<br /><br />Ariga on the other hand https://imgur.com/a/mtICVo0 has not only drawn officially for mainline Pokemon video games he is basically indistinguishable from mainline Pokemon video game artists, like Ken Sugimori outside of the fact that he's generally more proficient at it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-38548929020444757952020-09-10T01:16:13.149-05:002020-09-10T01:16:13.149-05:00"Mega Man is about GAMING."
Everyone als..."Mega Man is about GAMING."<br />Everyone also said that Ninja Turtles was about Merchandise. Everyone said that Spider-Man, Batman, & Superman was about Comics. As the years passed, they have evolved outside of the original mediums and gained new fans across the generations. To say that fan interests in a new game "has no relationship outside of the name" is to feed into the stereotype that companies should only appeal to the 40 year old hardcore fans that would eventually drift away and leaving no new fans to continue the interests and pass away, something that the comic industry is facing even before the global pandemic.<br /> "they created yet another new cast in another new world. It just is absolutely 100% unnecessary and not what any fan has asked for in the last decade."<br />Isn't that what a lot of the criticisms of several game franchises have, that it's simply regurgitating the same old, same old? One fan in particular has constantly said that he prefers having new stories, new settings, new characters because he finds it appealing for a franchise to explore things that are new to them.<br /> Speaking for myself, I was in high school when I saw the reveal of the Battle Network series. Having known the Mega Man series since I was five-years old, I was initially apathetic towards the design and the concept of how it played. However, I watched reruns of the first season of the Pokemon anime the year before and through the series. I got how the games were popular. Eventually, it helped me understand how the game play worked and gave me a new series that I enjoyed playing even into my college years.1tonyvallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459231465876359709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-64456665014349874022020-09-09T07:51:06.919-05:002020-09-09T07:51:06.919-05:00Staying with comics, If you must know why Fully Ch...Staying with comics, If you must know why Fully Charged is absolutely despised, I'll tell you.<br />Having been following this series since the 80's and seeing what happened to it in the 2000's with multiple spinoffs and massive bloating, Fully Charged is more bloat at a time when the franchise should be more focused. That's all we seem to be seeing right now is bloat and we are told we should be grateful for it and buy it so we can get a game which has no relationship outside of the name anyway. No matter how much merchandise and nonsense, Mega Man is about GAMING.<br />And also, having following it since the 80's, the show doesn't appeal to me at all.<br />Finally, they created yet another new cast in another new world. It just is absolutely 100% unnecessary and not what any fan has asked for in the last decade.shrapnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-26519196490952445402020-09-07T21:14:17.295-05:002020-09-07T21:14:17.295-05:00I can't say I'm a fan of the comic myself....I can't say I'm a fan of the comic myself. I know who you're talking about but he might be better off doing what I do and just pretend it doesn't exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-36646950187744656902020-09-06T15:06:20.912-05:002020-09-06T15:06:20.912-05:00There have been a few more megaman games since he ...There have been a few more megaman games since he last worked on it. There's room to adapt more.<br />I'd be more in favor of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-46734907173481250862020-09-06T15:03:15.054-05:002020-09-06T15:03:15.054-05:00What? You sure you're not confusing it with an...What? You sure you're not confusing it with another illustrator?<br />Ariga's art looks nothing like Sugimori's. <br />If we're talking about MM artists with a style that looks like Sugimori's, Hishikawa Hideki (no wonder he is doing illustration for the pokemon TCG) or the illustrator for Star force would be a closer pick.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-85929898160805196462020-09-05T11:27:40.209-05:002020-09-05T11:27:40.209-05:00The last part of my comment wasn't specificall...The last part of my comment wasn't specifically about Ariga, but about the Archie Comics version of Mega Man. the user I mentioned had made no secret he absolutely despised the Archie Comics run. I can't speak on why he did (especially when he just kept repeating that he hated it and didn't explain why he did). He made it sound as if the comic series was ruining the franchise reputation and preventing the release of a "legit TRUE Mega Man game"... Sound familiar, lately?1tonyvallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459231465876359709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-86112865649687263362020-09-04T18:56:56.805-05:002020-09-04T18:56:56.805-05:00Did he put words in Ariga's mouth and claim it...Did he put words in Ariga's mouth and claim it was not popular in Japan or something? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-75261978268265242022020-09-04T18:31:04.982-05:002020-09-04T18:31:04.982-05:00Many years ago, I checked out the auctions at the ...Many years ago, I checked out the auctions at the Japanese Yahoo site for Megaman-related stuff, and I kept seeing several auctions selling copies of issues from Archie's Mega Man series. It makes me happy to hear that Hitoshi Ariga thought it was great (Take That, Professor Megaman).1tonyvallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459231465876359709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-77949093862087674812020-09-04T14:22:54.951-05:002020-09-04T14:22:54.951-05:00Pokemon Mega Man. That's what I think of when ...Pokemon Mega Man. That's what I think of when I see Ken Sugimo-err I mean Hitoshi Ariga's art for the series. The stories I could never really get into but they are harmless and inoffensive I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-28012058786959615902020-09-04T11:55:14.732-05:002020-09-04T11:55:14.732-05:00This is Mega Man merch I would buy in a heartbeat ...This is Mega Man merch I would buy in a heartbeat if it ever came to happen.TAGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373677094334416478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-62440434143126184082020-09-04T11:00:57.633-05:002020-09-04T11:00:57.633-05:00I’d buy whatever next MM manga he made on the spot...I’d buy whatever next MM manga he made on the spot. Megamix and Gigamix were great reads and really captured the charm and spirit of Megaman. Love to see him possibly continue off from Gigamix or even more so, tackle another series!Gearzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11148151697028995178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-30633831275820905762020-09-04T07:45:37.080-05:002020-09-04T07:45:37.080-05:00You gotta love Ariga-san. He seems like such a nic...You gotta love Ariga-san. He seems like such a nice dude and you can easily tell he genuinely loves Mega Man as a franchise. I do hope the Mega Mission manga comes out soon and the Mastermix volumes pick back up, I can re-read these stories annually they're so good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-25836078678211288022020-09-04T07:38:10.380-05:002020-09-04T07:38:10.380-05:00I would love a gunvolt manga!I would love a gunvolt manga!Erik the Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09073994002815514809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-82515697440764289862020-09-04T02:43:33.326-05:002020-09-04T02:43:33.326-05:00I give my full support to Hitoshi Ariga for more o...I give my full support to Hitoshi Ariga for more of his Mega Man Manga!Wieldofrosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12936208193933475745noreply@blogger.com