Mega Man: Fully Charged (2018–2019)
7/10
Different, But Good
20 November 2021
Mega Man Fully Charged gets way too much hate. Basically a new universe, the series focuses on Aki Light, a robot boy who can transform into Mega Man with the aid of Mega Mini, a little robot inside him, to fight evil in Silicon City, from rouge robots to the evil Lord Obsidian, who is the secret identity of Sgt. Breaker Night, a veteran of Hard Wars alongside Dr. Light, who wants to destroy human-robot relations.

Okay, as a longtime Mega Man fan, I admit this show has differences, but thankfully, like Pac-Man And The Ghostly Adventures and Sonic Boom before it, Mega Man Fully Charged is an alternate universe aimed at kids. The episodes are mostly based on problems Aki / Mega Man has (be it with life or a decision caused because of a side effect of scanning a Robot Master's schematics, as in this show, Mega Man not only gains a master's power, but also personality). Also, the show has nods to the games and some lore (the series makes use of 8-bit graphics for some scenes, and one minor character, Man Man, is based off of the Bad Box Art Mega Man).

The series starts off being comedic, but gets serious towards the end, and the Robot Master selection is impressive, as well as the voice cast and animation. It's a shame Cartoon Network mishandled this show to the point of it only lasting one season, as the network put it on early morning hours (when the target audience are still asleep) and giving no advertising (also, an online interview there were creative differences between Dentsu Entertainment and DHX Media, known today as WildBrain, over how a second season would be done). While this may not be the ideal cartoon for longtime Mega Man fans, kids will like it.
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