It's OK.
I literally thought this was going to be way worse, but they actually know what they are doing. This is just like what Spectacular Spider man was to the 1994 Spider man cartoon.
Seriously, I know this show has been catching a lot of hate, but overall it's alright. In the same vain as NT warrior and Star Force, this show is a solid Mega Man show through and through with just enough goodies for old fans. The animation is fine for what is it, not super stylized but not flat like others cgi shows such as Beware The Batman. Mega Man himself looks fine and has all his classic base moves such as the slide and his iconic color pallet swapping weapon copying, which translates well to a 3D environment.
Dialog is alright, just a bit hit or miss at times as they try to appeal to the younger generation, and it can be down right hammy at other times. Voice acting is alsoa mixed bag, Mega Man's voice tends to ride the line between tolerable and annoying, but it's always been a mixed bag when it comes to Mega Man voice acting in other mediums (excluding the Mega Man X OVA). Personally I'm surprised they got the same guy who voiced Optimus Primal from Beast Wars to voice Dr .Light, which is such a treat given the setting.
Its clear that Man of Action know what their doing as in the first episode most known characters from the games is present. Granted their not going in order of game appearance with the robot masters Mega Man fights weekly.
Dr. Light is present and it cool having him around. Roll is semi present but now under the name Suna, Rush is here and still Mega Man's robotic buddy( Come on Super Rush Adapter!). Even Wily is present, granted he is still a wild card as they made him a friend to Megaman instead of Dr. Light's bitter rival, thats something I got to keep my eye on. Gutsman, Fireman, Elec man and Ice man from the first game is here and done pretty well. Woodman from Megaman 2, Drill Man from Mega Man 4 , and Wave Man from Mega Man 5 also return with some good backstories as well. There is even 3 brand new Robot Masters in Hypno Woman, Blasto Woman, and Chemistry Man who all have very interesting abilities and personalities.
Now dont get me wrong, the Archie comic Mega Man is the best version of the material and I would have killed for that to be adapted instead of a brand new show. Overall in the hands of the guys behind ben 10, the villain of the week formula will work with the classic Mega Man rouges gallery well but they need to step it up if they want to draw in more fans and deter the hate. I feel season 2 will start getting much more robust with its story elements . This has the making of something amazing in its DNA. It's not there yet, but i feel it will make it some day.
TMNT 2012, Miraculous Ladybug , Green Lantern the animated series , and even the later season of Sonic Boom tempered me to give this show benefit of the doubt. In their first debut I whole heatedly despised every last one of these shows, but their later episodes made me eat my words time and time again.
In the end , it's a good show for both long time Mega Man fans and newcomers to the franchise . It doesn't offend like TTG and it doesn't annoy like Sonic Boom season 1. I can't wait to see what this shows grows in to.
