I just got finished watching the entire show (up to episode 26 as of now) and I will keep this pretty simple: it's not as bad as everyone dramatically says it is.
First I want to address the elephant in the room. The writing is the weakest aspect of the show followed by the animation. The dialogue can be pretty stale and even cringy at times, but as the show progresses the story begins to develope and about halfway through the series it's definitely more enjoyable. I began liking the motive of the main villain and especially Namagem. You get some filler episodes with original and classic Mega Man characters, but the main plot line between Sgt. Night and Mega Man is, albeit not the best, is still fairly entertaining and well thought out. Still, the majority of the episodes are actually charming and still stay true to the blue bomber's origins.
The animation like I mentioned isn't the smoothest and can sometimes be a little distracting with how repetitive background characters are and the lack of a real light source. I could get really technical with the animation, but to keep this short and to the point I just wish the art style and 3D animation were given more care and attention. I will say however that the character designs in the show are very creative and absolutely stunning, especially for Robot Masters like Fire Man and even Namagem and Mega Man himself.
To finish this off, I've been seeing a lot of die hard and casual Mega Man fans complain about a lot of changes to the show and how "it's garbage and has ruined my childhood and the glorious name of Mega Man" blah blah blah. I get that many people are angry about Roll and Wily are not how they have always been throughout the franchise and instead we get elder sister Suna and best friend Wily. To me this is absolutely okay to do. I'm glad the creators of the show decided to add in their own original characters and take a new spin on who the villain is. It's not lazy or bad. It's creative, new, and apparently too daring for many people to just sit down and actually watch the damn thing.
Although the show may seem a little all over the place, it's still very charming and fun. I do not like the excuse of "it's a children's show" to substitute the weak points of the entire show, but as a huge fan of Mega Man myself, I think other fans and newcomers need to appreciate the fact that this is a step in a different direction for the blue bomber and it's not the end of the world just because the show isn't 100% true to the original content.
First I want to address the elephant in the room. The writing is the weakest aspect of the show followed by the animation. The dialogue can be pretty stale and even cringy at times, but as the show progresses the story begins to develope and about halfway through the series it's definitely more enjoyable. I began liking the motive of the main villain and especially Namagem. You get some filler episodes with original and classic Mega Man characters, but the main plot line between Sgt. Night and Mega Man is, albeit not the best, is still fairly entertaining and well thought out. Still, the majority of the episodes are actually charming and still stay true to the blue bomber's origins.
The animation like I mentioned isn't the smoothest and can sometimes be a little distracting with how repetitive background characters are and the lack of a real light source. I could get really technical with the animation, but to keep this short and to the point I just wish the art style and 3D animation were given more care and attention. I will say however that the character designs in the show are very creative and absolutely stunning, especially for Robot Masters like Fire Man and even Namagem and Mega Man himself.
To finish this off, I've been seeing a lot of die hard and casual Mega Man fans complain about a lot of changes to the show and how "it's garbage and has ruined my childhood and the glorious name of Mega Man" blah blah blah. I get that many people are angry about Roll and Wily are not how they have always been throughout the franchise and instead we get elder sister Suna and best friend Wily. To me this is absolutely okay to do. I'm glad the creators of the show decided to add in their own original characters and take a new spin on who the villain is. It's not lazy or bad. It's creative, new, and apparently too daring for many people to just sit down and actually watch the damn thing.
Although the show may seem a little all over the place, it's still very charming and fun. I do not like the excuse of "it's a children's show" to substitute the weak points of the entire show, but as a huge fan of Mega Man myself, I think other fans and newcomers need to appreciate the fact that this is a step in a different direction for the blue bomber and it's not the end of the world just because the show isn't 100% true to the original content.
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