Mega Man: Upon a Star

Mega Man: Upon a Star
North American DVD cover
ロックマン 星に願いを
(Rokkuman Hoshi ni Negai o)
GenreAction, Adventure, Comedy, Educational, Science fantasy
Original video animation
Directed byKatsumi Minoguchi
Naoyoshi Kusaka (1)
Produced byMakoto Asabuki
Kenzo Tsujimoto
Akio Sakai
Toshiko Yamazaki
Toshihiko Satō
Written byAkira Okeya
Music byKaoru Ōhori
StudioAshi Productions
Licensed by
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2002[1]
Runtime30 minutes
Episodes3

Mega Man: Upon a Star, known in Japan as Rockman: Hoshi ni Negai o (ロックマン 星に願いを, lit. "Rockman: Wishing Upon a Star"), is a Japanese anime original video animation (OVA) series based on the popular Capcom video game franchise Mega Man, produced by Universal Multimedia Entertainment, Capcom and Ashi Productions (who also worked on the American Mega Man cartoon in 1994). The OVA was presented by the Japan Center for Intercultural Communications, and acts as a series of educational shorts on the culture of Japan. The episodes were produced circa 1993-94[1][2] and wouldn't be released to home media up until a Japanese DVD release by Capcom on September 20, 2002,[2][1] followed by a release in North America by ADV Films on January 4, 2005, although the order of episodes 1 and 2 from the Japanese release was switched for this release.[3] It loosely adapts the events of Mega Man 5 along with original story elements.

  1. ^ a b c "ロックマンアニメーションDVD ロックマン星に願いを". e-capcom. Archived from the original on 2003-03-23. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  2. ^ a b "カプコン、幻のアニメDVD「ロックマン 星に願いを」をゲームショウにて限定販売". GAME Watch. 27 August 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Megaman OVA: Upon a Star". ADV Films.com. Archived from the original on 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2013-03-25.