Tag: Hitoshi Ariga

I am a huge Hitoshi Ariga fan, and on top of that, Mega Man V was one of my favorite Classic games, hands down. So when GigaMix 1 was released in Japan, and it hinted that the next story involved the Stardroids, I about lost it. This story arc builds up on the events that […]

Matt Moylan of UDON Entertainment is confident you’ll eat up Mega Man Gigamix Vol. 2. He boasts it’s the beginning of the most immense adventure Mega Man has ever faced, and incorporating the greatest number of characters. In order to help you get more excited, he’s sent over a number of preview pages for you […]

Over on Twitter, Mega Man Megamix/Gigamix/Maniax writer/artist Hitoshi Ariga (@Ariga_Megamix) has been posting some seldom-seen illustrations which he has created over the years. At right (and viewable at full size down below) is a picture of MegaMan Volnutt, which has an interesting story attached to it. @CapKobun inquired about a Rockman DASH image Ariga contributed […]

A couple of days ago, we posted a reminder about UDON’s presence at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, including their special edition of the Mega Man Tribute book and their special guest. Thanks to a quick chat with Managing Editor Matt Moylan, we have a small update for you. First, while the “very special guest” […]

Since last year, Inti Creates’ Ippo Yamada has been organizing live performances called Live Communitcated Rockman where he and other artists setup and perform Mega Man music from games developed by Inti Creates, especially Mega Man Zero. To catch the act, you’d either need to be in attendance or watch live over LCR’s Stickam account. […]

Hitoshi Ariga has formally announced his revamped edition of Rockman Maniax, which is set to release in Japan on July 11th. The cover features a Comic Bombom style arrangement in honor of the original publication where Rockman Maniax appeared. Announced contents include: Colored pages, including content from 10 year anniversary encyclopedia Rockman Maniax special edition […]

Mega Man Gigamix is a whole new series from famed manga artist and writer Hitoshi Ariga. Whereas the original Mega Man Megamix was done in Japan years ago, Mega Man Gigamix is much more recent. We fans can be thankful for not having to wait nearly as long this time! The following review is written […]

As reported previously, the first volume of Hitoshi Ariga’s Mega Man Gigamix is now available from UDON Entertainment. What’s more, our previous report also included a few preview pages, including one showing off a rather striking image of Break Man, the alter-ego of everyone’s favorite scarf-wearing ‘bot, Proto Man. And as we’ve seen recently, Dr. […]

Rejoice Ariga fans, your first big helping of Mega Man Gigamix comes tomorrow! Via a notice from UDON’s Matt Moylan, that’s when you can expect the manga to hit stores. Online orders ought to be forthcoming soon after. We’ve gotten numerous tips over the past couple months concerning how much Gigamix vol. 1’s release date […]

Delays, delays, delays… always with the delays. We received word from reader Tony Ponce earlier (who, we should add, has a neat article about Dr. Wily, which you can read up on here) that Amazon has apparently sent notices out to its customers that Hitoshi Ariga’s Mega Man Gigamix manga, published by UDON Entertainment, has […]

In a turn of events which may unfortunately not be new to some Mega Man fans, it appears that there is a possibility that the Mega Man Robot Master Field Guide from UDON Entertainment might be delayed. A tip from @BotMarley points out that the Amazon listing for the book has been changed from its […]

Comic Book Resources has a pretty lengthy interview with mangaka Hitoshi Ariga right now, talking all about Mega Man Megamix and Gigamix. Ariga goes into detail about how he gives each character their unique personality based on their behavior in the games, and other aspects about the comic series. For example: Fire Man and Heat […]