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Megaman: Upon a Star (OAV)

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Alternative title:
Mega Man
Rockman: Hoshi ni Negai o (Japanese)
Rockman: Wishing upon a Star
ロックマン 星に願いを (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: A power-mad genius and his gang of evil robots are trying to take over the world, and no one can stop them but Megaman. He’s a young action hero with nerves of steel, a robot body, the power to mimic any weapon he sees and use it for the forces of good. Together with his robot sister Roll, and their faithful cyber-pooch Rush, Megaman jets into battle with fists and plasma-bolts flying.
User Ratings: 69 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Excellent: 1 vote (dub:1)
 Very good: 7 votes (sub:5, dub:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Good: 14 votes (sub:10, dub:4)
 Decent: 17 votes (sub:10, dub:7)
 So-so: 10 votes (sub:10)
 Not really good: 8 votes (sub:5, dub:3)
 Weak: 5 votes (sub:3, dub:2)
 Bad: 5 votes (sub:3, dub:2)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 166 users, rank: #4194 (of 9583)
Median rating: Decent
Arithmetic mean: 5.681 (Decent−), std. dev.: 1.8766, rank: #8001 (of 9705)
Weighted mean: 5.616 (Decent−), rank: #8131 (of 9705) (seen all: 5.63 / seen some: 5.70 / won't finish: 5.02)
Bayesian estimate: 5.931 (Decent), rank: #6538 (of 7286)
Running time: 23 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 3
Episode titles: We have 3
Vintage: 1993
Ending Theme:
"Love For Rock" by Andy Koyama (ep 1)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Megaman: Upon a Star (DVD) 2005-01-04

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Script: Akira Okeya
Screenplay: Akira Okeya
Storyboard:
Hiroyuki Kakudō (ep 3)
Itsuro Kawasaki (ep 1)
Katsumi Minoguchi (ep 2)
Episode Director:
Itsuro Kawasaki (ep 1)
Minoru Okazaki (ep 2)
Naoyoshi Kusaka (ep 3)
Music: Kaoru Ōhori
Character Design: Takashi Jinno
Art Director: Yoshimi Umino
Animation Director: Takashi Jinno
Sound Director: Hideyuki Tanaka
Director of Photography: Kazunori Hashimoto
Executive producer:
Kenzo Tsujimoto
Makoto Asabuki
Assistant Production Manager: Tetsuo Uchida
Color Coordination: Nobuko Mizuta
Episode Director Assistant: Hidekazu Terakawa
In-Between Animation: Sawako Yajima
In-Between Check: Chieko Ichimanda
Production Desk: Tsuyoshi Kobayashi
Recording Adjustment: Yoshio Obara
Sound Effects: Tōru Noguchi
Special Effects: Masahiro Murakami
Theme Song Performance: Andy Koyama
Hekiru Shiina as Rockman

Akiko Yajima as Yûta Kobayashi (ep 1)
Hiroshi Naka as Dr. Thomas Light
Kenichi Ogata as Dr. Albert Willy
Rie Iwatsubo as Yûta Kobayashi
Satomi Koorogi as Roll
Urara Takano as Blues
Wataru Takagi as Rush
Yuri Shiratori as Akane

Katsumi Suzuki as Eddy
Kenichi Ono as Mr. Kobayashi
Sayuri Ikemoto as Mrs. Kobayashi
Japanese companies
Animation:
Maruni Production (ep 3)
Studio Giants (ep 1)
Studio Lions (ep 1)
Animation Production: Ashi Productions
Backgrounds: Production ai (eps 2-3)
Distributor: Suleputer (DVD)
Film Processing: Imagica
Finish Animation:
AIC (ep 1)
CCR (ep 1)
Lee Production (ep 3)
Madhouse (ep 2)
Shin Woo Animation Studio (ep 1)
Studio Add (ep 2)
Studio Griffon (ep 1)
Studio Toys (ep 1)
Suzuki Animation Planning (ep 2)
Layout: Studio Giants (ep 1)
Music: Genki Studio
Original Character Design: CAPCOM
Original Concept: CAPCOM
Recording Studio: Toei Audio Visual Art Center
special effects: Radix
Special Thanks To: The Sasakawa Foundation
English staff
English cast
Translation: Kazki Watanabe
Executive producer:
John Ledford
Mark Williams

Casting Director: Karl Willems
Dialogue Editing: Jason Fredrickson
DVD Coordination: Anthony Benavides
DVD Menu Design:
Larry Koteff
Patrick Givens
Graphics: Larry Koteff
International Coordination: Toru Iwakami
Logo Design: Larry Koteff
Packaging Design: Larry Koteff
Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas
Production Coordination: Teruko Hozumi
Recording engineer: Keith A. Goddard
Script Conformation: Ward Perry
Senior Translator: Shoko Oono
Voice Direction: Terry Klassen
Christopher Gray as Megaman (eps 2-3)
Gregory Smith as Megaman (ep 1)

Andrea Libman as Roll
Brandon O'Bray as Yuuta Kobayashi (ep 1)
Jim Byrnes as Dr. Light
Kaj-Erik Eriksen as Protoman
Kelly Sheridan as Akane Kobayashi
Scott McNeil as Dr. Wily
Sean Amsing as Yuuta Kobayashi (eps 2-3)
Terry Klassen as Rush

Brent Chapman as Reporter
Campbell Lane as Mr. Kobayashi
Cathy Weseluck as Mrs. Kobayashi
David Kaye as
Policeman
Teacher
Kathleen Barr as Mrs. Kobayashi
Paul Dobson as Eddie
Scott McNeil as Beat
Terry Klassen as
Eddie (ep 3)
Newscaster
English companies
ADR Production: The Ocean Group
Distributor: ADV Kids
DVD Authoring & Encoding: M.O.F.C.
Licensed by:
ADV Films (Expired)
Post Production: Monkey Boy Studios
Recording Studio:
Ocean Studios
The Ocean Group

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