Mega Man
1994 2 seasons · 27 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Mega Man

Synopsis

Mega Man is a robot created by a brilliant scientist named Dr. Light, who hoped many his many creations would only be used for good. One day however, a mad scientist named Dr. Wily stole Light's original 6 robots and creation plans. From them he began creating a whole new series of robots, with one goal… World Domination! But Dr. Light gave Mega Man the ultimate trump card when he built him. Mega Man possesses the ability to absorb the powers of other robots. Now Mega Man and his best friend, a robotic dog named Rush fight for everlasting peace against the evil Dr. Wily!

Also On TV Tokyo

Other series that aired on TV Tokyo.

The 1993–1995 Japan Window

Mega Man holds position #60 of 135 Japan seriess in the 1993–1995 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Romeo and the Black Brothers
    #1

    Romeo and the Black Brothers

    ★ 8.9 · 1995
  2. Furuhata Ninzaburo
    #2

    Furuhata Ninzaburo

    ★ 8.8 · 1994
  3. Neon Genesis Evangelion
    #3

    Neon Genesis Evangelion

    ★ 8.6 · 1995
  4. Slam Dunk
    #4

    Slam Dunk

    ★ 8.6 · 1993
  5. Magic Knight Rayearth
    #5

    Magic Knight Rayearth

    ★ 8.5 · 1994
  6. Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
    #6

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War

    ★ 8.3 · 1993
  7. Golden Boy
    #7

    Golden Boy

    ★ 8.2 · 1995
  8. 2112: The Birth of Doraemon
    #8

    2112: The Birth of Doraemon

    ★ 8.2 · 1995

The 1990s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mega Man premiered alongside 39 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 39 other Japan seriess in 1994.

The 972nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

10
Reviews
6th
Review-volume percentile
22nd
Popularity percentile

10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 22th percentile among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
September 11, 1994
Last Air Date
December 10, 1995
Broadcast Span
1.2 years
Total Episodes
27 across 2 seasons
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 9.9 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.1
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,073 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (55th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,441 of 2,532 (top 57%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageEn
Production CompaniesRuby-Spears Productions, CAPCOM, The Summit Media Group
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes2 / 27
Release DateSeptember 11, 1994
Official Siteweb.archive.org

Questions Answered

Who created Mega Man?

Mega Man was created by Keiji Inafune.

When did Mega Man end?

Mega Man finished its run with its final episode airing on December 10, 1995.

Where did Mega Man air?

Mega Man aired on TV Tokyo, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.