Mega Man Is Getting an Animated Series for His Thirtieth Birthday

Mega Man is back!

Capcom’s Mega Man, one of the most successful video game franchises ever, plans on celebrating its milestone 30th birthday come 2017 with a new animated series. Dentsu Entertainment USA and Man of Action Entertainment are teaming up for the 26 episode series. Dentsu Entertainment CEO Yuichi Kinoshita said, 

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"We are very excited about the opportunity to introduce an all-new Mega Man to loyal fans and kids.”

For those unfamiliar, Mega Man is a robot boy who fights bad guys by using their own powers against them with the help of his trusty arm canon. Mega Man’s previously had his fair share of TV time with a couple of series, including a '90s animated one. 

[via Uproxx]

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