Tokyo Pop is holding a survery, asking readers which manga you would like them to license next! Please visit their page and put your vote in for your favourite Rockman seres! (original, x, or exe) 1/4/2004 :: 2 new chapters of "Steal Your Chip!" has been updated in the fanart section. ^_^ 1/3/2004 :: A new bunch of fanart has been uploaded, almost 30 pieces! New fanartists added includes: Roll Xtreme EXE, Elsie, and digitaldestiny_00! I'd like to give a very special thank you to Juliamon, Sketch, Anime Freak, Jen, and Eddie who sent me such wonderful fanart gifts for my birthday and Christmas as well! ^_^ *big hugs* Last but not least, regular artists galleries Meta, Doug, SSP, Silver, and Klonoa also have new work added! Keep the submissions coming! ^_^ My own fanart gallery has been updated with 3 new works, two of which were CGed by my dear friend Tabby-kins. ^_^; Also, the Merchandise section has finally been updated, so all the info there should now be current. According to a few sources, TeleToon in Canada has begun airing new episodes of NT Warrior, starting with episode 18 (Devil Roll!). If there is anyone who lives in Canada and is able to record these, I would be willing to pay you for the tapes and shipping to the US. It's most likely these episodes will not air in the US until Spring, and I would like to keep this site as up to date as possible where NT Warrior censorship and edits are concerned. If you would be willing to do this for me, please send an e-mail at forte@kishuku.com and let me know, I would kindly appreciate it. :) That's all for tonight. ^_^ Oyasumi! 1/2/2004 :: The summaries for EXE episodes 54, 55, and 56 are now up and completed! This finishes up all of the summaries for the entire season of EXE. Hurrah! 1/1/2004 :: As was stated, the winner of the December Tri-Monthly Contest has been revealed! Check out the Contest page for a link to see the winner and all of the fantastic entries. ^_^ Thank you so much to everyone who entered, and congrats to the winner! Hope to see you all again in the next contest, which will be held in March 2004! Oh, and Happy New Year, everyone. ^_^ Here's to another good one! 12/30/2003 :: Nothing much new today, as I was dragged into work for 9 hours. However, while on my break, I found that the latest Animerica magazine issue has reviewed both Megaman X7 as well as Megaman Zero 2 in their gaming section. Like many others, they commented that while Megaman X7 is an enjoyable transition to better graphics for the X series, they haven't quite polished it yet, and it needs work. On the bright side, Megaman Zero 2 received rave reviews, with comments saying that it's what every sidescroller action game SHOULD be, and they gave major kudos to its ranking system and difficulty. Now, if only they'd review the Battle Network series, ne? Still, it's nice to see that those in the anime genre haven't forgotten about our little blue hero, or his mouthy blonde-haired companion. 12/29/2003 :: If you haven't noticed already, the screencaps for episode 13 of Axess are now up. :) Apparantly next week's episode is being delayed until the next week, for reasons unknown. So I'll be working on the rest of the exe episode summaries as well as the mangas this week and weekend. Also, the contest entries are in the process of being judged. If you did not receive a reply from me, do not worry, as I gave up sending everyone e-mails after the 40th or so entry....we had a shocking amount of 76 of them! Thank you so much to everyone who entered. ^_^ and good luck! 12/27/2003 :: Today's episode was entitled "Cross Fusion Terminated!". Beware, spoilers below. If you'd like, head on over to the battles section in the movie clips and watch some mighty fun Cross Fusion. XD This episode begins with Netto racing down the streets on his rollar blades, determined to get a new treat called "Maple Honey Sugar Bones". Naturally, Rush joins him, until Netto takes a wrong turn and can't stop his speed. He ends up finally coming to a stop inside an odd building. Out of the corner of his eye, he notices something strange inside one of the rooms. Eventually, he realizes he's standing right in front of a Dimensional Area! Using Cross Fusion, Rockman and Netto quickly put a hault to a hoard of mettools who were transporting a shipment of Dark Chips. Turns out this was a Dark Chip Factory! Afterwards, the police confiscate all of the produced Dark Chips. Meijin congratulates Netto on his discovery, which leads to inflating his ego (as he now calls himself a "Super Great Ultra Special Net Savior!"). The next day while skating home from school, Netto spots Enzan sitting outside of a resturaunt. While discussing the latest events of crime, they both spot Yuriko walking on the other side of the street, disguised as Mariko-sensei. Netto of course just waves hello to his "sensei", while Enzan notices something strange about her. Leaving Netto to his own, Enzan takes off to follow Yuriko. Netto then returns to the building in which he found the dark chip factory, to look for clues. He comes upon a computer, which suddenly receives an e-mail, pointing out a location for yet another factory. Excited that he found another lead, Netto heads off immediatly. As Netto arrives at the building which is said to be another factory, he quietly sneaks inside. Oddly enough, he finds an abundance of sand covering the ground. Ignoring it for the time being, Netto comes upon a secret passageway, which he credits to his great abilities as a Net Saviour (while Rockman comments that he was just lucky). Meanwhile, Enzan follows Yuriko into a suspicious building, only to find out that she has lead him into a trap! Things turn sour when the entire building then explodes with Enzan still inside. Arriving at the end of the secret passageway, Netto comes upon a suitcase -- only to find it filled with sand! Suddenly all of the exits in the room seal themselves, and sand starts pouring in! Netto quickly plug-in's Rockman to the network to stop the programs on the sand trucks which are filling the room. After defeating a few mettools (which somehow takes both GutsSoul and FireSoul to defeat O_o;), Desertman reveals himself and wastes no time in overcoming Rockman. With Rockman out the way, Desertman activates a Dimensional Area to finish off Netto as well. As soon as he apparates in the real world, Desertman releases a flood of sand, capturing Netto underneath it all. After gloating his victory, an orb of light appears under the surface of the sand, and Cross Fusion Netto bursts his way out! With the odds evened out, Netto uses an array of water chips to hopefully slow the Dark Loid navi down. However it appears Netto and Rockman are still outmatched, as the water chips have no affect. Eventually Desertman pummels Netto enough to where he breaks out of Cross Fusion, and collapses. As Desertman releases his final wave of attacks to finish off Netto, a surprise counter-attack comes out of nowhere and cancels them out! Stepping out in front of Netto, it's Enzan's navi, Blues! Desertman turns his attacks to the new red navi instead, which Blues easily evades. Eventually he uses his sharp eyes to catch a glitch in the sand, and strikes down the weakpoint of Desertman in one sword strike. With the Dark Loid navi now defeated, the Dimensional Area begins to dissapate. Much to Netto's surprise, instead of completely disappearing as well, Blues transforms back into his operator, Enzan! It seems that Netto is now not the only one who can perform Cross Fusion! Thus, this is where this episode ends. Next week, Yaito-chan returns! ^_^ 12/25/2003 :: Merry Christmas, everyone! ^_^ I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. I had much fun spending time with my family, and playing the Return of the King game on our cube. Picking off orcs with zee elf = >:D Anywho, new updates for today include: -Episode 12 Axess Screencaps -Anime/Game Differences submitted by GabeShadow -Axess episode 7 summary edited -Axess episode 14 - 18 preview summaries posted (thanks Heat Man-san!) -Seiyuus for Flashman, Bowlman, & Searchman (and thanks again ^_^;) 12/24/2003 :: Well, I managed to get the summaries for episodes 52 and 53 up and running. 54 through 56 will hopefully go up tomorrow, when I am not so braindead. Screencaps for episode 12 of Axess should also be ready. Until then, I shall try and figure out how to NOT kill my new bonsai tree that my wonderful brother bestowed upon me for Christmas. >_>;;; Also kiddies, only 24 hours left until the Tri-Monthly contest ends! Rush rush! 12/23/2003 :: Finally, the summary for episode 51, "Moment of Collapse!", is up and completed. I have the summaries for 52 to 56 written, but not yet typed up, so they will be up tomorrow (I have to get up for work in about 5 hours from now...hugn). I'd like to give thanks to Plagued-kun for providing this years Christmas lights. Bwuaha. >:D Good ole Flashman. 12/21/2003 :: Yesterday's Axess episode was entitled "The Steel Sniper!" Since it seems I'm one of the very few who has managed to find this episode at the moment, the summary will be somewhat more vague than usual, as I do not have any help in translating the plot. ^_^;; (I know -some- Japanese, but am very limited compared to that of my friends :P) If you wish, two new video clips have been uploaded, one in the Battles section, and another in Spoilers. This episode begins with Searchman protecting the Flight Control System X, which is under attack by Shadowman and his virii. Unfortunately, Searchman is unsuccessful in stopping him, and a part of the system is destroyed. Shadowman also manages to escape unscathed due to a diversion that distracts Searchman. (side note: Searchman and his gun kicks arse. XD) Back at the Mystery Man's hideout, the man himself speaks to Shadowman. Apparantly it is he who has hired the assassin navi to take out the Flight Control System X. He hands over a multitude amount of Dark Chips, then sends Shadowman on his way. Meanwhile, Netto has been sent to the Air Show on Net Savior business. While searching around, he and Rockman have a bit of fun as they check things out, including versing each other in a fighter jet simulator (and of course, Rockman easily blasts Netto out of the sky. XD Rockman thinks the game is absolutely awsome, while Netto becomes rather agitated that he lost.) As the two enjoy the Air Show, Shadowman begins his next attack on another partition of the Flight Control System X. In order to get to it however, he has to get through a firewall protecting it. A lineup of navis stand gaurd around the partition, holding up an unbreakable barrier. Meijin quickly informs Netto that an attack has begun, which is directed Flight Control System X held in the Flight Control Tower. Netto quickly makes his way there, and plug-in's Rockman into the server. As he arrives, Rockman quickly uses his Rock Buster to delete the viruses attacking the firewall. With the viruses gone, the gaurd navis let down the barrier. However, this was a huge mistake, as Shadowman appears from out of nowhere and infects the lead guard navi with a dark chip! This leads to a chain reaction, as each gaurd navi becomes infected with the evil. They quickly make haste and destroy yet another partition of the Flight Control System X, despite Rockman's protests. With a sinister laugh to announce his arrival, Shadowman finally reveals himself to Rockman. The wee blue navi has not yet forgotten his last encounters with the assassin who tried to delete him way back in EXE episode 33. After destroying the partition, the gaurd navis soon turn on Rockman. However, Rockman refuses to fight them, as they're only being controlled by the Dark Chip. Rockman: "It's no good.....I can't do it!" Thankfully, before Shadowman and his entroupe have a chance to jump Rockman, Searchman arrives to re-challange his lost target, who then quickly flees once again. Much to Rockman's dismay, Searchman snipes out all of the infected gaurd navis one by one, deleting them. Searchman reveals himself to be a Net Savior navi, who has been entitled with protecting the Flight Control System X. However, Rockman is still just slightly upset that Searchman unneccesaringly deleted all of the gaurd navis, leading to a disagreement between the two. Undaunted by Searchman's arrival, Shadowman begins attacking another part of the server once again, heading for the Flight-Control system itself. As Rockman prepares to leave to stop him, Searchman refuses to go along, enraging Rockman (for what reason, I cannot figure out yet, I will update once I talk to someone who understands Japanese better than I. :P) As Rockman arrives at Shadowman's location, the two instantly begin a battle. Shadowman uses his ninjetsu skills, including shurikans and creating duplicates of himself. Rockman and Netto match him in cunning, resulting in Rockman gaining the upper hand. However Shadowman has a trick up his sleeve, as he activates a Dark Chip to gain axess to more power. Rockman suddenly finds himself on the defense, as he tries to parry Shadowman's onslought of attacks. Glimpse shots of Searchman are interjected every now and then, showing him resting beside another partition of the Flight Control System X, gaurding it. Eventually, Shadowman wanes Rockman down, and he collapses. Searchman suddenly activates his lock-on system, searching for a target. As Shadowman taunts Rockman and prepares for his final strike, Searchman locates his target, and readies his gun. Just as Shadowman raises his sword to delete Rockman, Searchman releases two shots from his sniper rifle, which exit the server he is in, and pass through to where Shadowman and Rockman are located. Shadowman is utterly shocked as the arm holding his sword is blasted off, causing his sword to fly behind him. Enraged, he uses his other hand to pick up his sword once again, only to have that one blown off as well. As Searchman recalls words said by Rockman before, he releases the final shot, which fires itself through the middle of Shadowman's chest. An unbelieving Shadowman collapses in front of Rockman, and disintegrates into pixels as he's deleted. Searchman: "Target........deleted." Later on, Rockman thanks Searchman for saving him, and he also apologizes for becoming upset with him earlier. Though Searchman sticks to his own views, he gives Rockman a pat on the shoulder, reminding Rockman that they are friends. Next week.....CROSS FUSION....>:DDD 12/20/2003 :: Apparantly today is not a very lucky day, as episode 12 of Axess has decided to become hard to get. Not to mention that I spent the entire day at work, so I didn't really have a chance to look for it in the first place. I will attempt again tomorrow, though I do not have a day off until Christmas. >.>;;;; Anywho. More EXE episode summaries tomorrow. Yay hey! *zonks out* 12/19/2003 :: Ooh, a non-Axess update for once. Yes folks, the episode summary for EXE episode 50, entitled "Forte!" is now up. x_o;; *twitchers* Yes, it is very long and detailed. Enjoy! The rest of the episode summaries will be up pretty soon, as I'm bound determined to finish them before NT Warrior returns. Also, two new chibis are now up, thanks to Tabby! Check out a very disgrunted Hinoken in the Differences section, and an uber kawaii Forte residing in the manga! ^_^ 12/18/2003 :: Thanks to Heat Man-san, the Axess seiyuu list is now complete, for characters that have been introduced thus far. ^_^ Thanks so much! 12/17/2003 :: Like many other rabid fans out there, I too enjoyed the premiere of Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. And like all the others, I too am happy to say that the movie kicked major ass. Must go see again! In the meantime however, new fanart has been uploaded. New artworks have been added to Doug, Meta, PlaguedOne, and Marisa's galleries. I've also uploaded many birthday and fanart gifts to the respectful section, thank you so much everyone! *big hugs* I've also updated the Credits / Staff page, as Tabby and PlaguedOne are now administrators on the forum. ^_^ Last but definately not least, new seiyuu information has been added, including most of the new characters from Axess! A HUGE thanks to Heat Man for helping me figure most of these out. ^_^ I am still missing seiyuu information for who plays Yuriko and Tamako, so if you do know who plays them, please let me know. Thank you, and good night! 12/16/2003 :: New Axess character bios are finally up and ready. Newly added characters include: Bubbleman, Flashman, Tamako, Metalman, Bowlman, Plantman, Burnerman, Yuriko, and Needleman! 12/15/2003 :: #WolfPackProductions has released episode 7 of Axess subtitled. ^_^ Check by their site or their irc channel to download it! In site news, I took the day off, as it is my 22nd birthday. Sitework shall resume tomorrow. :P Oyasumi! 12/14/2003 :: Some new fanart of my own is now up in my gallery. :) I'd also like to welceom a new afflicate, StarDroids.net! If you haven't visited Terra's absolutely hilarious comic before, you're truly missing out on something special. I've also added a space to a new section that will be opening sometime soon, dedicated entirely to the style changes that appear in the Rockman.exe and Axess series. Keep an eye out for it! Also of note, I found an online store located in Japan that has been selling the new Advanced PETs for a low sale price of roughly $21. Since they are in Japan, shipping is somewhat expensive (your total will be approximately $39 with shipping and payment fees), however this still beats both HLJ and Toys n Joy's prices. They currently have Enzan's in stock (I bought the last Netto one for now, ohoho, happy birthday to me!), so catch it quick, and keep an eye out for them to get in more. ^_^ Click here to be taken to the sale page (note to younger viewers, do not scroll to the bottom of the sale list) 12/13/2003 :: Screencaps from episode 11 of Axess are now up. ^_^ Enjoy! 12/13/2003 :: Today's episode of Axess was entitled "Beat the Safe Crackers!" A short summary is posted below, beware of spoilers. If you wish to see this week's battle including more of Burnerman, check out the media section. ^_^ This episode begins with a dimensional area forming around a building. Bubbleman appears inside, and he quickly tracks down a locked safe. As much as he tries however, he can't bust it open! Soon enough, the dimensional area dissappears, and takes Bubbleman with it. Back inside the net, Bubbleman begs Shademan for a Dark Chip, so he can have enough power to break the safe. Annoyed with him, Shademan sends him off into the oblivion of the net with a single finger flick. Meijin orders Netto and Rockman to look into the recent break-in's. It turns out that the Dark Loids are attempting to steal rare metals, to build more Dark Chips. The next day, Meiru and Netto are spending some time at the local park, when another Dimensional Area appears around the building nearby! As Netto arrives at the scene, he spots Burnerman inside! Determined to stop him, Netto rams himself full force into the Dimensional Area barrier, only to be flung backwards and knocked unconscious. With no opposition, Burnerman easily steals the rare metal inside the safe. Netto later comes to in the Science Labs, where Meijin, Meiru, and his father Yuiichirou have been watching over him. It turns out Netto cannot enter the Dimensional Area from the outside under normal circumstances. Yuuichirou sets up a Dimension Area test lab, so Netto can practice entering from the outside. Both he and Rockman must be in perfect unison, and yell "Cross Fusion!" as they strike the barrier wall. However, after a few attempts, they still cannot enter! Yuuichirou then determines that Netto also needs an enormous amount of speed to break through without getting stuck halfway (as one of his earlier attempts resulted in). However, before they can successfully complete the test, a real Dimensional Appears in the city, Burnerman is on the move again! As they arrive at the scene, Netto puts on his skates and glides straight at the barrier. However his speed is still not fast enough, and he's flung away from the Dimensional Area. Yuuichirou and Meijin explain that because this Dimensional Area is much larger, it will be harder to get inside. Netto suddenly thinks of a plan! He has Meijin twirls him around in a circle while on his skates, to gain more speed, then is hurled towards the barrier once again. However, this is still not enough, as Netto fails to enter the Dimensional Area once again. Netto then spots a craine-like machine off to the side. He soon has Meijin begin the conveyor belt on the long ramp, as he climbs to the very top. Once he's ready, Netto fires himself down the long ramp, and launches off at top speed. As he strikes the barrier, Netto successfully cross fuses with Rockman, and they break through successfully! After a short pep-talk with Meijin and Yuiichirou, Netto heads inside the building to stop Burnerman. Once inside, Netto quickly tracks down Burnerman, who becomes quite agitated that Rockman has come to stop him yet again. "Rockman! Why are you here?!" Burnerman activates his "Burning Sword!" as the battle begins, and Netto uses his Aqua Sword battle chip to counter-attack and knock Burnerman off his balance. Shortly after, Netto prepares a "charged shot" with his Rock Buster, however Burnerman refuses to go down so quickly. Burnerman ignites every available flame on his body, and launches himself at Netto with his "Burning Jet!" attack. Netto does all he can to avoid Burnerman's rampage of assaults, dodging in every direction. Refusing to give up, Netto uses his "Kanketsusen!" battle chip to drive a torrent of water out of the ground, extinguishing Burnerman's flames! With all the mist from his put out fire, Burnerman loses sight of Netto. Burnerman: "Where are you, Rockman?!" Netto: "Right here!" Having snuck behind him, Netto finishes off Burnerman with a nasty attack to his torso with his buster, causing him to log out. With the distrubance resolved, the dimensional area soon dissolves and fades away. Meanwhile, we finally get to see a more closeup glimpse of our evil Mystery Man, as he curses Netto and his interferance with his plans. Later that night, Netto freaks out because his homework's not done! He begs Meiru on the phone to help him out, even go so far as to call her "Meiru-sama", but she just says goodnight and hangs up. His father also makes a hasty escape from the living room, leaving Netto to fend on his own. Netto then begins to rant about the duties of being a Net Savior, and thus ends the episode. ^_^ Next week, Searchman enters! See you there! Special thanks to Josuke for his summary help. 12/12/2003 :: The summary for episode 6 of Axess has now been updated with a bit more accurate info. ^_^ Also, the screencaps for episode 10 of Axess are now up. Also, a new chibi is up, thanks to Tabby! Check out the merchandise section de masu. ^_^ Enjoy! 12/11/2003 :: My finals are finally over as of this morning, and my long stretch at work is finally done (6 days in a row >.<;;). Thus starting tomorrow, updates should kick up again, with new additions every day! I don't return to school again until January 20th, leaving plenty of time for me to crack down on this site and jump start it once again! But for now....*zonkers out* 12/9/2003 :: While I prepare for my last final, I am also processing all of the contest entries that have been submitted so far. You should recieve a notice within the next couple of days, that states whether or not your entry was accepted. If it was not, a reason should be given with the message. I will post here again when all of the entires have been gone through, and if you did not receive a notice, then please submit your entry again. Also, please do not send your entry in .doc format. This makes it very hard for me to relay it into html format. Also, do not use any fancy font in your e-mails. This also makes it hard to convert to html as I prepare the entries for judging. Just simply type out your entry in your e-mail, and send. Thanks, everyone! 12/9/2003 :: Thanks to the following message board listed below, a chunk of my bandwidth was consumed over the weekend. Thus it may lead to the media section closing early this month, and having to re-open in January. It all depends on if they continue doing this to my site. See for yourself: http://www.forumscity.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=4&id=takuya Remember, I pay for my servers out of my own pocket. If they continue to be abused, the media section will dissappear permanantly. 12/6/2003 :: Today's episode of Axess was entitled "Threat of the Dark Chip!" Beware, spoilers below. If you'd like to see Needleman in action, I have uploaded a clip of him to the media section. The episode begins with an official navi checking up on a server. He feels that someone is watching him, but doesn't see anyone there. All of a sudden he hears a noice behind him, and finds Needleman at his back. The poor Navi only has moments before a needle is driven right through his chest. Back at the Game Soul Center, Netto watches as two Net Battlers duke it out with their Navis. Netto has a worried expression, as he ponders what Meijin has told him about the "Dark Chips". It's up to him to scourange out information on these evil chips. Meanwhile, back at the battle, a young kid triumphs over a navi that semi resembles Gutsman. The more slender Navi suddenly gets an odd gleam to his eyes, and to his operator's horror, stabs his opponent navi directly in the chest, resulting in deletion. The poor fat kid bursts out into tears, and the shocked crowd watches as the other navi ignores his operator and logs himself out, dissappearing into the net. Suddenly the young kid's PET starts sparking, and a Dark Chip pops out right before the thing implodes. During the spectacle, Netto notices a woman resembling Mariko-sensei among the crowd. As he looks back later however, he sees that she is gone. The next day at school, Netto meets up with her and asks about the Game Center, but she has no idea what he's talking about. Later, Netto has a breif meeting with Meijin. He informs Netto about the true nature of the Dark Chips. It's true that they do give your navi enormous strength, however the end result is that it turns the navis heart into complete evilness. Netto returns to the Game Center, and spots the young boy who's navi went evil the day before. After following him, he watches as the boy meets up with a mysterious woman. Obviously upset, the boy demands to know what has happened to his poor Navi. Netto decides that the woman is up to no good, and butts in capture her. The woman of course flees, and escapes down an alley way. Netto tries his best to catch up with her, but instead runs into Mariko-sensei! She tells him the woman ran off into another alley, so Netto follows Mariko-sensei's directions. As Netto searches for the mysterious woman, he suddenly hears a scream! As he enters an abandoned warehouse, he spots Mariko-sensei trapped inside a giant freezer! With the door being locked, Netto plug-ins Rockman to release the latch. Once in the net, Rockman immediatly notices that something has infected the lock program. Before he can fix it however, he's suddenly attacked! Needleman reveals himself as the source of the program, and a battle begins. After a short period of time, Needleman's operator slots in a dark chip, boosting his power substantially. After struggling against a now powered up Needleman, Rockman and Netto realize that they absolutely -must- save Mariko-sensei! Netto immediatly slots in 3 Cannon chips, and Rockman uses the Zeta Cannon Program Advance to reset the lock program back to normal. Once the freezer door comes open, Netto rushes to Mariko-sensei's side. However, Rockman's battle is not yet over! With a still powered up Needleman, Rockman is finding himself in a pinch. Suddenly, Mariko-sensei produces a very surprising item indeed....it's a Dark Chip! She tempts Netto that with this chip, Rockman will have no problem winning the battle. Netto deliberates for a moment, before taking the chip from her, and smashing it to the ground. Mariko-sensei: "Netto-kun! Is it alright with you that Rockman will be deleted?! It's alright! Rockman will be saved! Netto: "Mariko-sensei would never say anything like that! You're not my sensei!" Sure enough the woman removes her disguise, and flips away from Netto. She introduces herself as Yuriko! Netto turns his attention back to the battle, determined to beat Needleman without the aid of Dark Chips. He installs Roll Soul into Rockman, which enables him to withstand Needleman's attacks. Afterwards, he inserts Fire Soul, which in turn causes Yuriko to plug-out Needleman (since he's very vulnerable to fire). She then flees the scene, dissappearing into the distance. Netto tries his best to track down the woman in the middle of a very busy city, and he soon spots her again! As he grabs her arm, it's obvious that he's caught the wrong woman. The REAL Mariko-sensei reprimends Netto for handling her so roughly, and Netto soon realizes his mistake. After informing her about the woman that resembled her so much, Mariko-sensei reveals that Yuriko is in fact her twin sister. A now very frustrated Netto realizes he's lost his track of her, and yells a very anguished "KUSOOO!" to the sky (such a potty mouth, that boy is) As Mariko-sensei waits for the crossing signal at the intersection to change, she suddenly spots a woman that strangely resembles herself on the other side. As a bus crosses her vision however, the woman suddenly dissappears. A very forlorn Mariko-sensei just says to herself, "Mou...Netto-kun saying such wierd things..." And thus episode 10 ends! Next episode, the return of Burnerman! >:D 12/6/2003 :: *runs in inbetween her final and work* Thanks to Heat Man and Josuke, we now have short summaries for episodes 10 through 13 of Axess! Most interesting to note is that Searchman will be debuting in episode 12, and Desertman will be arriving in episode 13. But most exciting, is that Enzan & Blues will be in fact performing Cross Fusion in episode 13! Huzzah! 12/6/2003 :: While I don't have time to write the summery for Axess episode 10 until tonight and put up the video clip, I did make a few screencaps to hold everyone over. This week brought in the first Navi from a game outside of the Battle Network GBA series (besides Burnerman, but he wasn't in the EXE series -at all-). Enter Needleman, from Transmission! If you heard this guy talk in the game, he talks -exactly- like he did then (along with the shu shu shu shu!) I uploaded a few scaps of him: Needleman shows no mercy as he stabs this official Navi right through the chest Rockman's first glimpse of Needleman More navi evilness! That's a whole lot of spikes Next week brings back our favourite little rabid squirrel, Burnerman! Till then....*runs off to take her final* 12/5/2003 :: Just a heads up, the Axess update tomorrow will most likely not occur until late in the evening. I have a final in the morning, then I head straight to work until 11pm. Also, please stop e-mailing me about the mangas. >.<; The full manga scans are NOT coming back. So quit complaining, and go buy the darn things. *stressedstressed* 12/3/2003 :: First off, the screencaps for Episode 9 of Axess are now up! Enjoy the insane amount of Burnerman. >:D Crazy little rabid squirrel he is. Second of all, with the upcoming broadcast of the second season of Megaman NT Warrior, we decided to give a sneak peak as to what KidsWB has decided to do with the BugStyle scene: Oh dear cripies, my eyes! My eyes! Obviously, this is not NT Warrior. :P However it IS real! On the latest football show on HBO, the background music from episode 51 was played. Interesting, ne? Special thanks to Heat Man from Planet Mega Man for sharing this video, and hosting it as well! 12/2/2003 :: Some of the Axess video clips are currently down, thanks to a message board directly linking to them all, and sucking up a gig of bandwidth within 12 hours. Whenever they decide to take down the links, the files will return. DO NOT LINK TO MY FILES! VIDEO CLIPS, MUSIC, AND PICTURES INCLUDED! 11/30/2003 :: The new Tri-Monthly Contest for December has been announced! Check out the Contest section for details. ^_^ Good luck, everyone! 11/29/2003 :: Todays episode of Rockman.exe Axess was entitled "Dekao Has Returned!" Beware, spoilers are below. It turns out that Dekao has remained in Jawaii, because he's under the intense Net Battle training from the World 3 members! The episode starts out with Gutsman defeating all 4 of the World 3 navis at once, proving that he is ready to return home to Japan, and challenge Netto and Rockman to a battle. Back in Akihara, Netto meets up once again with his longtime friend Dekao. However, it seems things have changed! Dekao, sporting a new black sports jacket and a star tattoed onto his bald head, pretends to act far more mature than he once was, and even claims to not know his little brother Chisao! (which incidently, causes the little pipsqueak to break out into cute little tears, awww). Dekao challanges Netto to a Net Battle, which Netto accepts. Right when the battle is about to begin, Netto suddenly receives a signal from the Net Saviors! Dekao is flustered when Netto plugs-out right away, and flees from the scene. Meijin informs Netto that the heater in the shopping mall has gone out of control. When Netto plugs Rockman into the system, he's confronted by a new Darkloid navi, Burnerman! After a short fight, Burnerman escapes into a toy plane, and takes off. Rockman follows suit into another toy plane, chasing after Burnerman. Soon after, Dekao shows up, and plugs Gutsman into Rockman's toy plane! However Gutsman causes Rockman to lose control, and the plane crash lands into the ground, letting Burnerman get away. As Netto heads off to track down Burnerman, Dekao becomes depressed that he caused the whole incident. Meiru informs Dekao about Netto's new Net Savior responsibilty, as Roll does the same with Gutsman. Dekao decides that he's going to make it up to Netto, and goes to track down Burnerman himself. Eventually Dekao comes to the Chemical Storage Plant, and spots Burnerman's discarded toy plane in the bushes! Deciding that Burnerman is definately at this location, Dekao breaks in and plugs Gutsman into the server. Sure enough, Gutsman soon comes face to face with the evil navi himself, and a battle begins. Meanwhile, Burnerman's infestation into the Chemical Storage Plant begins! The sewage around Akihara city has been lit aflame, causing fire to burst out of manholes all over the city! As the battle between Burnerman and Gutsman rages on, Burnerman eventually gains the upper hand. Just when things look bleak, Rockman and Netto arrive to help out Gutsman and Dekao! Netto uses aqua chips to gain a bit of edge, such as Aqua Blade, which evens out the battle. However Burnerman, being the evil cheater that he is, causes the plant to suddenly lift off from the ground via jet boosters, which in turn makes Netto and Dekao lose their balance! Netto's backpack and chips also fall over the edge, leaving Rockman completely defensless besides his Rock Buster. Rockman soon becomes overpowered very quickly, not being able to match Burnerman's speed and attacks. He eventually collapses, allowing Burnerman to prepare to delete him. In the nick of time however, Gutsman sets himself in front of Rockman, protecting him from the flame. This of course, triggers a new soul unison! It's Guts Soul! After a spiffy transformation sequence, Guts Soul Rockman fights back against Burnerman with all his strength and might. Burnerman becomes confused by Rockman's new burst of power, and is forced to log out when he takes a "Rocket Guts Punch!" directly to the chest. Having won the battle, the Chemical Storage Plant sets itself back onto the ground, and all is safe once again. Netto then receives the Guts Soul Unison Chip, for later use. ^_^ Dekao decides that he's not yet stronge enough to defeat Netto and Rockman, and leaves Akihara behind once again to return to Jawaii and continue his training under the World 3. Overall, I really enjoyed this episode! Burnerman is the prime example of insane evilness. >:D Love those eyes! It's likely that he will be returning again in later episodes. It also seems that Dekao won't be a regular character, since he returns to Jawaii at the end of the episode. However, it was good to see the old World 3 characters again, especially Elec Hakushaku and all his engrish. ^_^ (and Elecman, sa!) Next week, "Threat of the Dark Chip!", introducing two new characters, Yuriko and Needleman! The video clip of the Guts Soul battle has also been uploaded to the media section. ^_^ Also, don't forget to check out the two previous updates done below, featuring info on Megaman NT Warrior! 11/29/2003 :: Special thanks to Heat Man from Planet Mega Man for providing this video of today's special preview of Megaman NT Warrior, that aired on the Kids WB! (Axess episode 9 update is coming along shortly...ohoho, Burnerman!) www.rockman-exe.com/rockman/movies/other/nt_preview.zip 11/29/2003 :: This morning on the KidsWB, they aired a special preview of the upcoming episodes of Megaman NT Warrior. Much to my surprise, most of the clips came from the later episodes of Season 2, not Season 1, which was stopped halfway through in airing this past summer. Clips included shots of Forte, Shuryou, Gospel, and most of Rockman's new style changes, including Aqua Custom. However no glimpse of Bug Style was shown. I guess this comfirms all suspicions that the KidsWB in fact, will be showing all of Season 1 as well as Season 2. Oddly enough, they also showed a huge spoiler from the end of Season 1 in the clips....(Episode 22's ending). Look for it to come in early 2004! 11/28/2003 :: Today I received my copy of EXE manga #6, and all I can say is that it is AWSOME. The manga starts out with the navis somehow being transported into the real world (Netto & Rockman's scene is so uber cute. XD Rockman just wakes up in Netto's bed!) Blues & Enzan also meet up with Serenade, and Serenade grants Blues the power of a new sword. Blues also aquires a new style change, which makes him resemble a very spiffy ninja. New EXE 3 characters make the scene, including Flashman, Beastman, Drillman, Darkman, Plantman, and Proto (Alpha). Overall, this is one manga that you MUST BUY. Also very special of note, is that this volume includes the mini FORTE manga side story at the very end! This was a very pleasant surprise, and good news for those who were not able to get the January 2003 issue of CoroCoro, where this side story was first released. ^_^ I have scanned in a few pages as samples, so those of you who are considering buying it, may see a glimpse first. Beware, most of it is Blues. :P You can often find this manga on ebay, and hopefully AnimeNation will be getting it in soon as well. http://www.kishuku.com/rockman/manga/exe6/ 11/28/2003 :: The day after Thanksgiving officially marks the beginning of the Christmas season, so the new Christmas theme for Rockman.exe Online has made its debut! ^_^ Special thanks to TabbyKitsu for beautifully coloring my drawing! Behold, RM.EXE Online's official Christmas Tree, FORTE. >:DDD Ryouko: Forte shall live as our Christmas tree for a whole month! GutsmanEXE: XD Tabby: w00t Forte: Son of a... 11/27/2003 :: Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! ^_^ I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. Hi-ho to my bud David, who let me play with his new red advanced PET today while visiting my home. ^_^ Thanks bunches, I hope you enjoy the CDs! Anywho, a new batch of fanart has been updated. ^_^ Please welcome new artists Red, Neko, and Iceman.EXE! Also, new artworks have been updated to TabbyKitsu, SSP, Gutsman.EXE, and Suraida-chan's galleries! Check them out. ^_^ I have also updated new chapters 54, 55 and 56 of "Steal Your Chip!", located in the fanart section as well. As soon as my finals are over in about a week, I will begin really cracking down on the site. I plan on getting caught up in the episode summaries, character bios, mangas, season 2 screencaps, and begin developing 2 new sections for the site that I have been meaning to do for a long while: Related Games and Style Changes. Also, keep an eye out, December's contest will be announced very soon. ^_- 11/26/2003 :: I realize the lack of updates the last couple of days, but I have not forgotten the site. I am just take a few days break, as I am finally done with my 3rd round of tests, and now I have finals beginning in one week. I should be able to get the next batch of fanart up tomorrow night or so, along with Axess episode 5 summary and new chapters of "Steal Your Chip!" Also, as a side note, please stop spamming my poor guestbook. Leaving entries like "It me. I a megaman fighter I play b.n 1 and 3 but not 2 b.n 1 and 3 are fun!" (real example) is NOT a decent guestbook entry. I have a guestbook so my visitors can leave decent comments or suggestions about my site, not to leave senseless rantings in it. So please...be nice to it. >.>; 11/23/2003 :: Screencaps for episode 8 of Axess are now up. :) Enjoy! 11/22/2003 :: Today's episode of Axess was entitled "Friendship in the Mirror!" Beware, spoilers below. Netto is asked by Meijin (head of the Net Saviors) to travel to the foreign Science Museum, they wish to hire Rockman as a temporary security navi! Netto takes Chisao, Meiru, Tohru and Rush along with him on his trip. Once they arrive, Netto quietly plugs Rockman into the network. Rockman goes about his rounds, finding everything in a peaceful state, while Netto enjoys a tour of the building with the others. Of course, peace is not to last long. After a short conversation with Netto (including a very touchful scene between the two...in this episode they become very "in touch" with their special friendship...I don't know how else to say it. ^_^; Imagine a very cute and blushing Rockman!), things begin to go awry in the network. Rockman finds all of the science programs knocked out! The cause of the disturbance reveals itself to be Beastman, who is full of vengeance. Beastman uses one of the Science Museum's features against Rockman, by creating a duplicate copy program of Netto on the network. Rockman becomes confused by the battle commands of the two Netto's, and eventually his system overloads when each Netto tries to slot in a different Soul Unison chip. Having become fed up with the confusion, Rockman asks both Netto's to answer a question that only the real Netto would know: Who is their greatest rival? (if this isn't a setup for you-know-who's intro, I don't know what is) Of course, the real Netto instantly answers "Ijuin Enzan!", while the copy Netto hilariously names "Higure!" Having figured out who is fake, Rockman blasts away the cyber window holding the image of the copy Netto. Beastman, being upset that his plan has failed, is rescued by the "Mystery Man" who then activates a dimensional area around the Museum. As viruses flood the museum, Netto and the others are forced to flee. Suddenly they end up trapped at a dead end! Just as things look their worst, a giant skeleton of a dinasaur comes crashing to the ground, demolishing the viruses threatening them. It turns out Enzan saved them in the nick of time! Likewise, Blues deletes the rest of the viruses that had suddenly begun attacking Rockman. Everyone is surprised by Enzan's sudden return, but the greeting is cut short when Beastman materializes in the real world. Rockman and Netto both decide it's time for Cross Fusion, and go out to face the revenge-bent Navi. Enzan holds back to watch, showing a mild amount of respect for Netto and his new ability. After a quite interesting battle with Beastman, Netto/Rockman eventually wins the battle, and the museum is saved. After reverting back to normal (Netto going out of Cross Fusion uses the same animation from the opening, including the twirling of the PET afterwards. ^_^; This episode was animated so beautifully!), Enzan and Netto have a one on one chat. Most interestingly, Enzan reveals that he too is a Net Savior. Enzan then tells him some information about the Darkloids and the DarkChips (though what exactly, I can't tell. Can't pick up enough of what's being said.) And thus, ends the episode. ^_^ Overall I really liked this episode, and it's good to have Enzan and Blues back. Next episode brings back even more familiar faces! The preview included clips of Dekao, Gutsman, and surpringly enough, Coloredman. o_o; Anywho, the Cross Fusion battle from this episode is now online, check it out! ^_^ It's a good one. >:D Screencaps will be up either tonight or tomorrow. ^_^ Sorry for the lateness of the summary, I have homework out the wazoo. Only two more weeks until winter vacation....two more weeks....*twitches* 11/20/2003 :: I've had a few ask me if I've done any other videos, or rather "where did my first one go", which happens to be the only other video I've done (music video wise, anyways). This one I believe I accomplished last May or so, so it's been awhile since it's surfaced on the net. So here ya'll go! It's not as good as "Bring Me To Life", but I was still proud of it, especially for being my first AMV. This video went through 6 different versions, and then was at last finalized. There shall be no more edits to this one. :P Rockman.exe Music Video - "Just Once More" - Produced by: Ryouko - (( 34 MB )) 11/19/2003 :: Lately I've been receiving e-mails, inquiring about my music video that I completed last September. I deleted the link some time ago to save on bandwidth, but since I have som extra leeway for the rest of November I decided to put it back up again. This is version 2 of my "Bring Me To Life" EXE music video, I went back and was able to get rid of some of the annoying WB and Capcom logos with some help from Nobi-chan, and fixed a quirks in a few scenes, while replacing some clips with better quality ones. I was also able to make the black bars at the top and bottom smaller, so that more of the screen is shown. With that being said, enjoy! Rockman.exe Music Video - "Bring Me To Life" - Produced by: Ryouko - (( 27 MB )) 11/18/2003 :: The manga section is slowly being rebuilt again, as I go back through the mangas and write summaries, and pick out some scans for sample viewing. So far Battle Story #1 and #2, as well as the Forte side story mangas are now available again. :) I've also included purchasing info to help visitors find where to buy them. I currently have Battle Story #3 as well as the EXE manga #6 on the way to me, so expect them to be added to the list eventually as well. ^_^ 11/17/2003 :: We've shown you pictures of Search Soul and Blues Soul, and now thanks to Matt/Enzan1564 we have pictures of the Guts Soul figure! ^_^ http://www.rockman-exe.com/rockman/merchandise/guts_soul1.jpg http://www.rockman-exe.com/rockman/merchandise/guts_soul2.jpg With Thanksgiving coming up next week, so do a new round of tests in my classes. >.> (they...never...end...*twitchers*) Thus things will run a bit slow for the next week as I'm stuck in the endless rut of studying. However, I've been setting out plans for many, many updates to come as this semester winds down, including new informational sections to be added, and many new updates to the merchandise, screencaps (season 2!), nt warrior edits and full length summaries, as well as other goodies! Not to mention that December's tri-monthy contest is just around the corner. ^_- Keep a watchful eye out for it, there is many a good things yet to come! 11/16/2003 :: As you may have already noticed, the screencaps for episode 7 are already up for viewing. ^_^ I've also condensed the screencaps section for Axess, putting each episode on its own page (so page 1 is episode 1, page 2 is episode 2, and so on). This will make searching for specific scenes much easier for visitors...I hope. ^_^; Also, Planet Megaman found out today that there are new Axess toys being released in March of 2004! Most excitedly noted are new Forte goodies, including an advanced PET and model figure, as well as a Cross Fusion figure of Rockman! They aren't available to purchase yet, but Hobby Link Japan has listed the items and their prices on their Axess page, found ((- here -)) 11/15/2003 :: Today's episode of Axess was entitled "Electric Flower Garden!" Please beware of the spoilers below. Today brought back a very fond character for many, Hinoken! Unfortunately I can't give a very detailed description of this episode, as it involved a lot of talking, most of which I couldn't catch the gist of. So the episode summary will be updated once the subbed version is out, which shouldn't be too long at the rate WPP is going. ^_^ Anywho, Hinoken returns from Jawaii. His train trip home is suddenly disrupted when all computers in Densan City are taken over by a plant virus program! Meiru's research at the library is also interrupted, so she sends Roll into her computer to sort out the problem. Sure enough, Netto recieves a call from Meiru, pleading for his help. Roll has dissappeared! As you can guess, the source of the problem is the darkloid Net Navi, Plantman. This guy is COOL. >:D I must find out who voices him, because they do an outstanding job of it. Plantman's seiyuu is one of my favourites thus far in the Axess series. Plantman has taken Roll hostage, and is slowly absorbing her energy to fuel his plants. Rockman tries to stop him, but is quickly overwhelmed. Just when everything looks dim, an old friend returns! It's Heatman! Heatman manages to drive off Plantman temporarily, and Hinoken marks a tracker on him so they can find out where he has fled to. After this, I'm not really sure what is going on. Things move rather quickly, in which the world 3 navis engage Plantman again, and things go horribly wrong. Elecman, Magicman and Coloredman are taken captive, while Heatman becomes damaged beyond repair. Thus Meijin offers Hinoken to transform Heatman's data back into Fireman. Hinoken gives Netto the tracker data he planted on Plantman, so that he and Rockman can go stop his rampage. Netto agrees, and takes off to battle yet again. To see the end result, check out the video clip uploaded to the soul unisons section in the media area. :) Let's just say this...."DOUBLE FIRE ARM!" >:DDDD 11/15/2003 :: While watching Yu-gi-oh this morning, a commercial was played that was announcing all of the KidsWBs shows for next year. Stuck admist X-Men Evolution and Astroboy, was a familiar face. Yes my dear folks, Megaman NT Warrior will be returning. In 2004! 11/14/2003 :: I had planned on updating more than just fanart....then I realized there was a lot of fanart. o.o 32 new submissions, to be precise! I'm so excited that the guest fanart gallery is growing so well. ^_^ Thank you all for your hard work and creative talent! I'd like to welcome 3 new artists to the galleries: Loppi, Liz-chan and somestrangeperson! Also, updates to the regular artists galleries include: TabbyKitsune, PlaguedOne, Gutsman.exe, Cerulfox, Meta, Jen, and PaperAceChase! Keep up the great art, everyone! 11/13/2003 :: The screencaps for episode 6 of Axess are finally up, I had planned on finishing them yesterday but I passed out on nyquil before I could get the html written. >.>; I will work on getting new fanarts up tomorrow! Along with anything else I can accomplish. In the meanwhile, I received the Blues Soul figure today! I must say, it's a lot of fun to mess around with. Sorta like having 2 figures in one....with a lot of pieces to lose along the way. :P Anyways, I uploaded a few digitial pictures of Rockman in and out of armor. Enjoy! http://www.rockman-exe.com/rockman/merchandise/blues_soul1.jpg http://www.rockman-exe.com/rockman/merchandise/blues_soul2.jpg 11/11/2003 :: I didn't get around to the scaps today, I can't stop coughing long enough to pay attention to what I'm doing...>.<; However there is a new chibi up! Check out the disclaimers page for a chibi Ryouko (me!). :P 11/10/2003 :: So I had planned on no update for today...until Heat Man from Planet Mega Man sent me episode summaries for upcoming episodes 7, 8 and 9. ^_^; So the episode summaries for Axess have now been updated! Also, summaries for episodes 2 through 6 have been updated with more info and screencaps. Also new to the episode summaries, I am now including which style changes were used in that episode. I hope everyone finds this informative. ^_^ Episode 6 screencaps will be up tomorrow! 11/9/2003 :: Screencaps for episode 5 of Axess are now up. No update tomorrow, as I have a major test in Astronomy Tuesday morning, plus I have to work. Screencaps from episode 6 of Axess will be up on Tuesday! 11/9/2003 :: BurnerMan EXE has gotten ahold of both the BattlePlaction and Soul Unison figures from Bandai. He's written up a review of the figures, as well as included pictures. Check out his thread on the forum: http://www.kishuku.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6089 As a personal opinion, those of you who managed to get an order in to Toys N Joys early last week, kudos to you. Because if you order them now, you'll be facing their jacked up prices, now that they know that they're popular. The new Advanced PETs have risen $20 in price, and the Figures (ALL of them) have been bumped up $10. There's good customer service for you. If you have the option, I highly reccommend Hobby Link Japan instead. You may have to wait longer, but your checkbook (or your parents) will be thanking you. For the extra you have to pay at Toys N Joys, you could order an extra figure or two from HLJ. Sounds good, ne? 11/8/2003 :: This week's episode of Axess is entitled "The Most Dangerous Ball Game!" and no, it's not baseball. It's bowling! Which could only mean one thing: Bowlman! This episode brought back 2 familiar characters, Higure Yamitarou and Numberman. Higure wins 2 tickets to a bowling alley, and decides to ask Mariko-sensei out on a date. Mariko is excited to go, and invites Netto and Meiru along as well. Once at the bowling alley, Higure sends Numberman into the server so that he can give Higure a strike every time (Higure is very very bad at sports). Unfortunately, Bowlman is not happy with Numberman's intrusion, and knocks him out cold. Bowlman has become unsatisfied as of late, as he wishes to be able to bowl in the real world. Shademan senses his unease, and offers him a dark chip to give him the power he needs in order to affect the real world. Sadly the chip makes Bowlman quite unstable, as he begins to knock down buildings in the real world via net bowling pins in the cyber world. Eventually everyone figures out that Higure is cheating, when Higure gets nothing but strikes, while Netto continually gets zeros. Numberman appears on Higure's PET momentarily, then is cut off due to static. Netto and Rockman decide to plug-in and save Numberman. Bowlman has turned Numberman into a living bowling pin, but Rockman saves him just in time. Bowlman and Rockman have a short battle, then Rockman uses Roll Soul to repel Bowlman's strongest attack. The "Mystery Man" in the shadows decides he's had enough, and engages a dimensional area around the bowling alley. As the usual goes, Bowlman appears in the real world to finish his job. Rockman and Netto use Cross Fusion to thwart his plans, and a battle commenses. Eventually Rockman uses Bowlman's own attacks against him, and the battle is won. Next week brings back yet another familiar face, and introduces another new! Get ready for "Electric Flower Garden!" (translation credit to Heat Man) Now then, go check out the Bowlman clip in the media section. :P 11/7/2003 :: I apologize for the lateness of the Axess episode 5 scaps, they should be up sometime this weekend. I've become very sick over the last 24 hours, thus I've been sleeping most of the day away. Tomorrow's Axess episode 6 update should still up be as planned, though it may be later in the afternoon, depending on what time I wake up. Till then, take care everyone. 11/6/2003 :: I haven't gotten around to re-watching Axess episode 2 yet, so that summary will be updated tommorrow. I came down with a cold yesterday, so between school and work I've been drugged up on nyquil. >.>; I did however, finally get the video clip of Rockman's Aqua Custom style change up. You'll find it in the battles section in the EXE area of the music & movies. Enjoy! 11/4/2003 :: The episode summary for episode 1 of Axess has now been updated with a bit more detail and new screencaps to accompany it. Wolf Pack Productions has also released episode 2 of Axess tonight, so that summary will be edited tomorrow. ^_^ Also for today, I've finally caught up on all of the character bios! Axess bios will be updated as the subbed episodes are released. For today, new bios include: Rush, Chisao Oyama, Gospel, Drillman, Sanukiman, Dream Virus, Shademan, & Beastman! This concludes all of the bios for Season 2. Also, Heat Man from Planet Megaman translated TV Tokyo's summary of the upcoming episode 6 of Axess. ^_^ Up until now there's been a bowling craze in the city. However the mysterious bowler Bowlman from the cyberworld wants to be able to bowl in the real world, and obtains the power to do so thanks to the mysterious man (the shadowy guy who's always sitting). Now in the real world, he designates all the buildings as bowling pins and turns the city into a huge mess! At the same time, Higure invites the yearning Mariko-sensei to bowling with the cooperation ot Netto and Meiru. But with Bowlman being involved, the game takes an unusual turn... 11/2/2003 :: The 3rd volume of the Battle Story manga has now been released. ^_^ I picked up a copy off of ebay today (big thanks to BurnerMan.EXE for finding it!), so keep an eye out for it! Also, Wolf Pack Productions has released the first episode of Axess fansubbed today! Hurry and go download! ^_^ 11/1/2003 :: Another Saturday, another day of Axess! In yesterday's episode, Tohru finally returns to the scene. He and Mariko-sensei have created a new club called the "Onsen (Hot Springs) Club", and so they take Netto, Meiru and Chisao there for a trip! Tamako, operator of Metalman, runs a souvenier shop at the resort. When Netto enters her shop to buy a present for his parents, Tamako notices that he has a Net Navi. She then strikes a deal with Netto: If he wins a Net Battle against her, all his souveniers will be free! But if he loses, he has to buy a LOT of souveniers! Netto, being the stubborn net battler he is, accepts the challange. Thus begins the hilarity in this episode! During Rockman's battle with Metalman, Bubbleman returns to take his revenge. However being the sly navi that he is, he tries to do it from the shadows without being noticed. When Bubbleman's plan goes awry by accident, the sprinklers are set off, disrupting Tamako and Netto's battle. From here on out, Tamako shows up at every opportunity to challange Netto to another battle, each of which keep being interrupted by Bubbleman's mistakes! Tamako even goes so far as to challange Netto while he's in the shower. XD Yes, only REAL net battlers will battle in a skimpy towel! (ie: Netto fangirls will be very happy :P) It seems that Bubbleman is more of comic relief rather than a real villain, as he is made completely a fool throughout this entire episode. Also, something new in this episode was the addition of sound effects during the opening sequence. Next week's episode will be re-introducing some old characters, as well as bringing in one new. Get ready for "The Most Dangerous Ball Game!" (and no, it's not baseball again. :P) Special thanks to Cerulfox for information in the summary, who is lucky enough to be watching Axess right in Japan. :P Also special thanks to HeatMan for the translation of next week's episode title! Rockman's final battle with Metalman has been uploaded to the media section. Enjoy! 10/31/2003 :: Not much new today, due to school and working all day, but I did come across something that I think will make those who ordered the Soul Unison toys very happy. Today I came across an image of one of them in their package, Blues Soul, as seen right ((- here -)) Interestingly enough the figure inside looks just like normal Rockman, so it's confirmed that the soul unision outfit is attached to the original figure. Sort of like 2 figures in 1, ne? ^_^ The new boxart is also quite eye-catching! I have ordered myself both the Blues Soul figure and Netto's Advanced PET, so look for updated information eventually. ^_^ Also, I would like to point out that you must have written permission from #WolfPackProductions to take the lyrics for the Opening and Ending songs from this page. Spicy and Izumi worked very hard on translating these, and have requested that permission be asked before they are posted anywhere else, websites and fansubs included. Thank you. 10/30/2003 :: No more midterms, off from work, no chores....finally some time to work on the site! *hurrahs* I got quite a bit accomplished today. ^_^ Updates include: -Episode 4 screencaps from Axess -Submitted Anime & Game differences (thank you GabeShadow & Ness554!) -New Halloween fanart by TabbyKitsune and Malik-chan! -TabbyKitsune's Blues.exe Halloween Pumpkin in the Spirit Section (and Main Page!) -New Affiliate! "Risen From Falling", a Forte.exe shrine -New Links! "Reploids Among Us" and "Mega Man Legends Station" -New information on the Advances PETs in the Merchandise Section (new seller) -Legal Disclaimer section put up (thanks PMM for your help!) Planet Mega Man posted a new seller for the Advanced PETs! Hobby Link Japan is now offering them for a MUCH cheaper price of around $36! This is an absolutely great deal. I've also tracked down images of the new PETs in their packaging, Netto's can be seen ((- here -)) and Enzan's can be seen ((- here -)) Overall these look really neat, and would be a great addition to any collection. :) Especially if you cosplay! Anyways, that's all for today! I'd like to wish everyone a very happy Halloween. ^_^ If you're dressing up as a Rockman character, take a picture of yourself and send it in, we'd love to add it to the cosplay gallery! Also, if you visit Planet Mega Man tomorrow, be sure to take a peek at the picture of the day! ^_^ *end shameless plug* 10/29/2003 :: Small update for today, as I was at school and work all day long...am so very tired. x_o Axess episode 4 screencaps are about ready to go, so they'll be up tomorrow. Meanwhile, a new fanart of my own of Shun & Shuryou is up in my fanart gallery. :) 10/27/2003 :: After a rather rough day, Rockman.exe Online is now functional again. Apparently a qualm was raised about the manga scans on the site, so my hoster shut it down. After talking with them, it was agreed that the domain would be reinstated if they were removed, and so they have been. I apologize to everyone for the inconvenience, and a bid a fond farewall to the manga scans, I hope you all enjoyed them as long as they lasted. A general information page will be put up in short time, where visistors may get info on where they can purchase the mangas themselves, as well as a short introduction to the basis of the storyline. Again you have my apologies, hopefully this should not happen again. 10/26/2003 :: New fanarts are finally up. ^_^; We welcome new artist Sketch to the galleries! Also, regular artists Jen, Malik, Prime92, Marisa, Maq, and Suraida-chan all have brand new work up, so take the time to browse and see! 10/25/2003 :: New chibi is up! Check out the uber kawaii Shiningman in the lyrics section! ^_^ Also, #WolfPackProductions has released the final episode of the Rockman.exe series, episode 56! A special kudos to all of you and your hardwork, you certaintly deserve much more than we could ever give you in return. Thank you so much, WPP! Good luck in the future, and with Axess! We look forward to seeing it! 10/25/2003 :: Episode 4 of Rockman.exe Axess was quite wonderful, and a real treat for Rockman/Roll and Netto/Meiru fans. Please beware of spoilers below! This episode introduced the new feature of "Soul Unison", which are Rockman's new style changes that are being brought in for BN/EXE 4. At the beginning of this episode, Flashman is causing havoc by illuminating the city's lights to the point where everyone can hardly see. Netto gets a "Net Savior" call from Meijin, and heads off to stop him. Meiru overhears their conversation, learning about Netto's new role of playing hero. Netto plug-ins Rockman at Flashman's location, and the two begin their battle. Meiru sneaks up on Netto, and plug-ins Roll as well. While fighting, Roll unleashes an aqua tower, which Flashman nimbly dodges, causing Rockman to be hit by the attack instead. Netto is forced to plug Rockman out due to excessive damage, while a subdued Roll logs herself out. At the Science Labs, Yuuichirou begins repairs on Rockman. Meiru is depressed that she caused Netto and Rockman to lose the battle, as is Roll. Suddenly Flashman begins his attack again, and shuts down power to the Sci Lab computer, which was repairing Rockman! Meiru and Roll decide to go fight Flashman in order to give Rockman the time he needs to recover. Both Roll and Meiru begin the battle quite well, using some new battle chips for Roll such as spreader gun and her usual tornado attack. However Flashman overwhelmes Roll quite easily, and is on the verge of deleting her when Rockman arrives and saves her just in time. Rockman then attacks Flashman and takes revenge for Roll. Rockman: "This is for Roll-chan!" Netto: "This is for Meiru-chan!" Rockman & Netto: "And this is ours!" After being pummeled by Rockman, Flashman decides to use the power of the "Dark Chip" that was given to him by Shademan. Upon activating it, Flashman becomes consumed by a great deal of power, and begins fighting back against Rockman, quickly turning the tables in his favor. Rockman begins to decompile from his injuries, and Roll re-awakens from her unconscious state after hearing Rockman scream. Shademan aims for Rockman for a final blow, and Roll jumps in front and takes Rockman in her arms to protect him from the blast. This act activates Rockman's new ability, "Soul Unison". Both navis merge, and Rockman takes on Roll's pink color scheme, including boots, gloves, a new vest, pink helmet, and a double array of yellow antennas. Rockman's HP also skyrockets to an incredible amount, allowing him to easily withstand Flashman's oncoming attacks. Rockman is also given a new attack, where his arm morphs into a large pink bow. Rockman: "Roll Arrow!" Rockman's attack easily defeats Flashman, forcing him to log out. After the battle, Roll's symbol suddenly appears on the screen in Netto's PET. Netto and Meiru return back to Yuuichirou, who downloads the symbol onto a battle chip. He hands the chip back to Netto, calling it a "Roll Soul Chip", enabling Rockman to call upon the style change in later battles. Overall this episode was beautiful, and I highly enjoyed it. Normally I won't do such long summaries, but I just couldn't help myself. ^_^; The new video clip of Roll Soul is now included in the media section. Enjoy! Screencaps will be up at a later time. Special thanks to Josuke-kun for helping me translate Rockman & Netto's last line. ^_^;;; 10/24/2003 :: I finally beat X7, using Axl about 95% of the time (take that, X lovers! bwuah!) After spending over 2 hours on the insanity boss fight that is Red, I was about ready to gouge my eyes out with a spork. It is now 2:30am, and I must go to work at 8am. aha....*starts to nod off* Since I have to work all day tomorrow, it is most likely the Axess update for episode 4 will occur in the evening. I was suppossed to be off from work, but ah certain....circumstances arose, so I am needed. Anywho, till tomorrow! *passes out* 10/23/2003 :: Teach me to stay up late scapping every Forte screen in existance. After finally finishing for the night, us peeps in the #RockmanEXEOnline chat came upon a rather amusing discovery. And yes, I am a yaoi fan, deal with it. Ryo|scappingforte: http://www.kishuku.com/ryouko/26.jpg *snirkles evil thoughts* Tabby: ...AUGH Ryo|scappingforte: XDD Tabby: ...Forte has no face stripes Ryo|scappingforte: o.o Izumi: lol! Ryo|scappingforte: dear holy. you're right. Tabby: FORTE FORGOT HIS MAKEUP Ryo|scappingforte: XDD Izumi: XDDDDDDD Tabby: THERE'S PROOF IT'S MAKE UP! I KNEW IT Ryo|scappingforte: too busy with thoughts of--*gets bricked* This daily dose of fangirly exe humor has been brought to you by the EXE sisters Ryouko, Tabby, and Izumi. *bows* 10/23/2003 :: New chibi of the much neglected Iceman is now up in the Episode Summaries section! ^_^ Thanke, Tabby-kins! *huggles* Fanart will be uploaded sometime...soon. With a midterm this morning, and a rough day at work, my brain has turned to pudding....must....sleep.... 10/22/2003 :: The screencaps for episode 3 of Axess are now up. Enjoy! On the same note, please do not e-mail me asking me how to get ahold of the Axess episodes. Please be kind and wait for #WolfPackProductions to release their subtitled version. Tomorrow I will get up new fanart, and the next chibi by TabbyKitsune! ^_^ 10/20/2003 :: For the next week I'm going to be in the process of being beaten down by two very evil midterms, so please forgive the slow updates until they are over with (approximately a week from tomorrow). In the meantime, I've uploaded 2 new fanarts of my own, which can be found in my gallery. Hopefully I should have Axess 03 screencaps up tomorrow or Wednesday! 10/18/2003 :: Today's episode of Rockman.exe Axess introduced the evil navi Bubbleman, who ended up being as annoying as I thought he'd be (saying "puku!" at the end of every. single. sentance. >.<;;) The mishap that Bubbleman causes in attempting to overflow all of the world's toilets (now there's a goal for you), brings Netto to his first job as a Net Savior. Unfortunately, not all is well between Netto and Rockman, as they are both on a very short temper fuse throughout most of the episode. When they attempt Cross Fusion, it utterly fails and Netto reverts back to normal, which proves that both Navi and Human must be completely synchronized for Cross Fusion to succeed. Anyways, in all good anime manner, Netto and Rockman resolve their differences, and eventually send Bubbleman hightailing it back to Shademan's "castle". New clips are now in the battles section of the Axess area of movies, so check them out! Please note that not all of these clips will be permanant, some will be removed later on to make room for new ones. In the preview for episode 4, the Soul Unison is revealed. If you'd like to see for yourself whom Rockman merges with, click ((- here -)) I for one will be counting the minutes until episode 4 airs, I'm so excited. >:D 10/17/2003 :: Quite a few new lovely fanarts have been added to the various guest galleries! I'd like to welcome new work by regular artists Meta, Prime92, Cerulfox, Jen, Klonoa, Laura and Eddie, and also welcome newcomer GutsmanEXE! Also, a late Anniversary gift from Master-sama has been added to the gifts section. ^_^;; (gomen! gomen!) Also, 3 new pictures have been added to the spirit section, donated by Doug and Rick. ^_^ 10/16/2003 :: 65 new screencaps are now up from Axess episode 2! ^_^ I apologize again for the delay, the video problem shouldn't happen again now that I know what I'm doing. :P Anywho, fanarts will be put up tomorrow, along with whatever else I get accomplished. See you then! 10/15/2003 :: Konbanwa, minna-san! I'm sure most of your are enjoying your fresh new copy of X7 today, I know I am! I've nailed down 5 out of 8 bosses...which is a miracle for me since I suck at the X series. :P but it's so much fun! Anywho, I apologize for the delay in the Axess 02 screencaps. They will be put up tomorrow, I have been experiencing difficulties in re-encoding the video, since the original had a very scewed video size (it looked like widescreen, so it was stretched out). The problem has finally been resolved, but as I speak it will take 3 hours to encode, and it's already past 10pm. So they will most definately be up tomorrow, and with a corrected video size no less, so no fat Rockman! XD In much more exciting news, two new Soul Styles were revealed in the new CoroCoro magazine! These have been announced to be Roll Soul and Aqua Soul! Squee, Rockman's so....pink! XD They also mention that the Cross Fusion technique, is indeed solely made for the anime, confirming what I had suspected. For more new news on EXE4, Soul Styles, and the upcoming toys, please visit either Planet Mega Man or Mega Man Network! Thanks to both of these guys for the info and images! 10/13/2003 :: With midterms arriving this week and next, updates will run a little slow for the time being. However I should have screencaps from Axess episode 2 up tomorrow. :) In the meantime, check out some fun pictures of a very talented Japanese cosplay group, that Anna came across! Page 1 (Forte! Elecman-sama!) Page 2 (Ohoho...kudos to the Glyde!) Page 3 (eeiii! It's the APRON! *hails*) Page 4 (Shun-chan!) Page 5 (Blues receives plenty of love :D) This group's main cosplay site can be found at: http://www5b.biglobe.ne.jp/~buresan/photo/index.html. Check them out! They also do cosplays from other series such as Gundam Seed, Ragnarok, and Get Backers. ^_^ 10/12/2003 :: The summary for episode 49 is now available. Please beware that it does contain spoilers, so view at your own risk. Also, #WolfPackProductions has released episodes 54 and 55 today! 55 is one of my favourites, being entirely about Enzan and Blues. :D "Shak-in! Shak-in!" 10/11/2003 :: In episode 2 of Rockman.exe Axess, a little more information about Cross Fusion is revealed. For starters, Rockman can no longer use his style changes from the second season. Also, Netto and Rockman can only use Cross Fusion when they are inside a Dimensional Area (where the net and the real world fuse together, which is created by projectiles being put into the ground and creating a dome around the affected area). The fusion also saps a great deal of energy out of Netto, but the more they use it, it seems the more he's able to bear it (he keeps from passing out the second time). Also, you may have realized in the first episode, that Netto could not use battle chips while in Cross Fusion. Now however, he learns that if he imputs the chips into the PET before fusing with Rockman, he can use them after their transformation is complete. Also, Netto is officially appointed "Net Saviour" at the end of this episode, which I assume gives him special rank like that of a Net Agent. So now I'll quit rambling, and put up the clip of this week's battle! Beastman returns to exact a little revenge on Rockman. Next week, Bubbleman! Special thanks to Josuke for providing RM.EXE Online with the raw of this episode. *big huggles* Thank you for all your hard work! 10/10/2003 :: Summaries for episodes 47 and 48 are now up. :) Episodes 49 through 51 are currently in the middle of being written. With so much plot being revealed in these last 3 episodes, it's taking me awhile to get it all sorted out and described correctly. But they will be up soon. ^_^; Meanwhile, look out for some new fun Axess stuff this weekend! 10/9/2003 :: The lyrics have been updated, with a few small errors fixed and the missing line in the OP now translated. Thanks bunches, Izumi and Spicy! *huggles* I've been catching up on my sleep the last day or so. >.>; Last weekend wore me out...and I wish to be fresh and ready for new Axess updates this coming weekend. :) *yawns* Oyasumi nasai. @_@ 10/7/2003 :: Unfortunately I'm way too worn out tonight to write episode summaries, so I will save that for later when I am more coherant. I do however, have the lyrics and translations for the new opening and ending songs of Rockman.exe Axess! Special thanks to Izumi and SpicyMarmalade for these new additions. ^_^ Arigatou~nya! *huggles* 10/6/2003 :: As promised, today's update is devoted entirely to Axess! Approximately 120 screencaps are now available, all taken from an unsubbed high quality avi! Every week we will be updating screencaps from each new episode of Axess, so keep checking back! The opening and ending videos have also been replaced with better quality versions. The cross fusion clip will be replaced with a subbed version once it is released, so hold tight! Also new to that section are the mp3s of the opening and endings! Once the full versions are released on cd, those will be added as well. I would like to extend a very special thank you to my dear friend Izumi and the crew of #WoldPackProductions for their help and support, you guys are so wonderful! *big huggles* More Axess content will be forthcoming tomorrow, as well as new EXE second season episode summaries. Until then, oyasumi nasai. ^_^ 10/5/2003 :: Planetman's bio is now up in the bad guys section. :) I've been doing a lot of site work today, but it isn't ready to post yet. I will however, have some new fun Axess goodies for tomorrow. See you then. ^^ 10/4/2003 :: I have finally seen the wonder that is Rockman.exe Axess, and all I can say is that it kicks ass! It was all definately worth the wait. The movies and music section has now been reopened, and now includes new clips from Axess! Check it out! Special thanks to Josuke and Starman for spending their time in hunting down the raw of this episode. ^_^; Kudos to you guys and your hard work! 10/3/2003 :: TV Tokyo has FINALLY opened their section for Rockman.exe Axess (figures they wait until the DAY it airs to put it up. >.<;), and some new info was revealed! Much thanks to Heat Man from PMM for translating! All of the characters retain the same voice seiyuus from the first two series, while some of the more main characters have been confirmed to be returning. Some of those characters include Netto, Rockman, Roll, Meiru, Chisao, Yuuichirou, Mariko-sensei, Blues, and Meijin. The new opening and closing themes have also been listed! The opening is named Futatsu no Mirai (Two Futures), while the ending is called Hikari Todoku Basho (Place Where Light Reaches). Most exciting to note though, is that the new ending is sung by Netto and Rockman! Finally, these two get a song of their own! (It finally happened, Marisa-san! Izumi-san! Yatta!) As soon as I get ahold of the raw of this episode, I will be posting video clips of the new endings and openings, as well as the new Cross Fusion technique. So keep your eyes peeled! Today is the day, the beginning of Rockman.exe Axess! 10/2/2003 :: Ever wanted to see a live action Megaman that DOESN'T look like it came from a pre-schooler's imagination? Check out this very nifty preview film that was put together by a group of college students! Megaman - The Live Action Movie Being a film & video major myself in college at the present moment, all I can say is that this KICKS ASS. What they accomplished is very hard to do when you don't have professional funding. So kudos to you guys, keep it up! 10/1/2003 :: Summaries for episodes 45 and 46 are now available! Also, new chibi is up! Check out the voice seiyuus page for a very cute chibi Scott McNeil. XD 9/30/2003 :: The winners for this month's Tri-Monthly Contest have now been announced! Visit the contest page to see the results. ^_^ Congrats to the winners, and thank you to everyone one entered! 9/30/2003 :: Courtesy of TV Tokyo, we now have a first look preview of Rockman.exe Axess! In the clips featuring a preview of the show, we see shots of Shademan and Beastman, two new navis being introduced to the anime. The animation in itself looks supurb, featuring smooth quality and a lot of detail. If you listen closely, you can also hear the new theme song playing in the background. ^_^ Thanks to Planet Megaman for finding this info! Netto: "Synchro Chip, Slot In!" Rockman & Netto: "Cross Fusion!" Also, #WolfPackProductions has released episodes 45 and 46 of Rockman.exe fansubbed! Get them while they're fresh! 9/29/2003 :: Napalmman's bio is now up and available! Unfortunately the contest results are still not ready.....(Jean-chan, where'd you run off to?) So I have posted all of the entries, where you can pass the time by reading them! ((- Click Here -)) Good news is that I am applying for a new job, that has much better hours, so I will have more time to work on the site. >.>;; *prays she gets it* 9/28/2003 :: Unfortunately, the last judge is still not quite done, and I must head to bed to get some rest. Hopefully if all goes well, the results will be posted tomorrow. In the meantime, go have a good laugh at yet another victom of bandwidth stealing embarrasment: You tell em Forte-sama! Lay the smackdown! 9/27/2003 :: Remember kids, stealing is bad! 9/27/2003 :: We should be able to post the results and winners of the Fan Fiction contest tomorrow evening. :) I apologize for the long week, it took us longer than expected to review all of the entries. So hopefully, I should be able to announce the final results tomorrow. ^_^; 9/26/2003 :: I am -very- excited to announce that episode summaries for the first 4 episodes of Rockman.exe Axess are now available! A very big thank you goes out to Heatman from Planet Megaman for finding these, and translating them! Check out the episode summaries section to take a look! The summary for EXE episode 44 is also now available. :) Capcom has also made a new special page just for Axess, which has been added to the links section. I've also updated the main page with a new graphic, made for me by the crew of Planet Megaman and Plug-in! Thank you, Heatman, Dark Napalm and Chase-kun! *hugs* Rockman.exe Axess premieres in exactly one week from today, let the fun begin! 9/25/2003 :: Yay, I'm officially test free for the rest of the week! Did well in Astronomy, and crash bombed in Statistics. Yesh, I am an Art major, not a Math. :P It should be illegal to make Art majors take math. >.<;;;;; Anywho! Fanart update is completed as promised. ^_^ Many new Anniversary pictures are in the gift section! Also, I'd like to welcome new artists Manic.exe, Uber Nostrum, Klonoa and Eddie to the galleries! Regular artists Doug, Tabby Kitsu, and Prime92 have also had new pieces added. ^_^ Check them out! Last but not least, #WolfPackProductions has released episode 44 of EXE! Episode summary will be up sometime soon, as well as Napalmman's character bio. #WPP has also noted that they will be subbing Rockman.exe Axess, which is great news to all of us! 9/24/2003 :: Thank you so much to everyone who wished my site and staff a Happy Anniversary this week! ^_^ *big huggles all around* I received many wonderful fanart gifts, which I will post in the massive fanart update tomorrow. ^_^ I would do so tonight, but I have two very wretched exams tomorrow in class...so...*twitches* Wish me luck. ^_^;; *grumbles about statistics and astronomy* 9/22/2003 :: Just a small update tonight, as I've been spending most of the day reviewing all of the contest entries. Kudos to Izumi and Scarab for tracking down a picture of a cosplayer portraying our favourite evil canine, Gospel! ^_^ Check it out in the cosplay & spirit section, it can't be missed! 9/22/2003 :: Today begins Rockman.exe Online's weeklong celebration of it's 1st year anniversary! Last year on September 24th, Rockman.exe Online opened its doors to the public. I'd like to say a big thank you to all of my visitors and staff members, you all are so wonderful. ^_^ Lets toast to yet another fun year of Rockman.exe! Site updates are coming tonight, but for now enjoy the new main site and forum images. ^_^ 9/21/2003 :: I wish to extend a very special thank you to all of those whom took the time to enter this month's contest. I received 17 wonderful stories, which will be a great joy to read! There has been a slight change in the judges, as two new ones have been added to this list so that all of the entries will be judged very accuratly. All of the judges include myself, RubyChan, Jean and Nobi-chan. The winner will hopefully be announced within a week or so, please give us time to carefully go over each entry. Thank you again everyone, and good luck! 9/20/2003 :: Thanks to Kevin I now know a few other roles that Lan's english dub actor has portrayed, including Kohaku from Inu-Yasha (Sango's younger brother). This is quite true, as the last few episodes had Kohaku in them, and indeed the voice is the same. ^_^; (though it's quite odd hearing Lan's voice saying "Now it's time for you to die" o.o;;) I uploaded a new fanart of my own, of Gate from X6. :D (why is there so little Gate-love out there?!) Also, chapter 53 of "Steal Your Chip!" is up! The artist is currently very busy with college entrance exams, so that is the reason for the slow progress, however it is still moving. ^_^ Also, fixed Gauss' first name, as it was Magnets and not Midas. Gomen! ^_^; 9/19/2003 :: ....it would help if I actually UPDATED the updates page. >.< Mou, I hate it when I do that. Anywho, for those submitting entries for the contest, you have until midnight tomorrow night! (Saturday the 20th). Good luck to you all! As for site updates, a new hilarious video clip is up in the "scenes" portion of the media section. A new otakon photo was also uploaded to the spirit section, kudos to Izumi for finding it. ^^ Some new links were also added, as well as a new affiliate, Maq's Hunter Hide-Out! *waves to Maq* The episodes list has also been updated with the rest of the episode titles for season two, and a section has been added for Axess which is due to air in October. Last but not least, Paper Ace Chase's site "Plug-In!" has been brought back to life! Check out his updated link in the affiliates section. ^_^ 9/17/2003 :: Not much for tonight, as I had school and work to suck up my time. I did however come across some new official art for Rockman.EXE 4. Checkers it out ((- here -)) *eye twitches* You'd think by the 4th game they'd use some NEW images of the characters...not resused ones. >.>; 9/16/2003 :: The guest fanart section has been given a complete overhaul and makeover. Things are now much more organized, and all those who have submitted more than one fanart have been given their own little galleries. ^^ Hopefully this will make browsing much much easier and faster for everyone! I also put up a section just for the fanart that has been given to me as gifts. ^_^ Thank you so much, everyone! *big huggles* Also, new chibi is now up! Check out the Rock & Roll section. ^_^ 9/14/2003 :: The Rockman & Roll section has finally been updated, after remaining static for so very long. ^^; Now including scenes from the whole series! Also, please remember that the fanfic contest ends on September 20th! Keep those submissions coming! ^_^ 9/13/2003 :: Nothing new for today, as I had company over until quite late, but in the meantime why doesn't everyone give a big howdy to megaman.worldgb.com for ripping off half my site images and hard work! Yes, thank you so much. >.<;;;;; I just love seeing all the staff members hard work (as well as my own) being taken WITHOUT PERMISSION and given no credit whatsoever... 9/12/2003 :: As promised, new fanarts are up. ^_^ Check out the 5 newest submissions on guest page 6! Also, I'd like to extend a huge thank you to Dark Napalm, Heatman and Paper Ace Chase who made me a very kickass website graphic to put up on the main page. ^_^ It will debut the week that Rockman.exe Axess premieres, so keep an eye out! 9/12/2003 :: I would like to thank Dark Napalm for providing the scans in yesterdays update! Thank you so very much. ^_^ Some new fanart will be up tonight, along with whatever else I can think of. *just woke up* x.o;; *runs off to class* 9/11/2003 :: Thanks to Heatman from Planet Mega Man, we have some new insight on EXE 4 due to be released in Japan on December 12th, and the new anime Rockman.exe Axess which begins October 4th! In December, two versions of Rockman.exe 4 will be released, much like EXE 3. The two versions will be called Red Sun and Blue Moon, each of which will feature unique Soul-Styles. The Red version will include Fire-Soul, Guts-Soul and Search-Soul, while the Blue version will host Number-Soul, Metal-Soul, and Blues-Soul. Also mentioned is that each version will include 3 other Soul-Styles that will remain a mystery until you play the game. Also pictured (ever so tiny) is a new navi boss "Sparkman". http://www.rockman-exe.com/rockman/new/soul_styles.jpg http://www.rockman-exe.com/rockman/new/soul_styles2.jpg http://www.rockman-exe.com/rockman/new/soul_unision.jpg http://www.rockman-exe.com/rockman/new/red_blue.jpg The ad also mentions a new feature in EXE 4, which may possibly be the "Full Synchro" between a Navi and Human, which is something that the manga has been including in its storyline. In that case, both human operator and the Navi can merge their spirits and fight together, but both take damage and feel the pain in return. Whether or not this is the actual case in EXE 4 is yet unknown. http://www.rockman-exe.com/rockman/new/full_synchro.jpg Also interesting of note is a new "Tournament mode", in which you can play out a tournament style scenario. In fact the full titles for the games are "Tournament Red Sun" and "Tournament Blue Moon". Also, new battle chips are being introduced, one of which includes a new "Vulcan" chip which is much like a machine gun. A new character is also brought in by the name of "Django", who can be seen behind Rockman's image in the scan below. This is quite interesting, as Django is the main character from the new GBA game entitled "Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand". Django is a vampire hunter, so perhaps his role in EXE4 has something to do with Shademan whom is a vampire Navi. http://www.rockman-exe.com/rockman/new/battle_chips.jpg Some new pictures of the highly anticipated new toy line have also been released, mostly of the new style of PET and the cool Soul-Unision styles which have been spotted at Hobby Link Japan's online store (see previous update). Like the previous versions of the PET, both a red (Enzan's) and blue (Netto's) version will be released, though once again both contain Rockman inside. Funny enough, it seems like chibi versions of Blues and Rockman figures will also be released (cuute!) There are also 6 high-quality standee figures being released, though I can't tell if they'll be sold as a set or individually. Characters included are Rockman, Roll, Fireman, Woodman, Blues, and Gutsman. http://www.rockman-exe.com/rockman/new/pet_toys.jpg http://www.rockman-exe.com/rockman/new/models.jpg Next up, some information on Rockman.exe Axess (and yes, it is Axess, not Access like we had thought previously). In the scan below, the new logo has been revealed, as well as an interesting new Style Change for Rockman, which shockingly looks like a fusion between him and Netto (entitled "Cross Fusion"). Apparantly this is a feature that will remain exclusive to the anime. This shall be quite interesting to see as the series begins on October 4th in Japan. http://www.rockman-exe.com/rockman/new/cross_fusion.jpg http://www.rockman-exe.com/rockman/new/rockman_axess.jpg http://www.rockman-exe.com/rockman/new/netto_axess.jpg Overall both EXE 4 and Rockman.exe Axess look like a new and exciting addition to the already stellar EXE storyline and gaming experience. Should any more info become available I will be sure to relay it along. ^^ Last but not least are scans of a poster promoting Rockman.exe Axess, and the cover of the booklet from which this info came from. Stay tuned, folks! http://www.rockman-exe.com/rockman/new/poster.jpg http://www.rockman-exe.com/rockman/new/booklet.jpg A big thank you to Heatman from Planet Mega Man for giving Rockman.exe Online the privilege of revealing this new and exciting information. We all look forward to Planet Mega Man's reopening, good luck! 9/11/2003 :: New chibi up! (BALEETED!) Check out the uber cute Wily on the Bad Guys section. ^_^ More updates tonight when I return home from work. Storming now, must flee. *runs away* 9/9/2003 :: Updates should be kicking back to normal again, now that my video is completed and my internet connection has been reinstated. x.o; *eyes her computer* Kudos to Kev and Gabe Shadow for new "Differences" submissions! That section has now been updated. Also, as promised, my video is now available for download: Click here to go download! 9/7/2003 :: Yes, my music video is finally finished. It shall be up soon to download. In the meantime, I give a very big kudos to Yusef for finding some new EXE toy goodies! Say hello to new EXE 4 (Rockman.exe Axess) style changes and weapon-launching goodness! Click here to see the new stchuff! 9/5/2003 :: New chibi up on the Good Guys section (CUUUURRYY! *snirkles with Tabby*) ^_^ Also, the spoilers section in the "music and videos" has been updated with two new clips. One of Bugstyle Rockman, and the other is the Gospel Arc season finale. Please do not visit that section unless you wish to be spoiled on what happens, so don't rant at me in e-mail saying "You ruined the ending for me, you ev~il woman!" >:O Anywho, enjoy the insanenss. :D 9/3/2003 :: No, I am not dead. Just very overworked. I have a couple of days off now, so things should be getting back into gear. TV Tokyo now has a notice up about the premiere of the new EXE series, which they entitled "Rockman.exe Axess" I don't know if this is an engrish typo or not, as we thought it would be "Access", so who knows. What I wouldn't give for some more info on this series. Anywho, I have finally watched the end to Season 2. Bug Style Rockman is frightening. The ending doth kick much ass, you all will not be dissappointed, I gaurantee that. Should have some video clips up this weekend, hurrah. 9/1/2003 :: Have updated the differences page with two new submissions from Gabe Shadow and another kind soul whom I lost your e-mail. >.>;; Please e-mail me and I will credit you. ;_; I have also updated the Credits & Staff page (now Hinoken-sama can stop badgering me. ;D) Also, Malik-chan somehow found my interview with Capcom, in which they asked me about my artwork and gaming fandom. ^_^ Check it out! http://www.capcom.com/newsletter/0903anne_interview.html I realize updates are coming slow the past couple of days, and I apologize. I currently have 2 minutes out of 4 accomplished in my music video, and it's coming along nicely (or so the few peeps who have seen it so far say :P). I'd like to extend a very heart-warmed thank you to Hinoken, Josuke and Izumi-chan for providing me unsubbed video in the wee hours last night, I truly appreciate your help. @_@ Now back to work....*twitches* 8/30/2003 :: Two new chibis are up, thanks to Tabby! Check out the contest and faq pages. ^_^ Also, the new style of the PET has been added to the merchandise section, since Toys-n-Joys is now taking orders for it for a whopping $70. What I wouldn't give for a non-overpriced american store to carry the PETs. >.<;; An interesting tid-bit of info that I read in the latest Anime Insider magazine, an official from the KidsWB stated that the "NT" in Megaman NT Warrior does infact stand for "Network Transmission". This sounds just a bit odd, since it would make the full title "Megaman Network Transmission Warrior", but hey, to each his own. 8/29/2003 :: Gomen for the lack of updates. ¬.¬; Homework got the best of me last night. I've also began production on a new EXE music video, which I've accomplished about a minute of out of 4 total. Will be nifty indeedy....;) Or at least I hope so. Anywho, new updates shall come tomorrow. Must sleep now before brain explodes of extreme overdose of bishyness of watching Blues on a motercyle. *coff*coff* Episode 47 rox0rs my sox0rs. XD 8/28/2003 :: Hurrah, another fanart with Rockman in it won this month's contest at Capcom! Congrats, Dana! In awhile we should see who wins the top Grand Prize for the 3rd Quarter of the year (they will win a video game of their choice). Somehow me thinks the Devil May Cry piece will win, but one can always have hope. :P More updates to the site coming later tonight, but for now: ELFIE! *runs away to watch her Two Towers dvd that's been sitting neglected for 3 days* 8/27/2003 :: Finally had a day off from work, thus I got site-stuff accomplished! Huzzah and stchuff. @_@ Anywho, new guest fanart submissions are up on page 5! and to accompany two of the recent entries, I have also put up a new video clip in the "Scenes" section, from episode 38. ^_^ and last but certaintly not least, the Contest page has finally been updated, and this month's contest has been announced! Get your pens ready, and let the competition begin! 8/26/2003 :: New chibi! Check out the very scary (but cute!) Saito-sama on the message board page. ^_^ I was going to do more updates, but then I got sucked into singing for the forum. MARISA, I BLAME YOU! *shakes fist* Two hours just sorta...flew by. @_@ Ah well, new updates tomorrow! http://www.kishuku.com/ryouko/install_heart2.wav 8/26/2003 :: Seems the forum is back into working order again. Will update stuff when I get home from work tonight. @_@ So tired....*passes out* 8/26/2003 :: For those who visit the forum, I apoligize for the down time. This is either an issue of server problems, or hacking. I've contacted my hoster in hopes of having the problem resolved, one way or another. 8/25/2003 :: Added 3 new fanarts of my own to the fanart gallery (Ryouko's). Today marked the beginning of my 4th year of College, and it hit off with a good start, as one of my art professors is now a rabid Yu-gi-oh nut, thus making our final project where we get to design our own Yu-gi-oh Japanese cards. *snirkles* Anime...it's infiltrating EVERYWHERE! BWUAH! *coffcoff* Anywho, I will get the contest page up this week. Just need to work out some of the details (thank you RubyChan!) and sorts. Will also work on NT Warrior summaries. Things are going so slow with no new episodes as of late to cover EXE wise...@_@ Can't wait until RM.EXE Access starts up! Hurrah! 8/24/2003 :: 3rd chibi is now up. XD BEEEEEEEEEEEF! Check out the credits & site staff page! 8/23/2003 :: Steal Your Chip comic has been updated with #'s 49 through 52! I've also added the characters Kyuuta and Leagueman to the good guys section. I don't know if they'll ever show up in the series again, but I thought I'd include them anyways. Also, the NT Warrior episode summaries are starting to surface, please check out the updated NT Warrior section to read Scarab's very detailed summaries! More are on the way. ^_^ 8/22/2003 :: I've cleaned up the link list a bit, as well as have added some new additions. Also, for anyone wondering, this site will be continuing it's EXE coverage into the new series Rockman.exe Access, which will begin airing in Japan this October. EXE for everyone, hurrah! and no, I do not know when subbed episode 44 will be released. Please quit e-mailing me about it. @_@ 8/22/2003 :: The second chibi is now up, this time on the links & affiliates page. ^_^ Cute little grumpy Elecman-sama! *pets* 8/21/2003 :: As promised, 2 new fanarts of Forte are up on Guest page 5. ^_^ 8/21/2003 :: Yee, the very first chibi has been completed for the site, done by the very skilled and talented Tabby! Thank you, Tabby-kins! *huggles* Many more are yet to come, so keep an eye out. ^_^ Some new fanart will be uploaded tonight, as soon as I finish paper mache-ing my Ciel helmet. @_@ Ah, and the News Archives list has been moved to the bottom of the page. *points* 8/19/2003 :: Gomen for the lack of updates the past couple of days. x_o However soon I will have up the next contest, as well as more photos from Otakon, and fanart to add as well. I'm also working on the NT Warrior summaries (screencapping them takes the longest, but visual aids do so help). I've also happened to start on my next cosplay costume, which shall be Ciel from Rockman Zero. I began helmet costruction tonight. ^_^ Ciel shall debut at cons in 2004, along with the cast of Rockman Zero at Otakon 2004! 8/17/2003 :: My japanese seiyuu (voice actor) cast list is now complete! (hurrah! hurrah!) Again special thanks to Heatman from Planet Megaman for helping me find those that I was missing. New seiyuus updated include Haruka Hikari, Daisuke, Quickman, Magicman, Forte, Midas Gauss, Magnetman, Airman, Toadman, Heatman and Meijin Eguchi! 8/16/2003 :: >.>...........<.<.........if anyone has any idea as to where one may be able to purchase the Rockman.exe minature figure gashapon set (2 of Rockman, Netto, Skullman, Shadowman, Blues, Elecman & Roll), I would be much appreciative. Also, this month's new contest will be beginning soon. I have a very coolies prize for this one, yes indeedy! 8/16/2003 :: Rest easy, I have not forgotten about NT Warrior edits. They will be coming this week as I catch up with everything. Now that the series is off the air until later this fall, I can quit being so behind with other things on this site. Also for those who have not yet heard, the new Rockman.exe series scheduled to begin this October over in Japan, will be given the new name "Rockman.exe Access", and will be relating directly to EXE (Battle Network) 4, which includes a new PET style (think a flip-out cel phone) and Rockman's new navi based style changes. 8/15/2003 :: Yesh, they are finally finished and ready! Check out the Otakon 2003 page located within the cosplay & spirit section to find the now functional movies link. Enjoy the crazy insaneness that are Rockman cosplayers. The diary is coming slowly, but it is coming eventually. 8/14/2003 :: Tiredness is finally catching up with me. Brain cannot function. Caffine no longer has any effect. x_o I only have two video clips left to make. They shall all be uploaded in zee morning. Ryouko must catch up on much needed sleep and rest. *passes out* 8/13/2003 :: $75 poorer for a video cable, and 5 painstaking hours later, I've finally mastered video transferring and encoding so I have OTAKON VIDEO CLIPS. Unfortunately they take a slow-ass time to encode, thus I have only finished one so far. and it's 3am. and I have to work all day again tomorrow. Will finish the rest soon, now that I know what I'm doing. x_o;; *twitches* 8/13/2003 :: All of my pictures are finally up and ready to go. I'm hoping to finish up writing my diary of the con tonight, and get it typed up. Sadly I must wait until this Saturday before I can go find a cable for my video camera so I can get the footage I shot up online (don't have a day off from work until then. >.<). I will say though that some of the great clips to come will include Beta Sword fights, dancing Forte and Blues, and EVERYONE singing karokee. ;D You can find the link to the Otakon 2003 page listed in the Cosplay & Spirit section. Enjoy! Also, a HUGE thank you to HeatMan for sending me a list of every single one of the voice seiyuus I had been missing! Those will be going up by the end of the week! 8/11/2003 :: I am home once again. Otakon 2003 was an absolute blast, and the Rockman cosplay gathering was a huge success! I will have the gallery of photos up and ready to be posted tomorrow. :) 8/6/2003 :: The time has finally come, and I'm ready to leave for Otakon 2003 in Baltimore, Maryland! I will be taking lots and lots of pictures at the Rockman cosplay gathering, as well as getting everything on video film. ^_^ So hopefully I will be able to sport some video clips from the event on this site! Anyways, I will see everyone again Monday night when I return. ^_^ To everyone else who is also going, I will see ya'll there! And Blues, your hair is MINE! *snirkles* 8/5/2003 :: As promised, new fanarts are up on guest page 5. :) 8/5/2003 :: Since the updates page was getting insanely long I decided to chop it off and add those to the archives, which can be found at the top of this page. I've also updated the seiyuu page with the rest of the japanese actors! I find it very....scary to see that Shuryou Gospel is voiced by the same actress who plays Mariko-sensei. ^_^;; Overall the cast for the second season is done by a very talented group, many of them worked on big name animes such as Ayashi no Ceres, Trigun, and Fushigi Yuugi! Some new guest fanarts will be uploaded tonight when I get home from work. :) For now though, I am still missing a couple of seiyuus for these certain characters: -Forte -Daisuke -Quickman -Magicman -Haruka Hikari -Airman -Toadman -Meijin Eguchi -Midas Guass -Magnetman -Heatman If anyone at all can help me out in finding out who these characters are voiced by in the Japanese version, please let me know! I would really like to complete my list of seiyuus if at all possible. Old News Archives ((- 2003 pt. 2 --- 2003 pt. 1 --- 2002 -)) Rockman.exe Online has been created to help other fans have a decent source of information and media on this great anime series. If you find any errors in this site, or would like add anything, please don't hesitate to e-mail me! Thank you all, and enjoy your stay.