Admittedly, the only Mega Man games I have played were the originals back on the NES, but seeing Megaman/Rock as a regular looking guy drew me to the book. Why was he human now? What was going on? Is he still fighting? I see his helmet there. Is this Mega/Rock or is this a new scientist working with Dr. Light?

The truth, actually drew me in more. Yes, this is Rock. Yes, he looks human, but he is still a robot, albeit with a newer adult chassis, he has hung up his mega buster for a dentists toolset, as he works to be what he was meant to be originally, a helper bot.

In this world, Dr. Light retired, and Wiley hung up his labcoat, however the robots of the games are still here, and have personalities and lives of their own, just trying to get by. We see Mega/Rock trying to play peacekeeper with his old foes, meeting up and talking things out, gone are the days of pounding and copying powers, now its time to let the robots be themselves.

Interestingly enough we see several old foes working menial jobs that utilize their unique skillsets. From one robot being a snow blower for a winter wonderland, another a stage magician, and another being influencer, some have had an easier time than others, highlighting an issue humans and robots have, becoming obsolete.

Under the surface we also see what has happened to those obsolete robots, destruction. Giving rise to tensions in the world between those robots working towards a place to belong, and those who are tired of fighting to belong.

Mega/Rock goes around and tries to bring about peace, but as the story goes on, he may be forced to take back up his buster and take to fighting yet again.

Overall, a fun read, beautiful art, and an interesting take on what happens as times change and needs change with it. I can't wait to see what comes next.

Thank you Udon and NetGalley for the ARC of Mr. Mega Man Vol. 1. I will be keeping an eye out for Vol 2!

In the year 20xx, everything has changed. Dr. Light and Dr. Wily have both retired and there is peace. The robots with cognitive circuits that allow them to talk to humans and have feelings of their own are having a bit of an existential crisis. All they are trying to do is find their place in this new world of peace. Even Rock aka Mega Man works at Light Dental Clinic as a dentist. Mega Man is still seen as a beacon of hope and peace. Many of his robot friends look toward him for advice. Read on to watch how these pivotal video game characters act and react when they must exist in a more peaceful world.

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I still lament the loss of the Archie Sonic and Mega Man comic runs. The latter is especially egregious, since it wrapped up a great adaptation of the mainline games in a three-issue epilogue that left me longing for another shot at the Mega Man comic universe. Thankfully, Mr. Mega Man is here to fill that void and does it perfectly.

In a world where Dr. Wily goes to jail, Mega Man and the Robot Masters have resigned to live peaceful lives away from the action. Going by his real name now, Rock becomes a dentist with his receptionist sister Roll while helping Dr. Light. Throughout the volume, Rock and Roll visit different robots from the previous games to see how they’re settling in.

While some of the “where are they now” sections seem logical (Cut Man becomes a barber, Guts Man works in construction), others are just plain weird (Wood Man becomes a local god, Pharoah Man works as a chef alongside Flame Man). It goes to show just how well or maladjusted robots can be once their primary purpose goes up in smoke. Even some characters (like the Mega Man Killer Enker) have an existential crisis when considering a world without the peacemaker Mega Man. However, the peaceful starts to unravel with the threat of a new uprising coming. Will Mega Man forgo his vow of pacifism to save the day?

This series explores the humanity of the series’ characters in a way we haven’t seen them before and creates a well thought out slice-of-life series. Here, the human/robot class divide is apparent, some view robots as subhuman and untrustworthy. After all, a ton of them malfunctioned due to Wily’s ways and it’s justified that some may view robots with hostility. Mixed with excellent art that combines the cartoony proportions of the Robot Masters with the realistic humans (and Rock and Roll), this all hammers in the fact that this is a sequel series to all we know and love. And honestly? I love this.

Mr. Mega Man is a love letter to the franchise, and every fan should read this right now!

Mr. Mega Man is seinen and only three books long. Well, I probably couldn't take more, since the manga is a mixture of everything without a point. The main idea is that Mega Man is now an adult and looks very human. So, all the characters now have careers, but we don't get to see that life enough, like mundane stuff. It's mostly going bonkers, fights and weirdness and I still don't know what I even read. The manga is full of occurrences that have hardly anything to do with one another. Everything felt out of place and it didn't help that Mega Man is super stoic, there's hardly any humor and there's simply no plot whatsoever.

The art is so-so. The human characters feel detailed when everything else is game-like. The wooden faces of the human characters suck the life out of everything and mostly the side characters are interesting. For fans this probably works, but for others I don't see what this can offer. There's too much text, walls of text actually, but as a reader you don't get anything out of it. Slow and heavy, sadly so.

Thank you Udon Entertainment and NetGalley for the ARC!

This was such a fun read! This isn't your typical Megan Man manga that revolves around the books. It's more of a what if and more slice of life of the lives of Megaman or 'Rock' growing up. It was a blast to see some of the old characters as well and how they're also living their lives, some of them still struggling to find a place in this new era and with the help of Rock find their new home. I really loved reading this and I can't wait for more to come!

Ever played the Mega Man games? This story takes a fresh approach, making it almost unrecognizable at first—our main character, Mega Man (or Rock), looks completely different from his classic design.

In this world, where robots and humans coexist peacefully, Rock has left behind his days as a hero and now works as a dentist, helping people in a whole new way. But peace never lasts forever, and with a new threat looming, he may have to step back into his old role and become the hero he once was.

It’s an intriguing twist on the Mega Man universe, and I can’t wait to see how the story unfolds!

This is the first in the series.

Mr Mega Man, Rock, has grown up and is a dentist. With all the boss robots also moving on and having their own jobs, there is still someone trying to create some mischief.

This was an interesting read and I enjoyed it a lot more than Little Mega Man. All the characters were interesting and it was nice to the different Crisis that the boss robots were going through.

Thank you for the arc as always!

This story takes us through what would happen if the world did not need Mega Man and what role all of these robots would play in normal larger society. Now although this is a nice what if slice of life story, I found myself a little bored since the premise felt mostly of Mega Man gets to pass as a normal person, but he is still a robot internally and isn't sure how everyone else can acclimate to life being "normal". I think if the reader was someone more invested in the Mega Man franchise they would find more worth or interest in this book, but aside from the nice shoujo esque art style there wasn't really anything else to keep me involved in the work.

Overall this is a nice safe manga, but nothing that felt new or groundbreaking.

I really enjoyed this book. And loved the aspect of the future of the characters when I'm so used to them being so young. So I loved the change of pace. I will definitely look into reading any future books.

Mr. Mega Man asks the question, "what would happen if Mega Man grew up?" Rock (Mega Man's alter ego) is living a quiet life as a dentist, who along with his sister Roll, appears human. Since Rock was built to be constantly upgraded, he has kept up with modern developments in robotics, able to keep pace with the world as it has moved on from his days fighting industrial robots reprogrammed to fight by Dr. Wily.

The other robots he used to fight have not faired as well, no longer even able to perform many of the jobs they were designed for, they've had to find other work. Cutman, for instance, who was designed as a logging robot, has been stereotyped into working as a barber. This is a mostly cozy book, for adult fans nostalgic for Mega Ma,n who don't mind him growing up alongside them.

Mega Man (Rockman in the original Japanese) is a bit of a video game analogue for Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy, so there's some easy ground to tread here. It's a very light take on an "adult" Mega Man, which puts it in pretty heavy contrast to something like Naoki Urasawa's Pluto, that reimagines an Astro Boy plot as a dark murder mystery. It may have some limited appeal, though, as the franchise' popularity has waned over time.

Mr. Mega Man presents a future where Rock, Roll, & the master robots have all "grown up", stopped fighting, integrated into society, and are now facing very human issues - whether it be existential crisis about growing old and obsolete, feeling unfulfilled with work, or civil rights issues. It's all looked at through a lens of satire, very lighthearted at the start, but growing just a bit more serious as things go on, with a very "slice of life" art style and tone.

To be perfectly honest, I wasn't sure what to make of this going in, and I was pretty sure I wouldn't like it... but I was very wrong. It's quite endearing, it touches on some pretty important, and serious, issues in a very accessible way, and it's heartwarming in a way to see favorite character from my childhood, now grown themselves, confronting these issues themselves.

This isn't the Mega Man I wanted, but it's the Mega Man i needed.

This was a fun read. It's hard to go from a side scrolling platformer to a manga but somehow it works well here. I've never played the games myself, but have watched my husband play through just about every one of them multiple times so I have the basics down.

Drs. Light and Wily have retired from making robots and society is relatively peaceful, apart from humans and robots trying to coexist. MegaMan, or Rock, has retired from crime fighting to be a dentist. We follow him as he catches up with some of his old nemesises to see how they're integrating. They meet up in a bar for robots and drink "adult E-tanks" which made me chuckle. We get appearances from about a dozen former enemies throughout this volume and see Megaman return by the end.

Overall this volume was a fun introduction to a series that transforms a classic for a new medium.

This is exactly my jam. I love that this story takes place after the conflicts fully stop. The reader gets to see Rock and Roll as adults and the various Robot Masters more in line with their original purpose as tools of aide, not destruction. The humor is pretty good, too! A lot of this volume revolves around Rock checking in on the various robot masters and seeing how they're doing now. My favorite examples are Elec-Man and Bomb-man doing not quite what they were built for, but close enough! This is a fun look at a "what if?" scenario, and fans of the game series should check this out, especially if they love the characters.

As a long time fan of the Mega Man franchise, Mr. Mega Man as a story intrigued me. Set some years after the Classic series, this has an adult Mega Man and Roll navigating their world with new challenges, both mundane and more fantastical. In total, there's 18 chapters in this first volume, each about 10 pages a piece. Most of the chapters have Mega Man and Roll run into the Robot Masters as they have adjusted to this new world where humans and robots have integrated. The interactions and jobs were rather intriguing and made me smile at least once a chapter. Big fans of the Classic series will enjoy the many shoutouts, from the obvious to the more obscure. Along with the standalone situations, there is an ongoing story arc about increasing violence due to the prejudice between humans and robots, which is intriguing and I look forward to where it's going. The few action scenes were also well drawn, and very involved, but not too intense for younger readers. It's mostly fun and lighthearted, but there is sone serious parts to the story as well, mostly in the ongoing story arc. The art style of Yukito is clean and the robot masters look very much like their game counterparts. Mega Man himself had his trademark blue hair and a fitting adult design. His personality felt like it was a precursor to X's personality in his series, thinking about the best way to maintain peace in a world where robots and humans are trying to integrate, yet still in conflict. Roll was also fitting as an adult. From some lines, it felt like there were hint drops to the X series far in the future. Part of me hopes that there's a link to the X series eventually down the line. Highly recommended for fans of the Mega Man franchise wanting to see a new story in the world and characters. Good for readers 12+.

I think this was a good start to mega-man's future, it's worth the read if you loved him as a kid! The nostalgia really hits with this one