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MegaMan NT Warrior: Axess,[1], also stylized as MegaMan NT Warrior AXESS [2] and known as Rockman EXE Axess (ロックマンエグゼＡＸＥＳＳアクセス Rokkuman Eguze Akusesu) in Japan, is the second season in the MegaMan NT Warrior anime series. It borrows story elements from Mega Man Battle Network 3 and 4 and uses NetNavis from Mega Man Network Transmission, but has its own original story. It was followed by Rockman EXE Stream. Axess is the last season of the anime that was dubbed into English.

Synopsis[]

This is the official English series description.[3]

This exciting anime-adventure series continues the ever-more exciting saga of sixth grader Lan, whose NetNavi and alter ego is the blue-suited, virus-fighting, virtual superhero named MegaMan. The series opens as Lan and MegaMan are at SciLab awaiting the results of a new experiment in cyber technology called “CrossFusion” that would make the fusion of a NetNavi and NetOp possible in a special pocket of space within the human world called a “Dimensional Area.” Just then, a powerful new NetCrime organization, Nebula, in cooperation with the evil Darkloid ShadeMan, invades SciLab. Lan & MegaMan, without a moment’s hesitation, test out CrossFusion themselves to protect SciLab from the giant viruses that have invaded the human world !

In this cyber powered, futuristic world, infiltrated by high tech computer crimes, the newly appointed NetSaver Lan and his NetNavi, MegaMan, lead the way to protect the world. With the new power of DoubleSoul with which MegaMan can now merge and combine strengths with other NetNavis during NetBattle, and their new CrossFusion ability, Lan and MegaMan unite to expose the darkness within the merging digital and human universe.

History[]

In Japan, Axess started airing 6 months after the first season's final episode. The schedule has shifted from TV Tokyo's Monday evening time slot to Saturday mornings at 8:30AM, where it will remain for all later seasons. Toy sponsorship has also been changed, with production going from Bandai to Takara.

In the United States, Axess is considered as the 3rd season of the MegaMan NT Warrior anime[1]. Kids' WB aired a sneak peek of the dub (the complete first episode) on November 22, 2004 but the rest did not air until the following year[4]. Like the previous series, the show's schedule continually swapped between Kids' WB's Saturday morning and weekday afternoon time slots. The series also had a flash game on the website called Axess Air[5].

For a limited time, Capcom USA made the English dub (except episode 1) of the anime available to watch to commemorate the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection in 2023. For this release, MegaMan NT Warrior: Axess is considered as Season 2.[6]

Plot[]

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Japanese Axess logo.

Taking place a few months after MegaMan NT Warrior, Lan Hikari, MegaMan, and the rest of their friends battle against Dr. Regal and the mysterious Nebula organization, in addition to combating the threat of the Dark Chips as well as ShadeMan and his Darkloids, all while SciLab attempts to find a way to create Cross Fusion. They are initially unsuccessful until they manage to capture a dimensional area converter from Nebula, and Lan and MegaMan at first are the only ones who can Cross Fuse, though later Chaud Blaze and ProtoMan gain the ability to Cross Fuse as well and through this, Lan and Chaud, alongside their respective NetNavis fight the Darkloids in both the cyber world and the real world. MegaMan also gains the ability to use Double Soul, which lets MegaMan combine with another Navi in unison and gaining their powers in the process.

ShadeMan and the Darkloids serve are the primary antagonists for the first half of Axess, with Dr. Regal and Nebula acting behind the scenes, ultimately leading up to the latter becoming the main antagonists for the second half of Axess after betraying and disposing of ShadeMan while taking full control of the Darkloids in the process. After Dr. Regal's defeat and Nebula's destruction at the end of the season, both Bass and Ms. Yuri allude to a looming threat from outer space, setting the stage and background for Stream.

Characters[]

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Main Cast[]

Minor and Supporting Characters[]

Antagonists[]

Nebula[]

Darkloids[]

Other antagonists[]

List of episodes[]

In the MegaMan NT Warrior English dub, certain episodes were omitted or aired out of date. Please note on this wiki, all pages follow the Japanese episode order, numbering and content while the NT Warrior dub changes are noted in the articles.

Episodes are denoted as EXE for the Japanese episode count, and NTW for the MegaMan NT Warrior episode count. Some NT Warrior episodes also did not air in the United States, but did air in other countries such as Canada.

Staff Notes:

  • Storyboard artist Dojag-a-gen[7] is Episode Director Naoyoshi Kusaka[8] under a different name.
  • Episode Director Yuki Hayashi is a pen name of Harume Kosaka[9].
  • MegaMan NT Warrior: Axess credits Mayori Sekijima as "Mayori Sekishima".
EXE Ep. # NTW Ep. # Title Original air date NTW air date Scriptwriter Storyboard Episode Director Animation Director
1 1 Cross Fusion! October 4, 2003 November 22, 2004 Kenichi Araki Takao Kato Tsuyoshi Nagasawa Hideyuki Motohashi
2 2 NetCity No More! October 11, 2003 March 1, 2005 Kenichi Araki Dojag-a-gen Naoyoshi Kusaka Taro Ikegami
3 3 Bubble Trouble! October 18, 2003 March 2, 2005 Katsuhiko Chiba Yuuichi Nihei Seung Hui Son Akira Takahashi
4 4 DoubleSoul! October 25, 2003 March 3, 2005 Kenichi Yamada Dojag-a-gen Naoyoshi Kusaka Taro Ikegami
5 5 Metal Hot Spring! Ow It's Hot! November 1, 2003 March 4, 2005 Kenichi Yamada Norio Kashina Fumihiro Ueno Hajime Kabira
Kiyoshi Matsushita
6 6 A Dangerous Bowling Game! November 8, 2003 March 7, 2005 Masaharu Amiya Dojag-a-gen Naoyoshi Kusaka Taro Ikegami
7 7 The CyberGarden of Doom! November 15, 2003 March 8, 2005 Naoko Marukawa Tsuyoshi Nagasawa
Takao Kato		 Tsuyoshi Nagasawa Akira Takahashi
8 8 Friendship in the Mirror November 22, 2003 March 9, 2005 Mayori Sekijima Shinji Ushiro Yuki Hayashi Hideyuki Motohashi
9 9 Dex Returns! November 29, 2003 March 10, 2005 Kenichi Araki Daisuke Tsukushi Seung Hui Son Hatsue Kato
10 10 Threat of the DarkChips! December 6, 2003 March 14, 2005 Masashi Kubota Dojag-a-gen Naoyoshi Kusaka Taro Ikegami
11 11 The Unsafe Safe! December 13, 2003 March 15, 2005 Katsuhiko Chiba Atsushi Ootsuki Akira Takahashi
12 12 Code of Conduct December 20, 2003 April 11, 2005 Masaharu Amiya Kiyoshi Murayama Tsuyoshi Nagasawa Masayuki Katou
13 13 CrossFusion for All! December 27, 2003 April 18, 2005 Kenichi Yamada Yuuichi Nihei Seung Hui Son Masami Imai
14 14 The Purloined Princess! January 4, 2004 March 17, 2005 Masashi Kubota Yuki Hayashi Hideyuki Motohashi
15 15 The Incredible Guts! January 17, 2004 April 25, 2005 Kenichi Araki Dojag-a-gen Naoyoshi Kusaka Taro Ikegami
16 16 It's All How You Look at It! January 24, 2004 June 6, 2005 Mayori Sekijima Yuuichi Nihei Seung Hui Son Akira Takahashi
17 17 SavageMan Returns! January 31, 2004 May 2, 2005 Kenichi Yamada Akio Takami Tsuyoshi Nagasawa Shingo Adachi
18 18 The Man from Sharo February 7, 2004 May 9, 2005 Masaharu Amiya Daisuke Tsukushi Seung Hui Son Masami Imai
19 19 SearchSoul! February 14, 2004 May 19, 2005 Kenichi Yamada Dojag-a-gen Naoyoshi Kusaka Taro Ikegami
20 20 Dark Secret February 21, 2004 May 3, 2005 Kenichi Araki Yuuichi Nihei Seung Hui Son Akira Takahashi
21 21 ShadeMan's Ambition February 28, 2004 May 30, 2005 Masashi Kubota Yuki Hayashi Hideyuki Motohashi
22 22 BubbleMan's Plan March 6, 2004 September 10, 2005 Katsuhiko Chiba Shigeru Ueda Bu Kyung Choi
23 23 The Super Power of Shiver March 13, 2004 June 13, 2005 Mayori Sekijima Dojag-a-gen Naoyoshi Kusaka Taro Ikegami
24 24 Magma Battle March 20, 2004 June 18, 2005 Katsuhiko Chiba Tsuyoshi Nagasawa Akira Takahashi
25 25 VideoMan Returns! March 27, 2004 June 25, 2005 Masaharu Amiya Yoshio Suzuki Masayuki Hiraoka
26 26 Anetta's Revenge April 3, 2004 July 2, 2005 Masashi Kubota Yuuichi Nihei Naoyoshi Kusaka Taro Ikegami
27 27 Nebula's Secret Base April 10, 2004 July 9, 2005 Kenichi Araki Dojag-a-gen Naoyoshi Kusaka Taro Ikegami
28 28 Wavering Heart April 17, 2004 July 16, 2005 Kenichi Yamada Yuki Hayashi Hideyuki Motohashi
29 29 Chaud VS ProtoMan April 24, 2004 July 23, 2005 Naoko Marukawa Takao Kato Seung Hui Son Akira Takahashi
30 29.5 SpoutMan's New Hero! May 1, 2004 Outside US only Katsuhiko Chiba Dojag-a-gen Naoyoshi Kusaka Taro Ikegami
31 30 Space Junk! May 8, 2004 July 30, 2005 Masaharu Amiya Dojag-a-gen Naoyoshi Kusaka Taro Ikegami
32 31 Commander Beef Returns! May 15, 2004 September 3, 2005 Mayori Sekijima Osamu Inoue Mayumi Hidaka
33 32 The Battle Chip Gate May 22, 2004 August 6, 2005 Kenichi Araki Yuuichi Nihei Seung Hui Son Akira Takahashi
34 33 Wanted: PrismMan May 29, 2004 August 13, 2005 Kenichi Araki Tsuyoshi Nagasawa Akira Takahashi
35 34 Nebula's Great Invasion! June 5, 2004 August 20, 2005 Kenichi Yamada Dojag-a-gen Naoyoshi Kusaka Taro Ikegami
36 35 The New PET June 12, 2004 August 27, 2005 Masashi Kubota Atsushi Ootsuki Masayuki Katou
37 36 Mysterious Masked Navi June 19, 2004 November 28, 2005 Katsuhiko Chiba Shigeru Ueda Akira Takahashi
38 N/A Flying to Shīsā Island June 26, 2004 --- Naoko Marukawa Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto Osamu Inoue Mayumi Hidaka
39 N/A Go to Hell by Train?! July 3, 2004 --- Masaharu Amiya Dojag-a-gen Naoyoshi Kusaka Taro Ikegami
40 37 Underground Hero July 10, 2004 November 29, 2005 Mayori Sekijima Daisuke Tsukushi Akira Takahashi
41 38 Allegro July 17, 2004 November 30, 2005 Kenichi Araki Yuuichi Nihei Seung Hui Son Bu Kyung Choi
Seong Taek Song
42 N/A Meiru's First Date July 24, 2004 --- Masashi Kubota Dojag-a-gen Naoyoshi Kusaka Taro Ikegami
43 N/A Top and Grandchild July 31, 2004 --- Masaharu Amiya Yoshio Suzuki Akira Takahashi
44 39 MistMan's Tower August 7, 2004 December 1, 2005 Katsuhiko Chiba Tsuyoshi Nagasawa Mitsuru Ishihara
45 N/A Rush Runs Away August 14, 2004 --- Kenichi Yamada Dojag-a-gen Naoyoshi Kusaka Taro Ikegami
46 40 The Great NetPolice Battle! August 21, 2004 December 2, 2005 Masashi Kubota Daisuke Tsukushi Akira Takahashi
47 41 Get Dr. Regal! August 28, 2004 December 5, 2005 Masaharu Amiya Shigeru Ueda
Seung Hui Son		 Masami Imai
48 42 Ms. Yuri's Mission September 4, 2004 December 6, 2005 Kenichi Araki Takao Kato Shin Katagai Akira Takahashi
49 43 ProtoMan Returns September 11, 2004 December 7, 2005 Mayori Sekijima Yuuichi Nihei Osamu Inoue Mayumi Hidaka
50 44 Dark VS Dark September 18, 2004 December 8, 2005 Katsuhiko Chiba Dojag-a-gen Naoyoshi Kusaka Taro Ikegami
51 45 Dr. Regal’s Rampage September 25, 2004 December 9, 2005 Kenichi Araki Tsuyoshi Nagasawa Mitsuru Ishihara

Music[]

With no carryover from the previous series, a completely new soundtrack was made for Axess. Jun'ichi "IGAO" Igarashi takes the role of Music Composition from Katsumi Horii.

Opening Theme:

Ending Theme:

MegaMan NT Warrior: Axess:
NT Warrior edits out nearly the entirety of the IGAO's original Japanese soundtrack (written as Jyunichi "IGAO" Igarashi in the ending credits) . Some remnants remain such as one that plays in one of the last scenes of ShadeMan's Ambition. The new soundtrack was composed and arranged by Gordon McGhie and David Iris.

  • "Main Title Theme Song", Lyrics, Composition, and Music Arrangement by Gordon McGhie and David Iris.
  • "Ending Theme Song", Composition and Music Arrangement by Gordon McGhie and David Iris.

NT Warrior English Dub[]

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MegaMan NT Warrior: Axess dub logo.

The MegaMan NT Warrior: Axess English dub is produced by ShoPro Entertainment (credited later as VIZ Media, LLC after the companies merged) and recorded at Ocean Studios. Many of the cast from the original came back for this season. The dub still suffers many of the notorious traits from the last season's dub. Like the previous season, many non-Asian dubs are based on MegaMan NT Warrior: Axess.

The series aired similarly to the first season: sporadically and out-of-order, running from February 28 through September 10, 2005, before abruptly disappearing after 35 episodes, ending on episode 22 (aired out of order). The series returned three months later, airing another ten episodes (having skipped six episodes throughout its run) and concluding the broadcasted season at 45 episodes.

The NT Warrior version of the episode, SpoutMan's New Hero!, is most notable for not airing in the United States. And since Axess did not have a home release, this episode was never available in the US. This episode has only ever been seen in international broadcasts like Canada, or in other language dub broadcasts such as in Poland. In 2023, this episode was made available globally on Capcom USA’s YouTube, finally being made viewable in the US.

Home media[]

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Hong Kong VCD box set cover.

Main article: Rockman EXE Axess home media releases

Despite having aired to completion, MegaMan NT Warrior: Axess never received any form of home media releases. In Japan, Rockman EXE Axess was released on 17 DVDs between 2004-2005. It also had VCD releases in Hong Kong and Taiwan by Muse Communications. In Hong Kong, only episode 1-26 were released on home media.

Shogakugan books[]

In Japan, Shogakugan put out a picture book based on the series. Despite being called Volume 1, no other books were published.

Title Release date ISBN
EXEAxess01-ShogakuganTVPictureBook Shogakukan TV Picture Book: Rockman EXE Axess 1
(小学館テレビ絵本 ロックマンエグゼ アクセス ①) 		February 15, 2004 ISBN4-09-115631-2

Haksan Publishing books[]

In Korea, Haksan Publishing put out books based on the anime series.

Title Release date ISBN
EXEAxess01-Haksan Rockman EXE Axess Volume 1
(록맨 에그제 엑세스1권) 		January 13, 2006
EXEAxess02-Haksan Rockman EXE Axess Volume 2
(록맨 에그제 엑세스2권) 		February 8, 2006
EXEAxess03-Haksan Rockman EXE Axess Volume 3
(록맨 에그제 엑세스3권) 		June 7, 2006
EXEAxessColoring-Haksan Rockman EXE Axess Coloring Pages
(록맨에그제 엑세스 색칠놀이) 		January 26, 2006

Gallery[]

Illustrations[]

Eyecatches[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Warner Bros. Press Release: Kids' WB! and ShoPro Entertainment are teaming up for the third season of “MegaMan NT Warrior: Axess,” as the series will return with all-new action-packed cyber-adventures during the 2004-05 season. The network has ordered 30 never-before-seen episodes of the dynamic Japanese animated series that will begin airing in Spring 2005.
  2. ↑ Youtube playlist for the series
  3. ↑ Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection website
  4. ↑ Warner Bros. Press Release: "On Monday, November 22, viewers also can catch a sneak-peek into the upcoming third season of “MegaMan NT Warrior: Axess” set to join Kids' WB!'s lineup in early 2005."
  5. ↑ https://roughdraft.typepad.com/virtual_universe/2006/01/megamans_axess_.html
  6. ↑ Capcom Spotlight | March 9, 2023
  7. ↑ Dojag-a-gen on Anime News Network
  8. ↑ Naoyoshi Kusaka on Anime News Network
  9. ↑ Harume Kosaka on Anime News Network


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