6/3/2004 :: Screencaps for episode #34 of Axess are now up on the site. :) Also, episode summaries for Axess #12, #13, and #14 have been updated with better summaries and screencaps to accompany them. I will slowly be making my way back through all of the previous summaries within the next week or so. As for now, I am packing for my A-kon trip! I will be at the A-kon Convention tomorrow through Sunday. Expect me to return with some fun pictures! Naturally, the summary for Axess #35 with be up either Sunday or Monday night. Till then, ja ne! 6/2/2004 :: I had been planning on doing some major site work last night after I got off from my job, but about a half hour after I got home severe storms hit, and knocked out power for the entire night. >.<; (with a tornado landing about 10 minutes away, no less) Since visitors are probably thinking that I've been ignoring the site with no updates lately, I just want to bring everyone up to speed on what is under construction. Most notably is the rebuilding of the screencap section. I am now more than halfway through re-screencapping Season 1 of EXE. I am hoping to have it ready next week. I will then begin on Season 2. You may have also noticed that the 'related games' section has changed to 'coming soon'. I have decided to put off a game section for the time being. However, something else will be taking that spot instead. The new section is about halfway finished, and should also be ready to be unveiled next week. So look forward to seeing something that has not been on any other Megaman / Rockman site before! With that said, I want to say thank you to all my visitors, and I hope that with my time off from school this summer that I can get as much work done as I can on bringing everything up to speed. ^_^; I am certaintly working very hard at it. The next contest will also be announced soon, so keep an eye out for it! Meanwhile, I am getting the final touches on my Ciel costume completed, and will be heading out to the A-kon anime convention this weekend. ^_^ Finally, a vacation! 5/31/2004 :: Yesterday's episode of Axess #34 was entitled, "Search for the Suspect Prisman". No clip this week, server needs a rest. The episode begins with a recap of Dark Blues' appearance in front of R Rockman and Enzan from the previous battle. We also see Misaki's angst that he cannot use Cross Fusion. During the middle of the night, at the Giga Net Bank, everything is peaceful and quiet. That is, until Prisman appears, and knocks out the guards inside the main computer! After he finishes logging out all the security programs, we see his eyes glow an eerie red. With his task accomplished, Prisman returns to his operators PET. We see that Misaki now sports a nice pair of fangs. As Prisman reports his mission successful, police cars begin to approach Misaki. As the policemen shine their headlights on him, and begin to ask questions, Misaki flashes his Net Savior badge. Still favoring caution however, a policeman begins to advance on Misaki. The rabid man simply smiles, as Dimensional Converter tubes begin to pop up around the area, forming a Dimensional Area. As the police officers look around in confusion, Misaki pops out a new kind of Synchro Chip, and holds up his PET. Misaki: "I'll show you my power! Dark Synchro Chip, Slot In!" As both Misaki and Prisman yell "Cross Fusion!", they successfully perform the transformation. R Prisman wastes no time in knocking out both of the officers. He then shows off a display of his new strength, by picking up their police car and hurtling it into a wall. Having made his point, R Prisman then takes off on his motercycle. A few moments later, R Prisman crashes into a jewelry store with his motercyle. As the alarms go off, he quickly snatches up some random jewels, then prepares to leave. R Prisman makes his escape, being pelted by gunfire no less, and pays them back by blowing up even more of their police cars. Laughing with glee, R Prisman flees the crime scene unharmed. The Dimensional Area then fades away. Misaki drives up on his motercyle to join Yuriko, who has been waiting in her yellow sportscar. She asks him how the Cross Fusion went, and Misaki reports in an evil tone that it was all a success. The next day, Yuuichiroi, Meijin, Manabe and Commissioner Kifune are discussing the latest robbery. Kifune eventually reveals that they know that it was Misaki. Yuuichirou refuses to believe that he would do such a thing. Manabe then produces footage from a security camera, which shows R Prisman on screen, proving their point.To make matters worse, Kifune then explains that Misaki was using Cross Fusion when he robbed the jewelry store. This puzzles Yuuichirou even more. Up in his office, Enzan stares blankly at the reports in his hands. In his thoughts, he reflects back to Dark Blues' recent appearance in the last battle. Blues again says that he's no longer a Net Navi, but a Dark Loid. After the flashback, we see Enzan trying to read reports in his office, but he just can't concentrate. Just then, he's distracted by an odd occurance outside his window. It's a Dimensional Area forming over the city! Enzan's not the only one who has noticed, in fact Netto and Meiru were caught right inside of it! The folks at the Science Labs are also notified of the Dimensional Area's occurance. On the roads, R Prisman is following a van on his motercycle. Using the Vulcan battle chip, R Prisman opens fire on the vehicle, causing it to crash over on its side. As Netto and Meiru round the corner, they spot R Prisman on his motercyle! Netto becomes surprised to see Prisman, and then his PET begins to beep. Yuuichirou informs him that Prisman is really Misaki. Just then, police cars begin to finally arrive at the scene. When the surround their suspect, R Prisman raises his hands as if he's giving up. That is, until he smirks then opens fire with his Vulcun gun. Once again, a multitude of police cars explode into flames. R Prisman continues to fire off his gun into a nearby building, and causes a chunk of it to fall off and hurtle towards the ground. Unfortunately, it heads right for Meiru! Thankfully just before it hits, R Rockman catches it and tosses it out of the way. With Meiru safe and sound, R Rockman takes off towards to scene to try and minimize the damage that R Prisman has done. He quickly uses the Kanketsusen chip to smother out all the flames, then activates a Sword chip to cut free the men trapped inside the van that R Prisman had attacked. R Prisman watches R Rockman from his motercycle, then turns around and flees. After putting some distance between them, Misaki breaks out of Cross Fusion, and catches his PET from midair. As he gets off his motercyle, Misaki revels in his glory of being able to use Cross Fusion. As he begins to laugh insanely, we see a glimpse of his heart being ensnared by a dark energy! Misaki stumbles, then collapses from pain. As Misaki gasps for breath, a limosine pulls up beside him. Enzan darts out of the car, and helps Misaki to his feet. He then orders his driver to head straight to the hospital. As the car pulls off, Yuriko arrives, and finds Misaki's PET laying on the ground. We are suddenly brought back to R Rockman's battle with Gravityman the day before. It comes to R Rockman being pummeled, and Misaki becoming angry that he cannot help. It then shows Manabe approaching Misaki from behind, and offering him the chance of using Cross Fusion. As it centers on to Manabe's sinister smile, Misaki wakes up from his dream. Misaki lays in bad shape at the hospital, with many wires connected onto his chest, monitering his heart. Misaki wheezes for breath, and simply states, "Ore wa.....itai..." ("I....hurt...") The next morning, everyone stands in Misaki's hospital room as they begin to question him. Misaki explains that Manabe had led him away, and offered him the chance of Cross Fusion. Netto realizes that it was probably Yuriko, but Meiru hushes him to be quiet about it. Misaki continues by saying that Nebula used Yuuichirou's technology of Synchro Chips to make a new kind of chip, the Dark Synchro Chip. Realizing he made a mistake, Misaki begs for forgiveness. Yuriko uses her computer to conduct a search for Misaki, and locates him at the Akihara Hospital. She then calls out to Prisman, who promptly appears on his PET. She orders him to go to the hospital right away. Prisman accepts, but demands another Dark Chip. It seems he's become addicted to them, much like Beastman and the other Dark Loids. Yuriko smiles, then slots in a Dark Chip into the PET. Prisman easily gets into the hospital, then flows into Misaki's life support system. He attacks the main computer, sending the vibes of the Dark Chip directly into Misaki. The effects jump start Misaki's body, causing him to go insane all over again. Misaki exits his hospital room, easily throwing aside the two security guards stationed outside. The alarms in the hospital go off, and Netto realizes that Misaki has escaped. Meiru, Enzan and Netto then watch as Misaki drives off in an ambulance. Inside the vehicle, Misaki is still gasping for breath and looks very sick. As he speeds along in the car, he spots Mariko-sensei walking at the side of the road! Mistaking her for Yuriko, he quickly stops and stumbles out of ambulance to confront her. Mariko-sensei quickly goes to him and asks if he's okay, but he just grabs her and demands a Dark Chip. Mariko pleads to be released, just as a whistle sounds out behind them. It's Yuriko! Misaki's PET flies through the air, right into his hands. Misaki quickly pulls a Dark Synchro Chip from his PET case, then smacks Mariko-sensei out of the way as he takes off. As Mariko-sensei regains her composure, she suddenly sees Yuriko right in front of her! Just then Enzan's car pulls up, seperating the twins from each other's view. Yuriko uses this chance to dissappear. Enzan jumps out of his car, and kneels down in front of Mariko-sensei, asking if she's hurt. She replies that she's fine. Netto asks which way Misaki went, and she directs him to the area behind her. Netto tells Enzan to get Mariko-sensei to safety, then runs off after Misaki. True showdown style in the sunset, Netto confronts the rabid Misaki face to face. As Netto calls out to Misaki, he suddenly screams, and Dimensional Converters begin popping out of the ground! While the Dimensional Area forms above them, Misaki pulls out the tainted Synchro Chip. Despite Netto's protests, Misaki slots in the chip, and performs Cross Fusion. Leaving no other choice, Netto is also forced to use Cross Fusion. R Rockman quickly dodges a cannon shot from R Prisman, then activates his Rock Buster. However, he can't make himself fire! Netto fondly remembers the time when Misaki saved his life. Because of his hesitation, R Prisman is able to strike down R Rockman with another cannon shot. Meanwhile, Yuuichirou and Meijin watch the battle from the Science Labs. Meijin mentions that because Netto's opponent is human, he doesn't want to fight back. Yuuichirou suddenly explains that there's a chance that Netto can save Misaki! If Netto can strike Prisman's symbol on his chest, then Cross Fusion will be terminated. With this new goal in mind, R Rockman prepares to finally battle against R Prisman. R Rockman activates the Stone Arm chip, and uses it to stun R Prisman. He then activates the Yo-Yo chip, and prepares to strike out at Prisman's symbol. Just before he fires however, he's attacked from behind by surprise. It's Dark Blues! The demon navi uses a Dark Chip to increase his powers even further. Inside the net, Rockman pleads with Blues to come back to his senses, but he is simply ignored. Back in the real world, R Prisman uses the Prism chip to place a prism cube at the very top center of the Dimensional Area dome. R Rockman doesn't understand what he's up to, until R Prisman fires a cannon shot at the prism. It reflects the beam into a thousand different directions, and strikes R Rockman multiple times, sending him into a world of pain. R Rockman collapses to his knees, and Blues begins to advance. As he comes to stand before him, Blues points his sword point straight at R Rockman. Before he can finish him off however, Enzan arrives with the Battle Chip Gate! He quickly slots in the Hi Cannon chip, and fires directly at Blues, forcing him to leap away from R Rockman. Giving him no chance to advance again, Enzan slots in the Stone Cube chip. Blues continues to dodge as the stone cubes begin to fall from the sky in an attempt to crush him. R Rockman gets back up to his feet, and thanks Enzan for his help. He then activates the Long Sword chip, and gets ready for a final bout with R Prisman. Likewise, R Prisman joins together his double weapons, into a long stave. Yuuichirou and Meijin can only watch as R Rockman and R Prisman go in head to head against each other, parrying each other's attacks. They momentarily pull back away from each other, and stare in silence. After a moment, they each dive in, and strike at each other in the chest. R Rockman has managed to drive his sword into R Prisman's symbol! With his symbol destroyed, Misaki falls out of Cross Fusion instantly, and collapses to the ground. With the battle over, Dark Blues takes his leave. Enzan smiles, and calls out to Netto, who has clearly won the battle. R Rockman turns around, happy that the problem has been solved. However, something is terribly wrong. R Rockman suddenly cringes in extreme pain, and the symbol on his chest begins to crack! It only takes a moment for it to completely shatter, and fall away into pieces. Netto is engulfed in a pillar of light, then is roughly tossed out of Cross Fusion and thrown to the ground. The points of light gather back together to form Netto's PET, but when it reappears it's cracked and falling apart! Netto's PET clatters to the ground, and the boy rushes over to it, calling out Rockman's name. Netto picks it up in his hands, and sees a flickering Rockman on the screen, who is obviously badly injured from the battle. Netto: "Are you alright, Rockman?" Rockman: "N...Netto......kun......." The screen flickers again, then eventually goes completely blank! Suddenly horrified, Netto screams out Rockman's name. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overall this was a pretty decent episode, with a damn good battle. It's kind of odd to see Enzan whimpering over his navi, but then to have no problem in fighting against him in battle. Though I guess in this situation he didn't have much of a choice, since he was going to kill off Netto. Next week, Rockman's long recovery from his injuries, and the introductions of a slew of new Dark Loids! Not only that, but Laika, Searchman, Raoul and Thunderman return! Don't miss it! 5/28/2004 :: With the announcement of the Megaman NT Warrior DVDs, one may be wondering what they can do in possibly getting the unedited and subtitled version release as well. What can you do? Contact Viz, and let them know just how much you want to see the original version. You can write Viz a short and to the point message via their webpage, to let them know what you desire. However, please review these points of advice before writing them: -Please use proper grammar and spelling. They won't read something that looks like it was written by a 4 year old, let alone take it seriously. -Do NOT bash the dub version. Since they need to make money off this too, they won't want to hear that the dub version sucks. -Do not write a lengthy paper. Keep it as short and to the point as possible. They probably receive hundreds of mail everyday. Got all that? Okay! Click here to send your voiced opinions to Viz! 5/27/2004 :: Screencaps for Episode #33 of Axess are now up. ^_^ Also, as revealed at Megaman Network, DVDs for Megaman NT Warrior are FINALLY coming out, as of this August. Unfortunately, they will not include an unedited / subtitled version. However, to make up for this, the dvds will only be $15. (About the same deal as the Yu-gi-oh dvds) Too bad, you won't see me wasting MY money on dub only dvds... 5/26/2004 :: New summaries for Axess are up, for episodes #36 through #39. ^_^ Thanks so much, Heat Man! New Soul Unisons are coming up, and the return of some old EXE characters again. Also, the NT Warrior section has finally been updated, most notably with a list of the cut out episodes. Last but not least, 2 new fanarts of my own are up in my gallery. :) 5/25/2004 :: Some very bad news for those who were looking forward to the release of the Cross Fusion Rockman and Forte figures from Hobby Link Japan. I received this e-mail early this morning: Unfortunately, this particular product turned out to be a phantom. By that we mean that the manufacture announced it, but ended up never actually releasing it. As such, we wanted to let you know that we were dropping it from your outstanding orders with us. I'm sorry for the disappointing news. This is very depressing indeed, after looking forward to these two figures for months. There is always the chance of something of the same sort being made in the future, especially with the success of the Cross Fusion storyline in Axess, and the fact that Forte is being included in the new Rockin' Box type style figure set in a few months. Keep your fingers crossed. 5/24/2004 :: For the past couple of EXE / Battle Network GBA games, fans were allowed to enter fan-made navis for a contest. Three winners were chosen for each one, and their navis became part of the story! Not only that, but most of them have also been included in the anime and manga versions as well. Some of the fan-made navis have been Gateman, Kingman, Mistman, Bowlman, Laserman, Videoman, and Kendoman! With the upcoming EXE / Battle Network 5 finally announced, a new contest has begun! Thanks to the special help offered by Planet Mega Man, they have fixed up a page to help those who do not speak or write Japanese, for fans to enter their navis! Click here for full details on the requirements and on how to enter. Keep in mind though, you have less than three weeks until the deadline! I wish everyone luck, and try your best! Gambatte! 5/23/2004 :: If you're looking for a cheaper place to buy the Forte Advanced PET, REO member Sketch found a Rockman toy dealer offering it for only $39.95. Not only that, but the same site has a new 6 piece Rockman.exe Axess figure set up for pre-order. These figures highly resemble those that were in the Rockin' Box, which consists of six 3-inch figures. The new set includes the characters Rockman, Roll, Blues, Searchman, Metalman, and Forte. You can pre-order it here. 5/23/2004 :: Yesterday's episode of Axess #33 was entitled "Cross Fusion 0!" Beware, spoilers ahead. New clip in the battles section of Axess. At a resturaunt, a new stranger named Misaki is enjoying a bowl of ramen. Over in a booth nearby, another customer is yelling at the meek waitress that there are tacks in his soup. Unable to bear the loud commotion, Misaki intervenes and twists the man's arm behind his back, then pulls out the tacks from his coat pocket, proving that he was lying. As Misaki leaves the resturaunt, the waitress stops him, it seems he forgot to pay his bill. ^_^; Meanwhile, Netto is playing a fun crane game, and tries to win a cute Commander Beef plushie doll. His PET begins to ring, but he ignores it as he concentrates on winning the doll. Sadly, he drops it just before reaching his goal. Rockman notes to Netto that he has a phone call, which has been ringing continuously. When Netto finally answers, Enzan appears on his screen. Enzan reminds Netto to stop by the Science Labs, their new invention is ready for testing. After he finishes talking to Enzan, Meiru pipes in that IPC has been helping with the invention, the Battle Chip Gate. Chisao asks exactly what that is, and Netto explains that it's going to help him fight the Dark Loids. Suddenly, Rush begins to bark in a frenzy. As Meiru asks what's wrong, they watch a juice can rattle across the street, then becomes flattened! Rockman reports that something is strange in the area. Suddenly, flattened circles begin appearing all over the place! An invincible force is increasing the gravity to incredible rates, crushing the ground beneath it. Netto notices a street light acting oddly, so he attempts to plug-in Rockman. Just as begins to however, a gravity hole erupts right beside him, and he begins to fall! As he slides into the hole, Netto still manages to plug-in Rockman. Just then, a car from above comes crashing down! Though it narrowly misses Netto, it breaks through the ground down below, and reveals the Subway underneath. Seeing that he's in danger, Netto throws his PET to Meiru for safety. Inside the net, Rockman is battling none other than the Dark Loid Gravityman. Without Netto's battle chip aid however, he begins to get pummeled as Gravityman uses his powers to constantly crush Rockman into the ground. Meanwhile, Netto finally loses his grip on the wall, and begins to fall towards the Subway below. Just then, Misaki leaps from the top, with a rope attached around his waist, and grabs Netto from the air! Likewise in the net, Misaki's navi leaps from the air, and stabs Gravityman directly on the head! Having nailed his weak point, Gravityman releases his hold on Rockman, allowing the new navi to grab him and fall back to safety. After setting Rockman back down on his feet, the navi swiftly preps his weapons, and introduces himself as Prisman. Prisman launches himself at the Dark Loid, as Gravityman activates his Gravity Drive attack. Prisman uses the weapon on his right arm to stab through the force field, then jabs at Gravityman himself with the weapon on his left arm, sending him flying. Before Gravityman can even retaliate, Prisman activates his special attack, and seals the Dark Loid within a prism cube. With the situation resolved, Netto thanks Misaki for saving him. Misaki responds that it wasn't any trouble, then suddenly remembers that he has to be somewhere. Misaki says goodbye, calling Netto by his name, then runs off. Netto becomes confused by the fact that Misaki seems to know who he is. At the Net Police headquarters, Commissioner Kifune welcomes Misaki back home. At the Science Labs, the kids begin telling Yuuichirou about their encounter with Gravityman. Netto explains that he was saved by a mysterious man. Just then, Kifune and his assistant Manabe enter the room, along with Misaki! Netto immediatly recognizes him from earlier. Yuuichirou warmly welcomes Misaki back, and Netto becomes surprised that he knows him. Yuuichirou explains that Misaki was the same man who attempted Cross Fusion way back in episode 1, and failed. Commissioner Kifune introduces him as Misaki Goro, whom works on Net Cases. In the net, Prisman and Rockman become aquianted. Misaki expresses his delight that Netto and Rockman were able to use Cross Fusion successfully. In the main room, Enzan and Meijin prepare the activation of the Battle Chip Gate. Meanwhile, inside his cube prison, Gravityman breaks a crack into the prism wall as he attempts to escape. Netto holds the new Battle Chip Gate in his hands, as Meijin and Enzan explain the usage process. The Chip Gate will allow someone outside of the Dimensional Area to send Battle Chips to another person on the inside, namely R Rockman. This will allow a much more efficient use of Battle Chips while in battle with the Dark Loids. Offering to be the first test subject, Netto cross fusions with Rockman inside the makeshift Dimensional Area inside the Science Labs. As Netto transforms, Misaki watches on, and silently clentches his fist. Yuuichirou orders the connection of the Battle Chip Gate, which Meijin operates outside of the Dimensional Area. As he connects with R Rockman, Meijin slots in the Sword chip. After a few moments, the sword begins to appear on R Rockman's arm, but then it dissappears! Confused, Meijin tries another assortment of chips, but again and again each of them fail. Eventually R Rockman begins to get overloaded, and cries out in pain as he de-Cross Fusions. Likewise, the Battle Chip Gate also explodes. As Netto collapses, Yuuichirou orders the Dimensional Area to be shut down. Meanwhile, Gravityman is still assaulting his prison, creating more and more cracks in the walls. After the failed experiment, Netto assures everyone that he's fine. However, he's confused as to why the Battle Chip Gate didn't work like it should. Yuuichirou explains that Meijin and Enzan have returned to work on attempting to fix the device. Suddenly, an alarm begins to sound. The gravity craters are beginning to reappear again! Netto and Misaki realize that Gravityman has somehow managed to escape. Netto resolves to stop him for good, and Misaki states that he will join him in battle. As the two arrive on scene, they plug in Rockman and Prisman again into the traffic light. Determined to make use of their teamwork, Prisman equips his weapons, then attacks Gravityman's barrier. As soon as he breaks through, Rockman leaps up from behind Prisman, and slices through the Dark Loid with an Elec Blade battle chip. Prisman finishes the job by directly stabbing Gravityman in the chest, causing him to log out. Just as Netto begins to celebrate their win, Misaki notices that something strange is happening. Dimensional Converters begin popping up everywhere, creating a Dimensional Area! So of course, Gravityman reappears in the real world to create more havoc. Gravityman fires off a Gravity Hold attack, and buries the two in a pile of rubble. Thankfully Netto uses his powers of Cross Fusion, and pulls them both free to safety. Back at the SciLabs, Enzan completes the maitenance on the Battle Chip Gate. Worried about Netto's fate, he rushes off to the scene of the battle. R Rockman attempts using the Yo-Yo and Boomerang chips against Gravityman, but he can't break through his force field. Eventually Gravityman begins using the same tactics that he used on Rockman, by slamming Netto constantly into the ground. As Misaki watches Netto being outmatched, he clentches his fist in frustration, wishing that he could help. Suddenly he hears a voice from behind him, and sees Manabe there! Mentioning Cross Fusion, Manabe gives an odd laugh. As R Rockman collapses to the floor, Gravityman prepares his finishing attack. Just when it's about to strike, Enzan finally appears on the scene, and slots in the Area Steal chip into the Battle Chip Gate. Amazingly, it works! R Rockman is safely transported away from danger. Enzan: "The Battle Chip Gate is a success!" R Rockman: "The Battle Chip Gate?!" Meijin is astounded that Enzan managed to get it to work, and realizes that the answer was in the timing of the slotting in of the battle chips. Enzan and Netto's past team work enabled them to work together successfully. Bound with new determination, R Rockman once again faces Gravityman. Enzan immediatly slots in the Stone Cube chip, allowing R Rockman to break through Gravityman's barrier quite easily. He then begins to pelt the Dark Loid repeatadly with his Rock Buster, damaging him effectively. Finally, Enzan initiates a Program Advance, and triple slots in the Hi Cannon chip. R Rockman wastes no time in firing off the Giga Cannon PA, and finally deletes Gravityman permenantly. Just as R Rockman becomes relieved that the battle is over, an omnious and evil laugh rings out from the sky. It's Blues! Netto and Enzan become horrified when they look upon Blues' new look. As Blues sets foot on the ground, he taunts them by saying that their new invention won't let them win against the Dark Loids. To enforce his statement, Blues retorts that he's no longer Enzan's Net Navi, but now a pure Dark Loid himself. Seeing no other choice, Enzan orders R Rockman to attack Blues. R Rockman becomes hesitant, but finally agrees. Enzan slots in the Vulcan chip, and R Rockman opens fire upon Blues. After the smoke clears however, Blues has completely vanished. A moment later, Netto de-Cross Fusions, and the Dimensional Area fades away. Enzan: "Blues......" Meanwhile, Misaki has left the location with Manabe in her car. As Misaki asks where they are going, Manabe simply smiles and laughs (it's very obvious at this point that it is Yuriko in disguise). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overall, it was an interesting episode, but obviously a huge advertising stunt for the Battle Chip Gate. However the introduction of Misaki and Prisman was a nice touch. Next week focuses entirely on him, as he becomes under the influence of a Dark Chip, which obliterates his soul. As a final note, Heat Man has said that the credits for Axess now list Blues as "Dark Blues". ^_^ The new Blues has a very smifty evil laugh. >:D See ya'll next week! 5/22/2004 :: Kishuku.com is suffering some server trouble today, due to a mishap at my hoster's. They're currently working on it, so hopefully it'll be restored sometime soon. In the meantime, my Ciel cosplay is finally completed. ^_^ Yay! I'll be heading to A-kon in two weeks, so if you see me there, please say hi! ../../cosplay/ciel.html 5/21/2004 :: Just as I predicted, a huge slew of extra edits were made to today's episode of NT Warrior on KidsWB. Most notably was that EVERY scene involving Aki-chan or mentioning her name was completely erased. With these scenes gone, they instead shoved in Fireman's deletion scene from the "Crimson Flash!" episode. Many more edits were made to the original Episode 33, but there's just too many to list. Sigh. 5/20/2004 :: *thuds* Edits for NT Warrior episode #33 are finally up. I can finally stop avoiding the poor thing. The treatment Shadowman receives is the worst I've seen happen yet, censorship wise. You'll see for yourself this Saturday when it airs. Of course, they're also shoving in clips from another KidsWB hacked episode, "Crimson Flash", so even more may be cut from the original #33 to allocate for time. Who knows, KidsWB is officially screwing up the series anyways. 5/18/2004 :: Beeeeeeeeeef! That's right kids, screencaps for Episode #32 of Axess are now up and ready. Meanwhile, I shall go back into the seduction of LaPucelle: Tactics. Considering it's one of the only games I have left in my house. THEIFS, I SMITE YOU ALL. *sobs* My games.... 5/17/2004 :: Last Saturday's episode of Axess #32 was entitled, "Revival! Commander Beef" Spoilers below as usual. No clip this week, my server needs a rest. Netto has received a note, that has led him to the middle of a field during a thunderstorm. He's been told that he would meet someone there. Whom he finds is Miyuki and Saloma dressed up in their Net Agent outfits! "MiyuMiyu" and "Kurobara" inform Netto that Commander Beef will be returning home very soon from his overseas ventures, which makes Netto very excited. The next day, everyone is at Higureya. Netto begins by exclaiming his beliefs that Masa-san and Commander Beef are the same person, because they are both returning home at the same time. While Netto is excited about their return, Higure is depressed because Masa-san is his love rival for Mariko-sensei's affections. Netto tells about the whole situation to Shuuko, which includes some funny images of Masa as a Prince, and whisking a princess Mariko-sensei away from Higure. Netto then explains that while both Higure and Masa-san love Mariko-sensei, she only has eyes for Commander Beef. While everyone is having a good laugh, Meiru asks MiyuMiyu and Kurobara why they have decided to return home all of a sudden. They explain that Commander Beef is involved with a secret Net Case that has led him back here. Later on, Netto, Meiru, Tohru and Rush wait at the docks for his return. Meiru begins to wonder about MiyuMiyu and Kurobara's real identities, as she points out that they look exactly like Miyuki and Saloma. Being the dense boy that he is, Netto is absolutely dumbfounded by Meiru's theories. And so, Masa-san leaps off his boat and arrives home at last! A voice sounds out from behind him, "I'm so happy that Masa-san has come home!" Masa-san is astounded to see that everyone has been waiting for him. Netto welcomes him back, and the fishmonger reminds everyone to get their calcium. Meanwhile at the airport, a familiar face arrives in Japan. It's Gauss Magnets, operator of Magnetman, and former sub-leader of Gospel! Miyuki and Saloma quietly follow him as he leaves in a taxi, heading towards the Densan Fish Market. MiyuMiyu and Kurobara explain that he is involved with the Dark Chips somehow. Masa-san decides to treat the kids to sushi at a resturaunt, but becomes frustrated when they begin to eat plate after plate of food! Higure is roaming the streets in a depression, when Mariko-sensei comes up to him and asks what is bothering him. Higure accidently lets slip that Masa-san and Commander Beef may be the same person, and that they both have returned to Japan. Determined to dig out the truth, she heads off to find Masa-san immediatly. At the resturaunt, the kids have finally finished eating....and leave a pile of empty plates behind. Mariko-sensei tracks down Masa-san, and demands to know if he really is Commander Beef, her one true love. Higure tries to intervene, and gets into a yelling spat with Masa-san, but gets thrown aside by a very determined Mariko-sensei. (Special note, it was great to hear these two go at each other again. XD It goes back to the original EXE series roots, where Masa-san mispronounces Higure, and calls him a Chip Otaku just like old times. XD) Finally face to face, Mariko-sensei once again demands to know if Masa-san is really Commander Beef. Unable to answer, the kids butt in and point out that there's possibly no way that Masa-san could be Commander Beef, insulting him in the process. Mariko-sensei gives them the glare of death, then breaks up laughing, stating "You're right! Higure-san is such a joker!" Everyone facefaults to the ground, and Mariko-sensei leaves the resturaunt in a merry mood. Masa-san runs after her, as does Netto, but when Meiru, Tohru and Rush try to leave, the waiter refuses to let them out until they pay the bill. ^_^; Yuriko is waiting in the Fish Market for Gauss to arrive, and looks at her watch. It's obvious that he is late. Meanwhile, Masa-san is taking a walk with Mariko-sensei as they catch up on things. Masa-san is happily greeted by his fellow fisherman, and becomes embarassed when they point out he's on a "date". Just when Masa-san prepares to tell Mariko-sensei something important, Netto comes flying through and whacks Masa-san in the face with a giant fish! Masa-san begins to try again, only to be interrupted when Netto comes back and rams him with a small transport vehicle! Netto tells Rockman that it's all to protect Masa-san's identity as Commander Beef. Yuriko finally gets fed up with waiting, and leaves their meeting location. Just as she walks around the corner, Gauss arrives by taxi. Seeing no one there, Gauss begins to walk the aisles of the fish market. Suddenly, he spots Mariko-sensei as she's buying a bag of mini squids. Mistaking her for Yuriko, Gauss appraoches her, calling her "Miss. Yuriko". Mariko becomes frightened as she looks into his clear blue eyes. Meanwhile, Masa-san is walking alone, when he walks past Yuriko. For the first time ever, she's NOT mistaken for Mariko-sensei, as Masa-san writes it off as just a coincidence. However, he then spots Gauss dragging Mariko-sensei behind him by the arm, pleading to be released. Once again he calls her Miss. Yuriko, and refuses to let go. Masa-san becomes upset ("Why is Mariko-sensei with Gauss?!"), and decides to go after them, just as Netto finds him! Obviously he can't turn into Commander Beef with Netto right there, so he fakes a stomach ache and takes off. Determined to save Mariko-sensei, Netto takes off on his own. Mariko-sensei left a trail of mini squids, allowing him to easily follow their path. Back at Higureya, Higure has mastered a plan, and begins to make a multitude of Commander Beef costumes. He wants to prove that Masa-san truly isn't the real Commander Beef, so he'll have everyone else dress up as him to fool Mariko-sensei! At their meeting place in Kamasuisan, Gauss corners Mariko-sensei. Yuriko watches them from a hidden spot, and is surprised to see her twin sister there. As Gauss continues to badger her, Mariko-sensei finally explodes and yells out, "I'm NOT Yuriko! I'm Mariko! Oozono Mariko!" Gauss of course becomes stunned, and pulls out a picture of Yuriko to compare the two. Frustrated that he found the wrong girl, Gauss pulls out a gun on her, and begins to advance. Netto: "Stop it, Gauss!" Gauss: "You bastard, Hikari Netto! Why are you here?!" Just then, a horn sounds, and who else would make his appearance, but Commander Beef! After sporting an intro speech, Commander Beef leaps off the stack of crates. Gauss points his gun at him, but is knocked away when Commander Beef strikes him with a bony fish. As he lands on the ground, Mariko-sensei and Netto join his side. Seeing that her plan has been foiled, Yuriko leaves the area. Absolutely outraged that Beef has stopped him, Gauss throws away his trench coat and reveals a very frilly dress underneath! (Yes kids, remember that Gauss is our lovable cross-dressing Dr. Wily fanboy with the Dr. Evil laugh. XD) Gauss then plug-ins Magnetman into the warehouse server to cause some trouble. The navi begins to make hanging hooks fly across the room, aiming for Commander Beef and the others. Determined to stop him, Netto plug-ins Rockman, as does Commander Beef with Sharkman. Sharkman and Rockman share a short reunion, happy to see each other once again. Using great teamwork, they manage to land a hit on Magnetman. However, Gauss decides to play dirty when he holds a tuna in his arms, and a knife pointing at it! Gauss then states that he knows Commander Beef's secret, that he is really Masa-san! This completely shocks Mariko-sensei of course, and a touching scene ensues where Mariko reveals that Commander Beef is simply Commander Beef, even if he's really Masa-san. (this is also the first time we hear an instrumental version of the ending theme. ^_^) Just then, a second Commander Beef appears out of nowhere, though it's obviously Higure! Not only that, but Meiru, Tohru, Shuuko, Miyuki, Saloma and Rush are dressed up too! Gauss begins to fret at the appearance of so many Commander Beefs, but Netto easily recognizes his friends. Meiru simply drops an extra costume into Netto's arms, and demands that he join them because Commander Beef is so cool! Masa-san recognizes their plan, and exclaims to Mariko-sensei that this is also the reason why he as Masa-san decided to dress up as the Net Agent. Everyone then plug-ins their navis, ganging up on Magnetman to a ridiculus amount. The stupid navi STILL decides to take them all on, and of course gets his rear end handed to him without even getting a punch in. With the battle over, Masa-san places a pair of handcuffs onto Gauss. With the Net Case taken care of, Masa-san thanks everyone for their help. Higure is back at his chip shop, happy that his plan succeeded so well. Meanwhile, Masa-san leaves once again on his ship, while Miyuki and Saloma try to keep from keeling over with sea sickness. ^_^; -------------------------------------------------- What a great episode this was, especially for a filler! It was so nice to see so many old characters again, it really felt like one of the original EXE episodes for once. Next week, Misaki and Prisman are introduced! On a funny note, we've seen these two from episode 1 of Axess. Remember the pair that failed in Cross Fusion in the very first episode? Yup, that's them. :P See you next week! 5/17/2004 :: Many Megaman/Rockman fans may have noticed that Planet Mega Man's site has seemingly disappeared. This was in fact due to a hacking job that obliterated their hoster's server, Zelda Universe, completely. F-Reaver Type II sums up the situation for MM:AU, who was hosted by PMM: "Hacked too badly? No, that doesn't sum it up. We were annihilated. Now myself and the rest of the staff over at MM:AU are diligent and ready to rebuild our site, but the fact that this happened in the first place has begun to make me wonder if perhaps the first server issue was not a matter of hacking as well. Nevertheless, we rebuilt ourselves before, and we can rebuild ourselves again. As I was typing this, Gren delivered excellent news. We're acquiring a new server in a few days. We over at MM:AU will no longer be chained to Zelda Universe or PMM and their respective fates. Hopefully this means we're safe from further potential hacks." I wish both Planet Mega Man and all of its hosted sites the best of luck in sorting out their troubles, and finding a new home to house their very unique and dearly loved sites. We'll be waiting for your return. :) 5/16/2004 :: I know I promised updates today, but truth to be told I'm ungodly tired from working so much at my job this weekend. And so, updates shall resume tomorrow instead once I've had a full night of rest. I want to wish my special loved one, Nobi-chan, a Happy 22nd Birthday, and congrats on Graduating from college yesterday. ^_^ Only one more year left for me in school. :P .....Hopefully. *twitch* I actually did manage a bit of updates today, the cosplayers list and event schedule on the OtaRockman page has been updated. :) 5/15/2004 :: The edits for NT Warrior episodes #29 and #32 are finally up in the episode summaries section. Episode #33 will be done tomorrow, my brain couldn't take anymore bad dubbing for tonight. Apparantly the KidsWB version of #33 will be shoving in clips from another episode, "Crimson Flash!", to explain Fireman's fate, since they will be cutting out that episode entirely. Yay for more plot screwups. Also, screencaps from episode #31 of Axess are up and ready. I apologize for the delay, for some reason this episode was encoded oddly, so it took me longer than I expected to fix it. The summary for episode #32 will be up tomorrow, I haven't had time to even watch the actual thing yet. I haven't had a weekend off from work since I started my new job. x_o; *twitch* My heart goes out to Planet Mega Man, who is suffering a great deal of troubles at the moment during one of their most special times of the year. If you guys ever need anything, please let me know. Lordy knows how many times you've been there for me. Gambatte! 5/14/2004 :: While my local Waldenbooks reported to me that they would not get Vol. #1 of the Megaman NT Warrior manga in until June, Lone Star Comics already had it on the shelves, so I picked up a copy. The dialouge really isn't that bad, it could have been worse. They don't try to hide the obvious, such as when Gutsman and Fireman get deleted. It looks like the story was kept pretty well intact besides the obvious name changes. Artwork wise, the only things I found missing were the intro art on the first pages, of Rockman, Roll, Gutsman and Netto, and all of the character introductions. The ink printing is much darker than the original, so some of the details in the drawings don't show up very well or are lost completely. In some instances word bubbles were left blank, I'm not quite sure why this is. But as for the actual art, absolutely nothing was edited, which is a very good thing considering the treatment that the anime version received. It was fun reading it in english. :) Props to Viz for bringing it over in the first place. W00t. In more merchandise releases, Planet Mega Man has brought forth the news that there will be a toy for the new PET Advanced, that will be brought up in the upcoming episodes of Rockman.exe Axess. The new PET has a brand new design, and will allow you to use battle chips to use the new Soul Unisons. I'm sorry for the lack of updates this week, but I am now officially done with my finals and free from school for 3 whole months. :) Screencaps from Axess #31 will hopefully be up tonight, as well as NT Warrior edits for episodes #29, #32, and #33. Anime Master ZERO has sent me the next batch of episodes from Canada, so expect those edits to start rolling in soon as well. :) I will not be going off of the KidsWB version any longer, due to the fact that they like to hack the series further to suit their own tastes. 5/11/2004 :: Seiyuus are finally updated! Special thanks to Heat Man for all his translation help. :) Seiyuus for Laserman, Junkman, Anetta and Silk have been added. ^_^ 5/10/2004 :: More distressing news about NT Warrior has arrived, much thanks to our beloved KidsWB, who has decided to chop out Episodes 28 ("Rockman Stolen!") and 29 ("Trap of the Poisonous Snake Lady!") from their airing schedule. These episodes WERE dubbed, and were shown in Canada. Instead, KidsWB will be skipping right ahead to episode 32, "Internet City!" this coming Saturday. Gee, thanks a lot, KidsWB. Now dub fans will never see the introductions of the Elec Brother and Wood Shield style changes. Or Raoul and Thunderman. There's the smarts! On a somewhat related note, What are you going to be for Halloween? 5/9/2004 :: Yesterday's Axess episode #31 was entitled, "Object J From The Satellite". Beware, spoilers below as usual. New clip in the battles section. This episode begins with an image from outer space. A piece of debris clunks into an old weather satellite, and awakens a mysterious voice from a Gabcom computer chip. A spooky image appears on the screen from inside the satellite. The debris floating around the satellite suddenly begin to be pulled towards the abandoned object. Early the next morning, Netto, Meiru, Chisao, Rush and Mariko-sensei are on their way to the Onsen! Tohru sent them an e-mail, asking them to meet him there for the day. However when they arrive, no one is there! So they decide to do things on their own, and begin to relax in the massaging chairs as they wait for Tohru. All of a sudden, seatbelts clasp everyone down to their chairs, and they zoom off on their own with their passangers in tow! After an exciting ride, they finally arrive inside a giant airplane. Everyone is unsurprised when Yaito announces herself behind them. With everyone accounted for, preperations begin for take off. Standing outside, Tohru has finally arrived at the Onsen as well. As he questions where everyone is, a giant rumbling shakes the ground and the airplane emerges from behind the building! Inside the aircraft, a countdown begins, and as soon as it hits 0, the plane is shot off into the air! Tohru: "Spaceship?!" Inside the ship, Netto asks Yaito where they are going. When she doesn't say, he guesses Ameroupe. Meiru then guesses Creamland, and again misses. Inside the net, Glyde apologizes for the situation. Rockman then asks him where they are going, and it's revealed that they are headed for the Space Station! Everyone but Chisao is concerned about the reason why they are going to such a place. Yaito reveals that space debris has been causing damage to her space station recentely, so they're going to go investigate. Everyone complains as to why it has to be them, which leads to Yaito exclaiming, "Aren't you my friends?!" Yaito then whispers to Netto, revealing that she knows that he is a Net Savior. Eventually, the Spaceship arrives at its destination, and docks at the Space Station. As everyone leaves the ship, they enjoy their ability to float through the air. Almost immediatly however, the mysterious voice begins to call out to them! Debris begins to float rapidly by the station, until a giant object appears in the distance. Bright lights shimmer off of the new object, resembling much like a nightclub. Meiru and Yaito exclaim how pretty it is. Suddenly, the lit object comes rushing towards the station, and collides! Inside the once weather satellite's server, a very happy Junkman welcomes his new friends. Everyone goes inside to explore, finding the whole situation very strange. Despite it all, they decide to advance inside, ignoring Mariko-sensei's advice to go back. As they float along, they run into a room filled with dancing robots made of pieces of junk! The kids remove their helmets as they stare at the robots in wonder. When Junkman sees them on his screen, he becomes enraged that his new "friends" are human! These things are not his friends! Events turn sour when the robots turn on them, and they are forced to flee from the room. Mariko-sensei gives them a big, "I told you so!" As they continue to run, everyone is attacked by a round of earthquakes, lightning, and fire. Finally, they find a safe place to stop and rest. Suddenly, they're approached by another robot! Only, it's hideously ridiculus looking. Chisao even calls it an "Old Man" ^_^; But Meiru calls it cute, and Chisao agrees that it's "kakkoi" (cool). This causes the robot to blush, and he falls apart from embrassament! This utterly causes Junkman's face to fall flat from surprise (which is so funny!) At last they find the main control room of the satellite. Inside the server, Rockman, Glyde and Roll track down Junkman. Deciding that these intruders are also not his friends, and attacks right away with a Bolt Missile attack, flinging an array of bolts at the navis. To counterattack, Rockman quickly activates his Rock Buster, while Meiru slots in a Roll Arrow chip and Yaito uses Salamander. Netto and Meiru are astounded that Yaito used such a powerful chip as Salamander. The little girl hardly stops there, and continues to slot in the very rare "Super Vulcan" chip, which strikes Junkman head on. However when the smoke clears, he's not even damaged! Turns out he was using cubes of junk as a protective shield. Junkman then uses the "Junk Cubes" to try and strike his opponenets. As they all dodge, Yaito slots in the "Boomerang" chip, which Glyde promptly fires off and misses his target. When Junkman gloats that he missed, Glyde responds "I wonder about that.", and the boomerang comes back, striking Junkman from behind! Of course, this seriously pisses off Junkman, and he begins to use his "Junk Press" attack to try and squash all three of them. Roll crashes to the ground as she dodges, and Rockman sees that she's in danger. As he dives in to save her, Junkman fires off a "Junk Cube" attack at Rockman, which only Glyde sees. Just in time, Glyde shoves Rockman out of the way, and they both narrowly miss getting struck. Just them, Roll and Glyde are trapped inside an iron cage! Netto orders Rockman to save them, but he can't break through the bars. Junkman begins his assault of "Junk Press" again on Rockman, who narrowly dodges each hit. As Junkman goes for his final strike, Netto slots in the Air Shoes battle chip, which vaults Rockman into the air. When Junkman's hit strikes the ground, Rockman races up his now extended arms, just as Netto uses the Custom Sword chip. Even though Junkman attempts to block with the Junk Cubes, Rockman still manages to land a direct hit, thus ending the battle. With Rockman the winner, Glyde and Roll are released from their prison. Suddenly, a very depressed voice comes from behind them, saying "Gomen nasai (I'm sorry)". It's Junkman! The poor navi apologizes again, then explains his lone desire for friends. Roll decides to help him out, and begins to hold up a series of flashcards. The first two Junkman identifies as "junk", and the third one has a human in a spacesuit. Rockman and Roll explain that Junkman can make new friends by clearing the debris for the astronauts, which makes him very happy. As the sun begins to rise, we see the old weather satellite gathering the debris, and Yaito's spaceship flying by. Later that night, Netto is up in his room. It seems he's caught a cold! After he sneezes, he tries to throw his tissue into the wastebasket, but misses completely. Netto exclaims how useful it would be to have Junkman's abilities, until Rockman gets onto him for leaving his trash on the floor. ^_^; The scene ends with Netto putting the tissue correctly into the basket, and then sneezing again. Meanwhile, everyone's forgotten about poor Tohru! The poor boy is standing out in the cold in front of the Onsen, and is also sneezing away. ^_^;; --------------------------------------------------- Such a cute episode! Junkman's seiyuu was very talented in this episode, which was no wonder considering it was Miyake Kenta, the same who voices Elec Hakushaku. I really loved the fact that Glyde actually FOUGHT in this episode, and fought very well to boot. Yay! Next week, Commander Beef, Miyuki, Saloma, Sharkman, Woodman, Skullman, Guass, and Magnetman! Don't miss it! 5/7/2004 :: Some advice for anyone who is having trouble viewing images on the site: The most common cause of this problem is firewalls blocking the referrer. If your firewall or any other software (mozilla, moz phoenix, moz firebird, and moz firefox all have referrer blocking available) blocks referrer info, you'll have to turn off the blocking to see images. To change referrer handling in ZoneAlarm: * Open ZoneAlarm by right clicking on the icon in the task tray. * Click Privacy on the left side. * Under Cookie control, select Custom. * In the Custom Privacy Options window, choose the Cookies tab * Untick Remove Private Header Information. Norton Firewall Users: The default settings for Norton's firewall disable the HTTP Referrer. Norton is by far our number one culprit for this. If you're running the Norton Firwall software, the following instructions will allow you to enable the HTTP referrer while still protecting your connection 1. Double-click on the Norton security icon in your system tray or open its configuration tool from the start menu. 2. Click on the "Options" menu at the top of the screen and choose "Internet Security." 3. Click on the "Web Content Tab." 4. Under "Global Settings," find the box labeled "Information about visited sites." Click the "Permit" radio button in this section. 5. Click the "OK" button to save your changes The process to enable referrers in other firewalls should be similar, consult their manual or website if you have trouble. 5/7/2004 :: Thanks to Heat Man, we now have the episode summaries for the upcoming episodes #32 - 35 of Axess! As usual the series will be getting more interesting, with a flood of characters returning from the original EXE series (Commander Beef, Gauss, Magnetman, Raoul and Thunderman), and just as many new characters to boot, some from the games (STARMAN!) and others that are all new! New Cross Fusions, and another showdown with Nebula. Read for yourself in the episode summaries section! 5/6/2004 :: Screencaps for Episode #30 of Axess are finally up and running. Just a note, hotlink protection is now activated throughout the entire site. :) 5/6/2004 :: Well, it seems everything is back in working order again. Apparantly my hoster moved rockman-exe.com to a new server, then forgot to point my site at the new IP. ~_~;;; Sigh. Unfortunately this was the least of my worries. Kishuku.com suffered a loss of 13 GIGS of bandwidth over the last two days, due to an unknown site or person leeching the Aqua Soul clip over 2,000 times off my server. Needless to say, I have removed all clips from kishuku.com for the next 2 weeks, so I do not get hit with fees for going over my limit. In the meantime, Nobi-chan will be helping me install a protective hotlinker script that will prevent this from every happening again. This will also most likely be enabled for all images as well, so for all you people out there hotlinking to my avatars, gallery images, or screencaps, you will no longer be able to leech from me! *huffs* 5/3/2004 :: Decided to take a break tonight, and did the edits for episode 19 of NT Warrior (Part 2 of the Devil Roll arc). There were a lot of edits in this one. x_o *twitch* This episode was very, very odd, in the sense that there were a TON of animation re-edits. Literally entire scenes were redone with new, and in most cases, better artwork. This was most likely done when Rockman.exe went to DVD in Japan, and then NT Warrior was based off the DVD versions. Anyways, go see for yourself, the edits are in the episode summary. :P 5/3/2004 :: On Sunday, May 2, Rockman.exe Online hit it's highest visitor count ever over the span of 24 hours: 2,400 hits! Thank you so much, everyone. ^_^ This brings our total visitor count to 643,917! I have a 26 page term paper due by Wednesday. x_o; *twitch* Needless to say, I may accomplish a few updates, I may not. Most likely, updates will resume on Thursday. That also happens to be my only day off from work, so I will catch up in all NT Warrior edits at that time, as well as the Axess #30 screencaps. 5/1/2004 :: Today's Axess Episode #30 was entitled "Love Love Aquaman!" After the heavy drama of the past few episodes, I guess they're going to lighten up the mood a bit for a short while or so. New video clip is up in the Soul Unison section. W00t. Special thanks to Josuke for his translation help. The episode begins with a random navi terrorizing Net City in a feeble search for more Dark Chips. Aquaman gets caught up in the frenzy, but is saved just in time by Rockman. After logging out the infected navi, Rockman checks to see if the wee little bubbly navi is okay. Aquaman is so impressed by Rockman's bravery, that he falls in love with him! (There is no notion just as to what "gender" Aquaman is. But it is much easier to say it is a he, therefor I will). At the Grochery Store, Netto plugs out Rockman from the server, which they had used to connect to Net City. As Rockman returns to his PET, he mentions that he found Aquaman in the city. Netto finally notices that Aquaman is fondly attached to Rockman's leg! The two resolve to go visit Higureya so that they can give Aquaman back to Shuuko. Also Netto's skating along his way, Meiru catches up with him on her scooter. When Roll visits Rockman in his PET, she becomes disturbed to see Aquaman latched onto his back, refusing to let go! Naturally this makes the pink navi very, very jealous. When Netto explains the situation to Meiru, she decides to tag along. As the pair arrive at the Chip Shop, Netto meets up with Shuuko and tells her that Aquaman is inside his PET. When Shuuko tells Aquaman to return to her PET, he refuses! To get a better look at her navi, Shuuko stands very close to Netto, even going so far as to put her arm around his shoulders and shove Meiru out of the way. This in turn of course, makes Meiru very jealous as well. Netto blushes and becomes embarrassed when the two girls begin to close in on him. ^_^; Meanwhile at the Dark Loid headquarters in the net, Laserman and the newly transformed Blues issue orders to Burnerman to delete Rockman. Burnerman seems semi surprised, considering Blues' past relationship with Rockman. Before he departs, he's given a Dark Chip to use on his mission. Higure interrupts the girls and Netto when he tells the group to have their navis meet Numberman in Net City. Once they arrive, Number explains that they will all play a game of hide and seek. Everyone counts, while Rockman hides! Realizing the actual plan, Rockman goes off on his own, finally free to himself. As the other three finish counting, Rockman is nowhere to be found. This highly upsets Aquaman, and to everyone's horror, begins to bawl and flood the city! Rockman remains in his hiding place, unaware of the trouble going on. Suddenly, Netto receives an e-mail on his PET. As Netto notices who it is from, he gets an angry look on his face then excuses himself from the Chip Shop. Once outside, Netto and Rockman open the e-mail. It's Burnerman! He orders Rockman to meet him at the Factory, or else he will cause it to explode. Left with no other choice, Netto and Rockman decide to head there straight away. Rockman begins to make his way through Net City, but suddenly runs into Aquaman! Much to his dismay, the little navi attaches himself to his body all over again. When Netto finally arrives at the Factory, he plug-ins Rockman. Burnerman immediatly steps up to his opponent, happy that he accepted his bait. Only....Aquaman is still attached to Rockman's back! Burnerman's reaction is ultimately priceless as he points a finger at it, "What is that?!" As Rockman begins apologizing, Roll then appears! Burnerman's face gets even more hilarious when Roll starts to try to pry Aquaman off of Rockman, creating an amusing scene. When Aquaman still refuses to let go, Roll decides to get even by latching herself to poor Rockman as well. As Burnerman watches the trio, he becomes more and more engraged by the interruption. Burnerman finally explodes and yells at Rockman, then prepares to fire. As Rockman asks him to wait, Burnerman ignores him and sends off a Strike Burner anyways. Rockman is forced to shove Roll and Aquaman away in order to save them from harm, then takes the blast himself. Having finally gained Rockman's prime attention, the two begin their awaited battle. Burnerman starts things off with his Burning Jet attack, which Rockman easily dodges. Aquaman decides ignore Rockman's orders to run away, and starts to run towards the battle instead. Roll becomes concerned for Aquaman's safetly, and chases after him. Rockman uses his Rock Buster in an attempt to nail Burnerman, but constantly misses the quick navi. As Netto heads deeper into the factory, he loses contact with Rockman! Burnerman begins to lead Rockman further and further away from their initial location, until they eventually land in a new section of the factory. It's exactly where Rockman and Searchman had battled Desertman a few episodes ago! The room is boiling hot, with a giant pot of molten lava beneath the bridge in which they stand on. Having finally led Rockman to his desired location, Burnerman uses this moment to absorb the Dark Chip he had been given. After being powered up, Rockman and Burnerman continue their fight. Meanwhile, Netto is having trouble in finding his navi. Determined to go further in the factory, he runs into a section where he is nearly singed by flying sparks. He's blocked off! Inside the net, Rockman is beginning to weaken as he is constantly forced to dodge Burnerman's rampage of attacks. Rockman begins to desperately call out for Netto, and the aid of Battle Chips, to no avail. Burnerman laughs at Rockman's misfortune, then runs him down with a Burning Jet attack. Netto finally finds out the pattern of falling sparks, and manages to run by them without getting hurt. As Burnerman gloats and hovers above Rockman, a voice suddenly calls out from behind: it's Aquaman! The little navi decides to try to help, but the sweltering room has dried up all his water! Burnerman laughs again, then prepares to fire at Aquaman. Rockman intervenes, and begins to fruitlessly fire his Rock Buster at Burnerman. Realizing that he can't win without Netto's help, Rockman stands defiantly in front of Aquaman in order to protect him. From up in the air, Burnerman begins to assemble his final attack. Fire begins to rain down on them from all directions! Having gathered enough power, Burnerman finally unleashes a giant fireball, aimed straight at Rockman and Aquaman. Rockman continues to yell for Battle Chips, while Aquaman becomes severely worried for Rockman's well being. Suddenly, Aquaman's symbol begins to glow! As the light surrounds the two, Aquaman leaps at Rockman, who begins to swing him around happily. Their symbols begin to harmonize, just as the fireball strikes! (This is by far the cheesiest Soul Unison scene I have ever seen. x_o;;;) Burnerman gloats about his success, until the light fades and his face changes to surprise. Rockman has transformed into a new Soul Unison: Aqua Soul! Burnerman becomes confused, then is struck back by a Rock Buster shot then slammed into the ceiling. The Dark Loid peels himself away from the rubble, then fires a flaming shot at the two. Aquaman nearly becomes hit, but is suddenly saved by Roll as she plucks him away to safety! Aquaman becomes surprised to see Roll. She asks him if he is okay, then puts her hands over him as she begins to heal his injuries (this is the first time EVER we have ever gotten to see Roll heal!) As Rockman continues to fire his buster at Burnerman, Netto's voice begins to call out to him! Happy that his operator has returned, Rockman prepares to finally battle for real. Netto wastes no time in using the Kanketsusen chip, which floods away all of fires created by Burnerman. Netto next slots in the Aqua Shot chip, which Rockman prompty fires at Burnerman. The multiple strays of water one by one sever parts of Burnerman's body, until finally nothing is left and he is ultimately deleted. (*SOB* MY RABID SQUIRREL!) After the battle, Netto receives the Aqua Soul Unison Chip. Rockman goes to join Roll, who is now carrying a happy Aquaman. Rockman thanks Aquaman for saving him with his power. However, it seems that Aquaman's attentions are derived elsewhere. Aquaman is now infactuated with Roll-chan! -------------------------------------------------------- Overall it was a very cute episode, especially for Aquaman lovers. ^_^; However for Burnerman lovers like me, it was more than dissappointing to see him killed off in such a filler episode. The only interesting villain left now is the ebil Blues. >_<; Sigh. Next week: crazy Yaito machines, outer space, and Junkman! Don't miss it! 5/1/2004 :: If you hadn't noticed already, Megaman NT Warrior has resurfaced on the KidsWB's programming block. The new year's premiere was this morning at 9:30am central, picking up directly where they left off last August with episode 18. Every day this coming week, a new episode will be airing at 3:30 central time, and then another new episode next Saturday. This string of episodes will conclude the restof Season 1. For some reason Episode 20 has been cut from the airing block, even though it was dubbed and shown over in Canada. Anime Master ZERO has kindly offered to send me the next batch of NT Warrior episodes from Canada, so I can get ahead in edits and not fall behind (much like what happened last year). He will also include episode 37 ("Crimson Flash!"), which has also been cut from the US airing schedule, but yet was shown in Canada. Thank you so much, AMZ! I'll try my best to keep up to speed with any NT Warrior news or whatnot. Last of all, I wish to thank everyone who sent me a kind e-mail or PM with their support and condolences. My Uncle's funeral is today, however I was not able to attend to do my job and school affairs. I do appreciate everyone's thoughts though very much, thank you. 4/28/2004 :: Edits for NT Warrior episode 28 (Rockman Stolen!) are now online. Episodes 26 and 27 were skipped because they were not aired. In real life news, updates will be slow for at least the next week, excluding Axess and NT Warrior usual stuff. My Uncle Cid passed away tonight, so I may be flying out to a funeral. If not, I still have a hoard of finals and projects due within the next 7 days or so. So please, bear with me. Not only that, but my main manager has quit, so I am being worked extra hours next week to cover a shortage of staff at my job. ....and my brother was in a car wreck today. ......................... It's just been one of those days. *sighs* 4/27/2004 :: NT Warrior edits for episodes 24 and 25 are now online. This completes Season 1, with the exception of episodes 19 and 21, which will be updated when they air next week. Also, RubyChan is now offering Art Commissions at her site, Purple Ruby Red! If you have not witnessed RubyChan's fantastic art, then you're truly missing something. Help support a fellow starving college student and buy her beautiful art! 4/26/2004 :: I just want to take a brief moment, and send out a very sincere thank you to all of my dedicated and new visitors alike. I got so many e-mails and PMs during the last week, wishing me luck with the server transfer and giving their support during our rough times with the site. We've sure gone through a lot, from switching domains three times, to server failures, to being shut down completely at one point, to physical injuries and illnesses, and who knows what else. But yet so many of you have been so very kind. Thank you so much! It has been a pure joy to run this website, and I can't even begin to express how proud I am of all of the hardwork that myself and many others have put into Rockman.exe Online. Be assured that I will continue to give it all I've got, and I know that we have so much more to look forward to! With NT Warrior returning this Saturday, and Axess still running strong, who knows when I will run out of stuff to update! (Probably never, nyaha. XD) With that said, screencaps from episode 29 of Axess are now up. :) Enjoy! 4/25/2004 :: Today's Axess episode was #29. I will refrain from saying the title here due to it actually being a spoiler in itself, but if you wish to know what it is then just check the episode summaries section. Beware, spoilers below as usual. Clip in teh Spoilers section. And off we go! The episode begins at Enzan's company, IPC. Enzan sits alone at night, staring at a glowing computer screen. He reflects back again to the moment where he slotted in the Dark Chip, and lost his navi Blues due to the Dark Soul. He silently rests his hand over the now empty PET. A sullen Enzan arrives the next day at the SciLabs, where a demonstration of the new PET is being given by Yuuichirou. (Funnily enough, this picture of the new PET has a picture of Rockman inside that is from the toy versions by Takara). Yuuichirou has also installed a new "Synchro Program" into the new PETs, as well as compalibility with the new "Chip Gates", which allows the operators to send battle chips more easily (advertising, anyone? the Chip Gates were officially released last week). After the presentation, Yuuichirou tells Enzan that he has created an Analysis Disk of the Dark Loids. As he leads him into his office to retrieve it, it's nowhere to be found! Just then, Yuuichirou receives a phone call from Mama (Haruka Hikari), where she informs him that she found it at home. Enzan offers to pick it up directly himself. At the Dark Loids headquarters, Blues is given the mission by Laserman to invade IPC. Meanwhile, Enzan has arrived at the Hikari residence, where he's warmly greeted at the door by Haruka. She kindly brings him inside, and brews them a cup of tea. As Enzan infers about Netto, she states that her son is not home, but he's just in time: her cake is done baking! Enzan becomes embarassed by her generosity, and kindly asks for the disk. She promptly tells him to eat her delicious cake first. ^_^; As Haruka finally produces the disk from her apron, she cheerfully asks Enzan to guess where she found it. Over and over again he guesses incorrectly. ^_^; He finally replies that he doesn't know, and she tells him that she found it in Yuuichirou-san's pajamas. ^_^ Just as she finally hands over the disk to Enzan, Netto arrives home. As Netto seats himself at their table, Enzan excuses himself and prepares to leave. Netto gets ready to follow him out the door, but Mama stops him and asks to borrow Rockman for a short while. Refusing to take no for an answer, Mama takes the PET off his belt, then ushers him to catch up with Enzan. As Netto confronts Enzan outside, the boys immediatly become silent. Netto starts out by asking how he is faring with his loss of Blues. Enzan begins to put on an act likes he doesn't care, and even goes so far by saying that since navis are just pieces of data, he'll just delete Blues. As Netto grabs him and calls him an idiot, Enzan shoves him off then punches him squarely in the face! Netto punches him back in anger, which results in Enzan punching him again, then Netto manages to wrestle him to the ground. As Netto holds him there, Enzan finally breaks down with the truth, as he begins to cry. Enzan: "I'm no longer......Blues' operator......you saw, didn't you? Blues is the enemy now!" Netto: "That's wrong!" Enzan: "Blues is the enemy!" Netto: "Blues is still your navi! Netto reassures Enzan that Blues is probably feeling his pain as well. He refuses to believe that Blues is out of their reach. Netto's honest words and tears bring Enzan back to his senses. Netto lets Enzan go, and sits on the grass beside him as Enzan rests flat on the ground. A calm breeze passes them by. Netto again reassures him, that Blues will really return. Enzan simply replies, "That cake...was really delicious." A company car then pulls up to take Enzan home, and the two boys say goodbye. Mama smiles from a short ways off, having watched the whole thing. Both her and Rockman agree that Netto has matured a little. As Enzan is reviewing reports back at IPC, a dimensional area suddenly forms around his building! Enzan makes his way towards the sound of screaming people, and finds Gravityman crashing his way through. Netto receives word from Meijin that IPC is in trouble, and to head over there immediatly. Meanwhile, inside IPC's servers, a familiar white haired navi makes his entrance. Enzan carefully makes his way after Gravityman, determined to stop him from destroying his company's building. As he's running, he receives word via his PET that someone is invading in the cyberworld, and breaking through their firewalls. Enzan knows fully well that the only one capabale of such a thing is his own departed navi, Blues. Enzan distracts Gravityman by throwing a broom at him, which the Dark Loid easily splinters into pieces. Having gained his attention, Enzan narrowly dodges a Gravity Drive attack. Enzan then derives a plan, and has Gravityman use his Gravity Hold attack to smash a support beam, thus causing the ceiling to crash down and bury the Dark Loid under the rubble. Things turn bad however, when Gravityman easily breaks free, and begins to chase down Enzan! Gravityman finally corners Enzan down, and prepares to finish him off with a Gravity Drive attack. Just before he fires, R Rockman comes crashing through and smashes himself into the side of the giant navi! Netto: "Are you alright, Enzan?" Enzan: "You're slow, Netto!" Enzan then takes off to stop the invasion in the cyberworld, leaving Netto to deal with Gravityman. As Enzan arrives at the main computer, he puts in the disk he had gotten from Yuuichirou. Enzan brings up the image of the intruder, and is not surprised to find Blues. Blues approaches the final firewall, but his passcode is rejected as he tries to gain access. Blues realizes then that Enzan has tracked onto him. Enzan brings up reinforcement walls around Blues to trap him, then uses the new Battle Chip Gate to transmit a Count Bomb chip. Blues escapes from the attack, forcing Enzan to follow up with a Mega Cannon onslought. Blues easily destroys these as well with his sword. Enzan then transmits the Flame Tower, which Blues jumps back to avoid, gleefully laughing at Enzan's attempts to stop him. However, as Blues lands back on the ground, Enzan manages to trap him in a box, and snares him in his trap. Blues screams as he's pulled underground. Having finally gotten Blues in containment, Enzan begins to create a backup of him on the disk. Meanwhile, R Rockman has his hands full with Gravityman. His Rock Buster cannot penetrate the force field that Gravityman keeps generating around him. Enzan contacts him and asks what in the world he's doing, which angers Netto. As R Rockman is slammed into the wall by Gravityman's attack, Enzan tells him to use a battle chip like Stone Cube to take him down. Netto replies that he doesn't have that chip, but Rockman mentions that they can use something else. Having finally gained a plan, R Rockman begins to grab hold of various parts of the building, and chunks them at Gravityman, much to Enzan's dismay. The heavy object breaks through Gravityman's force field, allowing R Rockman to use the Long Sword to stab the Dark Loid on the top of the head, sending him spiraling out of control (much like in Gravityman's last appearance). Gravityman then eventually logs out, and the dimensional area dissapates. In the control room, the back up of Blues has finally been completed. As Enzan takes the disk out of the computer, Blues calls out his name from the cyberworld. Enzan slowly looks up to the screen, and navi and former operator stare at each other for a moment. Blues then dissappears to return back to the Dark Loids. Enzan shuts down power to the computers and leaves the room. At the Dark Loid's headquarters, Blues reports the results of his mission to Laserman. Suddenly, Blues' symbol begins to glow! Blues screams in pain as Laserman forces him to fully integrate with his Dark Soul. Afterwards, the effects leave Blues with an entirely new look. (Deemooon Bluuueess) Back at IPC, Netto gloats over his victory with Gravityman. However, the building is in complete shambles due to his destructive tatics. Enzan razzes Netto about it for a short while, then eventually forgives him for it. As Enzan leaves Netto and Rockman to argue with each other, he stares off into the sky, and swears that he will get Blues back no matter what. ----------------------------------------------------------- Netto and Enzan's scene was really touching, it's good to see Enzan's character finally being given some emotion. Blues' new look is absolutely.....different. o_o; It seems they will be dragging on this arc for quite awhile. Meanwhile, next week, Buurnermaaan! W00t. >:D "Love Love Aquaman!" 4/23/2004 :: After much deliberation, I have come to the decision that I will be moving www.kishuku.net and www.rockman-exe.com to a completely new hosting facility. However, I will keep its current hosting active while we take the time to transfer all of the data to its new home, so this means there will be no downtime inbetween. :) Rockman.exe Online's new hosting service will be giving us over twice the amount of webspace, and nearly 50GB of extra bandwidth to play with (bringing our entire total to 190GB per month!). This is extremely good news for this site, as it will be able to continue to expand and provide better and better service to all of you. ^_^ If this update is showing up, it means the transfer is complete and working properly! I want to give a very special thanks to my boyfriend Shaun (Nobi-chan), who helped immensly in the transferring of all the files. He moved all of rockman-exe.com in a total of 13 minutes. XDD *hugs* Thank you! 4/20/2004 :: The Style Changes section is now up to date for episodes 1 - 28 of Axess (currently aired episodes). As well, Blues Soul has been added to the list. Please be advised that there are spoilers within this section. 4/19/2004 :: As you may have noticed, www.rockman-exe.com has been down since Saturday evening. This interuption was completely out of my control, unfortunately. My current domain hoster, Eryxma, was bought out by another company, Glexicon. They completely shut down the servers hosting my site that evening, and put up a notice of the buyout. We had absolutely no warning whatsoever. What does this mean for Rockman.exe Online? At this point, I really can't say. While the site has been moved to the new servers on Glexicon, they are still an entirely different hosting company. We have not been informed as of yet as to what changes will take place with our hosting plan or fees. If they do not meet the standards that I need to run this site, or I can't afford it, I will be forced to move this entire site to a new hoster. If that should occur, RM.EXE Online will go down for now fewer than a few weeks to a month. I will keep you all updated as to what is in store for this site in the future as things progress. Meanwhile, as you can see below the summary for Axess #28 was written during the downtime, and is now up. The screencaps for Episode 28 are also up. Enjoy. :) 4/18/2004 :: Last Saturday's Axess' episode #28 was entitled "Shaking Heart". Beware, spoilers below as usual. If you haven't read the past summaries for Axess, you will be very lost in what is going on, as we are in the middle of a mini-arc. Rawr! No new clip this week, the battle is far too short anyways. Mmn, ebil Burusu. Enzan is in the middle of an IPC company meeting, when he suddenly interrupts it and walks out. As he leaves the room with his respresentives (from EXE episode 20), he finds Netto outside waiting for him. Back at Enzan's office, the two discuss what happened to Blues. Enzan is depressed from his guilt of forcing the Dark Chip upon his navi. Netto asks Enzan if he's going to quit being a Net Savior, and Enzan simply replies "It can't be helped." At the Science Labs, Netto joins his father Yuuichirou as they study the Dark Chip that Enzan had used. The scientists are sadly at a loss in figuring out its secrets, giving them no clues on how to revert its effects. Yuuichirou states that turning Blues back to normal may be impossible. As Rockman also hears this, he reflects back to when the infected Blues begged him to delete him. Rockman, of course, refused to do such a thing. Alone in his office, Enzan stares out the window as it begins to storm outside. As he remembers again Blues' pain, he pounds his fist against the window in anger at himself. Netto stands in front of the IPC building, being drenched by the rain. Rockman quietly asks Netto if he may have a moment. As Enzan's PET begins to beep, he becomes surprised to find Rockman inside waiting for him. Rockman tells Enzan that a part of Blues is still with him, due to their Soul Unison. As the Dark Loids gather in the net, many have become upset because Blues has been given such a high ranking position (the loudest of them being Sparkman). To qualm their complaints, Laserman deletes a random Dark Loid to prove as an example. As the weather clears, Enzan goes to visit Anetta at the hospital. As he sets a bouque of beautiful white roses into a vase, she tells him that she is sorry for everything that had happened. Enzan tells her to not worry about it. Meanwhile on the news, the new fashion show to introduce the new "Wear Computer" is about to go under way. Netto is dispatched by the Net Saviors to make sure nothing goes wrong with the event. As Netto arrives, the models are getting ready to go on stage. The head model introduces herself to the Net Savior, and shows an example of the Wear Computer. Each girl wears a green broach on her chest, and when touched, displays their outfit on their body. The outfit can then be manipulated in different ways, from giving them wings to turning them completely invinsible. Meiru and Roll also arrive at the building, excited to see the new fashions. The security guard at the door stops her however, asking if she has a permit to enter. The guard explains all the levels of security that have been put in place to protect the show, including key pads to guard the doors, lasers, and video cameras. He then tells Meiru the correct way to get into the show. As Netto takes his seat to watch the show, Meiru finds him and shows off her new cute outfit. Roll then asks Meiru for a new outfit of her own. Slotting in the "Fashion Chip", Roll dons a new cute pink kimono! As she asks Rockman if it suits her, he agrees that it does very much so. As the models prepare to go on stage, Sparkman begins manipulating their broaches from the shadows. One by one they turn from green to red as they become infected and take over the minds of their wearers. Rockman notices a disturbance in the net, but can't quite figure out what it is. The head model begins to give a sinister laugh... -- Commerical Break: New Eyecatches, finally! They now show new flashy art of Rockman's Soul Unisons. This episode features Metal Soul and Blues Soul! The fashion show has now begun! One by one the models show off a different feature of the Wear Computers, absolutely wowing the crowd. As Sparkman continues infecting the broaches, Rockman can't shake off the feeling that something is wrong. Rockman tells Netto that something is up, so he quietly plugs his navi into the Fashion Show computer from where he is sitting with Meiru. Roll joins Rockman as well, still donned in her cute kimono. Meanwhile, a group of three models is slowly making their way past the various security systems inside the building with the aid of their Wear Computers. One security guard in particular becomes frightened when he comes face to face with an exact copy of himself, which turns out to be a hologram created by one of the models (I'd also like to note that most of these models are hideously ugly O_o;;) Having finally sensed the exact direction of the disturbance, Rockman fires off a Charged Shot, which reveals the location of Sparkman. As the models reach the control room, they begin manipulating the computers with their broaches, shutting down all power to the building. Rockman begins his battle as Sparkman fires off a Spark Ball attack. Netto doesn't understand why the Dark Loids are attacking something as trivial as a Fashion Show. Suddenly, the models begin to surround Netto and Meiru and take hold of them! Rockman figures out that Sparkman is controlling them via their Wear Computers. Netto pushes the models out of the way, then grabs hold of Meiru and drags her off as they begin to flee. Roll finds herself in trouble when she accidently gets caught on her kimono's ribbon, forcing Meiru to log her out just in time. The two eventually reach an empty car, and lock themselves inside for protection. The models bang on the car from the outside as they continue to try to reach them. As Netto holds the door to the car closed, Meijin contacts him via PET. As the two discuss the situation, Meijin suddenly realizes that the Dark Loid's true target is the Aerospace Running Systems! Up in the control room, the head designer locates the password within the main computers, then sheds her disguise: It's Yuriko! Just as she celebrates obtaining the password, a familiar voice calls out from behind: it's Enzan! Yuriko: "Ijuin Enzan!" Enzan: "The real password....is right here!" Enzan holds up a disk in his hand, which contains the actual password. Yuriko then sics her group of brainwashed models on Enzan to retrieve the disk. However Enzan has no problem in dispatching them one by one with his swift martial art skills (sweeeet). Netto becomes frustrated as the models continue to bang on the outside of the car. Roll then pipes up that she has a plan! With Meiru's permission, she uses her antennae to send off sound vibrations, which cancel out the Wear Computers! Roll reveals that she simply matched the sound waves being given off by Sparkman's mind control, which eventually collided and elimited each other. The models eventually collapse, much to Netto and Meiru's relief. Now being free to battle Sparkman, Netto slots in the Blues Soul Unison Chip. Rockman transforms with a very serious look on his face, as he's reminded of Blues' power and spirit. Sparkman fires off a Spark Wave attack, but is easily cut through by Rockman's "Sonic Boom" sword swipe. The attack continues until it directly hits Sparkman, forcing him to log out. In Enzan's location, the models attacking him also crumple to the floor as their broaches turn back to normal. Yuriko: "Sparkman....you failed?!" Enzan: "Game Over!" As Enzan confronts her, Yuriko uses the Wear Computer to completely vanish from the room, letting her broach drop to the floor. Enzan then says, "To be continued...?" ^_^;; Suddenly, Yuriko's Wear Computer begins to glow. Enzan is shocked when a laughing hologram of Blues appears directly in front of him! Netto runs into the room as well, and stands behind Enzan as he stares in surprise. Rockman calls out Blues' name. Blues informs the three that he is now a member of Nebula, and follows only Laserman. As he says goodbye to Enzan (no longer Enzan-sama), the boy rushes forward and tries to grasps Blues' image as it fades away. Rockman: "Sou na....Blues....." Enzan: "Blues......BLUUEES! ------------------------------- Next week, "Enzan vs. Blues"! It's funny to see just how incredibly much Enzan has changed since the first episodes of EXE. His character has done a complete turnaround from treating a navi like a servant, to treasuring Blues as someone very important to him. For the first time ever next week, we will see Enzan actually shed tears. Plot wise, Gravityman and Blues invade IPC to steal/destroy the data of the new PETs in development. In the preview, Netto states that he and Rockman will take on Gravitman, and leaves Blues completely up to Enzan. This shall be interesting to say the least. Don't miss it! 4/17/2004 :: The guest fanart update is finally complete, I apologize for the delay. Artwork from new artists SuicidalSora, GaidanForce, Edward, Samo-chan, and Ant are now up! Also, regular members Cool Fire Bird, MH Alia, Master-sama, Red, Suraida-chan, RollXtreme.EXE, and Malik-chan have had their galleries updated as well. ^_^ Thanks so much for the submissions, guys! If you put in work, and it was not put up, it's possible my old e-mail ate it. >_< So please feel free to resubmit. Remember, you don't have to ask me if I'll put up your work, just send it in! I post anything EXE related. ^_^ Axess summary and clip update will be tonight when I return home from work. Thanks, everyone! 4/14/2004 :: Well, my site is finally back to working again. O_o Server no baka. Anyways! I'm so excited, as today we have our first cosplay spirit submission from a cosplayer in Japan. ^_^ Many thanks to my new friend Asul! Your Rockman.exe cosplay is awsome. ^_^ Check out her photo from Tokyo in the cosplay section! Also, screencaps from episode 27 of Axess are now up and available. :) And last but not least, a new oekaki of Axl is now up in my fanart gallery. Enjoy! Uber fun update of guest fanart will be up tomorrow. ^_^ 4/12/2004 :: The winner for the March 2004 Tri-Monthly contest has been announced! Check the Contest section for details. Thanks to everyone who entered! ^_^ 4/11/2004 :: The manga section has been updated with the cover scan of EXE volume #7 by Ryo Takamisaki. Special thanks to Suraida-chan for the scan! I have this manga currently on the way to me, so I will put up the summary as soon as it arrives. Also of special note, I have put back up my original artworks by Takamisaki-san that I have aquired from Japan over the last year or so. I hope you enjoy them. :) Happy Easter, everyone! 4/10/2004 :: Episode summaries for Axess episodes 28, 29, 30 and 31 are now up, much thanks to Heat Man-san. Thank you! 4/10/2004 :: This week's Axess episode was entitled, "Decisive Battle! Nebula Base" Beware, uber heavy spoilers below. If you didn't read the summary for last week, then this week's will make no sense to you, so make sure you do that first. New clip is in the Spoilers section of the Axess media due to major plot...spoilerage. On we go! (self note: any translation bloopers in the dialouge are purely my own fault). This weeks episode opens with a recap of the very ending of last week, where Anetta revealed that Dr. Regal was behind the evil Nebula organization. Just as Netto and Enzan were getting over their shock, Anetta was kidnapped by Yuriko and flown off in a helicopter. It ends with Enzan yelling out her name from the rooftop. Enzan and Netto travel by car to the place of Dr. Regal's residence while he is staying in Japan. As they check his room, they find it completely empty and Anetta is nowhere to be seen. Netto then finds a personal laptop, and plug-in's Rockman to search around. They find the location of a giant tanker boat within the computer's files. Netto and Enzan decide to work together in rescuing Anetta and confronting Dr. Regal. As a helicopter lands on top of the building, Enzan and Netto climb in. Enzan tells the pilot to leave, since Blues will direct and fly the helicopter for them. Netto and Enzan then head for the tanker on their own. They inform Meijin and the Net Police officials of their plan as they arrive at their location, until their communications are cut off. Yuuichirou Hikari becomes highly upset that Dr. Regal has crossed them. As Netto and Enzan prepare to land, Dimensional Converter tubes begin popping up all over the tanker. One of the helicopter blades gets sliced off in the process, causing them to crash land on the deck. As Enzan and Netto gather their senses, viruses of all kinds begin popping up everywhere, delivered by an enraged Shademan. However instead of attacking them, they begin to destroy the tanker instead! Enzan pulls Netto out of the helicopter moments before it explodes. Enzan and Netto waste no time in using Cross Fusion, then begin to easily take out the hoard of viruses. R Rockman uses the Salamander chip to wipe out a good deal of them, but R Blues gets on to him for wasting a battle chip when it may be needed later. He proves his point by slicing down a tower on the tanker, which squashes the rest of the viruses. With the distractions taken care of, the two head down into the heart of the tanker. Once inside, they meet up with Yuriko (Netto STILL almost mistakes her for Mariko-sensei...baka). As Enzan demands to know where Anetta is, Yuriko throws a bomb in their direction. Instead of hitting the boys however, it instead destroys a virus that had crept up behind them. Yuriko tells them that she will show them the way, so they have no choice but to follow her. Yuriko leads them down an elevator, then drops them off in an unseemingly empty room. She leaves them quickly behind, just as the lights go out and an omnious voice booms from the other side of the room. It's Dr. Regal! R Blues tries to reason out why Dr. Regal would do such horrible things, without getting much of an answer. Dr. Regal then pushes a button, activating a light that shines down on the unconcious body of Anetta. Dr. Regal goes into a long speel about the Dark Loids and Dimensional Converters, then reveals that he was using Wily's broken down lab and research to make his own Dimensional Converters. R Rockman asks Dr. Regal if he actually knows Dr. Wily, and the only response he gets is a smirk and a laugh. Their conversation is suddenly interupted when a bright light crashes down through the ceiling, and a seriously pissed of Shademan appears! Shademan argues with Dr. Regal about their differences, still enraged that the human would betray him. As he fires off an attack at Dr. Regal, R Blues slices it in half, determined to protect Anetta from any harm. R Blues then drives straight at the Dark Loid, but is flung back along with R Rockman by a Crush Noise counter attack. The two again try to attack, this time with Boomerang and Flame Sword chips, but they still have no effect. As Shademan laughs at their misfortune, R Blues and R Rockman decide to give it their all in a double program advance. Dr. Regal smiles in amusement as R Rockman activates the Zeta Cannon, while R Blues flings off the Dream Sword PA (formally known as Beta Sword). The combined PAs create a giant explosion, which can be seen from even outside of the ship. The rebound shockwave blasts R Rockman and R Blues backwards, causing them to fall out of Cross Fusion and crash to the ground. As the smoke clears, Netto and Enzan become horrified to realize that their combined effort only managed to slice off Shademan's left arm. As the pixels of his severed arm fade away, Shademan begins to advance on the now powerless net saviors. However, he seemingly walks right past Netto and Enzan, and instead faces Dr. Regal. Only...it's not Dr. Regal! Much to their surprise, a new navi rises from Dr. Regal's once throne. Shademan demands to know who he is, and the new head Dark Loid announces himself as Laserman. As Shademan throws a punch at his replacement, he phases right through him! After calling Shademan an idiot, Laserman uses his laser attack to destroy the Dimensional Conveters one by one around the ship. Shademan stares at him in disbelief as the Dimensional Area fades, and he's forced to log out. Laserman dissappears shortly after, leaving Enzan and Netto alone in the room. Enzan and Netto quickly make their way over to the unconcious girl. As Enzan tells Anetta to hang in there, she finally opens her eyes, then literally hugs Enzan in desperate relief. Anetta tells them that she has no memory of what happened when she was kidnapped. Suddenly, an alarm breaks out from overhead! Rockman: "Netto-kun! It's Shademan!" Determined to kill the humans, Shademan has begun overloading the energy core of the tanker. Blues tells Enzan to quickly flee, however Yuriko has taken off with the only remaining helicopter on the ship! With no other alternative, the boy's navis tell them to plug-in so that they may take care of the problem directly. Meanwhile, a rescue team of helicopters are on their way, with Meijin aboard one of them. As Blues and Rockman attempt to stop Shademan, they find themselves utterly powerless. By now the Dark Loid has completely fired up the energy system to dangerous levels. Netto suddenly stops and rumages for something in his pocket, then pulls out a Dark Chip. Dr. Regal's voice ecchos in the background, coaxing the boy to use it. Rockman struggles to get up from the ground, and can only watch as Shademan contineously stomps on a trapped Blues' head. Rockman: "Netto-kun....give me a dark chip!" Netto: "What?! Rockman: "A normal battle chip won't work on Shademan...so..." Netto: "Are you stupid?! A Dark Chip will hurt you!" Rockman: "Probably,....but for Netto-kun...." Netto: "Rockman..." Rockman explains that he doesn't really want to use it, but they really have no other choice. Netto deliberates as he stares at the chip in his hand, unsure of what to do. Rockman: "Hurry....hurry, the Dark Chip!" Netto: "Rockman! ......Dark Chip, Slot---" Just as Netto raises his hand to slot in the Dark Chip, Enzan snatches it from his grasp! Begging forgiveness from Blues, Enzan slots the chip in, with Anetta screaming for him to stop. As he does so, Blues becomes engulfed in the dark energy, and Shademan cringes back away from the red navi. Blues stands back at his feet, and activates the sword on his right arm. Enzan: "Blues...." Netto: "Enzan...you.... Blues uses his increased power to fling Shademan right up into the ceiling, allowing Rockman access to the energy system. Netto slots in a 'Koihogan' (?) chip, and Rockman throws the freeze bomb, stopping the system from overheating. However, things are still bad for Blues, as he struggles with the pain of the effects from the Dark Chip. Enzan is unable to plug-out his suffering navi. Rockman tries to confront him, but he is warned to stay away. Blues pleads with the blue navi to delete him before he becomes a demon, but Rockman can't bring himself to do it. As Blues screams out in pain, the symbols on their chests begin to glow! Before anything can happen however, Shademan comes up from behind and clutches Rockman's head in his hand, lifting him up off the ground as he attempts to crush him. Shademan also kicks Blues out of the way, who lands not far from them. Blues watches his friend be tortured, then brings his hand up to his chest where his symbol is still glowing. Using the last of his strength, Blues flings his soul to Rockman, which unites with Rockman's. Blues Soul is born! Rockman quickly uses his power upgrade to take care of Shademan, and forces him to log out in one sword swipe. With the Dark Loid now gone, Rockman turns his attentions to Blues. However, the now soulless navi has lost all control over the demon effects, and dissappears in a fit of rage. The rescue team finally arrives at the tanker, albit far too late to save Enzan's navi. Before boarding the helicopter, Enzan looks back at the main building on the tanker with a look of sorrow. Meanwhile, an injured Shademan retreats back to the headquarters of the Dark Loids on the net. What he finds though, is Laserman sitting on his throne! The Dark Loid reveals that Shademan was only being used in order to gather the Synchro Chips from the first episode. Soon the other Dark Loids appear by Laserman's side, including Burnerman, Gravityman, Sparkman, and a newcomer, Swordman. As Shademan takes a step towards Laserman, yet another navi steps in his way: Blues! The panels underneath Shademan's feet then dissappear, and he's sent hurdling down to the black pits below. ----------------------------------------- Such an odd twist of events! I never imagined Enzan would do such a thing as sacrifice his navi like he did. The next two episodes will be dealing with Enzan and Blues' confrontations, episode 29 in itself is labeled "Blues vs Enzan". New episode summaries for episodes 28 through 31 will be up tonight when I return home from work (must flee!). Next week: a fashion show, and Enzan's first reunion with the Dark Loid's newest member: Blues! 4/7/2004 :: While searching various anime stores online, I finally found the cover for the first volume of the NT Warrior manga. RightStuf.com has it listed for sale, however their shipping date is still listed as May. It's nice to see that covers indeed did keep the original art from the Japanese version of the manga. 4/7/2004 :: While no news has come out as to what the exact release date for the first NT Warrior manga is set to release, MH Alia has found a scan of the second volume's cover at Archonia. You can see it for yourself ((- here -)) 4/6/2004 :: Screencaps for episode #26 of Axess are now up and online. :) 4/5/2004 :: Chapters 59 and 60 of "Steal Your Chip!" are now up, thanks to DeepBlade. A new artwork of my own is now up in my fanart gallery. I'm hoping to have another guest fanart update sometime this week. 4/4/2004 :: The summary for episode 27 of Axess is now up, much thanks to Heat Man. The series seems to be winding down towards its finale, but we shall see. Events are going to be turning interesting, that's for sure... 4/4/2004 :: I would like to extend a very big thank you to everyone who took the time to enter our contest! ^_^ We received a total of 23 outstanding entries! The judging is now under way, so we hope to announce the winner sometime soon. ^_^ In Megaman NT Warrior news, more episodes have been skipped. This includes episodes 39 ("Pretty Pretty Princess!"), 40 ("I'll Battle You!") and 41 ("The Good Dog, Rush!"). This is truly depressing...episode 41, otherwise known as the "neko" episode where all of the navis are turned into cats, was one of my most very favourites. Instead the episode airing jumped directly to episode 42 (in Canada). 4/3/2004 :: Today's Axess episode was entitled, "Memory of the Blue Flame". Lots more plot developement in this one, and new characters to boot! Video clip is in the battles section. Special thanks to Josuke for his help in translation. At the Nebula Headquarters, the Mystery Man hands over a modified Dark Chip disguised as a regular Long Sword chip to Yuriko. If an operator were to slot in this chip, their navi would become infected with a Dark Soul. Yuriko then gives the chip to a young girl standing in the shadows. Manabe, Netto and Enzan burst open the doors to a building, proclaiming a Net Case investigation. However, the building is completely empty! Just as they're leaving, Enzan hears a muffled sound and goes back inside. Surprisingly, he finds a young girl who had been tied up and stuffed inside a bag. She introduces herself as Anetta. Afterwards, Manabe reports to the Commissioner Kifune about their finds, including the fact that no data can be found on Anetta. Enzan researches her on his own with his computers. Meanwhile, Netto is entertaining Anetta as he explains being a Net Savior. Anetta is completely enthralled by it, becoming very excited. As they finish talking, a news report comes up on the tv, proclaiming a terrorist attack on the global hospital. Anetta becomes very upset by this. After Enzan finishes his research, he offers to take Anetta home. Anetta becomes amazed again as they drive off in his fancy car. Enzan just stares at her until she asks if something is wrong, but he responds that it's nothing. Anetta notices the PET on his belt, and suddenly gets an angry look on her face. As Anetta lays in her bed at night, she holds her blank PET close to her. She reflects back in her memory to a time when she was struggling with physical therapy in order to learn to walk again. Her Net Navi, Silk, gave her the courage to complete her therapy, and to continue on. Suddenly the view changes to her navi surrounded by flames, and confronted by Enzan's navi Blues. It ends with Blues' sword driven through her navi's chest. Anetta is left alone in her bed in tears, with the Long Sword Dark Chip laying beside her. The next day, Enzan and Netto are being examined for further Cross Fusion research at the SciLabs. Anetta stands with Yuuichirou and Dr. Regal outside the examing room, as Enzan and Netto are placed inside catscan-like machines. Yuuichirou explains the effects of Cross Fusion to Anetta while they wait. Rockman and Blues are also being examined at the same time. While the two are being examined, Anetta sneaks away and finds Enzan's clothes in a locker. She slips the disguised Dark Chip into Enzan's regular battle chips, then goes to return to the examing room. As they're leaving the SciLabs, Anetta asks if they can show her around the city. Netto politely declines, but to his surprise Enzan accepts. Soon enough, the two are walking arm in arm down the city street, with a curious Netto tailing them closely from behind, despite Rockman's protests. The two decide to visit Akihara Tower, where they enjoy playing video games together, looking at an aquarium, shopping for clothes, and having a cup of tea (it's so very odd to see Enzan so...happy). The finally end up at the top of the tower, where they enjoy a fantastic view of the city through the windows. Anetta tugs on Enzan's sleeve, and he notices a kid in a wheelchair behind them. The two move over to make room so the kid can see out the windows. As they head into an elevator, Anetta tells Enzan that she understands how it feels to be handicapped, having gone through it herself. Enzan reveals that he knows about her net navi, Silk. Just then, the alarm goes off! Enzan and Anetta become trapped in the elevator, and the air begins to be sucked out (just like episode 1 in the Science Labs). Yuriko calmly stands outside the elevator door as Enzan pounds from the inside, demanding to be let out. Facing the danger of suffocation, Blues advises Enzan to plug him in to the cyberworld. This brings back memories for Anetta, from when the hospital had caught fire and she was trapped inside. Her navi Silk, then advised her to plug her in to the hospital server so she could help her escape. The flashback again ends with Blues driving his sword into Silk's chest, and Anetta crying out her name. As Blues arrives in the cyberworld, he's immediatly attacked by Yuriko's navi, Needleman. Yuriko triple slots in a dark chip, giving Needleman extreme power and speed! Meanwhile, Netto has also noticed the alarm. Enzan's image suddenly pops up on his PET (which shocks Rockman by being so abrupt ^_^;;), and informs him about the situation while Netto stammers about not following them on their "date". ^_^; Netto plug-in's Rockman into the security system to try and track down the problem. He finds the system stuck full of needles, and guarded by a hoard of viruses. Meanwhile, Blues manages to slice apart Needleman, only to find out it was a fake! The real Needleman smacks him from behind, slamming him into the ground. As the air is sucked from the elevator, Anetta collapses to her knees. Blues continues to battle Needleman, until his sword becomes shattered. Anetta becomes aprehensive when Enzan selects a new battle chip, but is disappointed when it's the Bambo Sword chip. Needleman continues to relentlessly attack Blues, driving him backwards with his needle attacks. As Needleman drives home with a "Needle Attack!", he again shatters Blues' sword. Enzan next slots in the Wide Short chip, which disappoints Anetta again. Blues sword swipes Needleman but completely misses. The Dark loid rebounds quickly, and pins Blues to the ground as he rapidly stabs at him with his needles. As he lays on the ground, Needleman drives one of his needles straight into his wide short, shattering yet another one. Enzan gasps for breath, then also collapses to his knees. Anetta becomes worried for him, but he reassures her, then clambers to his feet again. Blues does the same, though obviously beat down physically from Needleman's assault. Enzan tells Anetta that they aren't going to die, as he pulls out the Long Sword chip from his chip pack. At the same time, Rockman has finally cleared the security program from the needles and viruses. The doors to the elevator open, and Netto rushes inside to check on Enzan and Anetta. However the scene he finds is an unpleasant one, as Anetta glares at Enzan's back with hate. In the cyberworld, Needleman is clutching at his arm which has been severly cut by Blues. Needleman exclaims that it's completely impossible that Blues has not been affected with a Dark Soul from the chip, while Anetta asks the same of Enzan, "Nande?! Doushite yo?!" Enzan reveals that the chip he slotted in was just a normal Long Sword chip. Rockman appears beside Blues, asking if he's okay. Blues replies that he's fine. An enraged Needleman fires off his Needle Cannon, which is counter attacked by Rockman's spread cannon chip. Enzan then triple slots in the Fumikomizan chip, to activate a program advance. The immense speed gives Blues the edge he needed, as he slices Needleman to pieces, and forces him to log out. With the Dark Loid taken care of, Netto then explains to Anetta that Enzan is not the kind of person to be cruel. The flashback of Silk's demise is then played in full. Admist the flames in the hospital's server, Blues finds Anetta's navi Silk attached to many odd wires, and in great pain. As she sees him, she kindly asks him to delete her. When Blues asks her why, she explains that as one of the hospital's main systems, she had begun to develop a dark aura. If she is deleted, then the system will return to normal once again. Blues refuses to grant her wish, so the pleading navi simply impales herself upon his sword, driving it through her chest. Silk: "Sayonara, Anetta...." Blues: "Anetta...?" Having finally learned the truth, Anetta breaks down in tears. After she calms down, Enzan shows her the real dark chip that she had given him. Anetta explains that it is a special Dark Chip, made especially to infect a navi with a Dark Soul when the operator slots it into their PET. Netto: "Who could make such a thing?" Anetta: "Dr. Regal." Netto & Enzan: "Dr. Regal?!" Suddenly, a scream breaks out as Yuriko kidnaps Anetta! Netto and Enzan run after them, but are too late as a helicopter takes off with an unconcious Anetta inside. Back at Wily's broken down lab, the giant mechanical hands are still working on the broken Dimensional Converter. Shademan proclaims that the Dark Loids will soon take over the entire Cyberworld, and the episode ends with his creepy laughter. The plot seems to be advancing rather quickly now, with the identity of the Mystery Man now fully revealed to the rest of the cast. Next week, Laserman, more Dark Chips, and Blues Soul, don't miss it! 4/3/2004 :: The first commercials for the return of Megaman NT Warrior to the Kids WB have now begun airing. Their website calendar also has announced the big premiere of the new episodes, which will be on May 1st. 4/1/2004 :: I hope everyone enjoyed our little spaz of an April Fool's Day blunder. I got several e-mails ranging from, "OMGWTF THIS IS COOL LOLZ!!11!!" to "Are you drunk?", so it was quite enjoyable on my side. :P To those who actually flamed me, do yourself a service and find a sense of humor. :P If you missed downloading #WPP's hilarious release of "Access" #11, then shame on you! [edit] For those who cannot download it for whatever reason, Izumi and I made some screencaps of the more amusing parts. :P Enjoy. ../kishuku/rockman/fools.html 4/1/2004 :: (REFRESH THE MAIN PAGE) WOLFPAKPRODUCTIONS HAS REL3AESD EPISODE 1 OF AEXS!!1!!!! LIEK DA NU WEBPAEG???!!!! OMG WTF I DO 2!1!!!!!! WTF LOL CAUSA C3NSORAD SWORDS AND BAD DUBNG RULAS!11!! WTF LOL O YAAH AND APRIL FOLS!!11! D 3/31/2004 :: Screencaps for episode 25 of Axess are now up and available. :) Also, Kero Trigger has found a place that sells the new oversized Rockman plushies. It appears that these are a limited edition brand, and they come quite expensive. But if you don't mind shelling out the cash for a rarity, here you go. 3/30/2004 :: New Axess screencaps will be up tomorrow. Sorry for the slow updates, but school is always a priority. In the meantime, forum member Quickman has discovered that Viz has slated the release of Volume #2 of the Rockman.exe / Megaman NT Warrior manga for June 2004. Rather quick, ne? The first volume is still expected to ship in April, a month earlier than its first announced release date. 3/28/2004 :: Moved the latest batch of updates over to the archive, since the page was getting a bit long and slow loading. :) 3/27/2004 :: The videoclip is now in the battles partition of the media section. :) Also, Purple Ruby Red is holding a fanart chibi contest. The prize is a Metalman figure. ^_^ Try it out! And now, time for random quote of the night: Josuke: You know... on the end of EXE1... Josuke: Wily should have just freaking kicked Netto... Josuke: He was RIGHT THERE!!! Tabby: Hit Netto with a two by four or something Tabby: THWACK Josuke: lol Josuke: That would be hilarious! Sketch: Netto: Plug-in! Rock-*thud* Sketch: Wily: I WIN! Old News Archives ((- 2004 pt. 2 --- 2004 pt. 1 --- 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.