Mega Man is back … on TV, with a new 26-episode animated series

The Blue Bomber gets another go at television.

Japanese animation studio Dentsu Entertainment has partnered with Man of Action Entertainment (Ben 10, Generator Rex) to bring Capcom’s Mega Man video game franchise to television with a 26-episode animation slated for worldwide distribution. Dentsu is hoping to utilize the creative power of comic writer collective Man of Action, which produced Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man and created the characters for Disney’s Big Hero 6, to reimagine Mega Man in time for the franchise’s 30th anniversary in 2017. Between loyal fans and a new, younger audience, Dentsu should be able to duplicate the success Yo-Kai Watch, a franchise that is poised to make its westward expansion this year with the help of Nintendo and is currently the top-rated show in its time block in Japan.