Series synopsis
MegaMan NT Warrior, also known as ロックマン エグゼ is a Japanese action & adventure animation sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on March 4, 2002. It ended on September 30, 2006. It was created by Kenichi Araki. It stars Kumiko Higa, Akiko Kimura, Kaori Mizuhashi and Masako Jo.
In the year 20XX, a young boy named Netto Hikari receives a very special gift as he enters the 5th grade: his very own customized Net Navi, Rockman.
Premise
In the year 20XX, a young boy named Netto Hikari receives a very special gift as he enters the 5th grade: his very own customized Net Navi, Rockman.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kumiko Higa as Lan Hikari (voice)
- Akiko Kimura as Rockman.EXE (voice)
- Kaori Mizuhashi as Mayl Sakurai (voice)
- Masako Jo as Roll.EXE (voice)
- Mitsuki Saiga as Eugene Chaud (voice)
- Masaya Matsukaze as ProtoMan.EXE (voice)
- Yusuke Numata as Dex Oyama (voice)
- Yoshimitsu Shimoyama as GutsMan.EXE (voice)
Supporting cast
- Hinako Yoshino as Yai Ayanokoji (voice)
- Yasuhiko Kawazu as Glyde.EXE (voice)
- Yuji Ueda as Higsby / NumberMan.EXE (voice)
- Katsumi Cho as Albert W. Wily (voice)
- Keiko Nemoto as Bass.EXE (voice)
- Akiko Nakagawa as Ribitta (voice)
- Chihiro Suzuki as ElecMan.EXE (voice)
- Chiyako Shibahara as CutMan.EXE (voice)
- Daiki Nakamura as ThunderMan.EXE (voice)
- Hidenari Ugaki as BombMan.EXE (voice)
- Hideyuki Umezu as Gauss Magnus (voice)
- Kenji Nomura as Duo.EXE (voice)
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 209 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 56 | March 4, 2002 | March 31, 2003 |
| Season 2 | 51 | October 4, 2003 | July 16, 2005 |
| Season 3 | 51 | October 2, 2004 | September 24, 2005 |
| Season 4 | 25 | October 1, 2005 | April 1, 2006 |
| Season 5 | 26 | April 8, 2006 | September 30, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jack In! MegaMan! It's the not-too-distant future, a time when internet technology has swept the world into the Network Age! Everyone carries around a portable communications deviced called a ""PET."" Each PET contains a unique personality program, or NetNavi, that freely navigates the CyberWorld. Lan, an enthusiastic 11-year-old, is introduced to his own, custom-build NetNavi, MegaMan. At first, Lan only wants to use MegaMan to play in cyber NetBattles against his friends' NetNavis. But when computer systems all over town begin to burst into flames, Lan and MegaMan team together to fight against a mysterious criminal syndicate that calls itself World Three! |
March 4, 2002 |
| 2 |
Subway Scramble! A robotic cat seems to have its wired crossed as it clamps its jaw onto Dex's calf. Lan and Maylu visit him in the hospital, but are greeted by a less than welcome reception. Meanwhile, Mr. Wily unleashes an electronic rampage of malfunctioning merchandise on DenTech City. Just as Dex is released from the hospital, he's attacked again--this time by a robotic dog! The cyber-pooch escapes, but leads Lan and Maylu on a pursuit that ends on a subway train. Unfortunately, Count Zap and ElecMan have launched a nasty net attack that causes the train to go careening out of control! It's up to Lan and MegaMan to stop the speeding bullet train before it becomes the ""disaster express!"" |
March 11, 2002 |
| 3 |
Traffic Signal Chaos! A mysterious young girl named Yai transfers into Lan's 5th Grade class. Impressed by her incredible wealth, Lan and Dex unwittingly find themselves trapped on the prococious little girl's estate. All the while, Maddy (an agent for World Three) and her maniacal NetNavi, WackoMan, unleash a devastating computer virus that causes the traffic lights in DenTech City to go haywire, creating an enormous traffic jam throughout the city! Lan jacks his PET into a traffic signal control computer, and discovers that the traffic management center has been infected by a computer virus. Will Lan and MegaMan be able to stop the panic?! |
March 18, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CrossFusion Lan, Maylu and Chisao visit the Sci-Labs and witness Dr. Hikari's latest experiment in Dimensional Area technology—CrossFusion, the merger of a NetOp with his/her NetNavi, but the CrossFusion makes a NetOp lose his strength. However, the laboratory is attacked by real-world viruses and the Darkloid NetNavi SavageMan. Lan has no choice but to perform CrossFusion himself and stop SavageMan. After beating SavageMan, Lan passes out, but recovers a few seconds later. |
October 4, 2003 |
| 2 |
NetCity No More! When Lan wakes up and realizes that his battle with BeastMan and his CrossFusion with MegaMan weren't just a dream, he rushes to SciLab, which is still in shambles from the battle. Lan ends up walking off with a SynchroChip, and it's a good thing he does--ShadeMan starts deleting NetCity, and after MegaMan is unable to stop him, viruses start appearing in the Human World! It's up to Lan and MegaMan to CrossFuse and stop them, but ShadeMan still manages to come out on top. Using the data he stole from NetCity, he fashions a powerful fortress. From there, he plans to strike out at the Human World and drive everyone off the planet! |
October 11, 2003 |
| 3 |
Bubble Trouble Ms. Mari's class is going on a field trip to the WaterWorks-main control center for all of the water systems in DenTech City. But there's a problem with the pipes! The nerdiest villain on the Net, BubbleMan, has an evil plan to turn every fixture in the city into a flooding fountain. A Dimensional Area forms around the WaterWorks and BubbleMan materializes to take control of the system. Lan and MegaMan CrossFuse to battle the bubbly bandito, but the power of the Fusion soon fails. Our heroes seem to have a problem communicating--and unless Lan and MegaMan can work together as a team, DenTech City is sunk!! |
March 2, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Duo The NetSavers are in investigation with the Sci-Lab over the strange comet that has appeared in Earth's atmosphere. Soon, strange activity begins occurring when giant-sized Mettaur viruses begin terrorizing DenTech City. Lan and Chaud manage to defeat them, but MegaMan finds himself captured by none-other-than Bass. He tells MegaMan that he is after his "Ultimate Program" so he can fight off Duo. As Lan and Chaud rush to his rescue, they encounter an old rival, Dr. Wily, who seems to know what's going on. |
October 2, 2004 |
| 2 |
Earth Destruction ProtoMan arrives to help ward off Bass, but more giant-sized viruses continue appearing in the real world. Lan and Chaud prepare to send their NetNavis to the comet, but Bass intervenes in hopes of overcoming the power that threatens Earth himself. Bass meets Slur who swiftly defeats him. Slur is a subordinate of Duo, an intergalactic force threatening to erase Earth after Dr. Regal's activity with darkness. However, Lan and Chaud convince him to spare their planet, and Duo challenges them to prove humankind's worth. After the incident, Lan receives a marking on the palm of his hand, the Crest of Duo. |
October 9, 2004 |
| 3 |
Threat of Asteroid BlazeQuest releases new PET models called Progress PETs. Meanwhile, while shooting a commercial for BlazeQuest, Lan meets Inukai, a zookeeper who is abusive to the animals. When Inukai gets in trouble, his frustration attracts Slur, and he is given Asteroid SavageMan to get revenge. Asteroid NetNavis are able to appear in the real world without Dimensional Areas, causing problems with Lan and Chaud, but Dr. Wily helps in the production of a Dimensional Area Generator, allowing the Sci-Labs to create them on command. |
October 16, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Beyondard BubbleMan, who was frozen in cyber space by Colonel, finds himself freed when a strange energy appears before him. Left behind is an infant NetNavi. He carries it to NetCity before collapsing and being found by Roll and the others. Meanwhile, strange disturbances appear in the real world as two gigantic cloaked beasts begin battling. Lan, Chaud, and Raika intervene, and the beasts move their battle to the internet. When MegaMan battles with them, the infant's power combines with his own, and MegaMan defeats the beasts using two new styles modeled after the beasts. |
October 1, 2005 |
| 2 |
Zoanoroids Two NetNavis known as Zoanoroids are at war on the internet, one praising the lion Gregar (Zoano VineMan) and the other worshipping falcon Falzar (Zoano SparkMan). The Zoanoroids claim to descend from a world called "Beyondard." As they battle, MegaMan and ProtoMan intervene. Meanwhile, Roll takes care of the infant NetNavi who MegaMan decides to name "Trill." |
October 8, 2005 |
| 3 |
Copyroids Famous assists Makoto in the production of CopyBots (known as "Copyroids" in Japanese), robots that allow NetNavis to interact in the real world. However, once completed, Zoano Punk appears and forces Makoto to build more CopyBots for his army. Lan and Chaud learn of this and assist Famous in Makoto's rescue, but not before a truck-load of CopyBots are delivered to the Falzar army. Meanwhile Trill "grows" and acquires the ability to speak after a long sleep. |
October 15, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Name is Zero Lan struggles with the memories of Beyondard, but everyone becomes well-adjusted to returning home. Peace isn't maintained for long, however, when strange cyber weeds appear all over a factory in Sharo, and Raika is forced to deal with substantiated viruses. The same thing soon occurs in DenTech City, and upon the defeat of the viruses, Lan faces a strange humanoid being with long blond hair. |
April 8, 2006 |
| 2 |
Zero Virus As the NetSavers discuss the strange events, a man calling himself "Professor" announces his plans for world chaos before launching another attack with beastisized viruses. As Chaud uses CrossFusion to battle them, MegaMan jacks-in and encounters the humanoid being before known as Zero. MegaMan uses Beast Out to chase Zero away. |
April 15, 2006 |
| 3 |
Zero Invasion Lan and Chaud approach a power plant where more cyber plants and viruses have appeared, and they battle to delete them. However, Zero invades the Sci-Labs and escapes with a handful of valuable data. Lan learns from Yahoot that Professor was once a member of the WWW. Lan, Maylu, and Dex travel together to where Yahoot believes the Professor is hiding, but instead, they find a sushi factory. |
April 22, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 4, 2002 |
| Last aired | September 30, 2006 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |