MegaMan NT Warrior - Vol-1
Manga by: Ryo Takamisaki
Published Domestically by: Viz
By: Pasifist Monk

Introduction

In the history of videogames there are many memorable names. But there is none more memorable then the blue bomber himself, MegaMan, who first appeared on the NES (Nintendo) in the late 80’s. Armed with only a blaster arm he stopped the evil Dr. Wily and his robots from taking over the world. In the incarnations that followed the original game have added newer characters, tougher enemies, and some of the best videogame music out there. The newest chapter in the saga starts a whole new story. This story has spawned 6 games around it, an anime, and now it’s own manga series.

Story

Sometime in the not-so-distant future, the internet has become integrated with every piece of electronic equipment in existence (from TVs to ovens), and people carry around hand-held devices known as a Personal Exploration Terminal (PET). These devices act as phones, pagers, instant messengers, news beams, and hacking devices all rolled into one. Additionally they are able to be customized with a "Net Navi" or a human-like personality that can be anything the owner desires.

A fifth-grader named Lan has a Navi named MegaMan.EXE; a virus-fighting blue-suited cyber personality who is also Lan's best friend. Although MegaMan.EXE has no body (unless the PET device itself counts), he can wander around in cyberspace and explore computer systems as if they were alternate worlds. Together Lan and MegaMan.EXE (also known as just MegaMan) cooperate to fight off hackers and viruses.

The relative peace of Lan's hometown is shattered when electronic devices begin mysteriously going berserk. Talk of a takeover by the "World Three" ("WWW") abounds. MegaMan and Lan decide to tackle the problem from two sides--the real world and cyberspace. It's going to take everything they have to counter the mastermind behind all of this...

Review

As a huge fan of the MegaMan games, this manga is like pure gold to me. In addition to taking a more in-depth look at the daily lives of Lan and Mega it has many of the characters from the game. Which include Chaud, Protoman, Maylu, Roll, Dex, and Gutsman? It also introduces new characters that weren’t in the anime or the games such as Akira, one of Lan’s close friends, a prankster in his own right, and Inspector Oda of Cyber Investigations, who meets Lan while investigating the attack on Lan’s school.

The action is faced paced and an interesting feature in the manga versionis that there is actual damage to the navi’s that is not shown in the anime or the game for that matter. By the end of the volume there is an extra story that shows the origin on how Lan and MegaMan first met and their first encounter with danger.

Well what else is there to say about it? If you’re a MM fan get this Manga, it's highly recommended!

Conclusion

The Pacifist is pleased A+

Pasifist Monk