MegaMan NT Warrior Axess

MegaMan NT Warrior Axess, known as Rockman.EXE Axess in Japan, is the second season in the MegaMan NT Warrior anime series. It borrows story elements from Mega Man Battle Network 3 and 4 and uses NetNavis from Mega Man Network Transmission, but has its own original story. It was followed by Rockman.EXE Stream, where the series only aired in Japan from then on. Axess aired in Japan from October 4, 2003 to September 25, 2004 for 51 episodes.

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

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

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

Main Cast

 * Lan Hikari
 * MegaMan.EXE
 * Maylu Sakurai
 * Roll.EXE
 * Chaud Blaze
 * ProtoMan.EXE

Minor and Supporting Characters

 * Dex Ogreon
 * GutsMan
 * Yai Ayano
 * Glide
 * Tory Froid
 * IceMan
 * Yuichiro Hikari
 * Haruka Hikari
 * Keifer
 * Manuela
 * Gorou Misaki
 * PrismMan.EXE
 * Anetta
 * Silk.EXE
 * Tamako Shiraizumi
 * HeavyMetalMan.EXE
 * Shuko Kido
 * SpoutMan.EXE
 * Raika
 * SearchMan.EXE
 * Ran Igarashi
 * WindBlastMan.EXE
 * Tensuke
 * TopMan.EXE
 * Kosuke
 * MistMan.EXE
 * JunkDataMan.EXE
 * Shuuseki Ijuuin
 * Other characters

Darkloids

 * ShadeMan.EXE
 * SavageMan.EXE
 * BubbleMan.EXE
 * FlashMan.EXE
 * BowlMan.EXE
 * PlantMan.EXE
 * BurnerMan.EXE
 * DesertMan.EXE
 * VideoMan.EXE
 * GravityMan.EXE
 * SparkMan.EXE
 * ColdMan.EXE
 * SwordMan.EXE
 * BrightMan.EXE
 * NovaMan.EXE

Nebula

 * Dr. Regal
 * LaserMan.EXE
 * Ms. Yuri
 * SpikeMan.EXE

Other antagonists

 * Bass.EXE
 * Allegro

Music

 * Opening Theme: "二つの未来 (Futatsu no Mirai; Two Futures)" by Michihiro Kuroda


 * Ending Theme: "光とどく場所 (Hikari Todoku Basho; The Place Where Light Reaches)" by Kumiko Higa & Akiko Kimura

DVD release
Despite having been dubbed to completion, MegaMan NT Warrior Axess did not receive any home media releases in any territories, though the Japanese version was released in Japan in 17 volumes of 2-3 episodes each between 2004 and 2005.