Shooting Star Rockman (anime)

Shooting Star Rockman is an anime based off the first MegaMan Star Force game. It starts off pretty much like the first game. Geo is depressed because his dad disappeared on a space mission. He refuses to go to school and isolates himself from everybody else. Luna, Zack, and Bud are trying to get him to go to school. Then Omega-Xis arrives and they merge with each other. He informs Geo of the FM-ians coming to Earth and gets him to fight alongside him, using information anout his father as bait.

THe first few episodes are pretty much introducing each FM-ian and fighting them off. Lyra and Sonia stick together though and team up with MegaMan to help fight the FM-ians.

After all the FM-ians are introduced, Cygnus and Tom Dubius, who is under his control, completes a device that allows the FM-ians to Wave Change without a human. He also sows distrust between Geo and Omega-Xis, lying to him that Omega-Xis has killed Geo's father. This has resulted in Geo's EM Wave Change to falter, allowing for Cygnus Wing to defeat him. After gathering the other FM-ians, Cygnus Wing launches a massive offensive attack on earth in an attempt to take the Andromeda Key. The Satellite Admins give Geo the power of the Star Break and gets him to trust Omega-Xis again. They fight and use the power of the Star Break to defeat their enemies. Eventually, they permanently destroy Cygnus, freeing Tom from being controlled, and also shatter the Andromeda Key.

The FM-ians are left leaderless and without a way to return home as the Wave Road shut down. Excluding Gemini Spark, they get into a series of misadventures when they travel around the human world. Initially, they attempt to sow fear and anger there in hopes of filling a fake Andromeda Key, but over the course of the series they begin to grow accustomed to Earth and attempt to live among the humans, using Tom's EM Wave Change device to disguise as their former human hosts.

The climax of the series starts with Omega-Xis finally revealing to Geo the truth of the events that happened in the space station. Omega-Xis was forced to convert Geo's father and the rest of the crew into EM-Beings so as to save their lives. Shortly afterwards, the FM-ians attack Echo Ridge. MegaMan and Harp Note fight back with Tom's new invention - the Star Carrier - but their fight is halted when a message from the FM king tells his soldiers to return. It is revealed that the BrotherBand transmitter had been sending signals to attempt to befriend Planet FM until then.

However Patrick Sprigs is outraged at the forced halting of the attack on Earth, and decides to make his move. As Gemini Spark, he goes about killing all the other FM-ians to fill the real (and repaired) Andromeda Key with negative energy. However, Cancer Bubble and Harp Note manage to escape and MegaMan defeats him. It's then revealed that Patrick Sprigs was his host. Gemini Spark awakens Andromeda and attacks Echo Ridge. The Satellite Admins reveal that Omega-Xis is an AM-ian and use a kamikaze attack to destroy parts of it in a suicide attack while MegaMan finishes him off. Gemini Spark White resorts to killing his Black half to completely fill the Andromeda Key, thus reviving Andromeda, and flees into space to escape the blast of the Earth's destruction. MegaMan confronts Gemini Spark White, eventually permanently destroying the Key, resulting in Andromeda ceasing to function. Meanwhile, Cepheus turns Gemini Spark White back into Pat and erases his memories. Geo finally meets with his father, and learns that his father, having been transformed into an EM Being, now travels through the galaxy.

The following is a list of episodes for the Mega Man Star Force anime series, known in Japan as Shooting Star Rockman (流星のロックマン). The anime is currently composed of two series: the original series and Tribe. The anime series began on October 7, 2006 in Japan, and an English adaptation premiered on Toonami Jetstream on July 23, 2007.

The original Japanese episodes are roughly 10 minutes long, so the English version combines two episodes together to fill a single 30-minute time-slot. (An exception was made with Japanese episode 25 which was accompanied by ten minutes of recycled footage from previous episodes.) The show has only ever aired once on television as a 2-hour faux-movie presentation—composed of heavily slimmed-down versions of Japanese episodes 1 through 16—on Cartoon Network. Currently, it is unknown if it will ever air regularly on television, so the English air dates below refer only to the online airings on Toonami Jetstream.

Mega Man Star Force (original series)
{| class="wikitable" width="98%" cellpadding="3" ! width="25" | # !! Japanese title !! English title !! width="120" | Original air date !! width="120" | English air date &lt;!--Wikitable footer. Place this after the last episode entry--&gt;|}&lt;!--End wikitable footer--&gt;
 * colspan="5" bgcolor="#CCCCFF"|
 * align="center" | 01
 * "Fugitive War-Rock" (逃亡者ウォーロック)
 * rowspan="2" align="center" | "Omega-Xis: The Fugitive"
 * align="center" | 2006-10-07
 * align="center" rowspan="2" | 2007-07-23
 * align="center" | 02
 * "First Contact" (ファーストコンタクト)
 * align="center" | 2006-10-14
 * align="center" | 03
 * "Electromagnetic Wave Virus" (電波ウイルス)
 * rowspan="2" align="center" | "Electromagnetic Wave Change!"
 * align="center" | 2006-10-21
 * align="center" rowspan="2" | 2007-07-30
 * align="center" | 04
 * "Electromagnetic Wave Conversion!" (電波変換!)
 * align="center" | 2006-10-28
 * align="center" | 05
 * "Subaru, On Air!!" (スバル,オン·エア!!)
 * rowspan="2" align="center" | "Trouble Takes Wing"
 * align="center" | 2006-11-04
 * align="center" rowspan="2" | 2007-08-06
 * align="center" | 06
 * "Cygnus's Challenge!" (キグナスの挑戦!)
 * align="center" | 2006-11-11
 * align="center" | 07
 * "Satellite Crash!" (衛星墜落!)
 * rowspan="2" align="center" | "Crowded Air Waves"
 * align="center" | 2006-11-18
 * align="center" rowspan="2" | 2007-08-20
 * align="center" | 08
 * "Ox Invasion!" (オックス襲来!)
 * align="center" | 2006-11-25
 * align="center" | 09
 * "Rampaging Ox Fire" (暴走オックス·ファイア)
 * rowspan="2" align="center" | "Two New Visitors"
 * align="center" | 2006-12-02
 * align="center" rowspan="2" | 2007-08-27
 * align="center" | 10
 * "Meet Harp Singer" (ハープ·シンガー見参)
 * align="center" | 2006-12-09
 * align="center" | 11
 * "Harp Note's Surprise Debut!" (ハープ·ノート推参!)
 * rowspan="2" align="center" | "The Song of Lyra Note"
 * align="center" | 2006-12-16
 * align="center" rowspan="2" | 2007-09-04
 * align="center" | 12
 * "A Virus Human Appears!?" (ウイルス人間現わる!?)
 * align="center" | 2006-12-23
 * align="center" | 13
 * "Ikuta-sensei's Science Classroom" (育田先生の科学教室)
 * rowspan="2" align="center" | "Science Friction"
 * align="center" | 2007-01-06
 * align="center" rowspan="2" | 2007-09-17
 * align="center" | 14
 * "Libra Ikuta's Dangerous Classroom" (リブラ育田の危険な科学教室)
 * align="center" | 2007-01-13
 * align="center" | 15
 * "Laughing Electromagnetic Wave Space" (笑う電波空間)
 * rowspan="2" align="center" | "Laughter in EM Wave Space"
 * align="center" | 2007-01-20
 * align="center" rowspan="2" | 2007-10-01
 * align="center" | 16
 * "Angry Electromagnetic Wave Space" (怒る電波空間)
 * align="center" | 2007-01-27
 * align="center" | 17
 * "Singing Electromagnetic Wave Space" (唄う電波空間)
 * rowspan="2" align="center" | "From Double to Bubble"
 * align="center" | 2007-02-03
 * align="center" rowspan="2" |2007-10-15
 * align="center" | 18
 * "Calling on Cancer buku!" (キャンサー参上ブク!)
 * align="center" | 2007-02-10
 * align="center" | 19
 * "Rockman Express Mail" (ロックマン急便)
 * rowspan="2" align="center" | "Mega Man Express and Wolf Woods"
 * align="center" | 2007-02-17
 * align="center" rowspan="2" |2007-10-29
 * align="center" | 20
 * "The Gardener Howls at the Moon" (植木職人は月に吠える)
 * align="center" | 2007-02-24
 * align="center" | 21
 * "Wolf: Howl of Anger!" (ウルフ 怒りの咆哮!)
 * rowspan="2" align="center" | "Wolf: Roar of Anger"
 * align="center" | 2007-03-03
 * align="center" rowspan="2" |2007-11-12
 * align="center" | 22
 * "Electromagnetic Wave Ghost" (デンパなユーレイ)
 * align="center" | 2007-03-10
 * align="center" | 23
 * "The Immortal Suicidal Spirit" (不死身のジバク霊)
 * rowspan="2" align="center" | "Collision Course"
 * align="center" | 2007-03-17
 * align="center" rowspan="2" |2007-11-26
 * align="center" | 24
 * "Ophiuchus Queen" (オヒュカス·クイーン)
 * align="center" | 2007-03-31
 * align="center" | 25
 * "Beloved Rockman-sama♥" (愛しのロックマン様♥)
 * align="center" | "Biggest Fan or Biggest Foe?"
 * align="center" | 2007-03-31
 * align="center" | 2007-12-10
 * align="center" | 26
 * "The Man Who Returned" (帰って来た男)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-04-07
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 27
 * "Cygnus Corps" (キグナス軍団)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-04-14
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 28
 * "Electromagnetic Wave Crisis" (電波クライシス)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-04-21
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 29
 * "The Satellites' Miracle" (サテライトの奇蹟)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-04-28
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 30
 * "Prayer of the Sages" (賢者の祈り)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-05-05
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 31
 * "Star Force!" (スターフォース!)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-05-12
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 32
 * "Concentration! Planet FM Cluster" (結集! FM星団)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-05-19
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 33
 * "Counterattack! Planet FM Cluster" (逆襲! FM星団)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-05-26
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 34
 * "Kizamaro Saw!" (キザマロは見た!)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-06-02
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 35
 * "Kizamaro Knew Too Much" (知りすぎたキザマロ)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-06-09
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 36
 * "Lovely Unbalance" (ラブリィ·アンバランス)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-06-16
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 37
 * "Libra's Choice" (ブラの選択)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-06-23
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 38
 * "The Lone Wolf Tamed" (一匹狼,飼われる)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-06-30
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 39
 * "The Tamed Wolf Runs Wild" (飼われた狼,暴れる)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-07-07
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 40
 * "The Chairman's Great Unrequited Love Plan buku!" (委員長失恋大作戦ブク!)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-07-14
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 41
 * "The Great Drama Fight Scene Plan buku!" (ドラマで修羅場の大作戦ブク!)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-07-21
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 42
 * "Utagai, the Demon Inventor King" (発明大魔王宇田海)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-07-28
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 43
 * "The Great AMAKEN Panic" (アマケン大パニック)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-08-04
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 44
 * "Collapse of Libra Balance" (リブラ·バランス崩壊)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-08-11
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 45
 * "Aliens Also Worry" (宇宙人も悩んでいる)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-08-18
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 46
 * "W Luna's Difficult Struggle" (Wルナの大奮闘)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-08-25
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 47
 * "W Luna's Heaven and Hell" (Wルナの天国と地獄)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-09-01
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 48
 * "War-Rock's a Gentleman" (ウォーロックはジェントルマン)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-09-08
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 49
 * "Skeleton Change!" (がいこつチェンジ!)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-09-15
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 50
 * "Confession" (告白)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-09-22
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 51
 * "Brother Band" (ブラザーバンド)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-09-29
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 52
 * "Minus Energy" (マイナスエネルギー)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-10-06
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 53
 * "Twin Bonds" (ふたつの絆)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-10-13
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 54
 * "Andromeda" (アンドロメダ)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-10-20
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 55
 * "FM King Cepheus" (FM王ケフェウス)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-10-27
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 2007-08-25
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 47
 * "W Luna's Heaven and Hell" (Wルナの天国と地獄)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-09-01
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 48
 * "War-Rock's a Gentleman" (ウォーロックはジェントルマン)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-09-08
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 49
 * "Skeleton Change!" (がいこつチェンジ!)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-09-15
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 50
 * "Confession" (告白)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-09-22
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 51
 * "Brother Band" (ブラザーバンド)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-09-29
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 52
 * "Minus Energy" (マイナスエネルギー)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-10-06
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 53
 * "Twin Bonds" (ふたつの絆)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-10-13
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 54
 * "Andromeda" (アンドロメダ)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-10-20
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 55
 * "FM King Cepheus" (FM王ケフェウス)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-10-27
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-10-20
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 55
 * "FM King Cepheus" (FM王ケフェウス)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-10-27
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | -

Shooting Star Rockman (Tribe)
{| class="wikitable" width="98%" cellpadding="3" ! width="25" | # !! Japanese title !! English title !! width="120" | Original air date !! width="120" | English air date
 * colspan="5" bgcolor="#CCCCFF"|
 * align="center" | 01
 * "The Inheritance of Mu" (ムーの遺産)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-11-03
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 02
 * "The Seal of Mu" (ムーの封印)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-11-10
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 03
 * "Burai's Attack" (ブライの襲撃)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-11-17
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 04
 * "Come Forth, Sword of Berserk!" (発動,ベルセルクの剣!)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-11-24
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 05
 * "The Yeti of the Himanalas" (ヒマナラの雪男)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-12-01
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 06
 * "The Mu Ruins of the Himanalas" (ヒマナラのムー遺跡)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-12-08
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 07
 * "Hyde and Ghost" (ハイドとゴースト)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-12-15
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 08
 * "Sword of Trials" (試しの剣)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2007-12-22
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 09
 * "The Truth About Dossy" (ドッシーの真相)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2008-01-05
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 10
 * "Brachio's Wish" (ブラキオの願い)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2008-01-12
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 11
 * "Infiltration! Nansca Village" (潜入! ナンスカ村)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2008-01-19
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 12
 * "Terrifying God" (恐怖の神様)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2008-01-26
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 13
 * "Training de Osaru" (修行でおさる)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2008-02-02
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 14
 * "Ooparts of the Ninja Mansion" (忍者屋敷のオーパーツ)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2008-02-09
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 15
 * "Three-way Ooparts Struggle" (三つ巴,オーパーツ争奪戦)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2008-02-16
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 16
 * "An Absurd Strategy!?" (ベラボーな作戦!?)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2008-02-23
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 17
 * "Hyde's Scheme" (ハイドの策略)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2008-03-01
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 18
 * "Orihime's True Colors" (オリヒメの正体)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2008-03-08
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 19
 * "Empty of Naught" (無のエンプティ)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2008-03-15
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 20
 * "The Soldier of Loneliness, Burai" (孤高の戦士ブライ)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2008-03-22
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 21
 * "The Duel of the Continent Mu" (ムー大陸の決闘)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2008-03-29
 * align="center" | -
 * "Orihime's True Colors" (オリヒメの正体)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2008-03-08
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 19
 * "Empty of Naught" (無のエンプティ)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2008-03-15
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 20
 * "The Soldier of Loneliness, Burai" (孤高の戦士ブライ)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2008-03-22
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | 21
 * "The Duel of the Continent Mu" (ムー大陸の決闘)
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2008-03-29
 * align="center" | -
 * align="center" | N/A
 * align="center" | 2008-03-29
 * align="center" | -

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External links and References

 * Capcom's Shooting Star Rockman game series splash page
 * Shogakukan's Shooting Star Rockman anime page
 * Shogakukan's Shooting Star Rockman Tribe anime page
 * TV Tokyo's Shooting Star Rockman anime page
 * TV Tokyo's Shooting Star Rockman Tribe anime page
 * XEBEC's Shooting Star Rockman anime page
 * XEBEC's Shooting Star Rockman Tribe anime page
 * Toonami Jetstream