Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X: THE DAY of Σ OVA (JPN w/ EN Subs.) [HD]
Uploaded to complement my playthrough of
Mega Man X, which can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=EA2E9C41680BFEC4
Admittedly, I aimed to upload this from the very beginning I started this channel, but decided against it because 1) at the time I had the
English version where the screen goes gray for a few secs, and 2) I prefer the
Japanese version over the English version, and at the time I wasn't interested in adding subtitles to it. Now, since YouTube allows uploads that are longer than 15mins, I saw it as a nice opportunity to make a proper upload of this great
OVA. As stated, this IS the Japanese version with
English subtitles (which are taken straight from the English dub). I don't have anything against the English version, just feel the Japanese audio is richer, plus, I personally like
Sigma's VA,
Mugihito Terada.
As a note, I'd like to express that if anyone would be interested in seeing the English version of this OVA uploaded, feel free to leave a comment saying so. Due keep in mind that the quality isn't exactly the same (not in HD), but it's certainly still good.
English version has been uploaded, and although not in HD, the quality is still just as good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-lgTS_BZPs
Here's a little information about the OVA:
• This OVA is included with the
Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X video game, and becomes available upon beating the game.
• This OVA serves as a prologue to the game.
• Capcom meant to remake the first six games in the series, so this OVA was meant to be a retelling of the story; however, given that Capcom hasn't furthered the
Maverick Hunter X series, most fans consider this OVA purely non-canonical to the X series as a whole.
• Interestingly, in the initial stages of the Mega Man X game for the
SNES, the first stage,
Central Highway, had a very similar design to the city portrayed in this OVA.
• Dr.
Cain seemingly dies when the missiles impact
Abel City; however, he was still alive during the events of
Mega Man X2, X3, and
Xtreme, and was mentioned in the instruction manual of X4.
It's often debated whether or not he survived. (It should be noted that this OVA essentially has no relevance with the original games.)
• The scene where Sigma releases
Vile from prison is a tad longer in the English version—by about a minute or two.
• Interestingly, the phrase, "evolution requires sacrifice", was later said by
Serpent, the main antagonist of
Mega Man ZX. Additionally, it is purportedly a quote from
Keiji Inafune himself.
• A rather interesting note regarding how Sigma got his scars, is that there are three versions of it: 1) he got them during his fight with
Zero in
Mega Man X4, 2) he did it himself upon going
Maverick using the heat of his fingers in the Mega Man X manga, and 3) X scarred his face upon releasing his limitless potential, as seen in this video.
• OVA stands for "original video animation" and can also be written as
OAV.
Voice Actors:
X:
Takahiro Sakurai
Zero:
Ryoutaro Okiayu
Sigma: Mugihito Terada
Chill Penguin (Icy Penguigo):
Ryuuzou Ishino
Storm Eagle (
Storm Eagleed):
Daisuke Sasaki
Dr. Cain:
Masaya Miyazawa
Dr. Light:
Tomohisa Asoh
Vile (VAVA):
Hiroshi Shimozaki
Navigator:
Yumiko Kobayashi
Staff:
Executive Producer: Keiji Inafune
Music: Kento
Hasegawa, Seiko Kobuchi, and
Shinya Okada
SFX:
Yoshiki Sandou
All Mega Man X /
Rockman X material including but not limited to game, characters, images, and music are ©
Capcom Co., Ltd. Video done solely for entertainment purposes. No copyright infringements are intended.