Rockman 4Koma Dai Koushin (ロックマン4コマ大行進 Rokkuman Yonkoma Dai Koushin, lit. "Rockman 4-Panel Great March") is a Japanese 4-koma manga published by Comic BomBom. The manga has several short comedy stories, some based on games and others originals, drawn by Hitoshi Ariga, Akihiro Tomonaga (友永 あきひろ Tomonaga Akihiro), Kazuhiko Midō (御童 カズヒコ Midō Kazuhiko), Izumi Mito (水戸 いずみ Mito Izumi), Gen Satō (佐藤 元 Satō Gen) and Ryūzō Sotoma (外間 隆想 Sotoma Ryūzō). Hitoshi Ariga's shorts were also published in Mega Man Megamix and Mega Man Maniax.
Release Information[]
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| Rockman 4Koma Dai Koushin | ||||
| Publisher | Kodansha | Release date | August 5, 1994 | |
| Country | Japan | ISBN | 4-06-319513-9 | |
| Contents | Comic strips by Kazuhiko Midō, Hitoshi Ariga, Izumi Mito, and Akihiro Tomonaga. | |||
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| Rockman 4Koma Dai Koushin Part 2 | ||||
| Publisher | Kodansha | Release date | May 6, 1995 | |
| Country | Japan | ISBN | 4-06-319590-2 | |
| Contents | Comic strips by Hitoshi Ariga, Akihiro Tomonaga, Gen Satō and Ryūzō Sotoma. | |||
Content[]
Part 1[]
Kazuhiko Midō
- Rockman (ロックマン 7 strips) - Comic strips based on Mega Man.
- Rockman 2 (ロックマン2 7 strips) - Four-panel comic strips based on Mega Man 2.
- Rockman 3 (ロックマン3 7 strips) - Four-panel comic strips based on Mega Man 3.
- Rockman 4 (ロックマン4 7 strips) - Four-panel comic strips based on Mega Man 4.
- Rockman 5 (ロックマン5 7 strips) - Four-panel comic strips based on Mega Man 5.
- Rockman 6 (ロックマン6 7 strips) - Four-panel comic strips based on Mega Man 6.
- Rockman's Soccer (ロックマンズサッカー 8 strips) - Comic strips based on Mega Man's Soccer.
Hitoshi Ariga - See Mega Man Maniax for details.
- Rockman de GO! (ロックマンでGO！ 4 pages)
- Wily Hakase no Dai Hazure!! (ワイリー博士の大ハズレ！！ 5 strips)
- Rush Beat de Tsuppashire (ラッシュビートでつっぱしれ 5 strips)
- Rockman Killer Enker - A four-panel comic strip featuring Enker.
- Rockman Killer Punk - A four-panel comic strip featuring Punk.
- Rockman's Soccer - "Run Towards Tomorrow", "Rockman's FC", "Enter the Ultimate Team Members!!", and "Roll-chan's Soccer".
- Rockman Killer Ballade - A four-panel comic strip featuring Ballade.
Izumi Mito
- Super Robot Rockman no Tatakai no Hibi (ロボットロックマンの戦いの日々 "Super Robot Rockman's Fighting Days", 18 strips) - Strips showing Mega Man's struggles when fighting against Dr. Wily and his robots.
- Super Robot Rockman no Heiwa no Hibi (ロボットロックマンの平和の日々 "Super Robot Rockman's Peaceful Days", 16 strips) - The everyday life of Mega Man and his friends.
Akihiro Tomonaga - Rockman Bakushō Gekijō (ロックマン爆笑劇場 "Rockman Uproarious Laughter Theater")
- Rockman Tanjō!! (ロックマン誕生！！ "The Birth of Rockman!!", 7 strips) - Mega Man's comical origin.
- Sentō Kaishi!! (戦闘開始！！ "Battle Start!!", 7 strips) - Strips based on the first Mega Man game.
- Seichō shita zo!! (成長したぞ！！ "Growing Up!!", 7 strips) - Mega Man obtains new partners to assist him: Rush, Eddie and Beat.
- Sentō Gekika!! (戦闘激化！！ "Battle Aggravation!!", 7 strips) - The battles between Mega Man and Dr. Wily's robots become more intense.
- Tatakai owatte... (闘いおわって.. "After the Battle...", 7 strips) - Mega Man and his family enjoy a time of peace.
- Aratatanaru Tatakai!! (新たなる闘い！！ "A New Battle!!", 7 strips) - Strips based on Mega Man's Soccer.
- Soccer ha Kakutōgida!! (サッカーは格闘技だ！！ "Soccer is a Combat Sport!!", 7 strips) - More strips based on Mega Man's Soccer.
- Tatakai ha tsuzuku yo doko made mo... (闘いはつづくよどこまでも.... "The Battle Continues...", 5 pages) - Final strips based on Mega Man's Soccer.
Part 2[]
Hitoshi Ariga - See Mega Man Maniax for details.
- Rockman's Soccer - "Full of Energy, Full of Dreams!", "Rise of the Little Guys!!" and "Rockman's Soccer is Eternal".
- Natsuyasumida yo Rockman
- Rockman World 4
- Dr. Wily's Diary of Evil Genius (untitled in this manga) - Three entries from the diary.
Akihiro Tomonaga
- Rockman's Soccer 4-Koma Gekijō (ロックマンズサッカー4コマ劇場) - Strips based on Mega Man's Soccer.
- Rockman to yukaina Nakamatachi! (ロックマンとゆかいな仲間たち！ "Rockman and his Amusing Friends", 7 strips)
- Dajare de Shōbuda!! (ダジャレで勝負だ！！ "A Match of Puns!", 11 strips)
- Koi no Kick Off Hen (恋のキックオフ編 "Kick Off of Love", 9 strips)
- Rockman World 5 4-Koma Gekijō (ロックマンワールド５四コマ劇場) - Strips based on Mega Man V.
- Rockman World 5 4-Koma Gekijō 1 (5 strips) - Dr. Light lost an IC chip, and Mega Man tries to discover who took it.
- Rockman World 5 4-Koma Gekijō 2:
- Christmas Hen (クリスマス編 "Christmas Edition", 3 strips)
- Oshōgatsu Hen (お正月編 "New Year Edition", 3 strips)
- Rockman World 5 4-Koma Gekijō 3 (7 strips) - Each strip features Mega Man and one of the Stardroids.
- Rockman World 5 4-Koma Gekijō 4 (8 strips) - Final strips from Mega Man V.
Gen Satō
- Rockman no Kyōmoītenki (ロックマンの今日もいい天気 "Nice Weather Today Rockman", 31 strips) - A variety of humorous strips, such as Mega Man trying to enter in a wrong shutter, Mega Man using Bright Man's light for shadowgraphy, and Dr. Wily using dog food as bait for Rush Jet to make Mega Man fall.
- Ganbare Rockman! (がんばれロックマン！ "Do Your Best Rockman!", 26 strips) - Strips based on the first four Mega Man games.
Ryūzō Sotoma
- Ganbare! Rockman (がんばれ！ロックマン "Do Your Best! Rockman", 7 pages) - A variety of strips, such as Junk Shield having an unexpected effect, Flash Man using Time Stopper to see how Mega Man looks during a teleport, and Dr. Wily making Rush scared of using Rush Search by reading Hanasaka Jiisan to him.
- Robot Kenkyūjo (ロボット研究所 "Robot Laboratoy", 14 strips) - Scientific shenanigans, such as Roll using the transport items on her chores, design flaws, and Dr. Cossack giving Dust Man to a witch.
- Wily Onsen Ryōkō (ワイリー温泉旅行 "Wily's Hot Spring Trip", 10 strips) - Dr. Wily and his robots go to a hot spring.
- Robot Battles (ロボットバトルズ 13 strips) - Robot design flaws and the rivalry between Dr. Wily and Dr. Light.
Samples[]
Kazuhiko Midou
Hitoshi Ariga (vol. 1)
Izumi Mito
Akihiro Tomonaga (vol. 1)
Hitoshi Ariga (vol. 2)
Akihiro Tomonaga (vol. 2)
Gen Satō
Ryūzō Sotoma
External links[]
- Kazuhiko Midou's comic strips in NicoVideo: Part 1, Part 2
- Dr. Neko's Lab - Site with a few stories of the manga translated.