Courtesy of Popo-Star San, we have a video record of a relic of the 90's, a Rockman themed coin operated amusement ride for small children.  Oddly features Elecman's BGM for the most part. WARNING: Make sure you turn the volume low, it's very high pitched.

         Go figure that this and the sweater thing is what gets me to start posting again.  Vajurilla FF once again strikes his legacy of X-mas merriment!

     And we finish this out with the master of ceremonies 岩本佳浩 (Iwamoto Yoshihiro) himself. Despite allowing his blog to go into disuse over this last year, he still doesn't disappoint with this year's entry to the Vajurilla FF Christmas Saga. This time also using this to advertise Hobby Rock.

      Japan and their sexy memes strike again.  A particularly provocative open chested turtleneck design made it's way to the Japanese anime fan public via a tweet.  This in turn spurred all sorts of artist to apply the sexy outfit to their favorite characters, usually under the label of  胸開きタートルネック (Chest Open Turtleneck) or 例のセーター (That Sweater).  So, which sexy character from the Rockman series do you think got the adaptation to this new fetish trend?

Another Christmas, Another time for Vajurilla FF to run wild with his merriment per his usual habits.  Read More to continue to see his holiday rampage through Pixiv!

       And of course the main man 岩本佳浩 (Iwamoto Yoshihiro) has his own special entry, fitting for the recent 20th Aniversary. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

While Rockman himself is turning 26, it's not a pretty number to our minds since we count our values on a base 10 system. So Let's give X a nice hat tip for being memorable and in our gaming hearts for now 20 years! 

On side note, expect things to slowly fall back into order at this place. Capcom won't do anything for Rockman, but it doesn't mean the rest of us should sleeping! There's still stuff to be done!

           Our Miracle Rainbow Soilder Rockman good fight continues! To new adventures ahead!

                  Flipping thought the pages of R20 Rockman And Rockman X Complete Works, it is interesting to note that Quickman started his life as "Boomerangman".  Considering the boomerang shaped marker on his helmet and body, it is not hard to see the early relationship to the Aboriginal throwing weapon.  But while these origins makes perfect sense, it begs the question; how in the world did "Boomerangman" transformed into a velocity themed robot?

                  While boomerangs can travel fairly fast, they are not noteworthy for any sort of amazing speed. If any sort of exceptional property is to be associated with the boomerang, it would be it's ability to sustain flight via it's air foil shape, man's first invention to heavier than air flight.  So if the boomerang does not at all relate, there must be SOMETHING ELSE that the design concept hangs on to justify the speedster moniker.  But as it turns out there might be another attribute that allowed "Boomerangman" to make his transition to Quickman, and it relates to the forefather of fictional cyborg heroes in Japan.

               Introduced in 1963, 8マン  or エイトマン (8man; Eightman) made his debut on the Japanese Manga scene, a creation by the joint effort of 平井 和正 (Hirai Kazumasa) and 桑田次郎 Kuwata Jiro.  While his colors do not have the same crimson flare, the hero suit and swoosh design on the helmet are strikingly similar to the point of homage.  And while Eightman is a character credited for a variety of special abilities, his most iconic one would is his ability to run at breakneck speeds, something Our "World's fastest Robot" shares.  It is not hard to see how the "Boomerang" theming be replaced by something more fundamental like acceleration.

       For those of you wondering where I was, I have been tasked with traveling through and about China the last four weeks. While not quite completely work, it was not exactly a vacation either. And so, between the lack of downtime on the computer, spotty availability of internet, and the Great Firewall of China causing all sorts of problems, accomplishing site posts was indeed quite questionable.  I'm still overseas as I am typing this, though my flight back is coming fast.  The trip has provided inspiration for a few articles, as well as time for me to recall other interesting tidbits I had wanted to share. I'll be making my return trip back stateside on the 17th.  I'll be seeing what I can type up during the 13 hour flight for an update as soon as I return.