It’s time for another Mega Man adventure! This time around we actually have a full volume’s worth of chapters to tackle Mega Man World 3 so the pacing is a whole lot better. This is much more in line with what an adaption of a video game ought to be. Each robot master and his stage get a decent amount of screen time before Mega Man dispatches them. This is why he is the Blue Bomber, the hero of legend. He will continue to fight and win for as long as humanity needs him.

The story starts with Mega Man visiting a beach while on vacation and looking forward to having a good time. He seems surprisingly lazy as he isn’t thrilled to help Roll out with the preparations but reluctantly he does his part. The festivities are short lived though when it turns out that wily is causing chaos to unfold on the planet. He has a bunch of evil robot masters and together they are doing a bunch of evil things. The only way to stop them will be for Mega Man to destroy each and every robot master. Does he have what it takes to vanquish these foes though or is it all over?

Like I said, this time each of the bosses gets something to do so I definitely appreciated that. Mega Man actually has to contend with each of their special abilities and figure out how to counter them. In quite a few of the boss battles they even show him using the weapon that is super effective against the boss. Works like a guidebook to an extent and the series even gives tips about some sections within the manga itself. So that’s some really nice attention to detail and it’s the little stuff like that which makes you feel like the writer was really paying attention to the game. He knows exactly what was going on with the levels and was given enough of a page count to do it justice.

It also has an extra impact since I just played through the game and I recognized all of the areas that were referenced here. The manga feels like an extended boss rush of sorts you could say as the main focus here at all times is for Mega Man to thoroughly crush everyone in his way. He really doesn’t get a break as he will beat one boss, then the next one shows up, then an army of minions appears, etc. It’s a good thing that as a robot he doesn’t get tired because otherwise he would really be in rough shape there. It’s not easy being the Blue Bomber but someone’s go to do it.

The art looks pretty solid here. Perhaps not out of this world or anything like that but it certainly does the job and leaves you satisfied. The action scenes are al on point and the artist draws the characters well. Everyone is immediately recognizable and the pages are very easy to read. It’s part of why you will be blasting through the series because the quality is so good.

Mega Man is the kind of franchise that was made to have a bunch of manga titles. It’s a simple plot that is still always an interesting one. The storylines for each of the games always guarantee that you will be getting a lot of action as well. So it’s really a win/win no matter how you slice it. What I would like to see down the road is Proto Man or Bass showing up though. Even if they weren’t in the game, at least give them a cameo in the manga or something right? That would be awesome. The secret boss for this game was Punk and he get a solid appearance. I’ve always liked his EXE counterpart and I can safely say that the classic one is good too. He really gave Mega Man a tough time.

Overall, Mega Man World 3 is definitely a fun Mega Man story. I wouldn’t say it stands out per say as you will probably mix it up with other Mega Man stories eventually but it still does execute every scene rather well. So even if it is by the numbers, there are no real negatives that I had with it. I could easily recommend the title to any fan of a good action title or if you just wanted a quick read. It’s an entertaining story after all with themes that anyone can appreciate. Sometimes you have to stand up and save the world even when it’s hard. If it was even longer then we could have really dove into some scenes outside of the battles but the author really had the priorities straight here. Most importantly, the manga is just fun to read and that’s always an automatic W.

Overall 7/10