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CATEGORY 1: Ariga Amalgamix

For this category, participants were asked to draw tribute art to manga artist Hitoshi Ariga. This included drawing Mega Man characters replicating his unique style and design, in a mixup of something familiar from his manga and something new featuring characters that he has never included in them.

As usual, y'all made it very hard to choose how to place this, with some fabulous entries! Thank you all for your efforts and creative ideas! With a theme like this, things went in a lot of directions. And as a reminder, all winners will be contacted as soon as I can about your prizes.

For the full gallery of pics, click here.

Links to each individual full size image is after each entrant’s name as well. 1.) @pikapulu [Pic] ($125 USD Winner!)

For the sheer amount of characters in this tribute collage piece, along with it's epic, dynamic feel, Pikapulu takes the top spot in this category. Merging Ariga's style beautifully with the infamous bad box art versions from the Mega Man 10 triptych.

2.) @purplerubyred [Pic] ($75 US Winner!)

As if fighting one sun-powered god-like robot wasn't enough, Rock would have his work cut out for him also dealing with the threat from Apollo from Rockman Strategy at the same time! Really epic and ominous vibe to Ruby's piece, that would work as an equally amazing Gigamix cover!

3.) @tsurabe [Pic] ($50 USD Winner!)

Your overall coloring and shading in this pic is fantastic! Nice composition balance, the effects are rockin', and very solid!

And the rest of our amazing entrants, in alphabetical order by alias:

@aw-colorcat [Pic]

Didn't know that all of those box shapes on Ariga's design are for a Mega Mini to pop out of, did ya? I feel like Dr. Auto would be the one behind and Ariga-styled Mega Mini. Cute, and fits the manga vibe well!

@axlthemaverickhunter [Pic]

Volnutt actually does have a design that fits in with the Ariga style quite well, actually. Glad he got off that moon to get back to take a pic with Rock!

@dahlia-the-nurd [Pic] [Ra Thor design sheet]

Love the cool action pose for Ra-Thor and the overall composition for this piece! Feels like it could be a screenshot from an Ariga anime opening!

@digitallyfanged [Pic]

Wait, we were supposed to get him off the moon, not get the Earth off of him! Really enjoy the expression of fear on Volnutt's face, and the typical Tabby hair focus and glowy effects on the piece!

@grammars-doodles [Pic]

Loved the concept of the Gemini pairs in a three-legged race against one another. Should have been an easy win for the Ariga pair, when one is just a hologram, but then again, maybe Queen Ophiuchus was around to scare him. Poor Bright Man, but on the plus side, I guess he did prevent a goal from being scored!

@pstart [Pic]

Speaking of soccer, if there's one thing you can count on PStart drawing besides Yuna Megaman Legends 2, it's Mega Man Soccer! Loved the 4Koma tribute concept, and adorable all around!

SkipperdeesArt [Pic]

Space and Stardroids were what many of us gravitated to from Ariga's work, weren't they? Lumine's work on the Jakob orbital elevator landed him a meeting with an FM King on a not-so-dark moon. The space background turned out really pretty in this!

@voidmetal-alloy [Pic]

Ninja and fishy ladies are not all equal in the Mega Man universe, despite how similar they might all seem. Certainly a thought I, and I'm sure others, have had about this particular quartet, and gave me a good chuckle.

CATEGORY 2: Mega Mannequins

For this category, entrants were tasked with drawing Mega Man characters modeling summer fashion in a retail store window display, using a shop name/logo from somewhere in the Mega Man universe.

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1.) Cargodin [Pic] ($125 USD Winner!)

Well, retail seasons always do get a bit far ahead of themselves, I know that. So sure, swimwear in the winter! This pic brings back memories of walking downtown and seeing the window displays at Christmas time for me, and went outside the box a little with the seasonal juxtaposition. Love the detail in both Ciel and Zero's outfits!

2.) @voidmetal-alloy [Pic] ($75 USD Winner!)

I loved the creativity of the gang's outfits tying into actual items you can purchase at Big Eddies! Uniquely personifying them, while also making clever sense for all three of Roll, Rock and Bass.

3.) Mattasaurs: [Pic] ($50 USD Winner!)

Animal bots in novelty swim trunks amuse me greatly. As does having to literally tie Storm Eagle to the ceiling. XD

And the rest of our amazing entrants, in alphabetical order by alias:

AbilityField [Pic]

Never enough EM to unlock the outfits I want! If only the game could have gone on a little longer, to give characters who never got one, like Nana, an alternate skin.

@axlthemaverickhunter [Pic]

Cute swimsuit for RiCO that ties into the wave display beneath her, and also feels like something that would have been a fitting skin for her in-game! Definitely could see this being a fun window display in real life.

@dahlia-the-nurd [Pic]

Well, that itty-bitty fabric just barely covers those pointy twin tips up under that glistening spotlit metallic cleavage... Work it on that beach towel! XD

SkipperdeesArt [Pic]

Loved how you incorporated the different ZX stage elements into your display for each one of them! Certainly helps each model stand out even more.

CATEGORY 3: *WILD CARD*

These entries were just for bonus chances into the participation raffle and were not judged. Still, here for your enjoyment to browse. Any previous Summer Contest theme from the past decade+ was valid to draw, as well as any Akane bribery artwork.

Smaller set of 5, but still in it's own gallery here.

@axlthemaverickhunter [Pic]

Inspired by the summer vacation postcard/photo theme, young Netto is causing trouble for poor Hub. This is an app you can't get on your PET.

@aw-colorcat [Pic]

Inspired by a previous character popsicle theme. Do I really want the sharpest Robot Masters near my tongue? For orange vanilla lemonade raspberry flavors, I will take that risk...

@dahlia-the-nurd [Pic]

Akane bribery is always welcome, no matter what the contest theme. Thank you for providing me a new one!

SkipperdeesArt [Pic]

Inspired by the mermaid/undersea theme, Terra is rather fitting to become a merman, with that flowing seaweed-colored hair, after all. Very cute!

@voidmetal-alloy [Pic]