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Project Rising Beetle (Medabots / Medarot fan account) @risingbeetle.bsky.social · 1d

The subject of the newest Medarot S collab event has been announced: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

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Project Rising Beetle (Medabots / Medarot fan account) @risingbeetle.bsky.social · Sep 2

RIP Nelvana. Medabots fans will recognize the company as the producers of the animes' English dub.

ToonHive @toonhive.bsky.social · Sep 2

Nelvana, one of Canada’s most biggest animation studios has reportedly shut down after 54 years. (1974-2025).

Workers are saying the studio has closed down its doors last Friday.

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Project Rising Beetle (Medabots / Medarot fan account) @risingbeetle.bsky.social · Aug 14

New guest design for Medarot Survivors: BRD00 "Delpon", by Pop Team Epic creator Bkub Okawa

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Project Rising Beetle (Medabots / Medarot fan account) @risingbeetle.bsky.social · Jul 17

Character size comparison chart, from the Medarot 9 artbook

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Variant @vxyz.me · Jul 15

Probably the last big thing for #medabots 3 - the localized version of the patch (sans audio).

Lots of work went into this from a lot of people, so hope you all enjoy!

I need to find an alternative to RHDN but, for now, it'd be helpful if people could share this around.

github.com/Medabots/med...

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Project Rising Beetle (Medabots / Medarot fan account) @risingbeetle.bsky.social · Jul 15

New guest design for Medarot Survirors: Morgan Roofe by Junya Ishigaki of Xenogears, Gundam and Escaflowne fame

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Project Rising Beetle (Medabots / Medarot fan account) @risingbeetle.bsky.social · Jul 8

The latest Project Rising Beetle Orimedia (Original Medabots design) contest has wrapped up and here are the winners!

Coil Cat by Vacuous Mermaid

Soltrain by Henruique.Pirote_

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Project Medarot @projectmedarot.bsky.social · May 15

This unfortunately also hit the Medarot chapters I've been uploading. Will let you guys know once we find an alternative.

Project Vinland @projectvinland.bsky.social · May 15

PSA: MangaDex unfortunately had to comply with a C&D and honor DMCA takedown requests for hundreds of series, including almost everything we have worked on in the past 5+ years. We are currently looking for an alternative.

Yesterday MangaDex, the platform we use to upload our releases, was hit with DMCA takedown requests from all major publishers and had to remove hundreds of titles. This unfortunately included several of the title we worked on. The following series are no longer available to read on MangaDex:

Vinland Saga
Shiori Experience
Tsureneko
Historie
Pet
Zashisu

We are currently looking at what options we have to continue hosting our releases, and how to prevent this in the future. For the time being, you should be able to find the chapters removed from MD on respectable aggregators like comick dot io.

We will let you all know when we have an update.

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Project Rising Beetle (Medabots / Medarot fan account) @risingbeetle.bsky.social · May 13

New guest design for Medarot Survivors: PSG00 "Matronoir" by Shimizu Eiichi, co-creator of the 2011 ULTRAMAN manga.

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Project Rising Beetle (Medabots / Medarot fan account) @risingbeetle.bsky.social · Apr 24

A Saikachis costume at Natsume's E3 2002 booth, from the June 2002 issue of Nintendo Power #メダロット

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Project Rising Beetle (Medabots / Medarot fan account) @risingbeetle.bsky.social · Apr 8

Medarot Survivors introduces a new guest artist design: GSS00 "Ghost Ship" by Kazutaka Miyatake, designer on Macross, Gundam Seed Destinity, and Armored Core VI.

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Project Rising Beetle (Medabots / Medarot fan account) @risingbeetle.bsky.social · Mar 31

Medarot S has just announced its latest collaboration event: Godzilla!

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Project Rising Beetle (Medabots / Medarot fan account) @risingbeetle.bsky.social · Mar 25

The Project Rising Beetle Discord server has concluded its first 2025 Orimeda (original Medabots) design competition.

Winner: Null Beetle, by Carmana
Honorable mentions: Dual Gal by Vacuous Mermaid, ChessCat by Helm-Chan

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Project Rising Beetle (Medabots / Medarot fan account) @risingbeetle.bsky.social · Mar 18

Our Medabot of the week is the iconic sailor-type, Sailor-Multi! Introduced in Medarot 2, her powerful scan ability and quick shooting attacks make her an invaluable addition to any team! One such unit, nicknamed "Brass", is Arika's famous partner!

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Project Rising Beetle (Medabots / Medarot fan account) @risingbeetle.bsky.social · Mar 4

Our Medabot of the week is BIC-0 Onewheel! This speedy biker has a variety of accurate shooting attacks! It's the backbone of the RoboRobo forces in Medarot 3!

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Project Rising Beetle (Medabots / Medarot fan account) @risingbeetle.bsky.social · Mar 1

The Medarot 3 fan translation is now supported on Retro Achievements! This new release lets you enjoy 149 achievements for the Kabuto and Kuwagata versions of the game! retroachievements.org/game/16089 retroachievements.org/game/16090

Medarot 3: Kabuto Version (Game Boy Color)

There are 149 achievements worth 962 points. Medarot 3: Kabuto Version for Game Boy Color - explore and compete on this classic game at RetroAchievements.

retroachievements.org

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Project Rising Beetle (Medabots / Medarot fan account) @risingbeetle.bsky.social · Feb 25

Medarot Survivors has announced a new Medabot: "World Cap", from the pen of "Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!" creator Sumito Ōwara

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Project Rising Beetle (Medabots / Medarot fan account) @risingbeetle.bsky.social · Feb 25

Our Medabot of the week is ARN01 Arachno-Spider! This stalking arachnid has the trap abilities of her predecessors, but also shoots powerful laser rays from her head! She was introduced in the DLC for Medarot Girls Mission!

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Project Rising Beetle (Medabots / Medarot fan account) @risingbeetle.bsky.social · Feb 17

Our Medabot of the week is KBT-2 Bayonet! This chonky boy is typical of the Kabuto line, but he's built for defense rather than evasion! He was introduced in Medarot 2!

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Project Rising Beetle (Medabots / Medarot fan account) @risingbeetle.bsky.social · Feb 13

In 2016, Imagineer shuttered its subsidiary Delta Arts (responsible for Medarot DS and 7-9), seemingly closing the door on further mainline games. However, Japanese fans were recently surprised to find that the staff still works at Imagineer.

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Project Rising Beetle (Medabots / Medarot fan account) @risingbeetle.bsky.social · Feb 10

Our Medabot of the week is LOV01 Naughty Heart! This model spreads love all over the battlefield with a mix of support and attack skills! Her wheeled legs guarantee excellent compatibility on all kind of terrains! She was just added to Medarot S!

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Project Rising Beetle (Medabots / Medarot fan account) @risingbeetle.bsky.social · Feb 7

Source: www.4gamer.net/games/861/G0...

［プレイレポ］「メダロット」シリーズがサバイバーアクションに。「メダロットサバイバー」は，多彩な機体とスキルを駆使して楽しめる

イマジニアは2025年2月10日，スマホアプリ「メダロットサバイバー」を配信する。本作は，昆虫や動物をモチーフとしたロボットを戦わせる「メダロット」シリーズの最新作で，シリーズ初のサバイバーアクションだ。

www.4gamer.net

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Project Rising Beetle (Medabots / Medarot fan account) @risingbeetle.bsky.social · Feb 7

Japanese outlet 4Gamer has published an interview with Medabots producer Unohee-san ahead of Medarot Survivors launch. Among other things, the interview includes the most direct statement yet about Imagineer's intention to reintroduce the series worldwide.

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Project Rising Beetle (Medabots / Medarot fan account) @risingbeetle.bsky.social · Feb 3

Our Medabot of the week is CMR-0X Aimflash! Though he's lightly armored, he can use a powerful Beam attack an unlimited amount of time. He's the sole new Medabot in Medabots infinity!

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Project Rising Beetle (Medabots / Medarot fan account) @risingbeetle.bsky.social · Jan 28

When announcing Medarot S, Imagineer promised the game would feature designs from popular artists and they're taking that promise *very* seriously: recently announced is Azuruler by Naohiro Washio (of Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans, Fafner, Mad Stalker, Evangelion 1.0 and Other Things fame).

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