Of late
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- The first few books draw from the canon of late 80's cartoon show Captain N: The Game Master, although in more recent years she's broken away from that and focused solely on Mega Man.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Mega Man - Recent research has turned up a couple of late 1970s citations that attribute the line to Martin Mull (who started out as a comedic singer-songwriter before becoming better known as an actor).
Source: Beam Me Up Scotty / Real Life -
Unfortunately, Masaki Suda, who plays Shotaro's Heterosexual Life-Partner Philip, has of late taken to actively trying to distance himself from the series, which leads to awkwardness in more recent crossovers when Kiriyama reprises his role but no mention is made of Philip.
Source: Promoted Fanboy
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