Sonic X
Sonic X | |
ソニックX (Sonikku Ekkusu) | |
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Genre | Adventure, science fiction[1] |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Hajime Kamegaki |
Produced by |
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Written by |
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Music by | Saban Brands (2012–2014) |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
English network | |
Original run | April 6, 2003 – April 18, 2005 |
Episodes | 78 |
Game | |
Developer | Torus Games |
Publisher | LeapFrog Enterprises |
Genre | Edutainment |
Platform | Leapster |
Released | 2007 |
Sonic X (
The series follows a group of
Sonic X received mixed reviews. Generally, reviewers criticized its American localization and the human characters, but praised its story and animation. The series was popular in the United States and France, though less so in its native Japan. The show's merchandise included an
Plot
Season 1
On an unnamed world,
Sonic and his friends still want to return home, so they repeatedly scuffle for the Emeralds with Doctor Eggman, his robot assistants—the hyperactive, attention-seeking Bokkun and the bumbling Bocoe and Decoe—and his larger, armed robots. Sonic and Eggman's fight catches the attention of the unnamed nation's president, so Knuckles, Rouge, and federal agent Topaz work together to stop him. The other anthropomorphic residents soon join the crusade and, when Eggman is defeated by Sonic with help from his friends, he is hailed as a hero along with his friends.
Season 2
Eggman awakens a creature named
Shortly afterwards, Eggman finds his grandfather
Another Chaos Control event brings more animals from Sonic's world to Earth including the Chaotix Detective Agency: Vector the Crocodile, Espio the Chameleon, and Charmy Bee, as well as Cream's mother, Vanilla, whom the Chaotix help to reunite with Cream. Eggman rebuilds the Moon, seemingly out of remorse, but its position shifts, creating a solar eclipse, so he manufactures and sells "Sunshine Balls" to replicate sunlight. Sonic sees through his greedy motivations and exposes Eggman who is then arrested for fraud. Bokkun activates a robot named Emerl, who quickly allies with the anthropomorphic people, and Eggman escapes prison. Emerl wins an Emerald in a martial arts tournament involving numerous hero and villain characters, but he goes berserk and begins to wreck the city, forcing Cream and Cheese to destroy him.
Later, two government physicists show up at Chris' mansion to announce that Sonic's world and Earth were once a single world split in two by a cataclysmic event, but are rejoining, which will stop time irreversibly, and the only way to stop it is to send the anthropomorphic people back home. Tails and Chuck begin to build a gate to teleport Sonic and company back to their own world with Chaos Control, but Chris does not want them to leave. When it is finished and all their friends but Sonic have left, Chris suddenly shuts the machine down and whisks Sonic into the woods to hide out of fear his parents will return to never being home once Sonic is gone. Sonic is understanding, yet teaches Chris that as a fellow person neither can force the other to feel a certain way and that their friendship is free will. Chris tearfully acknowledges that he bound Sonic's freedom today and stopped his friend from going back home and remorsefully asks for forgiveness while Sonic tells him he'll be able to be strong even without him being there but promises that they'll see each other again someday. Chris' parents find him and promise to spend more time with him. Chris having learned his lesson and grown as a person goes for one final run with Sonic before they mutually part ways and Sonic returns to his own planet using the Chaos Emeralds and his own Chaos Control, stopping the merging of the worlds caused by Eggman. However, Chris vows that one day, he will see Sonic again.
Season 3
Six months later, a race of villainous robots known as the Metarex attempt to steal the Emeralds from Sonic, but he scatters them across the galaxy. Meanwhile, on Earth, where six years have passed and Chris is now eighteen, Chris builds another device to travel to Sonic's world where he reunites with Sonic and his friends, but due to the time difference of the 2 worlds, the teleporter reverses his age, making him twelve years old again when he arrives. A sick plant-like girl named Cosmo lands on their planet and they nurse her back to health, so she joins them, and they all board Tails' new spaceship, The Blue Typhoon. On the Typhoon, Sonic and his gang scour the galaxy for the Emeralds and "Planet Eggs" (objects that allow life to flourish on planets, which the Metarex have stolen to depopulate the galaxy) and fight the Metarex at every turn. Along the way, Tails and Cosmo slowly fall in love with each other . Rouge finds Shadow alive in a capsule on Eggman's ship and he is later released (though he has lost his memory). At first, he and Rouge assist Eggman (even saving Chris on one occasion) but after Shadow witnesses the death of resistance fighter who reminded him of Maria, both he and Rouge go off on their own to fight the Metarex independently. Eggman eventually joins the Metarex though this is a ruse to gather more information. After discovering the origins, methods, and goals of the Metarex, Shadow reappears and tries to kill Cosmo, much to Tails' anger. The Metarex's leader, Dark Oak (the powerful robot Sonic fought from the beginning of the third season in super form), appears and reveals that the Metarex and Cosmo are of the same species and that they secretly implanted a tracking device in her brain while extinguishing the rest of their kind; she has been an unwitting spy ever since. It was for this reason Shadow wanted Cosmo dead. Chris, Knuckles, and Tails notice that removing the device will likely destroy her sight and hearing forever. Knuckles pushes for it to be removed anyway (In the Japanese version he stresses to find a way to remove it without damaging her), but Tails cannot make any decisions at the present time so the surgery is called off and the battle against the Metarex continues.
Sonic and his friends, along with Shadow, Rouge and the Chaotix, including Eggman and his henchmen, head to the center of the universe, where the Metarex are ominously controlling a planet that is made of water and contains a Planet Egg where the group engages Metarex in a long fight. After Sonic almost drowns in it, but he manages to free himself by fighting Dark Oak in his dream, but the planet begins turning into a giant seed; the Metarex reveal that, because they have lost the battle, they will destroy the galaxy with this planet. The Metarex then proceed to fuse together, forming a dragon-like plant monster that attaches itself to the giant seed. Sonic and Shadow use the Chaos Emerald to become Super Sonic and Super Shadow but are still unable to defeat the fused Metarex. Cosmo sees a vision from her mother Earthia, telling her that she must sacrifice herself to save the rest. She fuses with the giant seed and instructs Tails to use the Blue Typhoon's cannon to fire Super Sonic and Super Shadow at her and the seed. Tails hesitates, torn between saving the galaxy and killing Cosmo, but eventually finds the inner strength and annihilates the Metarex along with Cosmo, whose seed disperses throughout the galaxy along with the Planet Eggs stolen by the Metarex which return to their original planets. Dark Oak has a moment of repentance before dying while having a vision of being greeted by Earthia as he passes away. Shadow then apparently sacrifices himself to contain the ensuing explosion. After the battle, Sonic reappears and solemnly informs a heartbroken Tails that he could not save Cosmo and hands him one of her seeds. Back on Sonic's planet Eggman builds a device for Chris to return home, later claiming that this was done to reduce the strength of Team Sonic. The series ends with Chris returning home, but not before saying his last goodbye to Sonic, who then, along with his friends, joyfully gears up into business as usual, to once again put a stop to Eggman's schemes. The final shots show Shadow on an alien planet (Japanese version) and Cosmo's seed sprouting in Tails' workshop.
History
Creation and development
The show was created by
Two trailers for the series were produced. The first was developed before Cheese had been given a name in Sonic Advance 2 (2002); it referred to Cheese simply as "Chao". It was made up largely of footage that would later appear in the series' intro, but also of unused scenes featuring unique anthropomorphic people.[5] Sega showed off the second, which was narrated in Japanese, at its booth at the World Hobby Fair video gaming event on February 19, 2003.[6] It consisted mostly of scenes from the first few episodes, followed by introductions to the main characters. However, it also showed a still frame of a silver anthropomorphic hedgehog who never appeared in the series.[7] Fans nicknamed the character "Nazo", based on the Japanese word for "mystery" (謎, nazo). Years later, on April 20, 2015, Sonic Team producer Takashi Iizuka clarified the character was simply Super Sonic in its early contour.[8]
Several of the Japanese performers had voiced their characters in the games, but they were also given ample information about their characters' roles in the anime. Chris' voice actress
Iizuka believed that Sonic X and its merchandise, along with the game
Broadcast and localization
North America
4Kids found new voice actors rather than using those from the games.[13] 4Kids president Norman J. Grossfeld invited Jason Griffith and Mike Pollock to audition for Sonic and Eggman, having known them from their work on Ultimate Muscle and Kirby: Right Back at Ya! and chose him for his yelling and pitch-wavering talents;[14] Pollock and Griffith also voiced Ella and Shadow.[13] 4Kids allowed Pollock to make minor alterations to the dialogue when lines "[didn't] work for some reason."[14] He recalled being given only short samples of Eggman's voice from the games—he was not told specifically which game—and brief descriptions of his characters' roles.[13][14] The rest of the cast assumed their characters' voice roles after their auditions. Beginning with Shadow the Hedgehog, the cast of Sonic X would assume their respective voice roles in all Sonic games released between 2005 and 2010, at which point all the roles were recast with the exception of Mike Pollock as Eggman.[15]
Sonic X aired in Japan on
On June 16, 2012, the bankrupt 4Kids sold its Sonic X license to
Internationally
Outside North America and Asia,
The European airings of the series featured a different intro sequence than the North American airings but were otherwise the same as the North American version. The French dub, was however based on the original Japanese version and was completely uncut.
Asia
TMS Entertainment handled rights to the series in Asian territories.[10]
Home video
Japan
The series was released on DVD, in Japan, only seasons one and two were released, and their 52 episodes spanned 13 discs.[30]
United States
From 2003 to 2009 in the United States, 4Kids Home Video and their exclusive distributor
Another such volume released was "Project Shadow," released on November 15, 2005. It was released to tie in with the release of the game Shadow the Hedgehog, and covered the first arc that focused on Shadow (episodes 33–38).[32]
Discotek Media released the 8-disc DVD set, "Sonic X Collection 1" in North America, which includes the English dubbed seasons 1 and 2 (episodes 1–52) on November 22, 2016. They later released the 4-disc DVD set, "Sonic X Collection 2" in North America, which includes the English dubbed Season 3 (episodes 53–78) on December 6, 2016.[33]
On May 28, 2019, Discotek Media released a 2-disc Blu-ray set of the English dubbed series with all three seasons and seventy eight episodes. Despite the upgraded format, the series is based on the original 4Kids beta tape, retaining a 480p resolution as opposed to the standard 1080p resolution on most Blu-rays.[34] On April 25, 2023, Discotek released a subtitled Blu-ray release of the complete series in its original Japanese language. While remastered, the series is still presented in standard definition like the previous release.[35]
Music
Yoshihiro Ike composed the score for the Japanese version of Sonic X. Its opening theme was "Sonic Drive", performed by Hironobu Kageyama and Hideaki Takatori. The series included three ending themes: "Mi-ra-i" (ミ・ラ・イ, Future) by Run&Gun for episodes 1–13, "Hikaru Michi" (光る道, Shining Road) by Aya Hiroshige for episodes 14–39 and again for episodes 53–78, and "T.O.P" by KP for episodes 40–52.[36] Three songs by Off Course, "Kotoba ni Dekinai", "Midori no Hibi" and "Natsu no Hi", were featured as insert songs in the original broadcasts of episodes 26 and 52; these were replaced in subsequent broadcasts and home releases. Tracks from Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2 were used infrequently during some episodes, including Sonic Adventure 2 theme "Live and Learn" by Crush 40 in episode 38.[37] A soundtrack titled Sonic X ~Original Sound Tracks~ was released in Japan on March 8, 2004, it consisted of 40 tracks of original music from the first two Seasons.[38]
4Kids musicians John Angier, Craig Marks, Joel Douek, Louis Cortelezzi, Manny Corallo, Matt McGuire, and Ralph Schuckett, known for their work on the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, composed a new background score for the North American release "for both artistic and commercial reasons."[12] The North American opening and closing theme (also used as the closing theme in the European version), titled "Gotta Go Fast," was composed by Grossfeld and Russell Velazquez.[39]
Other media
Sonic X was extensively merchandised in various forms of media and other products. Two Game Boy Advance Videos of episodes from the first season of Sonic X were released in May 2004.[40][41] In October 2004, ShoPro licensed four manufacturers to create Sonic X merchandise, they variously produced items such as toys, bedding, beach towels, backpacks, stationery, and pajamas.[42] Six Sonic X novels were published between 2005 and 2007: Aqua Planet,[43] Dr. Eggman Goes to War,[44] Battle at Ice Palace,[45] and Desperately Seeking Sonic by Charlotte Fullerton,[46] Meteor Shower Messenger by Paul Ruditis,[47] and Spaceship Blue Typhoon by Diana G. Gallagher.[48]
Comic series
Sonic X | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Archie Comics |
Publication date | September 18, 2005 – January 1, 2009 |
No. of issues | 40 |
Creative team | |
Written by | Ian Flynn, Joe Edkin |
Penciller(s) | Tim Smith III |
Inker(s) | Jim Amash |
Letterer(s) | John Workman |
Colorist(s) | Josh Ray |
Editor(s) | Mike Pellerito |
Archie Comics, which published Sonic the Hedgehog comics until 2017, started a Sonic X series in 2005. It was originally set to run for only four issues, but was extended to 40 issues due to high demand. The last issue was released on January 1, 2009, and led into the first arc of the Sonic Universe series. The comics were written by Ian Flynn, who also authored the main comic series.[49] Some issues were published in Jetix Magazine in the United Kingdom, Italy and Poland.[50][51]
While the comics are set during the Sonic X timeline, their plot is original. Eggman imprisons humans inside robots and tries to use them to kill the animals, but the animals destroy the robots.[52] Eggman uses malicious Chao to destroy Station Square, but Tikal and Chaos arrive from the past, return the Chao to normal, and bring them back to the past.[53] Soon, Sonic finds a machine in the desert and thinks nothing of it,[54] but after fighting with Eggman in Paris and a bizarre world created by the doctor,[55][56] Eggman reveals the desert machine was his and it begins to wreck Station Square. Sonic defeats it, but he is accused of working with Eggman, so he and Eggman are both locked up.[57] Nelson bails Sonic out of jail, and he saves Cream and Chris from some ghosts.[58]
Eggman enacts more malicious schemes based on holidays like
Video games
In 2003, McDonald's packaged five different single-button dedicated console games, mostly based on various sports, with Happy Meals to promote Sonic X: two featuring Sonic and one each for Tails, Knuckles, and Shadow. Another Happy Meal game based on Big the Cat fishing arrived the following year.[69]
In 2007,
Trading card game
Score Entertainment created a Sonic X collectible card game for two players released in 2005. Players battle for Chaos Emeralds, whoever gets three first wins. Each turn, both players lay out five cards face-down and flip over one at a time; whichever card has a lower number value is eliminated. Eliminating the other player's cards and combining the special abilities of one's own cards allows one to score rings; whichever player has the most rings at the end of the turn wins an Emerald. As the game does not emphasize collecting rare cards, a few booster packs are enough to build a competent deck. KidzWorld gave a positive review, praising its ease of learning, low cost, and inherent strategy, but also noting that it feels more like a generic card game with Sonic characters than like a wholly Sonic-based product.[73]
Reception
Sonic X received divided reviews. Many reviewers were critical of its American localization. Conrad Zimmerman of Destructoid cited Sonic X's "horrible localization" as a main reason for negativity.
The human characters and, to a lesser extent, the animal ones were also criticized. Jones described Chris as "a dull, boring, uninspired character" and also described Tanaka and Ella as "bland" stereotypes of Japanese and African-Americans, respectively. Jones also criticized the presence of Amy and Big, but took particular issue to the show's portrayal of Sonic, which he summarized as: "'I'm gonna run around downtown until something exciting happens and use a stinking Ring to defeat my enemies'".[3] GamesRadar bemoaned both the "piss-poor Adventure characters" and the original human ones.[74] In contrast, writer Gaz Plant of NintendoLife opined that "one of the key successes" of the series was its incorporation of numerous characters from the games, including lesser-used ones like Big and the Chaotix. Fans were divided on the merit of the Thorndykes.[75]
The show was praised for its faithfulness to the games. Famitsu offered a uniformly positive review before the first episode broadcast in 2003, commending the skillful transition of the games' speed and style to animation, and expected the series to continue to grow more interesting.[16] Plant stated that "where Sonic X truly succeeded was in its retelling of iconic stories."[75] Independent of the characters involved, GamesRadar appreciated the idea of following "Sonic's core concept."[74] The original storylines were also praised. Amidst his criticism of most of the show, Jones praised the first episode in general, especially its humor.[3] Plant acclaimed the character development that built on the stories of the original games, especially Sonic and Amy's relationship and the Chaotix's newfound viability as comedy devices. Concurrently, he found the show "surprisingly touching," particularly in its "emotional" final climax, and favorably compared the space exploration of season three to Star Trek.[75] Famitsu's first preview called the story profound (重厚, jūkō).[16]
Common Sense Media gave it three stars out of five and, while not commenting further on its quality, stated that it was appropriate for grade-school children but that some violent scenes were inadvisable for younger viewers.[76] A second Famitsu review from later in 2003 called the anime an outstanding success and encouraged readers to tune in.[77]
Popularity and cultural impact
The show was quite popular in the United States, France, Indonesia and Malaysia, consistently reaching the number-one position in its timeslot in those countries.
Soundtrack
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Wave Master Entertainment |
Sonic X: Original Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the series of the same name. It was released in
- Track list
All music is composed by Yoshihiro Ike, except where noted
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sonic Drive" (TV version; lyrics by Takeshi Aida, music by Cher Watanabe) | Hironobu Kageyama Hideaki Taketori | 1:31 |
2. | "Sonic's Fight" (from Episode 1) | 2:16 | |
3. | "Eggman" (from Episode 1) | 1:55 | |
4. | "Sonic" (from Episode 1) | 2:05 | |
5. | "The White Flower On Top of The Hill" (from Episode 16) | 1:00 | |
6. | "Sonic's Solution" (from Episode 2) | 1:02 | |
7. | "Eggman Robô" (from Episode 21) | 1:07 | |
8. | "Eggman Machine" (from Episode 33) | 2:44 | |
9. | "Encounter with Chris" (from Episode 1) | 1:26 | |
10. | "The Extravagant Appearance of Mom and Dad" (from Episode 6) | 0:48 | |
11. | "Shadow (1)" (from Episode 34) | 1:24 | |
12. | "Super Sonic" (from Episode 32) | 0:28 | |
13. | "Shadow (2)" (from Episode 34) | 1:42 | |
14. | "Amy's Hike" (from Episode 5) | 1:01 | |
15. | "Egg Fort Launch" (from Episode 20) | 1:28 | |
16. | "X-Tornado" (from Episode 8) | 1:05 | |
17. | "Battle" (from Episode 28) | 1:27 | |
18. | "All Right!" (from Episode 14) | 1:53 | |
19. | "The Ghost's Tango" (from Episode 19) | 2:39 | |
20. | "Amy's Hammer" (from Episode 19) | 0:38 | |
21. | "Mysterious & Sexy Thief Rouge" (from Episode 11) | 2:43 | |
22. | "S-Team (1)" (from Episode 1) | 2:30 | |
23. | "Hawk (Chinese Compilation)" (from Episode 17) | 0:40 | |
24. | "Eggman's African Compilation" (from Episode 18) | 0:47 | |
25. | "Adventure" (from Episode 14) | 1:01 | |
26. | "Helen's Dinner" (from Episode 14) | 1:30 | |
27. | "X-Tornado Battle Compilation" (from Episode 29) | 1:07 | |
28. | "The Master Emerald" (from Episode 29) | 0:58 | |
29. | "Chaos" (from Episode 28) | 1:30 | |
30. | "Family" (from Episode 4) | 1:31 | |
31. | "S-Team (2)" (from Episode 31) | 1:50 | |
32. | "The Thorndyke Family" (from Episode 14) | 0:38 | |
33. | "Tornado Going Round and Round" (from Episode 5) | 2:00 | |
34. | "GUN" (from Episode 33) | 1:32 | |
35. | "Coalescence" (from Episode 26) | 0:37 | |
36. | "Dark Eggman" (from Episode 24) | 0:53 | |
37. | "Mi-Ra-I (Future)" (End credits; written by Kazuyoshi Baba) | Run&Gun | 4:25 |
38. | "Sonic Drive" (Full Version; lyrics by Takeshi Aida, music by Cher Watanabe) | Hironobu Kageyama & Hideaki Taketori | 3:46 |
39. | "Sonic Drive" (Only version; lyrics by Takeshi Aida, music by Cher Watanabe) | Hironobu Kageyama | 3:46 |
40. | "Sonic Drive" (Only version; lyrics by Takeshi Aida, music by Cher Watanabe) | Hideaki Taketori | 3:46 |
Total length: | 1:06:59 |
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External links
- Official Sonic Team website (in Japanese)
- Official TMS Entertainment website Archived 2020-10-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- Official TV Tokyo website (in Japanese)
- Official TMS Entertainment website (in English)
- Sonic X (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Sonic X at Absolute Anime
- Sonic X at IMDb
- Sonic X Trading Card Game at BoardGameGeek
- Official Discotek Media website