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is a Japanese
Japanese language

IPA: [n?iho?go] is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is related to the Ryukyuan languages....
 anime
Anime

is animation in Japan and considered to be "Japanese animation" in the rest of the world. Anime dates from about 1917.Anime, in addition to manga , is extremely popular in Japan and well known throughout the world....
 that is adapted from the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. It was produced in Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 by TMS Entertainment
Tokyo Movie Shinsha

, formerly known as , is a Japan animation studio, founded on October 1946. One of the oldest and most prominent anime studios in Japan, it has also produced numerous animated series airing in other countries such as France, the United States, and Italy....
 with the partnership of Sonic Team
Sonic Team

is a Japanese computer and video game developer established in Ota, Tokyo, Japan in 1990, originally known as Sega AM8. The Japan-based division is also known as G.E....
. So far, this is the only TV appearance of Amy Rose
Amy Rose

, also known as Rosy the Rascal, is a video game character and cartoon character who appears in most of the Sonic the Hedgehog series of video games developed by Sega's Sonic Team....
, Cream the Rabbit, Shadow the Hedgehog
Shadow the Hedgehog

is a character from the Sonic the Hedgehog , an artificially created life form in the design of a male, Anthropomorphism hedgehog. He resembles Sonic in many ways, such as how his hover skates propel him at extreme speeds to rival those of Sonic; but he distinguishes himself with greater use of his signature ability to use Chaos Control with Chaos...
, and Rouge the Bat
Rouge the Bat

is a fictional character in the Sonic the Hedgehog , who is a determined treasure hunting and part-time espionage who plans to make all the gems and treasures of the world hers....
.

ng a mission to rescue Cream the Rabbit and Cheese the Chao from Dr. Eggman's headquarters, Sonic and his friends are caught in an explosion that transports them to what seems to be another dimension.






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is a Japanese
Japanese language

IPA: [n?iho?go] is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is related to the Ryukyuan languages....
 anime
Anime

is animation in Japan and considered to be "Japanese animation" in the rest of the world. Anime dates from about 1917.Anime, in addition to manga , is extremely popular in Japan and well known throughout the world....
 that is adapted from the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. It was produced in Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 by TMS Entertainment
Tokyo Movie Shinsha

, formerly known as , is a Japan animation studio, founded on October 1946. One of the oldest and most prominent anime studios in Japan, it has also produced numerous animated series airing in other countries such as France, the United States, and Italy....
 with the partnership of Sonic Team
Sonic Team

is a Japanese computer and video game developer established in Ota, Tokyo, Japan in 1990, originally known as Sega AM8. The Japan-based division is also known as G.E....
. So far, this is the only TV appearance of Amy Rose
Amy Rose

, also known as Rosy the Rascal, is a video game character and cartoon character who appears in most of the Sonic the Hedgehog series of video games developed by Sega's Sonic Team....
, Cream the Rabbit, Shadow the Hedgehog
Shadow the Hedgehog

is a character from the Sonic the Hedgehog , an artificially created life form in the design of a male, Anthropomorphism hedgehog. He resembles Sonic in many ways, such as how his hover skates propel him at extreme speeds to rival those of Sonic; but he distinguishes himself with greater use of his signature ability to use Chaos Control with Chaos...
, and Rouge the Bat
Rouge the Bat

is a fictional character in the Sonic the Hedgehog , who is a determined treasure hunting and part-time espionage who plans to make all the gems and treasures of the world hers....
.

Plot synopsis


Series 1 (Seasons 1-2)

During a mission to rescue Cream the Rabbit and Cheese the Chao from Dr. Eggman's headquarters, Sonic and his friends are caught in an explosion that transports them to what seems to be another dimension. Sonic's life is eventually saved from drowning by a twelve year old boy named Christopher Thorndyke. Chris lives in a mansion owned by his two celebrity parents with his inventor grandfather. Chris aids Sonic in locating his friends, and it is not long before Dr. Eggman reappears. Sonic and Eggman race to collect all the Chaos Emeralds in the first 26 episodes and eventually, all of the Chaos Emeralds are retrieved and Chaos Control warped parts of their home to Earth (like Angel Island
Angel Island

Angel Island may refer to:* Angel Island * Angel Island * Angel Island, the floating island in the Sonic the Hedgehog series videogame series...
). In the end, Chris' grandfather invents a portal to send Sonic and everything else from his world back to where they came from. Before he leaves, Chris shuts down the portal leading to Sonic's world because he does not want Sonic to abandon him like his parents did. Eventually, Chris comes to terms with his feelings and Sonic returns to his own dimension.

At the beginning of the first season, when Sonic and co. are transported to Chris's world, Sonic's group gets into trouble with the police and are hiding out in Chris's house, where only Chris, his grandfather, and their maid and butler know of their existence. Eventually, however, they are accepted as heroes and celebrities, with the entire city knowing about them. The second season features plots based on Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure

is a video game video game developer by Sonic Team and released on December 23, 1998 in Japan by Sega for the Dreamcast and is the first game in the Sonic Adventure series....
, Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Adventure 2

Sonic Adventure 2 is a platform game developed by Sonic Team USA and published by Sega in as a part of the Sonic the Hedgehog series....
, and Sonic Battle
Sonic Battle

Sonic Battle is a fighting game in the Sonic the Hedgehog , developed by Sonic Team and published either by Sega or THQ for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance....
.

Series 2 (Season 3)

Season3pan
It has been years since Sonic and friends returned to their dimension. Chris is now eighteen and has been working on repairing his grandfather's dimensional portal. A plant being named Cosmo arrives on Sonic's planet, looking for the one who can wield the powers of the Chaos Emeralds. Sonic, having been nearly defeated by a new enemy called Dark Oak
List of Sonic X characters

This article is for fictional characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog series franchise that appear exclusively in the animated series Sonic X and the associated Sonic X ....
, scatters the Chaos Emeralds across the galaxy to prevent Dark Oak from using their power. When Chris uses the portal, he suddenly finds himself in Sonic's world. His age has reversed back to the age when he met Sonic. However, Chris still has all his memories of the years since. To Sonic, only six months had passed. During their reunion, Dark Oak and his Metarex
List of Sonic X characters

This article is for fictional characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog series franchise that appear exclusively in the animated series Sonic X and the associated Sonic X ....
 army (similar to the Black Arms from the Sonic games) attacks and steal the "Planet Egg" from Sonic's planet. Without the Egg, all the plants on the planet wither. Once again, Sonic and friends venture into space to retrieve the Chaos Emeralds. After many run-ins with Dr. Eggman and the pursuing Metarex, Cosmo is eventually unveiled as an unwilling spy for the Metarex, who are part of the same race of anthropomorphic plants that Cosmo from. When the Metarex enact a plan that could destroy the universe, Cosmo sacrifices herself with the help of Super Sonic and Super Shadow, and her essence is manifested in the form of a seed. With Metarex destroyed, Eggman helps Chris to be sent back home. Soon thereafter, Dr. Eggman revives his previous rivalry with Sonic, albeit a light-hearted one.

List of characters


Major


  • Sonic the Hedgehog
    Sonic the Hedgehog (character)

    , trademarked Sonic The Hedgehog, is a video game character and the protagonist of the eponymous Sonic the Hedgehog released by Sega, as well as in numerous spin-off comics, Animated cartoon and books....
  • Amy Rose
    Amy Rose

    , also known as Rosy the Rascal, is a video game character and cartoon character who appears in most of the Sonic the Hedgehog series of video games developed by Sega's Sonic Team....
  • Miles "Tails" Prower
  • Knuckles the Echidna
    Knuckles the Echidna

    is a video game character and a protagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog game series, as well as some spin-off games and comics. His first appearance was Sonic The Hedgehog 3, released in 1994 to introduce a new rival for Sonic , presented as an antagonist who was tricked by Dr....
  • Cream the Rabbit & Cheese
  • Shadow the Hedgehog
    Shadow the Hedgehog

    is a character from the Sonic the Hedgehog , an artificially created life form in the design of a male, Anthropomorphism hedgehog. He resembles Sonic in many ways, such as how his hover skates propel him at extreme speeds to rival those of Sonic; but he distinguishes himself with greater use of his signature ability to use Chaos Control with Chaos...
  • Rouge the Bat
    Rouge the Bat

    is a fictional character in the Sonic the Hedgehog , who is a determined treasure hunting and part-time espionage who plans to make all the gems and treasures of the world hers....
  • Doctor Eggman


Minor

  • Big the Cat
  • Chaos
  • Chaotix
  • Emerl
  • Tikal the Echidna
  • Vanilla the Rabbit


Exclusive characters

  • Chris Thorndyke
  • Charles "Chuck" Thorndyke
  • Ella
  • Mr. Tanaka
  • Decoe and Bocoe
  • Bokkun
  • Cosmo
  • Metarex


American version

In 2003, 4Kids Entertainment
4Kids Entertainment

4Kids Entertainment is an Worldwide International United States film and television production company and it was claimed to be one of the world's most popular distributors in children's television....
 and VIZ Media
VIZ Media

Viz Media, LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, California, California, United States, is an anime, manga and Japanese entertainment company founded in 1986 as Viz, LLC....
 co-licensed Sonic X for the United States, with the series being distributed and licensed on DVD by FUNimation. The episodes were then localized for the intended demographic, including the complete replacement of the score, as well as removing suggestive content and changing the fate of several characters, as well as editing the story to be much lighter and younger in tone for US Release. For example, Maria Robotnik is originally killed aboard the Space Colony ARK, while in the edited version, she is merely captured. Her death remains intact in the video games where the series was adapted from. Other continuity errors include mislabelling "Chaos Control" as Doctor Eggman
Doctor Eggman

, more commonly known by his alias, , is a Fictional character and main antagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He is a rotund scientist with an Intelligence quotient of 300, and the de facto archenemy of Sonic the Hedgehog ....
's base. While both English and Japanese characters were digitally removed or replaced with incoherent symbols, Chinese characters were unedited in The Adventures of Knuckles and Hawk, in coherence with the episode's setting.

4Kids did not cast the voice actors from the Sonic games and went with their in-house VAs. Mike Pollock
Mike Pollock

Michael B. "Mike" Pollock , sometimes credited as Herb Lawrence, is an United States actor, famous for playing characters in anime dubs by 4Kids Entertainment....
, the current voice actor for Doctor Eggman, stated during an interview that he was provided samples of the game's voice overs as a reference. When a producer for the series was asked about any prior experience with the Sonic franchise, he replied, "I've never played the game, seen the series or read the comics."

Theme songs

For the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, Latin America
Latin America

Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages ? particularly Spanish language and Portuguese language, and variably French language ? are primarily spoken....
, much of Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
, and Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
, the opening song was performed by a female singer repeating the show's title numerous times, the U.S. ending theme was kept, however, and all of the inserts were edited out of the English version.

U.S.

  • Opening
  1. "Gotta Go Fast" by Norman J. Grossfeld, Joseph Garrity, and Russell Velázquez
  • Ending
  1. "Gotta Go Fast" (shortened version) by Norman J. Grossfeld, Joseph Garrity, and Russell Velázquez


Japan

  • Opening
  1. "SONIC DRIVE" by Hironobu Kageyama
    Hironobu Kageyama

    is a Japanese musical artist prominent in the soundtracks for anime, video game, and tokusatsu productions. He is sometimes called Kami by his fans....
     & Hideaki Takatori
  2. Intro Version 1 (eps. 1-26)
  3. Intro Version 2 (eps. 27-78)


  • Endings
  1. "Mi-Ra-I" by:RUN&GUN
    RUN&GUN

    Run&Gun is a four-member J-pop group which has released numerous single , albums and DVDs and have performed some live concerts. Run&Gun started their career in 2001, with their first single "Lay up", written by Daisuke Asakura....
    (English translation: "Future") (eps. 1–13)
  2. "Hikaru Michi" by Aya Hiroshige (English translation: "The Shining Road") (eps. 14–39 and 53–78)
  3. "T.O.P" by KP & URU (eps. 40–52)


  • Inserts
  1. "Kotoba ni Dekinai" by OFF COURSE
    Off Course

    Off Course was one of Japan's most influential "Folk"? bands. It was formed in early 1969 by Kazumasa Oda and Yasuhiro Suzuki. They broke up in 1989 after their February 26 farewell performance at Tokyo Dome....
     (Episode 26) (TV-Tokyo Broadcast Only)
  2. "Live & Learn" by Crush 40
    Crush 40

    Crush 40 is a Japanese American Rock music band originally known as Sons of Angels that was made to create music for the Sega arcade racing game NASCAR Arcade ....
     (Episode 38) (From Sonic Adventure 2
    Sonic Adventure 2

    Sonic Adventure 2 is a platform game developed by Sonic Team USA and published by Sega in as a part of the Sonic the Hedgehog series....
    )
  3. "Natsu no Hi" by OFF COURSE (Episode 52) (International and TV-Tokyo Broadcast Only)
  4. "Midori no Hibi" by OFF COURSE (Episode 52) (TV-Tokyo Broadcast Only)
  5. "Event: The Last Scene" by Fumie Kumatani (Episode 52) (From Sonic Adventure 2
    Sonic Adventure 2

    Sonic Adventure 2 is a platform game developed by Sonic Team USA and published by Sega in as a part of the Sonic the Hedgehog series....
    ) (Japanese DVD and International Broadcasts Only)
  6. "Event : Defeat of the Ultimate Lifeform" by Jun Senoue and Fumie Kumatani (Episode 68) (From Sonic Adventure 2
    Sonic Adventure 2

    Sonic Adventure 2 is a platform game developed by Sonic Team USA and published by Sega in as a part of the Sonic the Hedgehog series....
    )
  7. "Event : Keeping my promises" (Episode 68) (From Sonic Adventure 2
    Sonic Adventure 2

    Sonic Adventure 2 is a platform game developed by Sonic Team USA and published by Sega in as a part of the Sonic the Hedgehog series....
    )
  8. "Radical Highway" by Jun Senoue (Episode 72) (From Sonic Adventure 2
    Sonic Adventure 2

    Sonic Adventure 2 is a platform game developed by Sonic Team USA and published by Sega in as a part of the Sonic the Hedgehog series....
    )
  9. "3 Black Noises" by Jun Senoue (Episode 72) (From Sonic Adventure 2
    Sonic Adventure 2

    Sonic Adventure 2 is a platform game developed by Sonic Team USA and published by Sega in as a part of the Sonic the Hedgehog series....
    )
  10. "SONIC DRIVE" by Hironobu Kageyama & Hideaki Takatori (Episodes 1, 42, 48, 52 [Hironobu Kageyama only/instrumental], 72)


Europe/Australia

  • Opening
  1. "Sonic X" by Jetix
  • Ending
  1. "Gotta Go Fast" (shortened version) by Norman J. Grossfeld, Joseph Garrity, and Russell Velázquez
SAB5422V

France

  • Opening of TF1
  1. "SONIC DRIVE" by Hironobu Kageyama
    Hironobu Kageyama

    is a Japanese musical artist prominent in the soundtracks for anime, video game, and tokusatsu productions. He is sometimes called Kami by his fans....
     & Hideaki Takatori; sung in French by Claude Vallois (Lyrics completely modified but same music)
  • Intro Version 1 (eps. 1-26) First Season
  • Intro Version 2 only seen in episode 39, also eps. 67-74


  • Opening of Jetix
  1. "Sonic X" by Jetix


  • Endings
  1. "Mi-Ra-I" by:RUN&GUN
    RUN&GUN

    Run&Gun is a four-member J-pop group which has released numerous single , albums and DVDs and have performed some live concerts. Run&Gun started their career in 2001, with their first single "Lay up", written by Daisuke Asakura....
     (English translation: "Future") (eps. 1–13) instrumental version
  2. "Hikaru Michi" by Aya Hiroshige (English translation: "The Shining Road") (eps. 14–39 and 53–78) instrumental version
  3. "T.O.P" by KP & URU (eps. 40–52) instrumental version


  • Inserts
  1. "Live & Learn" by Crush 40
    Crush 40

    Crush 40 is a Japanese American Rock music band originally known as Sons of Angels that was made to create music for the Sega arcade racing game NASCAR Arcade ....
     (Episode 38) (From Sonic Adventure 2
    Sonic Adventure 2

    Sonic Adventure 2 is a platform game developed by Sonic Team USA and published by Sega in as a part of the Sonic the Hedgehog series....
    )
  2. "Natsu no Hi" by OFF COURSE (Episode 52)
  3. "Event: The Last Scene" by Fumie Kumatani (Episode 52) (From Sonic Adventure 2
    Sonic Adventure 2

    Sonic Adventure 2 is a platform game developed by Sonic Team USA and published by Sega in as a part of the Sonic the Hedgehog series....
    )


Latin America

  • Opening
  1. "Sonic X" by Jetix (Seasons 1 and 2)
  2. "Gotta Go Fast" Spanish version by Jetix (Season 3, only on some episodes)
  • Ending
  1. "Gotta Go Fast" (shortened version) by Norman J. Grossfeld and Russell Velázquez (English and Spanish versions by Jetix. English version was shown on seasons 1 and 2, Spanish version on season 3)


DVD releases

All Season 1 episodes and nine Season 2 episodes were released in Australia. It is currently unknown if any more episodes will be released. In 2005, four volumes were released in the UK, which featured two episodes per disc. After complaints about confusion among which volumes were which 4kids intends on releasing seasons 1, 2, and 3 on 14 disc collectors edition box set.

Tie-ins


Comic book series

In September 2005, Archie Comics
Archie Comics

Archie Comics is an United States of America comic book publisher, known for its many series featuring the fictional teenager Archie Andrews , Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Jughead Jones characters by publisher/editor John L....
, publisher of the North American Sonic the Hedgehog comics started a series
Sonic X (comics)

Sonic X was an ongoing comic book series published by Archie Comics, based on the English language dub of the Sonic X. Like Archie's other title, Sonic the Hedgehog , Sonic X features SEGA's mascot video game character Sonic the Hedgehog ....
 based on Sonic X. Issue #40 was its finale, and March starts a new comic book entitled, Sonic Universe
Sonic Universe

Sonic Universe is a new American comic book set within Archie Comics's Sonic the Hedgehog continuity, designed to expand the horizon of that fictional universe....
.

Toy line

McDonald's
McDonald's

McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of fast food restaurants, serving nearly 58 million customers daily. McDonald's primarily sells hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken products, French fries, breakfast items, soft drinks, milkshakes, and desserts....
 had released a set of Sonic X disk launchers one with Sonic, one with Tails and one with Knuckles on the launchers and the disk themselves, as well as McDonalds Sega sports play handhelds. The Leapster
Leapster

File:Leapster 1.jpgThe Leapster Learning Game System is an educational game handheld game console aimed at 4 to 10 year olds , made by LeapFrog Enterprises....
, from LeapFrog Enterprises
Leapfrog Enterprises

File:Leapster 1.jpgFile:LeapPad.jpgLeapFrog Enterprises Inc is an educational toy company based in Emeryville, California. LeapFrog designs, develops and markets technology-based learning products and related content for the education of infant through grade school children at home and in schools internationally....
, have released a Sonic X-themed math game intended for kindergarten and first grade students. They also made action figures in 2006.

Trading card game


See also

  • List of voice actors in Sonic X
    List of voice actors in Sonic the Hedgehog

    This is a list of voice actor/seiyu in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game, cartoon, and anime series....
  • List of Sonic X episodes
  • List of Sonic X characters
    List of Sonic X characters

    This article is for fictional characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog series franchise that appear exclusively in the animated series Sonic X and the associated Sonic X ....


External links

  • (anime) at Absolute Anime
  • (Japanese)