List of Sonic the Hedgehog features

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Several television series and features were produced that were based on the Sonic the Hedgehog series of video games, developed by Sega.

Television series/specials[]

Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1993; 1996)[]

Main article: Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog

Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog was the first Sonic television series, produced by DiC Entertainment, Bohbot Entertainment and Fininvest, and airing in 1993; the series consisted of 65 episodes, most of which follow Sonic and Tails as they attempt to stop Doctor Robotnik's tyranny.[1] At the end of every episode is a short PSA titled "Sonic Says" where Sonic teaches the audience a lesson.

The series has received mixed reviews,[2][3] though despite this it remains highly popular among fans, having spawned several internet memes and being a major source in YouTube Poop material.[4] Three years after the series completed its original run, a Christmas special titled Sonic Christmas Blast was aired in 1996.[5]

Sonic the Hedgehog (1993–1994)[]

Main article: Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)

The second of DiC's Sonic cartoons, Sonic the Hedgehog, more commonly referred to as Sonic SatAM by fans[6] aired from September 26, 1993 to December 3, 1994, lasting two 13 episode seasons;[7] considered one of the darker incarnations of Sonic, SatAM takes place in a time where Robotnik successfully took over Mobius, with Sonic and a team called the Freedom Fighters attempting to take back the planet.

Originally intended to last three seasons, Sonic the Hedgehog ended up being cancelled after season two which left the show on a cliffhanger where Ixis Naugus would become the new antagonist; since its release, the series has become a cult classic,[8] inspiring a video game titled Sonic Spinball and the Archie Comics series.[9]

Sonic the Hedgehog (1996)[]

Main article: Sonic the Hedgehog (OVA)

Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie[a], also known as just Sonic the Hedgehog is a OVA produced by Pierrot directed by Hazuzo Ikegami, with supervision from Sonic Team; in the OVA, Sonic and Tails head to Eggmanland to stop a generator from destroying Planet Freedom, only for Sonic to have his DNA copied into a doppelganger named Hyper Metal Sonic.

In Japan, the OVA was split into two parts, titled Return to Eggmanland[b] and Sonic VS Metal Sonic!![c], released on January 26 and March 22, 1996 respectively;[10] the North American release, handled by ADV Films, was combined together and released on September 7, 1999, with it being marketed as a film.[11] The OVA was met with mixed reception, with much of the criticism coming from the English dub, which many saw as subpar.[12][13]

Sonic Underground (1999)[]

Main article: Sonic Underground

The third and final DiC Sonic cartoon, Sonic Underground[d] aired in 1999 and lasted only one season with 40 episodes;[14] the series takes inspiration from the SatAM series, where a princess hedgehog Queen Aleena gives birth to three hedgehogs, Sonic, Sonia and Manic, on the same day as Robotnik's take over of Mobotropolis; Aleena separates her three children, who years later join a rebellion to take back the planet; every episode of the show includes a musical number near the end.[15]

Unlike the previous two series, Sonic Underground has been met with a generally negative reception from media critics for its confusing plot, although some have found the musical numbers catchy.[16][17][18] Originally, a conclusion for the series was going to be included in Sonic Universe issue #50; however, it was later replaced.[19]

Sonic X (2003-2006)[]

Main article: Sonic X

Sonic X[e] is a Japanese anime created by TMS Entertainment under a partnership with Sega and Sonic Team;[20] in the series, after an infiltration into Eggman's base goes wrong, Sonic and his friends are transported to a parallel world inhabited by humans where they met a 12-year-old boy named Christopher Thorndyke, who helps Sonic along with his friends to take on Eggman continuously while trying to retrieve all seven Chaos Emeralds so that they would return home. The series initially ran for two 26 episode seasons on TV Tokyo from April 6, 2003[21] to March 28, 2004.[22][f]

Internationally, Sonic X was dubbed by 4Kids Entertainment and ran from September 6, 2003 to March 26, 2005; although the series suffered from low ratings in Japan, it was large success internationally, with 4Kids commissioning a third season of 26 episodes; season three, dubbed "The Metarex Saga" sees Sonic and his friends including Chris, and a new character introduced in the third season, a plant-like creature named Cosmo, traveling across planets to retrieve the Chaos Emeralds in order to stop an alien race called the Metarex. Season three was never released on DVD in Japan, nor was aired on television over there until 2020,[23] although it was later made available via streaming services.[20]

The series has received generally average reviews from critics, although the English dub was heavily criticised for its censorship and English voice acting.[20][24] The voice actors who participated in the English dub would later replace the original English cast used from Sonic Adventure to Sonic Advance 3.[25][26]

Sonic Boom (2014–2017)[]

Main article: Sonic Boom (TV series)

Sonic Boom is an American-French CGI animated series produced by OuiDo! Productions and distributed on Cartoon Network,[g] Canal J and Gulli; the series takes place on an island called Bygone Island and has Sonic and his friends attempt to stop Dr. Eggman's plans; the series ran from November 8, 2014,[27] to November 18, 2017,[28] having two 52 episode seasons.

The television series is part of a larger spin-off also known as Sonic Boom; according to Takashi Iizuka, head of Sonic Team, Sonic Boom was designed to appeal to Western fans.[29] The series also spans three video games (Rise of Lyric, Shattered Crystal and Fire & Ice), a comic book[30] and a toyline by Tomy.[31] The series was met with positive reviews.[32]

As of May 21, 2020, it was confirmed by Bill Freiberger that there is no plans to continue the series.[33]

Sonic Prime (2022–TBA)[]

Sonic Prime[34] is an upcoming series co-produced by Sega, Netflix Animation, WildBrain and Man of Action Entertainment; it sees Sonic needing to travel across the multiverse, with themes of self-discovery and redemption.[35] The series was officially announced on February 1, 2021,[36] although its existence was accidentally leaked in December 2020 with a now-deleted Twitter post.[35]

It is planned for release in 2022, with 24 episodes in its first season.[37][38]

Films[]

Film U.S. release date Director Screenwriter(s) Producers Status
Sonic the Hedgehog February 14, 2020 (2020-02-14) Jeff Fowler Pat Casey and Josh Miller Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, Toru Nakahara and Takeshi Ito Released
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 April 8, 2022 (2022-04-08) Pat Casey, Josh Miller and John Whittington Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, Toru Nakahara and Hitoshi Okuno Post-production

Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)[]

Main article: Sonic the Hedgehog (film)

Sonic the Hedgehog is an action-adventure comedy film directed by Jeff Fowler and written by Pat Casey and Josh Miller; in the film, Sonic is forced to abandon his home world and ends up on Earth, and eventually is forced to team up with a human named Tom Wachoski to stop Dr. Robotnik; it was originally released in theaters on February 14, 2020.[39]

Originally intended for release in late-2019,[40] Sonic the Hedgehog ended up being pushed back several months due to the overwhelmingly negative response to Sonic's design in the trailer;[41][42][43] upon its release, the film was met with mixed reviews from critics,[44] although it was a large commercial success, being the sixth-highest-grossing film in 2020.[45]

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)[]

Main article: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (film)

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is an upcoming American action-adventure comedy film based on the video game franchise published by Sega. Directed by Jeff Fowler and written by Pat Casey, Josh Miller and John Whittington, it is the sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog (2020). Ben Schwartz reprises his role as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog, alongside Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik, with James Marsden and Tika Sumpter in the roles of Tom and Maddie Wachowski, while Idris Elba joins the cast as Knuckles the Echidna. After the events of the first film, Sonic joins forces with Miles "Tails" Prower to stop Dr. Robotnik and Knuckles from finding a powerful emerald that has the power to build and destroy civilizations.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is scheduled for release in the United States on April 8, 2022, by Paramount Pictures in association with Sega Sammy Group.

Web series[]

Sonic: Night of the Werehog (2008)[]

See also: Sonic Unleashed

Sonic: Night of the Werehog is the first web animation, released on November 21, 2008 and produced by Marza Animation Planet; it is based on the video game Sonic Unleashed and has Sonic and Chip enter a haunted house and being terrorised by two ghosts who constantly take pictures of scared visitors for a female ghost;[46] it is the only 3D Sonic web animation, with Tyson Hesse working on future web projects.[47]

Sonic Mania Adventures (2018)[]

See also: Sonic Mania

Sonic Mania Adventures is the second web animation, initially released as five parts between March 31 and July 18, 2018, as a tie-in to Sonic Mania Plus;[48][49] the series takes place shortly after the events of Sonic Forces to Classic Sonic, who arrives back in his world to find Eggman is once again attempting to find all the Chaos Emeralds.[50] It was produced by Neko Productions and animated by Tyson Hesse, with supervision from Sega.[51]

The series received generally favorable reviews from various critics, who praised the animation and writing.[48][52] A bonus episode, starring Amy Rose, was released on December 21, 2018, a few months after its initial completion.[53][54]

Team Sonic Racing Overdrive (2019)[]

See also: Team Sonic Racing

Team Sonic Racing Overdrive is the third web animation, released as a two-part series in March and April 2019.[55] The miniseries takes place during the events of Team Sonic Racing.

Chao in Space (2019)[]

Chao in Space is the fourth web animation, released on December 13, 2019; in the short, a Chao dreams up the events of a fictional film titled Chao in Space (on which it endures a spaceship battle against a Dark Chao) as Sonic attempts to prevent the sleep walking Chao from injuring itself while Sonic's nemesis, Dr. Eggman, disguise himself as Santa Claus and try to steal a Christmas presents.[56] The animation is based on a gag from Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2, which both feature faux advertisements for Chao in Space and its sequel Chao in Space 2's release on DVD.[56]

Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps (2021)[]

See also: Sonic Colors § Sonic Colors: Ultimate

Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps is the fifth web animation, released in Summer 2021 as a two-episode miniseries; the series takes place during the events of the 2010 video game Sonic Colors, where Sonic and Tails work to save the Wisps from being held captive and imprisoned by Sonic's robotic doppelganger, Metal Sonic, and Eggman's two henchmen, Orbot and Cubot. It was created as a tie-in to the remastered version Sonic Colors: Ultimate.[57]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Japanese: ソニック★ザ★ヘッジホッグ, Hepburn: Sonikku za Hejjihoggu
  2. ^ Japanese: エッグマンランドへむかえ, Hepburn: Eggumanrando e Mukae
  3. ^ Japanese: ソニックVSメタルソニック!!, Hepburn: Sonikku VS Metarusonikku!!
  4. ^ French: Sonic Le Rebelle, lit. 'Sonic The Rebel'
  5. ^ Japanese: ソニックX, Hepburn: Sonikku Ekkusu
  6. ^ Two "trailers" were also produced in 2001 and 2002.
  7. ^ All of season one and the first episode of season two, "Tommy Thunder: Method Actor" would air on Cartoon Network, while the rest of the series aired on Boomerang.

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