Ok, so we've been through 4 different Sonic cartoons and 3 of them have been American.
I suppose it's because Sonic Team moved to America and alot of the game releases came out in America before Japan.
But seeing as Sonic was made by Japanese people it was only fair that Japan had to come out with a series that wasn't manga.
Sonic
X
Sonic X
SONIC
SONIC X
No!
Gotta go fast
Gotta go faster
Gotta go faster faster
Gotta go faster faster faster
Gotta go faster faster faster faster
Gotta go faster faster faster faster faster
Better,
but...
With my biorhythm doubled
The scenery is just countless lines
As the wind surrounds me
Not sure which is the better.
Actually, there's a mix I've been wanting to try...
S
S O
S O N
S O N I
S O N I C
GO!
S
S O
S O N
S O N I
S O N I C
GO!
LETS GO!
Ok, that failed misserably.
In 2003,
TMS Entertainment with Sega, Sonic Team, and Sonic Project
created an anime series of Sonic the Hedgehog in 2 series,
or 3 seasons,
calling it Sonic X
with plots loosely based on
Sonic Adventure 1 and 2,
Sonic battles,
Sonic Heroes,
maybe some Sonic Advance,
and Dragon Ball Grand Tour.
Where does Dragon Ball fit into this?
We'll soon find out.
Now I'll be sticking to the Japanese version for obvious reasons.
Kids, don't stand on moving cars!
Kids, reading is no good. 4kids says!
Et cetera
And no, I'm not gonna do comparisons
because it's been done to death,
and this video would end up being far too long.
The story starts on a nice, quiet, peaceful night,
with a big cat doing some fishing.
Ok, so much for peace and quiet.
Turns out that Dr. Eggman has gotten all 7 Chaos Emeralds
and is about to use them to power his most powerful mecha in order to take over the world.
But he has also kidnapped Cream and her pet Cheese--
That's horrible! Cheese isn't a pet.
He's one of my important friends! You've upset me.
Ok, ok, terribly sorry!
This gets Sonic's attention who storms right through to try and save the day.
Sonic!
Aiding him in this is Tails and Amy.
Hey, could that be..?
I think it is!
Looks like they picked up something up from SatAM.
Power rings that give Sonic an extra boost.
Sonic!
That was fast...
However...
You've certainly neglected this!
All I have to do is to press this.
Then why aren't you doing it?
Because of his delay, the machine gets busted and the Chaos Emeralds react chaotically,
which transports everyone to a strange place inhabited by peculiar creatures known as humans.
These humans call this planet Earth,
and this particular town Station Square.
So this is Station Square?
Sonic quickly gets off on the wrong foot with the police,
outruns their cars,
and speeds through their barricades.
They then call apon the S-Team,
a special force designed to outrun any car a thief may have stolen,
or some hotshot who has tinkered with their car to be the fastest in town.
They catch up to Sonic,
but Sonic has some fun with them
which really ticks off the team's captain
who decides to use his special nitro.
Here... I cannot let someone be faster than me.
To pass me now, you'll need to be faster than the speed of sound!
Now how was it that song went again?
Sonic Boom
A Sonic Boom?
Captain! That's the D-POINT!
The road comes to an end,
but with Sonic's momentum he flies right off it!
And lands in a...
Pool?
Wa-ter...
And yes, he can't swim,
he only knows running.
However, someone noticed something and decides to investigate.
Hold on a minute.
You see those grid lines?
Did they just use a screen shot from The Sims as their background?
And so Sonic was saved by a 12 year old boy,
which concludes the first episode.
So now we've got this kid harboring an alien...
What?
As far as I can tell,
cobalt blue hedgehogs that can outrun a jet plane and talk aren't indigenous to planet Earth,
so I guess he is an alien.
Seeing as aliens are a wanted species,
Sonic now has to hide out at Chris Thorndyke's house.
His father is the CEO of a famous computer corporation,
and his mother is a famous actress,
which means they are barely home.
The people taking care of Chris is
Mr. Tanaka, the butler,
Ella, the maid,
and Chuck, his grandfather.
Did you hear, Chris?
They said that what outran the S-Team was some kind of mysterious machine!
So much for Chris's little secret.
Hey hey hey wait!
What is this thing made of...?
Oi! Quit raping Sonic with your screwdriver!
Anyways, after rescuing Cream Cheese from the clutches of curious scientists,
and get reunited with Tails and the rest,
Eggman decides to conquer whatever planet he has landed on.
I believe I'll take this city...
Which one will it be?
Which, which?
Quite the arsenal.
Which one will it be?
All of them?
Nah, guess it is just the luck of the dice...
Much like the games.
Bingo!
Definitely this one!
So as usual, Eggman tries to take over the world and build his Eggmanland using various techniques,
Sonic and his friends stop Eggman each time,
and the humans want to capture them all.
When Chaos Emeralds start popping up,
a treasure hunt is added to the whole ordeal.
Eggman wants them for his own ambition,
Sonic & Co. need them to return home,
and the humans want to lock them up because they fear them.
In the end
Eggman manages to kidnap Chris,
and get ahold of 6 Emeralds
to power his ultimate mecha,
which proceeds to pummel Sonic so badly that even Eggman feels bad.
In a fit of wild and conflicting emotions,
Chris breaks free and grabs all the Emeralds.
Now that the mecha's power is diminished,
Rouge manages to take Chris and the Emeralds away.
But because of Chris's demented state, she loses them all and happen to land where Sonic fell.
Because Sonic had the last Emerald,
the hero turns into the legendary Golden Warrior!
Sonic makes short work of Eggman's mecha,
and starts Chaos Control.
In the middle of which, he thanks Chris for his help and heals him,
but Chris develops an unhealthy obsession for Sonic
and says he can't do anything if Sonic isn't there.
So he tries to make everyone happy by transporting half of his world onto Earth.
And so ends season 1,
but we're only halfway through the first series.
As the new season begins,
the Master Emerald is shattered
and a liquid creature known as Chaos emerges.
Familiar in any way?
Who are you?
Did you do this?
Oh, I'll get you for this!
Eggman feeds Chaos Chaos Emeralds
to make it grow and evolve into a big uncontrollable monster.
Wonder which is more epic?
After retrieving the Emeralds and recharging them with positive, selfless thoughts,
the legendary Super Saiyan is born once again to tackle Chaos.
I mean...
the legendary Super Hedgehog is born once again to tackle Chaos.
Soon after, Eggman starts spying on the military base
to see what kinds of advancements the humans have made with his discarded technology.
He then stumbles across an interesting name...
This world...
I was born on this world!
This professor named Gerald
was Eggman's grandfather,
and he was working on a secret project.
So now Eggman goes off to this Prison Island to see what this Project Shadow is all about.
Another familiar story from Sonic Adventure 2.
With the help of Shadow, Eggman gets ahold of all Chaos Emeralds
which he uses to power up his grandfather's ultimate weapon.
But when Eggman inserts the last Chaos Emerald,
his grandfather had one last trick up his sleeve.
This is my declaration of vengeance on all of humanity.
In 27 minutes and 53 seconds, the ARK will collide with the Earth
and all of you on the Earth will be destroyed together.
Once the 7 Chaos Emeralds have been put into place,
my plans for revenge will start.
This Program cannot be stopped.
All of you foolish humans
should taste my hopelessness as well.
So with the combined efforts of everyone, they try to stop this thing from falling.
But seeing as a giant super lizard is in control,
the hedgehogs turn super,
finish it off,
and use Chaos Control to put the station back into a stable orbit.
Later on, it is discovered that Sonic's world and Earth were once the same planet,
but for odd reasons it split into 2 different realities,
and to top it all off, the rate of time is different.
For every year that passes on Earth, it is only one month for Sonic's world.
Due to the latest Chaos Control the worlds have started to merge again,
and because of the difference in time, they say time will stop.
Maybe not literally, but there wouldn't be any future,
no changes,
just the same boring day.
This means they have to build something to seperate the 2 worlds and send everyone back to their rightful world,
including Sonic.
BYEBEE!
Thanks for your care. Goodbye, everyone!
Goodbye.
Goodbye!
This doesn't sit well with Chris,
who stops the machine
and kidnaps Sonic
in order to keep him forever.
Man, talk about an unhealthy obsession.
Why don't you just marry the guy?
Yeah?
Yeah.
Yeah?
Yeah.
Yeah..?
Yeah...
They travel many miles before finally reaching an abandoned summer house and talk through their issues.
Sonic, why did you come with me?
Don't you want to go home?
Are you ok with that?
You're not fair!
So if I say "don't go home",
Sonic, are you going to stay with me forever?
If that's what you want.
Because you saved my life.
Since I saved your life...
Since you owe me a debt of gratitude, do you do whatever I want?
All this wasn't an act of friendship?
Friendship is freedom.
The one who makes you decide isn't me,
it is none other than you.
Only you yourself.
So, you can freely make up your own mind.
Well...
If Sonic says that my mind is free,
then Sonic has already made up Sonic's own mind.
Otherwise, it is not really a free friendship.
I knew it. It is me. I tried to bind you.
It's my fault!
I took Sonic's freedom,
and I'm destroying our friendship.
It's my fault!
I can't become like you, Sonic!
Chris!
If Sonic is gone...
If I will be alone...
I won't be able to do anything.
I don't think so.
You know that time you went out at midnight and jumped into that pool to save me?
I could never do that.
So with that settled,
they say their proper goodbyes
and Sonic calls apon the Chaos Emeralds to take him home.
SONIC!
So that was the end of that series,
but there's another series which many refer to as season 3.
But because of time constraints on YouTube, we'll take that in another part.