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Sonic X is the English dub of ソニックX. In the United States, the broadcasting rights of Sonic X were handled by 4Kids Entertainment. The series debuted on Fox on September 6, 2003 during the FoxBox Saturday morning block, which was later rebranded as 4KidsTV. Two weeks earlier, on August 23, 2003, the first episode aired aired on the channel as a sneak peek, prior to the proper premiere of the series. The original run of the series on the channel ended on May 6, 2006, after three seasons, and went into re-runs on the channel from May 5, 2007 to December 27, 2008.

Sonic X would later air on The CW during the CW4Kids block starting January 3, 2009, until August 7, 2010. After the block rebranded as Toonzai, the series continued to air from August 14, 2010 to August 4, 2012.

From June 2012 to 2014, the copyright and branding of the series was passed onto Saban Brands' Kidsco Media Ventures, following 4Kids Entertainment's bankruptcy due to a lawsuit.[8] It was later announced that the Toonzai block on The CW would be relaunched under the name Vortexx. Sonic X aired during the block from October 6, 2012 to September 27, 2014, with the block's discontinuation.

Cast[]

4Kids Entertainment found new voice actors for the series rather than using those from the games "ソニックアドベンチャー" and "Sonic Adventure 2", with auditions beginning in early 2003. Michael Haigney, the producer of the dub, claimed that 4Kids could not use the voice actors from the video games due to them not living in New York, where 4Kids is headquartered.

Beginning with the video game Shadow the Hedgehog, the cast of Sonic X would reprise their respective voice roles in all Sonic games released between 2005 and 2010, with Sonic and the Black Knight being the last game featuring the cast, before being replaced again, with the exception of Mike Pollock as the voice of Doctor Eggman.

Character Actor


Sonic the Hedgehog
Jason Griffith

Shadow the Hedgehog

Christopher "Chris" Thorndyke
Suzanne Goldish
(child)
Michael Sinterniklaas
(adult)
Miles "Tails" Prower
Amy Palant
Knuckles the Echidna
Dan Green
Amy Rose
Lisa Ortiz
Cream the Rabbit
Rebecca Honig
Cheese
Vanilla the Rabbit
Tikal
Maria Robotnik
Cosmo
Amy Birnbaum
Charmy Bee
Helen
Rouge the Bat
Kathleen Delaney
Doctor "Eggman" Robotnik
Mike Pollock
Dan Green
(laugh, occasionally)
Decoe
Andrew Rannells
Bokkun
E-102 Gamma

E-101 Beta
Bocoe
Darren Dunstan
Mister Tanaka
Chuck Thorndyke
T.R. Shields
Ella
Mike Pollock
Professor Gerald Robotnik
Nelson Thorndyke
Ted Lewis
Yellow Zelkova
Li Yan
Lindsey Thorndyke
Veronica Taylor
Vector the Crocodile
James Carter Cathcart
Espio the Chameleon
David Wills
Black Narcissus
Big the Cat
Oliver Wyman
Hawk
Pachacamac

Dark Oak/Lucas
Matt Hoverman
Red Pine
Jonathan Todd Ross
Pale Bayleaf
Jim Napolitano
E-91 Lady Ninja
Karen Neill
Danny
Rachael Lillis
(child)
Frank Frankson
(adult)

Frances
Kerry Williams
Topaz
Jennifer Johnson
Sam Speed
Frank Frankson
Leon
Jerome Wise
David Lapkin
Scarlet Garcia
Megan Hollingshead
Suzy
Priscilla Everett
Molly
Bella Hudson
Galaxina
Earthia
Carrie Keranen
Technical staff
Assistant editors
Abel Bautista
Joan Vollero
Assistant music producers
Michael Brady
Jonathan Lattif
Associate producer
Julie Rath
AVID editors
David J. Etzold
Chris Guido
Executive producers
Alfred R. Kahn
Norman J. Grossfeld
Graphics
Hisami Aoki
Paul J. Baccash
Robert Bruce
Lucialie Dumaguing Garrett
Ryan Kelly
Jennifer Obrotka
Machine room operator
Rebecca O'Neil
Mix engineer
Ron London
Music composers
Manny Corallo
Louis Cortelezzi
Matt McGuire
John Angier
Joel Douek
Craig Marks
Ralph Schuckett
Music editors
John Crbonara
Marc Perlman
Jeff Silverman
Music producers
John Sands
John Siegler
Network distribution
Gia Delaney
Kristen Thorne
Producer
Michael Haigney
Production supervisor
Brenda Dillon
Recording engineers
Michele Darling
Suzanne Goldish
Ron London
Alon Namdar
Ohad Tzachar
Script adaptations
Ted Lewis
John Touhey
Michael Haigney
Supervising producer
Michele M. Dunn
Theme song
Norman J. Grossfeld
Russell Velázquez
Translation adviser
Kaz Sano
Voice director
Andrew Rannells

Release[]

The American distribution company FUNimation Entertainment began to release Sonic X on DVDs. Ten volumes would be released on June 1, 2004 to May 16, 2006; each one of the volumes contain ten episodes from the first season of the series. On October 31, 2006, FUNimation released "Sonic X: The Complete 5th Season", a collection featuring the first thirteen episodes of the third season of the series. On February 13, 2007, FUNimation released "Sonic X: So Long, Sonic", another collection featuring the last thirteen episodes of the series, labled as "Season 6". FUNimation would release four additional volumes of the series on November 13, 2007 to September 22, 2009; the first two volumes contain episodes from the first season of the series, while the last two volumes contain episodes from the second season of the series.

Beginning 2015, the rights for the series were passed to Discotek Media. The company released a DVD collection of the first two seasons of the series on September 27, 2016[9], along with the third season on December 6, 2016.[10] Discotek Media would later release "Sonic X: The Complete Series", a collection featuring all the episodes of the series on Blu-ray for the first time, on May 28, 2019.[11]

Sonic X also became available on the Kabillion VOD service starting 2015.(specify?)[12] Hulu would release the dub as well,(specify?) along with English subtitles for the original Japanese version.[13] On December 1, 2019, the first two seasons of Sonic X became available on Netflix.[14] The dub is also available on Tubi TV[15], Amazon Prime Video(specify?)[16] and ToonGoggles[17] (seasons 1 and 2).

International[]

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In the United Kingdom, the first eight episodes of the series were released in four single-disc volumes. The first two volumes were released on August 29, 2005, while the last two volumes were released on November 14, 2005.

In Australia, The episodes were released on DVDs by MRA Entertainment. Six single-disc volumes, with each one containing three episodes from the first season of the series, were released on March 18, 2005. Three additional volumes were released by the company on May 4, 2005, with the last one containing the last episode of the first season and the first two episodes of the second season. Another three volumes of the series would be released on June 6, 2005, along with five additional volumes on November 10, 2005, each one containing episodes from the second season of the series. In addition, three volumes of episodes from the third season, and two DVD collections of episodes from the first two seasons, were also released.(specify?)

Episodes[]

Sonic X's episodes are split into eight "sagas". In FUNimation's home media releases, the New World and Chaos Emerald sagas were released as "Season 1" and "Season 2" respectively. The Chaos and Shadow sagas were merged and labled as "Season 3", while the Egg Moon, Emerl and Homebound sagas were labled as "Season 4". The Metarex saga was split into "Season 5" and "Season 6", each one contains 13 episodes.

№ English title Original title Premiere
FIRST SEASON
NEW WORLD SAGA
1 Chaos Control Freaks 超音速ヒーロー登場！ September 6, 2003
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2 Sonic to the Rescue 潜入！エリア99 September 13, 2003
3 Missile Wrist Rampage Ｄｒ．エッグマンの野望 September 20, 2003
4 Chaos Emerald Chaos カオスエメラルドを手に入れろ！ September 27, 2003
5 Cracking Knuckles 激突！！ソニックｖｓナックルズ October 4, 2003
6 Techno-Teacher 熱戦！スクール・ウォーズ October 11, 2003
7 Party Hardly 大混戦！クリスのホームパーティー October 18, 2003
8 Satellite Swindle 緊急発進！Xトルネード October 25, 2003
9 The Last Resort 渚のエミー November 1, 2003
10 Unfair Ball 激闘！ソニック野球軍 November 8, 2003
11 Fly Spy 美しき怪盗ルージュ November 15, 2003
12 Beating Eggman, Part 1 エッグマン基地 総攻撃！(前編) November 22, 2003
13 Beating Eggman, Part 2 エッグマン基地 総攻撃！(後編) November 29, 2003
CHAOS EMERALD SAGA
14 That's What Friends Are For 英雄ソニックを追え！ December 6, 2003
15 Skirmish in the Sky 移動要塞エッグフォート襲来！ December 13, 2003
16 Depths of Danger 目指せ！南海の沈没船 January 17, 2004
17 The Adventures of Knuckles and Hawk ナックルズ！怒りの鉄拳 January 24, 2004
18 The Dam Scam サバンナの大決闘！ January 31, 2004
19 Sonic's Scream Test 古城の亡霊キングブーブ February 7, 2004
20 Cruise Blues 出撃！エッグフォートⅡ February 14, 2004
21 Fast Friends スピード勝負！ソニックvsサム February 21, 2004
22 Little Chao Lost 夏休み・チャオ～な観察日記 February 28, 2004
23 Emerald Anniversary 大混乱！6カオスエメラルド March 6, 2004
24 How to Catch a Hedgehog 暴走ソニック！捕獲大作戦 March 13, 2004
25 A Dastardly Deed 最後のカオスエメラルド March 20, 2004
26 Countdown to Chaos 誕生！スーパーソニック March 27, 2004
SECOND SEASON
CHAOS SAGA
27 Pure Chaos 災いのはじまり September 18, 2004
28 A Chaotic Day 謎の生命体カオス September 25, 2004
29 A Robot Rebels 囚われのエミー October 2, 2004
30 Heads Up, Tails! エッグキャリアの戦い October 9, 2004
31 Revenge of the Robot さすらいのガンマ October 16, 2004
32 Flood Fight パーフェクトカオスの叫び October 23, 2004
SHADOW SAGA
33 Project: Shadow プロジェクト・シャドウの謎 October 30, 2004
34 Shadow Knows 逃亡者ソニック November 6, 2004
35 Sonic's Big Break プリズンアイランドからの脱出 November 13, 2004
36 Shadow World 宇宙からの脅迫 November 20, 2004
37 Robotnik's Revenge スペースコロニー・アークの戦い November 27, 2004
38 Showdown in Space マリアの願い、みんなの願い December 4, 2004
EGG MOON SAGA
39 Defective Detectives カオティクス探偵事務所 December 11, 2004
40 Sunblock Solution エッグマン株式会社 December 18, 2004
41 Eggman for President 光をわれらに！ January 22, 2005
EMERL SAGA
42 A Date to Forget エミー愛の逃避行！？ January 29, 2005
43 Mean Machines 家電大パニック！！ February 5, 2005
44 Sewer Search おかしなおかしなスパイ大作戦 February 12, 2005
45 Prize Fights ソニックバトル・開催！！ February 19, 2005
46 A Wild Win ソニックバトル・決勝！！ February 26, 2005
HOMEBOUND SAGA
47 Map of Mayhem 緯度0大決戦！！ March 5, 2005
48 The Volcanic Venture ソニック対地底怪獣 March 12, 2005
49 The Beginning of the End 世界が静止する日
50 Running Out of Time 別れの朝 March 19, 2005
51 Friends 'Til the End クリスの長い旅
52 A New Start 風の思い出 March 26, 2005
THIRD SEASON
METAREX SAGA
53 A Cosmic Call 流星雨の使者 September 10, 2005
54 Cosmic Crisis 宇宙船ブルータイフーン号 September 17, 2005
55 H2 Whoa "水の惑星ハイドー September 24, 2005
56 An Enemy in Need Ｄｒ．エッグマン参戦！ October 1, 2005
57 A Chilling Discovery アイスパレスの戦い October 8, 2005
58 Desperately Seeking Sonic 乙女のジャングルトラップ October 15, 2005
59 Galactic Gumshoes カオティクス、宇宙へ行 October 22, 2005
60 Trick Sand シャドウ・リバース October 29, 2005
61 Ship of Doom メタレックス戦艦襲来！ November 5, 2005
62 An Underground Odyssey 地下渓谷の秘密 November 12, 2005
63 Station Break-In 宇宙要塞メタルプラント November 19, 2005
64 A Metarex Melée 激突！ソニックvsシャドウ November 26, 2005
65 Mission: Match Up カオティクス 電撃ラブラブ大作戦 December 3, 2005
66 Clash in the Cloister 銀河回廊をわたれ！ February 4, 2006
67 Teasing Time ブラック・トラップ February 11, 2006
68 A Revolutionary Tale こわれた星の上で February 18, 2006
69 The Planet of Misfortune お願いマルモリン！ February 25, 2006
70 Terror on the Typhoon エッグマン艦隊現る！ March 4, 2006
71 Hedgehog Hunt カフェ・カオティクス March 11, 2006
72 Zelkova Strikes Back メタレックスの正体！？ March 18, 2006
73 The Cosmo Conspiracy 暗殺者シャドウ！ April 1, 2006
74 Eye Spy ロスト・プラネット April 8, 2006
75 Agent of Mischief 森化の日 April 15, 2006
76 The Light in the Darkness 決戦！ダーク・オーク April 22, 2006
77 A Fearless Friend 君のためにできること April 29, 2006
78 So Long Sonic 星の生まれるところ May 6, 2006

Censorship[]

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Sonic X's episodes were heavily edited for content and length. Many items, places, and dialogue have been edited by 4Kids from its original Japanese version to better suit children and comply with Federal Communications Commission or the TV Networks' regulations. Some of the edits have been done directly (such as violence, cursing and others) or indirectly (such as music).

The dub has been described by Destructoid as being "infamous" for this type of editing.[18] The producer of the dub, Michael Haigney, personally disliked realistic violence in children's programs, but had not intended to make massive changes himself. Instead, he was bound by Fox Broadcasting Company's strict guidelines.

Gallery[]


Videos[]

Notes[]

  • The dub serves as a base for most of the dubs that were produced for the series.
  • The dub lacks episode title cards that were present in the original Japanese version. Eyecatch cards that provided information about the characters were removed as well.
  • In Northern America and Hawaii, the dub uses its own theme song, "Gotta Go Fast". It was composed by Norman J. Grossfeld, Joseph Garrity and Russell Velázquez, and performed by Joseph Garrity and Russell Velázquez. The full version of the song is played during the intro, while a shortened version is played during the end credits. The only dubs that dubbed the theme are the Brazilian Portuguese, Latin American Spanish (starting the third season of the series), and Biggs' European Portuguese dubs; Parsian Translation House's Persian dub had the theme song dubbed as well, however it uses its own instrumental theme.
    • In Partial Europe, Australia and New Zealand etc., a different opening theme is being used for all 78 episodes in the series. In the song, the name of the series is being said multiple times. In said versions, "Gotta Go Fast" is still being used during the end credits.

Trivia[]

  • Jason Griffith and Dan Green, the voice actors of Sonic the Hedgehog and Knuckles the Echidna respectively, sang the national anthem of the United States along with other 4Kids voice actors for the American Independence Day.[19]
  • In an interview, Griffith revealed that he originally auditioned for the part of Chris, but was instead cast as Sonic.[20]
  • Michael Haigney, the English writer and producer of the dub, said in an interview that he wasn't familiar with the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise before the production of the dub.[21]
  • Ryan Drummond, the voice actor of Sonic the Hedgehog in "ソニックアドベンチャー", "Sonic Adventure 2" and "Sonic Heroes", offered to voice the character for the dub, and said that he would gladly relocate to New York at his own expense.[22] Despite that, he was rejected by 4Kids, and replaced by Jason Griffith. Drummond continued to provide the voice of Sonic in the franchise until 2004, when SEGA replaced all their Sonic voice actors with their 4Kids counterparts.
  • The name of the theme song, "Gotta Go Fast", became an iconic catchphrase for the franchise for over a decade after the release of the dub. The 81st issue of Archie Comics' Sonic Universe comic series even references the song in its "Off Panel" strip.[23]
  • The popularity of the series in the United States and France resulted in a third season being produced. In Japan, the series suffered from poor ratings, and thus the season never aired on television until 2020, due to the release of the Sonic the Hedgehog film adaptation.
  • Jason Griffith is the second voice actor to voice both Sonic and Shadow. The first being Ryan Drummond from "Sonic Adventure 2", albeit via few lines for Shadow. Though unlike the latter, Griffith kept doing Shadow's voices, as well as Sonic's, until 2010.

Footnotes[]

  1. ↑ This episode first aired on August 23, 2003 as a sneak peek.

References[]

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20061231041414/http://www.ssvc.com/bfbs/tv/room785/index.htm
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120310132410/http://www.rtb.gov.bn/RTB_City/01_TVChannels/RTB3_HighDefinition/index.html
  3. ↑ https://youtu.be/u4okczjMOZU
  4. ↑ https://original-ufdc.uflib.ufl.edu/AA00061588/00703
  5. ↑ https://youtu.be/egDNSWtLNHM?feature=shared
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070618042927/http://www.rte.ie:80/tv/theden/programmes.html
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20060216051257/http://entertainment.ie:80/TV_Listings/ULSTER.htm
  8. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-06-16/konami-to-get-4kids-yu-gi-oh-assets-under-proposed-deal
  9. ↑ http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Sonic-X-Collection-1/22527
  10. ↑ http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Sonic-X-Season-3/22749
  11. ↑ https://www.rightstufanime.com/Sonic-X-Complete-Series-Blu-ray
  12. ↑ https://www.kabillion.com/sonic-x
  13. ↑ https://www.hulu.com/series/sonic-x-bb12b9d2-c2dd-47eb-9815-7fe72abb024d
  14. ↑ https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/sonic-x-coming-to-netflix-in-december-2019/
  15. ↑ https://tubitv.com/series/2100/sonic-x
  16. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Sonic-X/dp/B07HKS8PHG
  17. ↑ https://www.toongoggles.com/shows/sonic-x/
  18. ↑ https://www.destructoid.com/watch-sonic-x-on-hulu-this-easter/
  19. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfJuJrqFhXM
  20. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20070217075303/http://www.animeboredom.co.uk/anime-articles/80
  21. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20070217075303/http://www.animeboredom.co.uk/anime-articles/80
  22. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150716164520/http://www.ryandrummond.com/html-swfs/current_articles/c_03july2.shtml
  23. ↑ https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/File:I89xFAF.jpg
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