For all those who haven't already heard it by now, there is a new
Sonic cartoon series being made in Japan, with the project name
"Sonic X".
This time, everything is drawn japanese-style, with
characters from the currently-available Sonic games,
like "Sonic Adventure 2 Battle" for
the GameCube and "Sonic Advance 2" for
the Gameboy Advance.
The main characters will be
Sonic,
Knuckles,
Tails,
Amy,
Big,
Shadow,
Rouge,
and of course Eggman.
The new characters will be
Cream and her Chao
Cheese (from the
"Sonic Advance 2" game),
as well as two human kids,
Chris and his friend
Danny.
Alas, the show won't be released before Spring in Japan. Release date for
the rest of the world is scheduled for Fall 2003. So far there seem to
be 26 episodes planned with a length of 30 minutes each (although I've
also heard something about 52 issues from an usually reliable source).
The Main Cast Of Characters:
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Sonic in all his coolness
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Apparently, Shadow is back...
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Knuckles, today all in red...
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There is also a picture of a "Mystery Character" floating around:
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Is this Super Sonic?
A fusion? Shadow?
Or a completely new hedgehog?
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Cartoon Screenshots:
Some scenes of this new series have been shown at the World Hobby Fair
in Osaka, but I guess this was more a pilot movie than something from the
actual series. You can find some screenshots below.
The show is produced by TMS, and animated by Tokyo Movie Shinsa. Judging
from the quality of the design, it's clearly an improvement to series like
"Sonic Underground" (not to mention that the new series will have
Tails in it again, while
"Sonic Underground" didn't).
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Sonic standing on the "Tornado"
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Tails, Amy, Chris and Danny taking a flight
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Sonic being saved by Chris from drowning in a Swimming Pool
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Knuckles in action Hit 'em harder! ;)
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Eggman playing "Robo-Cards"
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Eggman's newest creation?
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Additional Info:
As far as I was told, there is an advert for this cartoon series shown in
the February issue of "Animation Magazine". You can check out
animationmagazine.net
for further details, or directly e-mail their Circulation Department
at circ@animationmagazine.net
for a back-issue.
Their postal address is:
Animation Magazine
30941 West Agoura Rd.
Suite 102
Westlake Village, CA 91361
I was told that back issues cost $10.00 each, which already includes postage.
Sources: Watch Impress Japan (http://www.watch.impress.co.jp)
SonicDimension News Japan (http://www.tastescity.net/sonicdimension)
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