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Sonic X (2003–06) is an anime action series. It is roughly based on the Sonic Adventure video game series, and is the fourth series to feature Sonic the Hedgehog. The series sends Sonic and his friends to a planet inhabited by humans after an explosion during a battle with Dr. Robotnik. Sonic and a young boy named Christopher must stop Robotnik from finding the seven Chaos Emeralds which he would use to take over the planet.

The series was dubbed for American audiences by 4 Kids Entertainment in 2003. However, this dubbed version has been criticized greatly for heavily editing the episodes in order to make it child-friendly. Several changes were made to distance it from the video game series as well, including rejecting Ryan Drummond, the original voice actor for the Sonic Adventure games, because he didn't live in New York City and removing direct quotes from the video games and the theme song to Sonic Adventure 2 in episode 38.

In Japan, one season of 52 episodes aired. However, in the USA, these 52 episodes aired as two 26 episode seasons. Additionally, a second season (third in USA) of 26 episodes were produced but they did not air in Japan, and aired in USA starting in September 2005. This second season isn't based on the video game series and takes a more original approach.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Seasons 3 In-Depth 4 DVD Releases 4.1 Summary 5 External Sites

[edit] Cast

Japanese Voices	English Voices	Character	Duration
Main Cast
Junichi Kanemaru	Jason Griffith	Sonic the Hedgehog	1	2
Kōji Yusa		Shadow the Hedgehog	1	2
Ryō Hirohashi	Amy Palant	Miles "Tails" Prower	1	2
Noriko Hidaka		Helen	1	2
Nobutoshi Canna	Dan Green	Knuckles the Echidna	1	2
Taeko Kawata	Lisa Ortiz	Amy Rose	1	2
Sayaka Aoki	Rebecca Handler	Cream the Rabbit	1	2
Sanae Kobayashi	Suzanne Goldish	Christopher "Chris" Thorndyke	1	2
Bin Shimada	Jerry Lobozzo	Charles "Chuck" Thorndyke	1	2
	Darren Dunstan	Bocoe	1	2
Ken Yamaguchi	Andrew Rannells	Decoe	1	2
Yumiko Kobayashi		Bokkun	1	2
		Mr. Stewart	1
		Announcer	1	2
Chikao Ōtsuka	Mike Pollock	Dr. Eggman	1	2
Kujira		Ella	1	2
Rumi Ochiai	Kathleen Delaney	Rouge the Bat	1	2
Etsuko Kozakura	Amy Birnbaum	Cosmo		2
Jouji Nakata	Jonathan Todd Ross	Dark Oak		2
Season numbers in red indicate a recurring or guest role in that season.
Supporting/Recurring Cast
	Ted Lewis	Nelson Thorndyke	1	2
Naomi Shindoh	Jennifer Blood	Linsey Thorndyke	1	2
	Rachael Lillis	Danny	1
	Darren Dunstan	Mr. Edward Tanaka	1
Souichirou Tanaka	Frank Frankson	Sam Speed	1
	Megan Hollingshead	Scarlett Garcia	1
	Kayzie Rogers	Topaz	1
	Eddie Paulson	The President	1
	Kerry Williams	Frances	1

[edit] Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
TV Tokyo
Season One Seasons One and Two in USA	April 6, 2003	March 28, 2004	52
Season Two Season Three in USA	September 10, 2005	May 6, 2006	26

[edit] In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series
• Characters: A listing of characters in the series
• Music: A listing of music used in the series

[edit] DVD Releases

[edit] Summary

Sonic X started out as volume releases for the first ten volumes. The first three volumes contained four episodes each, but the first volume contained episodes 1-3 and 27 (which had not aired in the US yet). The next four volumes contained five episodes each, and the last three contained six episodes each. These volumes contain the entire first season of the series. The second season was released in two 13-episode 2-disc sets, and the first 52 episodes are in the process of being re-released in the same way.

Title	Release Date	#
Season Sets: Region 1
New World Saga First quarter of Season One	November 13, 2007	2	purchase
Chaos Emerald Saga Second quarter of Season One	May 20, 2008	2	purchase
Chaos & Shadow Sagas Third quarter of Season One	September 23, 2008	2	purchase
Complete 5th Season First half of Season Two	October 31, 2006	2	purchase
So Long, Sonic Second half of Season Two	February 13, 2007	2	purchase
Episode Collections - 1
Vol. 1: A Super Sonic Hero	June 1, 2004	1	purchase
Vol. 2: The Chaos Factor	June 1, 2004	1	purchase
Vol. 3: Satelite Swindle	October 12, 2004	1	purchase
Vol. 4: Beating Eggman	October 12, 2004	1	purchase
Vol. 5: Sonic's Scream Test	January 25, 2005	1	purchase
Vol. 6: Countdown to Chaos	April 12, 2005	1	purchase
Vol. 7: Revenge of the Robot	June 14, 2005	1	purchase
Vol. 8: Project Shadow	November 15, 2005	1	purchase
Vol. 9: Into the Darkness	February 7, 2006	1	purchase
Vol. 10: The Beginning of the End	May 16, 2006	1	purchase

[edit] External Sites

• Official 4Kids website for Sonic X
• Official JETIX website for Sonic X
• Official YTV website for Sonic X
• Sonic X Episodes, TV Listings, News, Photos and More at TVGuide.com
• Sonic Team: Sonic X
• Sonic X Uncensored - A JPN vs. ENG comparison site