![]() Their expressions are great and how they both say the exact same thing "Noooo waaaayyy." always cracks me up.) But Sonic soon has to fight something much more dangerous than Black Eggman, or anything Eggman has ever cooked up. When things look bad, the two get a helping hand from Knuckles and a well animated battle takes place what with great action (how they take out Black Eggman was pretty cool) and some nice humor (After taunting Black Eggman, Sonic and tails begin to leave him until he reveals a pair of metal wings and rocket jets, getting ready to run them down. ![]() The whole trip seems like its from a Sonic video game itself and things get really heated up when Sonic and Tails face Black Eggman in a deserted city. Why should Sonic care? The generator powering Eggman's city is about to explode putting all of Planet Freedom in danger and everyone is counting on him. He's been kicked out of his home by a monster known as Black Eggman (metal Robotnick or something in English). Eggman comes to Sonic and Tails for help. The plot is actually really clever, as far as a 60 minute movie goes. Now years later, I get my hands on the DVD with the Japanese sub and now heres where my real opinion of the movie comes in. I remember back when I was around 10 I saw this movie on VHS at my local Fred Myers and being the huge sonic fan I was (and still to this day is) I bought it and I loved it through voices and all and I dunno if I followed the plot that well either. This so called "movie" is not even worth the time to stream on youtube. Fans of the game, do check out the much superior Sonic the Hedgehog series from 1993(Known in fan circles as "Sonic satAM), or the Japanese version of Sonic X. As villains go, Dr Eggman is a complete idiot and the President's daughter, Sarah, is one of the most irritating damsels in distress in anime history. This impression is further amplified by the Japanese script which as a good bit of harsh language coming from both Sonic and Tails (tails screaming at Sonic to "Go to Hell" kinda kills the whole innocent perception of the character). THe character of Sonic has always been a smart mouth and a braggart, but in this movie he definitely crosses the line and comes across as a truly unlikable jerk. Despite many claims of the superiority of the Japanese version over the English version, it does not do justice to the characters at all. Most fatal flaw of all is the portrayal of the characters. And sadly, it falls short in the comparison. Sure the games were not exactly shining examples of good storytelling either, but an anime deserves to be compared to others of its kind. However, it is all a ruse to trick Sonic into being an unwilling subject in Dr Eggman's latest evil plot. ![]() Dr Eggman has kidnapped the president and his daughter in order to enlists the help of Sonic and Tails to destroy "Black Eggman" who has taken over his realm of EggmanLand. But either way, one cannot deny the childish nature of the story nor the absurdity the plot. Depending on one's expectations, the story could be seen as either a flaw or a boon. Some off-model art does creep in, possibly due to poor quality control. But overall, the artwork and coloring is flat and the characters lack a sense of fluidity. ![]() A couple of scenes do stand out such as Black Eggman chasing sonic and tails through the streets of "EggmanLand" and some scenes involving Metal Sonic, they look really good. Similarly, whenever Sonic runs, you do not see a blur of feet but a simple red ribbon-like object that is meant to represent his feet.(at times those said "feet" are not even attached to his body). His tails disappear and in their a brown and white disc forms over his head which gives him the ability to levitate. For example, Tails no longer flies by spinning his tails like a helicopter. The animation and artwork can only be classified as "lazy". It boggles the mind how an OVA, which is meant to have a higher animation budget than a TV show, can look worse than TV animation from years ago. Its first most obvious flaw is its animation, which for all intents and purposes seems worse than some of the episodes in 1993's Sonic the Hedgehob TV series. However, "fun" is all that this movie has going for it, especially when compared to other animated adaptations of Sonic that have graced TV screens over the years. Released in 1996 as two OVa episodes and edited together into a movie in 1999, Sonic the Hedgehog is a fun little animated outing for the light-speed blue hedgehog and his fox friend Tails. ![]()
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