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Sonic X (Anime) add (All reviews)
Jan 11, 2021
Let me start off by saying this... To really get full enjoyment out of this anime you will either need to be an avid Sonic fan (enjoying the story and characters from the Dreamcast era games) or a kid who enjoy harmless action sequences.

I am writing this review on Sonic X as a life long Sonic fan. I've played all the games, I still speedrun Sonic Adventure 1 to this day. I love everything about the series (and try to overlook some of the bad things xD). Coming from this background I can easily enjoy the anime, enjoying seeing knuckles, shadow, tikal, eggman, and others all interact in new scenarios. If you are not coming from this perspective, I feel as if this show will fall very flat for you. Its not that its bad, just average.

Now for people who do enjoy the Sonic universe, and played the Adventure games, Sonic X will be a fun watch for you for the most part. The show recreates some of sequences and arcs directly from the Games (Chaos, Shadow, Space Colony Ark, Maria). While I do like seeing these events animated in a new fashion, I do also feel as if the show rushed and condensed these stories in to bite sized pieces for mainstream purposes. In this respect, the show effectively takes away the best plot elements and character development by instead focusing the plot on the newly introduced human companions (Chris and his family), I feel as if this really hurts the shows quality for sonic fans and casual viewers alike.

Now regardless of these ills, the show still provides cool action, new stories, voice acted characters that now speak much more than a couple lines like in the games (Big, Chaotix team, etc). If you like Sonic in general, this show should be watched. I think if I wasn't such a big fan of Sonic I think I would most likely give the show a 6-5, but coming from my background I got more enjoyment out of it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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