Famitsu Translation: Interview with Takashi Iizuka and Shun Nakamura About Sonic × Shadow Generations. The Brand Theme is to Fully Convey Shadow’s Appeal, Depicting the Dark Hero Awakening to New Abilities

SEGA will release the latest entry in the Sonic series, Sonic × Shadow Generations, on Friday, October 25, 2024, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox…

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Sonic Channel Commemorative Illustration: Who Needs to Swim When You Can Just Run Over Water?

Sonic Channel has released the latest commemorative illustration for the month of June, featuring Sonic running on water, paying homage to the Sonic Rush series! Check out the full illustration…

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Sonic Channel Commemorative Illustration: Chao in Training

Sonic Channel has released the latest illustration commemorating releases in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise! This month's illustration features a Chao and a bunny, celebrating the release of Sonic Adventure,…

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Sonic Channel Commemorative Illustration: Push-Ups with Knuckles

Sonic Channel has released its latest commemorative illustration for April, celebrating the release of Sonic Advance 3. The artwork features Knuckles doing push-ups, referencing one of his idle animations from…

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Translation: Checking Out the First Collaboration With Sonic! Report on the ‘Be happy! Romero Britto Japan Exhibition’ PRESS PREVIEW with Sonic Series Producer Mr. Iizuka in Attendance

From April 2nd to April 7th, 2024, the "Be happy! Romero Britto Japan Exhibition" is being held at Isetan Shinjuku Store in Tokyo. This art exhibition features over 100 new…

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Sonic Channel Translation: Sonic Man Enters Sega with a Lightning-Fast Debut From the Gaming World!?

In 2006, the game "Sonic the Hedgehog" (2006) featured a passionate young man named "Sonic Man," who greatly admired Sonic and had a remarkable presence. Sonic Man, transcending time and…

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Sonic Channel Translation: Introducing the February 2024 calendar & “Tell us, Creators!” Recruitment

Hey there! I'm KIKUZO, the webmaster of Sonic Channel.We're already in the latter half of January 2024! Just like Sonic, things are moving at quite a pace. Don't get left…

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Sonic Channel Translation: Introduction of the January 2024 calendar & recruitment for “Tell us, Creators!”

Hello, everyone! I'm KIKUZO, the webmaster of Sonic Channel. Huh? Who's that?... If you're wondering, check out Toyoda-san's column, "New Calendar Illustration Project 'Tell Us, Creators!'". To put it simply,…

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Sonic Channel Commemorative Illustration: Trip the Sungazer

Sonic Channel has released their latest commemorative illustration for February! This time around, it’s Trip from Sonic Superstars! Check out the full illustration and translated caption below! Release commemorative illustration…

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Translation: Sonic Symphony Will Soon Make Its Debut in Japan. Companions Shota Nakama, Jun Senoue, and Tomoya Ohtani Discuss the Latest Form of a Concert that is Stirring Excitement Worldwide

On February 11th, the Tokyo performance of the Sonic Symphony World Tour will be held at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA (Shibuya Public Hall). In this event, an orchestra and a rock…

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Sonic Channel Commemorative Illustration: Eggman’s Dreamcast

Sonic Channel has released their latest commemorative illustration for January! This time around, it's Eggman playing the Dreamcast! A direct reference to Sonic Unleashed/Sonic World Adventure where you can briefly…

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Sonic Channel Translation: The Wrapping Car for Sonic Superstars, the “Audi e-tron 50 quattro”

Audi's Sonic Superstars wrapped car! Hello, it's Toyoda. The Audi e-tron 50 quattro wrapped in the cool and cute Sonic Superstars design has arrived at the Sega headquarters! So, I…

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Translation: The Steam versions of Sonic Adventure DX and Sonic Adventure 2 will be available for purchase in Japan starting from January 23rd. The “region lock” situation that lasted for over 10 years will be lifted.

Sega announced on January 20th that the PC (Steam) versions of Sonic Adventure DX and Sonic Adventure 2 will be made available for download in Japan on January 23rd. These…

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Translation: Sonic Superstars Includes Intro Animations and Endings for Each Character! Interview with Takashi Iizuka and Naoto Ohshima [TGS2023]

Tokyo Game Show 2023 held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba from September 21st to 24th. We bring you an interview with Takashi Iizuka (Producer of the Sonic series) and Naoto…

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Translation: What is the “Other Reason” Why Sonic is Blue that Has Never Been Talked About Before? A Number of Anecdotes that Jumped Out in the Sonic Superstars Interview [TGS2023]

The Tokyo Game Show 2023 (TGS) was held over four days from September 21, and at the Sega/Atlus booth, it was possible to try out Sonic Superstars, which is set…

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