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Oh God, where do I start with this insult to intellect?Sonic X is one anime where I will fully admit that it's much better in its original unedited and uncrapified Japanese version. It might be a bitch looking for episodes with English subtitles, but trust me.
Having your ears raped by Cream's nails-on-a-chalkboard voice will be incentive enough. x____e;
I blame 4kids entirely for the epic fails seen in this anime. I can understand the need for SOME censorship, since the Japanese are a lot more lax about swear words in children's television than we are.
BUT, they took it WAY too far. :/
Any of you remember that beautiful song in the episode "Memories on the Wind"? (forgive me if I messed that up, I remember it's something like that). When Amy spots Super Sonic flying through the sky after months of absence from him and runs to her house to meet him, and when she gets there, admits that she'll wait forever for him an they come damn close to a love scene? (seriously, Sonic even gave her a rose)
If you watched the ENGLISH version, you wouldn't know what in the world i'm talking about. xD
Because 4kids, for some reason, decided that the BEAUTIFUL Japanese song should be cut out, the scene should be dramatically shortened, hell they even cut out the sign that said it was Amy's House! That, I have NO idea why. D:
But I digress, on a character I actually can't stand too. xD Just try to find the Japanese version of that episode and you'll understand how much better it is.
Because 4kids fucked up a LOT more than just that in this thing. :/
First off, the voices. Oh God, the voices. Few were actual improvements, like Espio, Blaze, Charmy, Knuckles, and Eggman (they had no choice with him). The rest? Barely tolerable.
Rouge sounds like a 40-year-old smoker hooker, instead of the lovely flirtacious voice she had before.
Amy sounds even more annoying than before, because 4kis made it possible.
Sonic sounds like he's going through PUBERTY all over again. (I MISS YOU RYAN DRUMMOND!)
Shadow's turned into this emo whisperer ghost version of himself. Sometimes I feel like he's going to start writing dark poetry on a spontaneous whim halfway through a level or something. >__>;
Vector sounds mentally retarded. FIND DAH COMPUTER ROOM!
Tails..he sounded a lot better in Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. He was voiced by an actual BOY then. xD
Well, that covers my issue with 4kids voice actors. Let's move on to the REALLY intolerable element of this show. The thing that made a part of me die inside from sheer implosion of intellectual thought.
Chris Thorndyke
I still don't understand what makes him so special. He's a sad lonely little boy who's only purpose on the entire show is to replace Tails' rightful place as Sonic's best friend. Other than that? Sonic probably saves him just as much as Amy Rose, and I don't see that as something to be proud of.
He whines, he cries, and he makes Amy that much more tolerable. In fact, he even took AMY's place in the SA2B storyline as the one who trigers Shadow's full memory. That was a 'What the hell!' moment for me. :/
I don't like him. Plain and simple. xD
ONE MORE THING TO COVER. This is getting longer than I expected. Whew. xD
The characters got fucked up a little too.
-Shadow appearing, then disappearing, then appearing again and then disappearing AGAIN. Since when did he become Houdini? >__>;;
-Knuckles was even more aggravated than usual. Like he was constantly constipated. D:
-Cosmo. She was sweet, but horrifically predictable. I knew from the get-go she was going to be some kind of spy for the Metarex. Why else would she stick around so long? :/
-Sonic. I only say this, because of that brief moment of Dark Super Sonic. THAT was impressive and I REALLY would have loved to see Sonic do some real carnage there. But that would probably damage little children's minds and tempt them into shooting people or thinking they can fly. D:
Well, I think i'm gonna cut off there. xD If you like, comment me with your opinions! I haven't watched Sonic X in quite some time, so I bet you all could give examples I haven't thought about yet. xDD
Sonic X doesn't belong to me. It belongs to 4kids. Devil company. >/ It also belongs to Sega. Because I guess people will go around reporting people if they get credits a teensy-bit wrong. :/
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Comments: 190
roisepoise101 [2015-06-16 00:24:46 +0000 UTC]
If you think this was bad then you haven't seen one piece 4kids or dragon ball Kai 4kids
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nothinonthis24 [2014-07-29 22:57:37 +0000 UTC]
if chris were me he would be a political murderer... basically house of cards
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Ark770 [2014-06-29 22:14:56 +0000 UTC]
English version of shows always frick'n suck. But when it comes to the Japanese versions, HOO boy is it better! SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE ENGLISH VERSION. WHY? BECAUSE AMERICAN SENSIRSHIP FRICK'N BLOWS.
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CyotheLion In reply to Ark770 [2016-11-27 11:57:39 +0000 UTC]
In french Sonic admits he loves Amy
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Ark770 In reply to CyotheLion [2016-11-28 15:47:12 +0000 UTC]
Wait really? Wow. Even in other languages beside Japanese it's even better.
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Ark770 In reply to CyotheLion [2016-11-28 19:05:42 +0000 UTC]
Yeah. That was neat and stuff.
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Dragonrusher21 In reply to Ark770 [2014-07-23 05:38:28 +0000 UTC]
I read the manga censor laws don't apply theirΒ
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Ark770 In reply to Dragonrusher21 [2014-07-23 06:13:58 +0000 UTC]
Eh..........that always depends. :T
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mitchika2 [2014-01-18 21:13:55 +0000 UTC]
japanese was good because it had all the japanese game vocie cast and they havent bailed out to this day.
Junichi is a blast to listen to and he knows english.
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SaraHouck In reply to mitchika2 [2015-12-22 01:16:23 +0000 UTC]
IKR? He definitely makes the Japanese language sound like ear candy!
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Speedhog48 [2013-12-15 17:29:06 +0000 UTC]
I think Jason Griffin was actually a really good voice for Sonic when he did it right, I mean just look at Sonic unleashed!
I think the show balanced out the comedy and seriousness well and Knuckles's bad temper has resulted in some of the funniest scenes
Do NOT tell me that you prefer Amy's NEW voice over the 4kids oneΒ
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electrathememestar In reply to Speedhog48 [2018-03-03 03:14:44 +0000 UTC]
I would compare Amy's voice to Minnie mouse, but I don't wanna be insulting. Because Minnie would hate to be compared to Amy! Ha ha ha ha!(trolling)
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Maciea [2013-12-14 00:07:00 +0000 UTC]
You also forgot to add that 4kids made Chris more annoying and whinny in the japness one he had at least had some balls
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Louis-the-Hedgehog [2013-07-25 16:13:52 +0000 UTC]
personally I believe what 4Kids did with SonicX was analogous to taking a piss on top of a pile of shit.
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sparkles246789 [2013-07-19 17:13:19 +0000 UTC]
In The Japanese Version There Was Blood WHATS IN YOUR MIND AMERICA NO BLOOD,REALLYΒ
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SaraHouck In reply to sparkles246789 [2015-12-22 01:17:35 +0000 UTC]
IKR? Curricular material we're assigned to learn from has blood in it...other than lessons about the circulatory system, of course.
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bethstockton [2013-05-25 18:42:48 +0000 UTC]
i actually liked watching sonic x but it was on citv when i first saw it the after that it was on jetix i mostly watched it and knuckles is one of my favorite characters Chris hes ok he wasn't a big favorite i don't actually see anything worng with him willing to help sonic and the others
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ToaArcan [2012-12-17 01:36:01 +0000 UTC]
You raise a good point.
The one thing I will say about the Japanese vs. Dub debate on Sonic X is that the Japanese version is still merely the shinier of two turds. It still had Chris, Cosmo was still a miss-perfect on levels that would make Mina Mongoose blush (Odd then, that both characters have been in a forced relationship with Tails), the Metarex were still horribly out-of-place, Amy was still annoying, Emerl was still a nerfed mute that got his ass kicked by Cream, while in Ultimate Mode no less, they still continued the annoying trend that Underground started of having Sonic be cripplingly hydrophobic rather than simply unable to swim, Eggman was still barely tolerable as a villain, Tails was still no more than a taxi driver, and, on the whole, the story was just... bad. 4Kids just made it suck harder.
If you want Sonic anime, watch the OVA.
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Sephirath21000 [2012-11-03 03:15:37 +0000 UTC]
I hated it whenever there was an emotional moment (or lack-thereof as it was) in Sonic X: Molly's Death doesn't happen, Maria "Just disappears" Hell we don't even hear or see a decent gunshot at all in this poorly americanized show: I knew what a rifle was supposed to look and sound like when it fired when I was a kid, and making a laserbeam with a π: 0 β©: 0
pkstarstorm1up [2012-10-04 05:55:23 +0000 UTC]
I'm sorry but none of your complaints are actual reasons to hate this show. Especially the one with Chris replacing Tails seeing as how Sonic and Tails have never been on a Best Friend/Brotherly bond like they are in the older cartoons and comics.
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Flaming-Hailstorm In reply to pkstarstorm1up [2012-10-05 04:53:02 +0000 UTC]
They're reasons for ME to hate the show. I don't need you to agree with me as some sort of validation. Don't like them? Move on.
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FrodoGamgee In reply to Flaming-Hailstorm [2013-08-19 18:41:38 +0000 UTC]
At least Jason's Sonic voice got WAY better by Unleashed, and his Shadow voice wasn't AS bad in the games either, same for Tails, though Kate Higgins does a WAY better job than Amy Palant and is the best voice Tails has ever had (IMO). Same for Rouge, WHY THE FUCK DOES SHE ALWAYS SOUND LIKE A GODDAMN SMOKING HOOKER IN THIS SHOW?!
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Maetch [2012-07-29 23:14:32 +0000 UTC]
Well, what about when Archie Comics worked on Sonic X? What's your thought on that?
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SolarSpartan710 In reply to Maetch [2012-08-07 15:59:21 +0000 UTC]
They sucked as well. Okay not all of them sucked. If I have to say some favorites then they would be issues 25, 28, and 29. Those are the only good issues in my opinion. Everything else sucked especially the El Gran Gordo issues.
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Flaming-Hailstorm In reply to Maetch [2012-07-30 03:32:24 +0000 UTC]
I haven't looked at them, so I have no opinion. I generally avoid anything Sonic X related.
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DeathGoddess1995 [2012-07-15 04:01:12 +0000 UTC]
I AGREE!
The 4Kids version isnt even NEAR as good as the original version. I'll be honest, there are some moments in the English dub that made me laugh and all, but the Japanese version handles it much better. Sonic X is only badass in the Japanese version.
4Kids did A LOT of unnecessary editing in their version and made it for younger kids when it was mostly for 12+. There was swearing, blood, and much more violence. I loved every second that happened in the original, but 4Kids just gotta fuck it up like they always do to animes.
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SaraHouck In reply to DeathGoddess1995 [2015-12-22 01:18:59 +0000 UTC]
IKR? That content is supposedly present in the curricular material we're assigned to learn from!
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HyperSonicXdA [2012-07-08 15:21:25 +0000 UTC]
Man, Jason Griffith is the best Shadow voice actor ever.
And while I do agree that some important story elements in the 3rd season were cut out, I still consider the SA and SA2 adaptations far better than the game counterparts, because they know how to summarize the story, rather than splitting them up into several stories.
Chris Thorndyke is indeed a thorn in my side, and they had done better to leave him out of the show entirely.
That and the first season is so good it could be turned into a game. Especially with the Eggsterminator.
MY only complaints with the series are Chris and the fact that Super Sonic is way overpowered.
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Ally-the-Fox-20 [2012-04-25 14:14:48 +0000 UTC]
I have watch it, the japanise is god, but when I looked at the English verson, creemes vois maid my ears hurt. >_<
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Sorry for my bad english
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Sharidaken [2012-04-11 01:23:23 +0000 UTC]
Let's not forget the fact of how far it went with its couples by trying to turn what the American version was like compared to the Japanese version by having there fans get so worked up about Sonic x Amy they had to make it seem like both her and Sally would kill one another.
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Flaming-Hailstorm In reply to Sharidaken [2012-04-11 10:59:18 +0000 UTC]
...What? xD
What does Sally have to do with Sonic X?
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Sharidaken In reply to Flaming-Hailstorm [2012-04-11 11:45:06 +0000 UTC]
That's the thing, she doesn't. But because Sonic X had Amy liking Sonic now most of the Sonic fans turn out to end up having her bashing Sally even thou she's not part of the series.
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Flaming-Hailstorm In reply to Sharidaken [2012-04-11 20:34:10 +0000 UTC]
Amy liked Sonic LONG before Sonic X came out.
Sally's not part of the series. She's not even part of the CONTINUITY. She only exists in the comics. SonAmy fantards just look for any reason to bash on her because they're immature brats.
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Sharidaken In reply to Flaming-Hailstorm [2012-04-15 03:12:26 +0000 UTC]
That's not what I meant but okay still a good point.
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Flaming-Hailstorm In reply to Sharidaken [2012-04-15 03:47:56 +0000 UTC]
Well, I couldn't really understand what you were saying.
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Sharidaken In reply to Flaming-Hailstorm [2012-04-15 03:49:32 +0000 UTC]
It doesn't matter really. Point of this deviations was talking about how bad 4Kids ruined Sonic X right?
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sharayanime [2012-02-09 02:44:30 +0000 UTC]
in Latin America do not like much of the versions that made ββthe company "4kids"
because they exaggerate a lot with censorship x_x
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Flaming-Hailstorm In reply to sharayanime [2012-02-11 07:27:56 +0000 UTC]
Yes, yes they do. Dx
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ManicMidnight14 [2011-12-29 13:10:46 +0000 UTC]
i agree with most of what you said i don't think the voice actors were that bad but hey that's just my opinion, another thing, the amount of stuff they cut out was untrue, the violence and the blood, shortened or completely cut out, that got to me most, and some scenes for example, like in the metarex saga, when shadow is attacking cosmo, in the jap version it shows that he took off his rings to defeat knuckles and then collapses shortly after, in the english dub it's completely cut out! ugh, 4Kids, go to hell!
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