The Sonic statue in Mie gets repainted!

News from 2020.08.10 
Archived on 2020.11.25 

In my previous article from April 12th 2019, we took a look into the truth about the mysterious Sonic Statue standing in Mie prefecture, Japan.

Mystery of Sonic Statue in the mountains of Mie solved!

Sonic fans were glad to see its mistery finally uncoverrd, but many of u were also concerned about its worn-out status after it being left in moist air of montain region.

Now, there is an advancement in the situation - the statue got repainted!

The initial clues came from few Japanese Twitter users who found the statue in repainting process and posted photos:

🔵The Sonic Statue in Mie is now being repainted! https://t.co/FF8fmXMFyO

— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) August 10, 2020

🔵Looking good! https://t.co/k7IMoOxpZ8

— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) August 10, 2020

Read about the story of this Sonic statue here:https://t.co/NSh3TPsgst

— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) August 10, 2020

It was such a nice surprise! Sonic fans noticed this quickly and shared the information among them. 

This drew attention of the local news journal of Mie prefecture, which conducted an interview with the family of Kodera-san, the late owner of the statue, about how it has come to the repainting.

海外も注目「謎のソニック像」　設置者遺族が補修　伊賀市高尾 https://t.co/cbXKBhb3ED @igayouより

— 伊賀タウン情報YOU (@igayou) August 12, 2020

🔵And the story behind the repair this time, according to local news article:

•about a month ago, the family of Kodera-san decided to hire a painter for the repair from August 8th to 10th, right before Bon season
•the second son of Kodera-san told the interviewer: “While the - https://t.co/qxbe8LwJqD

— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) August 12, 2020

- statue has been gathering more and more attention, it has become too dirty. Now it is surprisingly cleaner. My father, who loved to gather people, would have let him get repaired too if he was still here, so he would be happy about this.”

— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) August 12, 2020

*In the Bon season in Japan, it is said that the ancestors’ spirits come visit their family.

— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) August 12, 2020

So it was the power of us Sonic fans who impressed the family of Kodera-san and resulted in protecting the statue. We should be thankful for the Kodera family for taking action. 

Creators of Sonic, Naka-san and Hoshino-san reacted to this news too: 

謎のソニック像って色塗り直したんですね。何となくですが、あの古い感じが歴史を感じて良い味を出していたようにも思うんですけどね。また見に行かないとですかね。

海外も注目「謎のソニック像」　設置者遺族が補修　伊賀市高尾 https://t.co/dUYw0SMpsq @igayouより

— Yuji Naka / 中　裕司 (@nakayuji) August 13, 2020

🔵Naka-san on Sonic statue repair:
“The mysterious Sonic statue has been repainted. I kind of liked the way the weathered look it had, one could feel a history behind it. I need to go see him again someday.” https://t.co/YWzq1tZAYd

— ●SonicJPNews● (@SonicJPNews) August 14, 2020

According to the article, the owner's family has fixed it.
https://t.co/andGzSz5Ws @igayou

— Kazuyuki Hoshino (@KazuyukiHoshino) August 13, 2020

And SEGA Forever too: 

Mad respect to whoever restored this secret Sonic statue! 🔵💨 https://t.co/OdQebxeHh0

— SEGA Forever (@SEGAForever) August 10, 2020

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