2021 is the year of 30th anniversary for Sonic, and Sonic Channel is taking a step towards celebration - look, the Monthly Character Calendar is now drawn in two characters in duo, plus we get a mini story and background information every time!
Short yet rich character interaction - that's exactly what we wished for a long time. We gotta enjoy this!
The calendar for January 2021 features Sonic and Tails!
🔵A new series of monthly wallpaper started on Sonic Channel - for 2021, it comes with a little background story of depicted characters!
The first episode in this Wallpaper Cover Story is about unbreakable bond between Sonic and Tails. https://t.co/i47ezhmJ5n
For reaching set charity goals in ExtraLife4Kids charity stream by SEGA of America last month, Jun Senoue released some of his demo tracks for SA2! He revived them extra from his tapes.
During our charity stream last month, we shared some old SA2 demo tracks courtesy of @crush40.
All four tracks are available on our YouTube channel now! 🎵
🔵New mini compilation for this month has been released for streaming! This time, it’s collection of Music arranged for acoustic instruments. Perfect for background music too! https://t.co/1IVhGdhmmS
My personal favorite of acoustic Sonic songs other than those listed in this compilation album is from Sonic and the Black Knight - the acoustic version of the main theme. The calm minor tune of violin reminds me of a calm night at Titanic Plain...
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This year again, Sonic Team of the US took part to the ExtraLife4Kids livestream event and promised some special contents for reaching set goals.
Roger Craig Smith was among many guests who joined the stream, and just in time, Aaron Webber's name suddenly popped up with the ring SFX, informing about the donation he made. How cool!
Exhausted but so insanely grateful.
Thank you all for helping us raise $𝟲,𝟯𝟬𝟬 for @ExtraLife4Kids today! Forever thankful for your generosity. 💖
Plus we now have fanart of Katie the Alpaca and my OC army is growing. ☺️ https://t.co/qrYVvgJYqi
Thank you all so much for your generosity this weekend in helping us smash our donation goal for @ExtraLife4Kids!
And so we reached the donation goals all together, getting early concept art of Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Heroes!
We were able to share several never-before-seen pieces of concept art from some of our older titles courtesy of Sonic Team. As promised, here they are! pic.twitter.com/e6ttBWMqUP
Today was the filming day of "SEGA 60th Anniversary Live" show. It was great to be a part of the show.
The performers were glad to have a rare occasion to meet and enjoy the time together with their collegues in this COVID-19 crisis. Here are some of the tweets from backstage!
🔵Tokyo Joypolis will have a special Halloween event in collaboration with Sonic Colors to celebrate its 10th anniversary! Get special stickers by buying collab foods and playing specific attractions. https://t.co/4NQoUxldKj
Ohtani-san was watching the show from home, but his son changed the TV program to something else... Ohtani-san regrets not educating him enough about Mitsuyoshi-san beforehand. :D
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SEGA Arcade Center Akihabara Building 2 closed on August 24th. Its iconic appearance with an escalator was one of the icons of this Japanese town filled with electronics and subcultures.
But! Fear not, SEGA has three more arcade centers in Akihabara, just within the radius of ca. 150 meters. That's Japan.
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🔵For the 29th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog, Nanoblock will release block sets for Sonic, Tails and Dr. Eggman on June 23rd! https://t.co/TfPADjxRnp
Taishi Nakagawa-san, the Japanese voice of Movie Sonic, tried making the above recipe! Watch how he cooks & read his interview in the article linked in the tweet below. https://t.co/sowUqD5ORi
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🔵Japanese version of Sonic the Movie: digital copy will be available from September 2nd, and physical copy (Blu-ray/DVD) on October 21st! https://t.co/cSxwkKpfKF
"It looks like it will be released in Japan too. I already bought the oveaseas version, what should I do? I guess it's best to buy it for commemoration?"
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:
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.
🔵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
- 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.”
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:
🔵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
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Here's another interesting item for SEGA 60th anniversary: the figmaPLUS SEGA Consoles!
The set includes figma-sized Master System, Mega Drive (Genesis), Game Gear, Saturn, Dreamcast, their respective game cartridges and more!
Preorder starts from 28th July 2020 (Tue) from 12:00JST to 24th September 2020 (Thu) at 12:00JST.
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After 20+ years, two of the initial creators of Sonic, Naka-san and Ohshima-san, are working together to create a brand new game!
Its name is - BALAN WONDERWORLD!
A musical-based action-platformer with 80+ different costumes with various abilities to explore the dreamy world of 12 troubled characters - and bring back balance to the world!
The world and character designs reminds us of NiGHTS!
Some essence of Sonic can also be found... check out the first trailer and the interview with the duo!
Taishi Nakagawa-san, the voice of Sonic in "Sonic the Movie", told in various interviews about his passion and sincere stance towards giving voice to Sonic - not as a "guest for learning how to do voice acting", but as a challenger to give everything he could to keep the movie at its quality and without dishonoring other voice actors.
He also talked about Soinc's charms and promoted the movie as "a movie for every generation, wether or not you are the game's fan".
"Congratulations to the release of Sonic music only non-stop DJ mix album 'Sonic The Hedgehog DJ Style "PARTY" today! Subscriptions are available too! I want you all to listen to it!"
- Tomoya Ohtani
"Here is the summary of streaming sites links. Have a listen if you find your standard service! I, for example, play the CD at home and use Apple Music on smartphine."
- Tomoya Ohtani
Celebrate into Sonic's birthday together!
To celebrate the release & Sonic's birthday, Ohtani-san planned a special event for June 22th!
サウンドディレクター大谷智哉による、全33曲の「ソニック」楽曲を収録したノンストップDJミックスアルバム『Sonic The Hedgehog DJ Style "PARTY"』が本日発売★#ソニック#SonicDJParty
🔵Let’s listen to the latest album Sonic The Hedgehog DJ Style “PARTY” altogether in about 1 hour to celebrate into Sonic’s birthday in Japan time! Ohtani-san will post his comments to each song in real time with hashtags #SonicDJParty#ソニックバースデー2020カウントダウン! https://t.co/cBf56PmNga
"On the day I released the song list, I thought, since it's a DJ MIX album, I would like to hold an event on which everyone start playing the album at the same time and use a tag to comment their thoughts while I post background information to the songs. The next day I consulted the marketing people and we agreed on one beat! Such a speed."
- Tomoya Ohtani
というわけで、この後【22時59分】から『Sonic The Hedgehog DJ Style “PARTY”』を、みんなで一緒に再生して、バースデー前夜の1時間をDJ MIXを聴きながら過ごせたらと思います。CDでもサブスクでもデータでも、定時に再生すればOK👍✨ #ソニックバースデー2020カウントダウン#SonicDJParty
"So, from 22:59, I'd like to play the album 'Sonic the Hedgehog DJ Style "PARTY" ' with you together and enjoy the hour before [Sonic's] birthday with the DJ MIX. No matter a CD, on streaming service or your data, just start playing at the same time!"
★SEGA Official's summary of the Tweets by Ohtani-san and fans who participated to the event can be read here on this Togetter thread! ★
01. Opening: Going My Way (Remix)
01. Opening: Going My Way (Remix) 元を辿ると『ソニックランナーズ』最初のステージの曲を無敵BGMにリミックス、からのTJPでライブをした時の出囃子用にEDITしたバージョン、を今回のOP用に出囃子感２割増し⤴︎させたリミックスなんです（長い #ソニックバースデー2020カウントダウン#SonicDJParty
04. Dreams Of An Absolution (Starry Night Remix) みんな大好き（たぶん）シルバーのテーマのRMXです。オリジナルより明るく前向きに、光が差し込む感じです。ブレイクでリバーブにセンドしたり小手先のあれこれを施しておりますっ。#ソニックバースデー2020カウントダウン#SonicDJParty
07. Battle with Infinite - First Bout このあたりの流れ個人的にもかなり気にっています。前の曲の最後の方を短くループさせておきながら、次の曲へクロスフェードです。記憶に新しい『ソニックフォース』インフィニット戦の曲です。テンポ的にも前の曲と同じだったのと（続 #SonicDJParty
09. Prime Time - Studiopolis Zone Act 2 レトロつながりで過去から現代へ。90年代の都会的な雰囲気の曲です。Tee Lopesの華やかなシンセがいいですね。このあたりは、昨年のSONIC DJ SET - BIRTHDAY MIX [2019]でかけた流れと同じです。つまり気に入っているということです（笑）。 #SonicDJParty
11. Blizzard Peaks - J.S. Rock Mix 瀬上さんバンドによるリミックスです。各パートのステムMIXでデータをもらって途中のパートをミュートしたり少しエディット加えました。オールジャンルのDJ MIXでBPMは同じだけど違うリズムパターンの曲へ交差していく感じが好きなんです🥰#SonicDJParty
13. Reactive Factory: Work It Out 「ソニック」シリーズでダンスミュージックといえば、『ソニック R』の曲は外せない！洗練されてますよね～。オルガンベースの曲作りたいです。クラブで聴いているような雰囲気にしたいと思い、EQでキックとベースのあたりだいぶ持ち上げてます。 #SonicDJParty
17. Regal Ruin: Back In Time 『ソニック R』は名曲揃いなので1曲は入れておきたいと思ってたら、3曲も入ってしまった！出典タイトルのバランスを取ろうとか全く考えてなく、かけたいソニック曲も気の赴くままに繋いでくのが楽しいので、選曲に忖度なし！自由にやってます😉#SonicDJParty
25. Sky Road: Lap Music このイントロはゲーム中では未使用、サントラのみで聴けるものです🎶 記憶に新しい『Team Sonic Racing』で僕が担当した曲です。自分の曲同士ということもあり流れもスムーズ（続 #ソニックバースデー2020カウントダウン#SonicDJParty
28. Ice Mountain: Lap Music オリジナルからのリミックス繋ぎー。毎回このパターンやってます。「ソニック」シリーズには毎年なにかしらの新しいアレンジ版が生まれてますからね。カットアップ入れたりフィルターかけたり遊んでます。#ソニックバースデー2020カウントダウン#SonicDJParty
30. A New Venture (Surfin' S.R.A Remix) 『ソニック ラッシュアドベンチャー』メインテーマのRMXです。セルフリミックスではかなりお気に入りの１曲かな。ドラムンベースのブレイクビーツ作りにすご〜くハマっていた時期がありましてね。#ソニックバースデー2020カウントダウン#SonicDJParty
33. Reach For The Stars - Short ver. ついに最後の曲まできたー！あっという間だったよー！祝『ソニックカラーズ』10周年！からのRFTS✨✨✨ もうお腹いっぱいかと思いショート版で！（まだまだいけたかな？）😂 #ソニックバースデー2020カウントダウン#SonicDJParty
『Sonic The Hedgehog DJ Style “PARTY” 』バースデーカウントダウン同時試聴ありがとうございましたー！昨年はDJ動画のYoutubeプレミア公開をやりましたが、今年はリリースしたばかりのDJ MIXアルバムを使ってみんなで共有できることをやりたいと思いこのような企画になりました！#SonicDJParty
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