SonicJPNews archive blog: March 2020

2020/03/27

Sonic Station LIVE! #2 - 2020.03.27

News from 2020.03.27
Archived on 2020.04.12

Previous: Sonic Station LIVE! #1 - 2020.02.20

The second broadcast of new SONIC2020 project official livestream Sonic Station LIVE! took place today, the 27th of March! Have you watched it live?

I was able to watch it live this time, it was such a great experience of almost 2 hours! My message was even read out and I got responses from Senoue-san, what a dream it was!

So, here is the English translation/summary of the livestream by me!
Enjoy!




MC:
  • Creative Director Kazuyuki Hoshino-san
  • Sound Director Jun Senoue-san
Assistant:
  • Nanmoku-san from Marketing division
Contents:
  • Introduction to the broadcast
  • NEWS HEADLINE
    • Sonic the Movie - game collaboration events
    • Sonic Tonic?! Sonic as hair tonic CM character - Collaboration with Kao
    • SEGA 60th anniversary project - Sega Shirou
    • Sonic AT Tokyo 2020 Olympics (smartphone game) - pre-register now
  • GOODS REVIEW
    • LINE: new adorable Sonic sticker set
    • WAYLLY x SONIC smartphone covers
    • IDW's Sonic comic series is coming to Japan
  • SOUNDS SECTION (placeholder name)
    • Sonic the Hedgehog Throwback Collection vol.1
  • LET'S PLAY GAMES!
    • Game battle between Hoshino-san and Senoue-san with Mario & Sonic AT Tokyo 2020 Olympics (Nintendo Switch)
  • MESSAGE SECTION
    • Message from 'Hector'-san
    • Message from 'Knuttunk'-san
    • Message from 'Gin'-san
    • Message from 'Espio's belly is heart-shaped'-san
    • Message from 'Minamibeya'-san
    • Message from 'A student of Stardust Speedway Highschool'-san
  • Ending


IDW Sonic the Hedgehog comic is getting released in Japan

News from 2019.03.27
Archived on 2019.05.17

A long-awaited series! IDW Sonic the Hedgehog comic is getting released in Japan!

As announced in Sonic Station LIVE! #2, the ongoing Sonic comic series of the US is being localized for Japan release by Wise Publishing on May 8th. The publisher is getting excited over the news like Japanese Sonic fans!

The first three issues are already on production. The release of more volumes of the series depends on the sales of these issues. Don't miss this chance!





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2020/03/21

Sonic the Movie Digital Release on March 31, and Blu-ray™ and 4K Ultra HD™ on May 19

News from 2020.03.20
Archived on 2020.05.17

Sonic the Movie is coming to your home in digital format!
Don't miss the digital release on March 31, and Blu-ray™ and 4K Ultra HD™ on May 19!





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2020/03/17

Irish the Hedgehog wishes you a Happy St. Paddy's Day

News from 2020.03.16
Archived on 2020.05.17

This year, the St. Patrick's Day for Sonic community was different from usual - we got to meet a special character Irish the Hedgehog! Fully voiced!

Do you recognize the owner of the voice?


Yes, it's him.



So yes, it was Jacksepticeye, a popular Irish Let's player!
Were you able to understand his Irish accent?

Many people contributed to this project as listed by Katie of the social devision:





The project received many positive comments from the Sonic series members as well:




It was a fun project which started from a joke. The Sonic Team of US is great at picking up fan projects or memes and turning them into something we can all enjoy!


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2020/03/14

Sonic the Movie grossed $306 million worldwide!

News from 2020.03.14
Archived on 2020.05.17

A  cheering news about Sonic the Movie - its Box Office reached over 300 million dollars! The SEGA Official and Sonic the Movie Official tweeted about this news.




Shiro Maekawa-san, the scenario and script writer of several Sonic series works such as Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Heroes, Sonic 06, Sonic and the Black Knight etc.) reacted to this big news:
"300 million dollars!?"


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2020/03/07

Ryan Drummond enjoys Sonic the Movie too! - Ben Schwartz & Junichi Kanemaru's responses

News from 2020.03.07
Archived on 2020.05.17

Ryan Drummond, former English voice of Sonic the Hedgehog (1998-2004), watched the movie Sonic the Hedgehog and is positive about it!

Ben Schwartz, the voice of Sonic in the movie, responded on his comment:


Also, Kanemaru-san, Japanese voice of Sonic, noted on the matter as follows:
"From Roger to Ben - this point simply interests me."


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2020/03/06

Sonic the Movie delayed in Japan, Japanese voice cast pray for success

News from 2020.03.09
Archived on 2020.05.17

Japanese Sonic fans were patiently expecting the release of Sonic the Movie (Sonic the Hedgehog) in Japan on March 27th, but due to the current unforeseen and severe medical circumstances with SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, they are forced to wait longer when it was already behind the global release.

Official statements by SEGA Official and Sonic the Movie Committee:






Comments by current and former Sonic crews:

Kanemaru-san: "Let's wait for it!"
Ohtani-san:  "It's a pity, but it can't be helped. I'm looking forward to the new release date to be decided!"

Naka-san:



News of Japanese voice casts of Sonic the Movie praying for success:



Let's all hope that this difficult situation will be settled soon so that fans can watch Sonic's adventure on big screen!


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