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2019/04/12

Hiroshi Nishiyama-san re-joined SEGA!

News from 2019.04.11-12
Archived on 2019.04.23

News to Sonic Team in America!
Hiroshi Nishiyama-san, an artist who mainly worked on Sonic series as concept artist and Field Art Director, has re-joined SEGA!


He also joined the official Sonic Streaming and showed his sketchbook filled with concept arts of Sonic Adventure series we know very well!! So cool!!



Let's hope him joining SEGA again will be another good influence to direct Sonic series in new and better way!

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Border Break House by SEGA

News from 2019.04.12
Archived on 2019.04.22

SEGA opened "Border Break House"!
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2019/04/11

TSR Music 'Wisp Circuit'!

News from 2019.04.11-12
Archived on 2019.04.22

Another Team Sonic Racing music video!
It's Wisp Circuit!! The one we've been listening to so often with the Team Sonic Racing Overdrive. Right?


I really like the introductional melody in the original being the main melody with this one. Such a beautiful arrangement! Can't stop listening to it.

Almost one month to Team Sonic Racing!


By the way, did you notice something about that Shadow balloon?
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2019/04/10

Mazin-san is also doubting Sonic the Movie's quality...

News from 2019.04.10
Archived on 2019.04.22

Oh hey look, Mazin-san has left a tweet about that Sonic the Movie.
Like Naka-san, he is also doubting Sonic the Movie's quality...
"Oh no, I can only see the future in which Hollywood Hedgehog Movie is going to follow the same path as Hollywood Plumber Movie.
My prophecy will come true!"
- Mazin

I agree to Mazin-san... so sad to not be able to ride on the hype wave because what we see until now is not promising at all.
Especially if you are one of the original creators of Sonic... this must be a disaster to them.

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SEGA Official's joy over seeing 'the one-and-only SEGA Emo-bag' in SEGA FES 2019

News from 2019.04.10
Archived on 2019.04.22

The person behind SEGA Official is so happy to see 'The one-and-only SEGA Emo-bag' they made by handcrafting in use at SEGA FES 2019!
The person who won it said that he felt the duty to carry it when he is coming to SEGA FES. Nice one!
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Setting boards by Moriki-san, Sonic X's mecha designer!

News from 2019.04.10-20
Archived on 2019.04.22

The mechanic desginer of Sonic X posted his setting boards of his works on mecha deisgn!
There are so many of them !

Blue Typhoon
"From the anime 'Sonic X', Blue Typhoon.
It was already the second year, so most of the designs were not from the games but my original designs.
I think this airship was the second one... (or not?)
It was the director's request to make the startup sequence of the ship an homage to that international rescue organization."
- Yasuhiro Moriki

What he refers to must be Thunderbirds. :)


"From the anime 'Sonic X', Blue Typhoon's bridge.
The design itself is the one like classic robot Anime, no complicated settings.
I could probably design the seat form a little better for Sonic and Tails and others to sit on them."
- Yasuhiro Moriki

Egg Crimson
"From the anime 'Sonic X', Egg Crimson related stuff.
As you can see, it's Dr. Eggman's ship.
There is also its form docked with Blue Typhoon - were there any episodes where they become allies?
I think there were other enemies too..."
- Yasuhiro Moriki

Metarex: Dark Oak and his ship
"From the anime 'Sonic X', Metarex's Dark Oak and his ship.
Metarex is an enemy who appeared later in the series. I think Dark Oak was the top executives.
Was he the leader? I don't remember this either..."
- Yasuhiro Moriki
"From the anime 'Sonic X', Hell Ship mentioned in the caption of Dark Oak's ship from previous tweet that said 'Please refer to Hell Ship for the design'."
- Yasuhiro Moriki

Metarex: executives and their ships

"From the anime 'Sonic X',  Metarex's executive (?) and his ship #1.
One of the Big Four, so to say.
It's also fun to draw out this kind of settings."
- Yasuhiro Moriki
"From the anime 'Sonic X',  Metarex's executive (?) and his ship #2.
I don't remember what kind of episode this was...
I received the DVDs, but now they are in my storage room.
If I have a chance, I might salvage them."
- Yasuhiro Moriki

Metarex: mob mechas
"From the anime 'Sonic X', Metarex's mob mecha #1.
Metarex's amphibian is of course stolen fr... no no, a respect to that one from 'Water Cyborg / Terror Beneath the Sea'!"
- Yasuhiro Moriki
"From the anime 'Sonic X', Metarex's mob mecha #2.
In a series going on for more than a year, I can experiment with mecha design and it's fun!
I think the motif was already decided in scenario planning, but I didn't have to think too much and designed it freely."
- Yasuhiro Moriki
"From the anime 'Sonic X', Metarex's mob mecha #3."
- Yasuhiro Moriki

Mechas made by Dr. Eggman
"From the anime 'Sonic X', Mecha made by Dr. Eggman. (It's only a small part when looking at the whole series)
Looking back now, I could have designed Egg Mars more similar to that six god combination robot."
- Yasuhiro Moriki

He refers to Six God Combination Godmars.


Space ships
"From the anime 'Sonic X', designs for space ships.
Here I'm already like 'Who's Cosmo? Chaotic? What was that...?'.
I'm forgetting so many things..."
- Yasuhiro Moriki

Veihcles
"From the anime 'Sonic X', veihcles.
The torpedo ty[e submersible doesn't look like torpedo at all. As you can see, it's copy of...no, respect to that submmarine manga!
Resistance's battle plane is copy of...no no, respect to that space fighter anime!
And that Cream ship is...
...I guess that's enough..."
- Yasuhiro Moriki

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Mazin-san on his 'Fun is ∞' easter egg artwork of Sonic CD!

News from 2019.04.09
Archived on 2019.04.22

Another Sonic mystery solved!
Mazin-san speaks of his 'Fun is infinite' easter egg artwork of Sonic CD!

Haha, so he doesn't have any particular backstory behind that strangely creepy yet funny Sonic (?) in Sonic CD. That's mostly the case whenever we have theories over mysteries. Oh well!

What were your theories about the Mazin-Sonic?

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2019/04/09

Sonic: "You Cheated Not Only The Game But Yourself"

News from 2019.04.10
Archived on 2019.04.22

Sonic Team of America did it again - they rode on the rising wave of new meme, and of course, succeeded splendidly!

The Sekiro cheat meme is spreading like fire. Sonic catches it fast.



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ACT. Sonic and the Black Knight - Official Website

[OFFICIAL MATERIALS ZONE]
ACT. ソニックと暗黒の騎士  - Sonic and the Black Knight - Official Website

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Character Profile


Sonic the Hedgehog
 
As you know, the world's fastest hedgehog who's been on numerous adventures.
In 'Sonic and Secret Rings' he was summoned to the world of tales of 'Arabian Nights', but this time he is invited to the world of the 'Kind Arthur Legend'...
The atmosphere is a little unusual in this medieval fantasy world of sword and magic, but Sonic would keep it cool and get everything right...!

King Arthur

He once was a good king ruling the country, but his heart has been gnawed by evil darkness..
Due to the power of the 'shealth' of 'Excalibur', a holy sword given from the 'Lady of the Lake' Nimue, Arthur now has immortal body.
At this rate, nobody can not just defeat the king, but not even put a scratch on him. What are you going to do, Sonic!?

Merlina

Granddaughter of the great magician Merlin and the court mage serving King Arthur.
To save the withering world from King Arthur who was possesed with evil power, she summons the 'Knight of the Wind' Sonic from 'another world'.

Caliburn

The legendary holy sword who is this time's buddy of Sonic... oh no no, his 'master of swordart'.
It is said that the sword itself has its own will and chooses his user.
The person who can pull out this holy sword from the hard stone is said to be the one who is certified to be the savior knight...

Knights of the Round Table - Lancelot, Percival, Gawain

The Knights of the Round Table seem to be concerned of the recent change of King Arthur.
However, as a knight, loyality to the king is more important than anything else...
Once they know the reason of the king's change, they might as well fight together with you...

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No headphones while walking or driving.

News from 2019.04.08
Archived on 2019.04.22

Ooopsi.

Look at Shadow's face.

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