At 11:22 AM 5/3/96 -0700, you wrote:
>On Mon, 3 May 1999, Doug LoConti wrote:
>
>> on the following link on rat's page:
>>
>> http://rat.org/pub/sonic/images/other/sonami_g.jpg
>>
>> THere is an image, mostly of Sonic and Tails. It looks Japaneese.
>> What is this? How can I get ahold of this new cartoon? And MOST
>> IMPORTANTLY, is it english dubbed?!? :)
>
>To quote from the JPG itself (a scan from a magazine by the look of it):
>
>-Sonic has made his Japanese animated debut, to remind us once again how
>-much American cartoons suck. The U.S. Sonic Saturday morning cartoon is
>-long gone (I hope),
>
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>
>-but it would definitely still be around today if it was as good as its
>-Japanese counterpart. The Japanese Sonic is a rental-only OVA, (the
>-first of hopefully many)
>
>[For those of you not up on anime terminology, OVA = Original Video
>Animation, i.e. something released directly to video instead of TV or a
>theater.]
>
>-so the animation is much cleaner than you could ever expect from a TV
>-show, but the characters' on-screen presence is what makes this Sonic so
>-cool. It's like playing the game, but in anime form. Or something.
>
>-Since it's only 27 minutes (part 1 of...?), there's not too much to say
>-about Sonic. Sonic and Tails are out to save the president, who's been
>-kidnapped by arch-villain Dr. Eggman (Robotnik in the US version). So,
>-they run off to Eggworld, fight some minor enemies, fight a boss, meet
>-Knuckles, and then Volume 1's over. It doesn't sound like much, but it's
>-a hell of a trip, and the pace is as fast as Sonic himself. Though Sonic
>-sounds a bit gruff, the voice actors are pretty cool, and the new
>-character, Sarah (the president's daughter), is a nice addition to the
>-cast.
>
>-Slim though the possibility is, Sega might one day bring the series here,
>-but until then, enjoy some shots of what a video game-based cartoon
>-should be..."
>
>BTW, the JPG is very good. Anyone know which magazine it's from?
>
> ---Fred M. Sloniker, stressed undergrad
> L. Lazuli R'kamos, FurryMUCKer
> lazuli_at_u.washington.edu
>
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>
Hmmmm. I wonder where you got that from.....
-Chris F.
Received on Fri May 03 1996 - 20:34:24 PDT
