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I am a major Sonic fan, but this show slipped below my radar when it came out. After watching a few episodes I got from the Internet, as well as reading all I can about the show, I have decided to give my opinion on it at last.
First off, this isn't like any Sonic-related thing before. It has new characters, new areas, new storylines, new everything. The only characters they have from anything else are Sonic and Robotnik, and that's only because they're a necessity in anything Sonic cartoon. However, the show creates two siblings for Sonic: a brother named Manic and a sister named Sonia. Every other character (including Tails, sadly) is missing, except for Knuckles, who appears in a few episodes.
The animation is pretty well done. It's better than the previous two series, that's for sure. The voice acting, on the other hand, is another story. Robotnik's voice gets on your nerves quickly, and I can't listen to Sonia for more than five seconds before thinking that gnawing my own leg off is a better way to spend my time.
The storylines for each episode are a bit formulatic; if you've seen one other kid show before this, you've seen every plot this show uses. It does have a few good ideas, but these are often surrounded by terrible plots. Also, the singing, while pretty good compared to most shows, is horribly overused; as in, every episode overused.
If you're expecting another Sonic show, you'll be dissapointed. Yet, despite the many flaws, it's still a pretty good show. Too bad the US only got thirty episodes; the other ten were never released in english. Still, if you can, try this show out at least once. As long as you don't expect perfection, you'll be alright.
score /10
dgalloway 18 October 2003
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