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* When ''[[Sonic X]]'' premiered on CITV in the UK, the presenters repeatedly referred to the main character as, you guessed it, "Sonic X". This was carried on by Fox Kids/Jetix, who also referred to the bad guy as "Dr. Egg" in one promo. |
* When ''[[Sonic X]]'' premiered on CITV in the UK, the presenters repeatedly referred to the main character as, you guessed it, "Sonic X". This was carried on by Fox Kids/Jetix, who also referred to the bad guy as "Dr. Egg" in one promo. |
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** Same goes for a Singaporean magazine called ''Kids Company'', which is kinda sad, seeing as they probably had prior footage and ample time to do research. They started showing the show on Singaporean airwaves a year late. |
** Same goes for a Singaporean magazine called ''Kids Company'', which is kinda sad, seeing as they probably had prior footage and ample time to do research. They started showing the show on Singaporean airwaves a year late. |
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* A relatively minor one, a [http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,326181790001_2008417,00.html video] by [[Time (magazine)|TIME Magazine]] interviewing female fans at Comicon mentioned an anime/ manga called ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia|Access Powers Hitalia]]''. The misspelling is made more confusing because they showed official images, such as the cover of the English release of the DVD, with the title spelled out right on them. |
* A relatively minor one, a [https://web.archive.org/web/20130817083642/http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,326181790001_2008417,00.html video] by [[Time (magazine)|TIME Magazine]] interviewing female fans at Comicon mentioned an anime/ manga called ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia|Access Powers Hitalia]]''. The misspelling is made more confusing because they showed official images, such as the cover of the English release of the DVD, with the title spelled out right on them. |
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** And then there was the [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/14/fashion/14COMICON.html?_r=1&scp=4&sq=lolita&st=cse The New York Times]' coverage of Comic-Con, where an England cosplayer was referred to as "the character Hetalia in 'Axis Powers,' a popular video game." |
** And then there was the [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/14/fashion/14COMICON.html?_r=1&scp=4&sq=lolita&st=cse The New York Times]' coverage of Comic-Con, where an England cosplayer was referred to as "the character Hetalia in 'Axis Powers,' a popular video game." |
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*** The article now features a correction, getting most of its facts right but saying that Hetalia is not a character. Whoops. |
*** The article now features a correction, getting most of its facts right but saying that Hetalia is not a character. Whoops. |
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