Sonic the Hedgehog (OVA): Difference between revisions

An hour-long anime [[OVA]] starring [[Sonic the Hedgehog|everybody's favorite]] [[Overly Narrow Superlative|blue hedgehog]]. It was originally released in Japan in 1996 (initially as the two half-hour VHS tapes ''Journey to Eggmanland'' and ''Sonic vs. Metal Sonic''); the English dub by ADV was released in 1999, the day before ''[[Sonic Adventure (Video Game)|Sonic Adventure]]'' hit the shelves.

Oddly enough, what Robotnik wants is Sonic's help — he's been forced out of his base in Robotropolis by the evil(er) Metal Robotnik. And now, Metal Robotnik has overloaded the power generator of Robotropolis — in less than a day, the generator will explode and cause [[The End of the World Asas We Know It|the end of Planet Freedom as we know it]]. Sonic distrusts the story, but he's persuaded to help out anyway.

{{quote| '''Robotnik''': As you both well know, Planet Freedom is made up of two separate dimensions. The outer world, the one you live in, is known as the Land of the Sky!<br />

* [[Canon Dis ContinuityDiscontinuity]]: While never outright stated, the movie seems to be doomed to this status, due to its lack of direct connection to the games, the fact that Sega never ''ever'' brings it up in the documentaries, and the current lack of re-releases (although this could be due to ADV Films, the company that dubbed it, going bankrupt after its 2004 re-release) and its obscure, generally unknown status as a whole. With that said, "Look-a-like" was released on the compilation album True Colors in 2009, so SEGA hasn't completely forgotten about it.

{{quote| '''Sonic''': I bet Robotnik purposefully picked the route with the most traps for us!}}

* [[Distressed Damsel in Distress]]: Sera...sort of. She plays the role of hostage when Sonic's around, but she treats Robotnik like a friend the rest of the time.

{{quote| (''Sera and Robotnik are playing a fighting videogame. Sera loses.'')<br />

'''Sera''' (''hysterical''): No no no no no it's not fair you always beat me every time! (''abruptly regains her composure'') Alright, one more!<br />

'''Robotnik''': Just give up! We've played a hundred times!<br />

'''Sera''' (''devious''): I'll stop being your hostage...<br />

* [[The End of the World Asas We Know It]]: Two different schemes are mentioned. {{spoiler|Metal Robotnik's exploding generator turns out to be fake}}, but {{spoiler|Hyper Metal Sonic's attempt to shatter the continents is very real}}.

* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: Sonic attempts to knock some sense into Old Man Hoot by [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold|attaching a crab to his foot]], [[The Ditz|has limited success]].

* [[Go-Karting Withwith Bowser]]: Dr. Eggman is seen playing around with the president and his daughter in several scenes.

* [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]]: Sonic.

{{quote| '''Sonic''': Thanks a lot, pal! I owe you one!<br />

* [[Names to Know Inin Anime]]: Sera is voiced by [[Mika Kanai]] in the Japanese version.

* [[Never Say "Die"]]: Averted. "When you awaken...KILL him!" (cue [[Evil Laugh]])

{{quote| '''Robotnik''': You fell for my trap! You came all the way here and now you'll die here. [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|Good job, Sonic]]!}}

{{quote| '''Knuckles''': '''MY HAT'S ON FIRE, HELP!'''}}

{{quote| {{spoiler|'''Sera''': Back, no no no! Don't look there, you pervert!}}}}

* [[Power Creep, Power Seep]]: In ''[[Sonic 3 and Knuckles (Video Game)|S3&K]]'', Knuckles could glide through the air. Here, it gets upgraded to the ability to jump ridiculously high, hover in midair, and possibly fly outright.

* [[Resigned to Thethe Call]]: Sonic doesn't care about Robotnik's problems, but goes to Robotropolis anyway after very little convincing.

* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: Her name is Sera in the original Japanese, and Sara in the English dub. "Sarah" is right out.

* [[Surprisingly Good English]]: The ending song, "Look Alike", is sung (and spoken for a bit) in, for the most part, <ref><small>The singer pronounces memory as "memorai" in one verse, which itself isn't entirely grammatically sound.</refsmall></smallref> well-pronounced and grammatically correct English.