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  hooligan > 01-22-2024, 07:03 PM

  didn't really see another thread talking abt the sonic ova so this is a perfect opportunity for me, I feel
  
  for those asking "what is the sonic ova?" the sonic ova was a pilot for a sonic the hedgehog animated series produced by studio pierrot and released as a 2-part ova (original video animation - straight to video/dvd)
  
  the sonic ova takes place on planet freedom, which is split into 2 distinct realms, the land of the sky and the land of darkness
  
  the land of darkness is very interesting as a location due to it resembling a real life city, full of sky scrapers, and abandoned streets
  
  an unknown incident happened on planet freedom which caused the citizens to leave to other areas, which eventually became the land of the sky (explained later) the city is described as "sinking" and there's also oil rigs and factories nearby, where robotropolis currently resides (known as eggman land in JP version) robotnik is the only person said to be living in the land of darkness currently
  
  there's also said to be ancient relics nearby
  
  
  
  as for the land of the sky, it's a series of floating continents attached by ice glaciers filled with lava. after the incidences occurred on the original surface of planet freedom (now the land of darkness) citizens moved to the mountains and started rebuilding there cities in them, but the mountains separated from the surface of the earth and floated above into the sky, creating the land of the sky and the 2 realms of planet freedom
  
  as you can see the south most continent is developed, with lots of cities, this is where most of the movie takes place
  
   
  
  I also have to point out the aesthetic of the movie, which has lots of elements of eco brutalism in it, such as sonicundefineds house (below) which is a bunch of junk tech on an island taken over by the trees and such growing around it (peak sonic aesthetic to me!)
  
  
  
  what's everyone else's opinion on the ova? did you watch it when it first came out in 1999? do you own it on vhs or dvd? did you like it???
  
  if you haven't watched it, I highly recommend it! then you can come back to this thread and tell me what you think about it!

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  Josiahblaze > 01-22-2024, 07:39 PM

  The Sonic OVA is really a mixed bag for me. The setting is amazing, and a really creative concept. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Eggman are all spot on characterization-wise. The entire movie just feels so full of life.
  
  But they you have things like how Tails sounds overly nasally. And Sara. I don't like Sara, to be honest. She's really annoying, despite being one of the main characters.
  
  It's also hard to legally own the OVA now, since it hasn't seen an official release since 1999. And unfortunately, it'll probably stay that way. Recently, Diskotek Media (responsible for releasing Blu-Rays of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic X) announced that they had tried acquiring the rights to the English OVA dub so they could re-release it, but despite Sega being very supportive of the idea, nobody was able to track down who actually owns the distribution rights to the English dub. Meaning that the OVA isn't coming back anytime soon, unfortunately.

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  NeoMetallix > 01-23-2024, 05:49 AM

  (01-22-2024, 07:39 PM)Josiahblaze Wrote: The Sonic OVA is really a mixed bag for me. The setting is amazing, and a really creative concept. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Eggman are all spot on characterization-wise. The entire movie just feels so full of life.
  
  But they you have things like how Tails sounds overly nasally. And Sara. I donundefinedt like Sara, to be honest. Sheundefineds really annoying, despite being one of the main characters.
  
  Itundefineds also hard to legally own the OVA now, since it hasnundefinedt seen an official release since 1999. And unfortunately, itundefinedll probably stay that way. Recently, Diskotek Media (responsible for releasing Blu-Rays of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic X) announced that they had tried acquiring the rights to the English OVA dub so they could re-release it, but despite Sega being very supportive of the idea, nobody was able to track down who actually owns the distribution rights to the English dub. Meaning that the OVA isnundefinedt coming back anytime soon, unfortunately.

  
  If they want to find out who owns it they should just release it and then someone will come knocking. LOL
  
  Yeah the voice acting is pretty bad IMO but I've gotten used to it after listening to it several times. Plot wise it is entertaining and it has some pretty good music too!

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  BDBGaming > 01-23-2024, 07:46 AM

  I mean, i think it's great mainly. But the fact Tails sounds like he has a cold the whole time makes it more funny that entertaining. Still great tho!

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  hooligan > 01-24-2024, 10:11 AM

  (01-23-2024, 05:49 AM)NeoMetallix Wrote: If they want to find out who owns it they should just release it and then someone will come knocking. LOL
  
  Yeah the voice acting is pretty bad IMO but I've gotten used to it after listening to it several times. Plot wise it is entertaining and it has some pretty good music too!

  
  you think said copyright holder would've also taken down the multiple uploads of the sonic ova on other sites according to the wiki page for AD Vision, the company that distributed the ova originally, liquidated all their assets before closing which means if Sentai Holdings doesn't have the paperwork somewhere maybe an old employee is just sitting on it... whoooo knows /shrug

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  DeltaStarFox > 01-27-2024, 10:38 PM

  I wish they would rerelease this. DVDs are INSANELY expensive. I should just create my own case and burn it.

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  Sonicfan059 > 02-09-2024, 11:08 AM

  I personally like it for the metal sonic fight scene and redemption. I wonder why they never created another one either with the same company or a different one.

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  hooligan > 02-09-2024, 12:55 PM

  (02-09-2024, 11:08 AM)Sonicfan059 Wrote: I personally like it for the metal sonic fight scene and redemption. I wonder why they never created another one either with the same company or a different one.

  
  yeah, thankfully IDW made an almost spiritual successor story in Scrapnik Island but other than that SEGA hasn't really bothered to go forward with establishing a different kind of universe ever since they introduced "sonic's world" in unleashed and retconned mobius

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  Tominique > 08-28-2024, 07:46 PM

  Aye! Coming in late to this thread from it's mention somewhere else, more so 'cause I was only a few days late to joining the site when it got posted.
  
  I find the Sonic OVA to be really something quite special that doesn't get as much credit as it should. I recently started making it a yearly tradition to watch it on my birthday, along with many more Sonic-related indulgences to pester my family with. 
  
  But really, I never get bored of repeat watchthroughs, I find it entertaining and fascinating all the time. It got to that point of familiarity where I'm saying a lot of the lines in tandem with the characters actually saying them as I just find the dubbing really charming in their deliveries.
  
  I wouldn't be able to tell you why Knuckles saying "Sonic! Grab a hold!" has gotten stuck in my head as much as it did...
  
  That's a good starting point; the English cast. I adore them all. And they may even be my preferred voices for Sonic and Tails. Voice acting is something I hold in high esteem in any piece of media, and it may just be personal preference, but the VAs to be perfect here, and as I said, I love the line deliveries. Specially for Tails.
  
  
  
  Once you get past the initial weirdness of the nasally voice, I think this is my most favorite version of Tails ever. He's just so friggin' cute! Something about the voice and the way he's animated, I dunno... it's just so different from how you see Tails anywhere else and it actually makes him my favorite character in the OVA. Odd for me, since Tails as a character had never really interested me in any other Sonic media.
  
  Though I guess you can't speak of characters being different without mentioning Knuckles as well...
  
  
  
  He's part of that fascination I get from the OVA because of how Knuckles is basically a different character here. My best guess that they just needed a character to fill a role in the story, and the Sonic franchise didn't really have that many characters at the time so might as well get Knuckles in to complete the trio.
  
  While not my favorite version of Knuckles, I still very much like him. He says he's explored the Land of Darkness and hence he knows a lot about it, and it's safe to assume Sonic here keeps his common trait of loving to explore as well, but instead the Land of the Sky. So in a way, I see Sonic and Knuckles still being opposites to each other in that regard, both being explorers of opposite lands, which I find pretty neat.
  
  Also he has THE HAT. But lets not forget SUNGLASSES as well.
  
  And this is just touching on individual characters, not to mention the fact this introduces a whole new world we only get a few sights of. I wouldn't go as far to say I wish for some sort of sequel, I understand how something being one and done makes it all the more precious, but I guess I more so wish to see more fan content take elements from the OVA, because really, it's quite a unique vibe you don't see anywhere else with Sonic. (And I say fan content because like heck we're seeing anything from the OVA back in any official capacity in this day and age.)
  
  Most surprising of all though, I wasn't all that interested in the second half with Metal Sonic, despite him kind of being the main drag of the whole thing. Don't get me wrong, this is the coolest Metal has ever been, and definitely set a precedent for depictions of his character in both official and fan work. But every time I'm done watching, I'm more just reminiscing about the funny scenes with Sara or all the funny noises Tails makes. Though that's definitely just a me thing of how I choose to enjoy my media.
  
  It's kind of reminiscent of how I enjoy watching the cutscenes of both the Adventure games. It's less about the plot that's happening in them and more just noticing little quirks of character animation and voice acting so I can point them out later on later playthroughs. Which I guess is why I enjoy the OVA so much, it's just one big cutscene for me to overanalyse without ever thinking of the actual story!
  
  Overall, I find the Sonic OVA to be insanely fun, and much like your typical Sonic game, very replayable. It's just a very charming watch all the way through with some cool action breaking it all up. And I haven't even touched on animation and sound design (which has my favorite "Tails' namesakes whirring" sound, by the way). It's sad that it's kind of the only one of it's kind, but at the same time, it's what makes it all the more special.
  
  
  
  ... There is no logic as to how the cool robotic double takes up less brain space than the weird one-off catgirl for me...

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  BDBGaming > 08-28-2024, 08:19 PM

  "SHUT UP, TAILS!"
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