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Hiya itsa me ApolloFlare. And Im coming to you SFCW with my first in Sonic Media reviews. The purpose of the Sonic Media Reviews is to speak not only my opinion on said Media Topic, but to have everyone else voice thier opinoon on the said media.

In this case the first one/two Story Arcs in Sonic X. Now we all know that Sonic X can be divided into at least 4 Arcs, those being New World, Chaos, Shadow, and Cosmic Chase. I will first cover the first Saga/Arc in where Sonic and the Gang leave Mob- er. Sonic's Planet as it's called in the anime to Earth.

How im going to do this is simple


 * Section 1 will have the Arc Summary, where I will in the best to my ability.


 * Section 2 will have my Personal Opinion of the Arc, what episode I loved the mode and how I personally see it. It can fall under Good, Meh or Sanic


 * Section 3 will have the Arc Score where I will score the Arc on, Quality, Plot, and a short preview on what the next arc will hold.

And then there's the comments section where you all can voice your opinions on the Arc and share your thoughts.

AND YES. I am reviewing the 4Kids dub of Sonic X we all know the Sub is dominate and I will get to it when I can. So without futher adeu, Let's start on the review.

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Saga Summary
Sonic and Friends are whisked away to a new world thanks to Dr.Eggman's machine invoking Chaos Control. Afterwards, Sonic befriends a human boy named Chris and his Grandfather Chuck. The first part of this arc is mostly the search of Sonic's Friends who have been scattered all over the place ,given a few expectations, while protecting the humans of Station Square from the many robotic attacks of Eggman, and while searching for the 7 mystical gems, the Chaos Emeralds. In it's Climax, Sonic obtains them all while in a fight with Eggman's seemingly powerful super mech, turning into Super Sonic and having the Emeralds use Chaos Control. Unfortunately, this did not send them home, but however started to send over places and things from their planet like Angel Island, where we see Eggman holding stone tablet with a dragon on it....... hmmm...

Comments
Ok first I have to say, this arc is kinda slow up until the attack on Eggman's Island and then on and even then they do have some slow episodes, UNTIL the Arc Finalie Episodes being Episodes 26 and 27. Also this is the second longest arc if you want to combine the Chaos Emerald and New World sagas up (which I did). You see, while I understand that the hunt for the Emeralds and the whole "Hiding of Sonic and CO." kinda ended early in this combined arc, but I see it as a transition into the Chaos Emerald Hunt plotline and deserved to be combined into the New World Arc. Now that that's been taken care of let's talk about a few "issues" people have with the 4Kids dub of Sonic X. Oh no I dont just mean the dub I mean the censorship, and localization too including a few BIG issues later down the road but I'll point those out when we get to it. As for the Arc and it's edits, its most of the Signs, from soda ads with the product replaced with nothing but a blank bilboard, to Chris' white sign he holds up to sonic, and the one Sonic holds himself when he goes for a dive in Episode 16. If there are any other poor edits Ive missed its to have saved time. But if you want a taste of what's to come then there's a video or two on youtube that SHOWS almost all of them.

Apollo's Pick
My personal favorite episode of the arc would have to be Episode 19, Sonic's Scream Test. This was the episode to have King Boo Boom from SA2 in it as well as his ghost minions. I loved the references to the hourglasses in the Heroes Desert Stages and I thought the action was great. The highlights would have to be Sonic's Lip syncing and Amy's Possession. Overall I think its a Good Episode.

Story Arc Score
Honestly at first I was going to give it an adverage score. But its storytelling and constant effects when it came to the robots and some action scenes were very well done. However, I dont like Sonic's Homing Attack *slash* Spindash effect in this anime at all. It was given an annoying little theme that does NOT fit it at at all.... and I'd like to touch down on this. The Dub's soundtrack is almost horrible, they've given the characters themes and such which is something that's cool, but when you constantly have to hear them when they SPEAK and when some of them dont sound like they fit the character or just come off as annoying. (Sonic's Kinda, Rouge's just because the sax can get annoying at times, And Cream's because....while it's adorable its still one of the most used) And the main theme "Gotta Go Fast isnt that great either. I'd put "Fastest Thing Alive" in as the main theme if I could because its more deserving.... But I digress. The final grade for Sonic X New World Saga is:


 * Plot: 9/10
 * Music: 7/10
 * Visuals: 8/10
 * Editing: 6/10
 * Arc Rating: 30/40
 * Rank: C/B-ish

Closing
With the power of the Chaos Emeralds, Super Sonic was able to defeat Eggman and use Chaos Control to attempt to return home. But managed to drag more things from his home rather than return to it. With the arrival of Angel Island and the Mystic Ruins, things were starting to become strange. Yet thanks to Sonic, Eggman was stopped before he could cause some real harm to the world... But.....this isnt the end of Eggman and his schemes..for the doctor has gained some rather Chaotic Knowledge.

Thanks for Reading
Hey thanks for reading this rather large thread I made, feel free to give Kudos and comment your opinions on the show or if you'd rather want to request that I do something different for the next review (if possible) Until next week. Stay fresh everyone!! 