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Sonic the Hedgehog (ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ, Sonikku za Hejjihoggu?), trademarked Sonic The Hedgehog, is a title character and the protagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog series released by Sega, as well as in numerous spin-off comics, cartoons, and a feature film. The first game was released on June 23, 1991, to provide Sega with a mascot to rival Nintendo's flagship character Mario (see 1991 in video gaming). Since then, Sonic has become one of the world's best-known video game characters, with his series having sold more than 80 million copies. In 2005, Sonic was one of the first game character inductees into the Walk of Game, alongside Mario and Link.
While many individuals at Sega had a hand in Sonic's creation, programmer Yuji Naka and artist Naoto Ōshima are generally credited with the creation of the character, a blue 15-year-old anthropomorphic hedgehog, who has the ability to run at supersonic speeds and the ability to curl into a ball, primarily to attack enemies. This is a major part of the gameplay of the series.
Actors: Yasunori Matsumoto (actor), John Ledford (producer), Masami Kikuchi (actor), Bill Wise (actor), Fûrin Cha (actor), Edwin Neal (actor), Mika Kanai (actress), Edwin Neal (actor), Charles Campbell (actor), Junpei Takiguchi (actor), Seiji Morita (editor), Gary Dehan (actor), Gary Dehan (writer), Gary Dehan (producer), Gary Dehan (director),
Plot: Sonic the Hedgehog and his sidekicks Tails and Knuckles the Echidna are determined to thwart a plan that would turn their Land of the Sky into the equivalent of The Land of Darkness, which lurks beneath the surface (and is obviously the former planet Earth). So they plow through to the center of the planet and the ancient city of Robotropolis (the former New York City?) to do righteous battle. The big question of the day is whether the usually evil Dr. Robotnik is telling the truth for once or sending the good guys into a trap.
Keywords: anime, anime, anthropomorphic-animal, anthropomorphism, based-on-video-game, character-name-in-title, character-name-in-title, cult-film, cyberpunk, electric-shock