It's wild how I went into this with pretty high expectations, AND THEY WERE STILL SHATTERED.
@ayylmao80316 ай бұрын
This was what I wanted the franchise to be in way back in the 2010s
@Dioslux6 ай бұрын
@@ayylmao8031 right. What took them so long
@ayylmao80316 ай бұрын
@@Dioslux If I had to guess? They took all the criticism from the late 2000s/early 2010s to heart and wanted to appeal to that crowd plus the 90s crowd. They soon realized those people didn't actually like Sonic as a series.
@mr.incredivenom6 ай бұрын
@@ayylmao8031 i still can’t believe it took them the movies and frontiers to get their formula back on track.
@AdamSelvig6 ай бұрын
@@Diosluxpoor decisions and poorly decided ideas
@andresugalde9166 ай бұрын
Kirk Thorton has come such a long way since the original Generations
@KaiZenAmen6 ай бұрын
Him talking during the panel shed so much light on what held his performances back. The amount of pathos and passion he talked about the character now felt awesome. And just in this clip, I know this performance for the character will be one of my favorites.
@ChibiYesi857a6 ай бұрын
I remember the " You got this, Sonic" line.
@matt13r16 ай бұрын
He’s amazing and he set the bar high for Keanu Reeves to try and top.
@ChibiYesi857a6 ай бұрын
@matt13r1 OMG. Yes. I hope we'll get a trailer soon.
@matt13r16 ай бұрын
@@ChibiYesi857a Same here
@Mo-.6 ай бұрын
THIS IS EVERYTHING SONIC SHOULD BE AS A SERIES
@Poker_Face1236 ай бұрын
I love how this single one minute and 30 seconds clip shows to all the people who think Sonic can't be serious prove them wrong just this alone it's amazing
@Mo-.6 ай бұрын
I agree me personally I always knew and preferred the shonen, more serious side with just a hint of lightheartedness
@GalaxyEViolet6 ай бұрын
@@Poker_Face123 I would love to see a Sonic series or anime animated just like this too! Maybe like The Metal Virus arc in Sonic idw as an animated movie.
@Arn01d6 ай бұрын
@@GalaxyEViolet The metal virus animated like this would be incredible
@chaoticcritical93356 ай бұрын
@@Mo-. Agreed though I wouldn’t really call it shonen, just cool and awesome
@RE_CAN6 ай бұрын
Why the heck is this so much better than 99% of the anime today?
@featherguardian60236 ай бұрын
This is Perfect, Perfect, Everything down to the Last Minute Details and Lore that I felt Emotional and seen Shadow and Maria’s Bond is Wholesome and Heartwarming, plus I didn’t expect Emerl Appearing.
@Ky_Grey956 ай бұрын
I can tell it's an Ian Flynn story
@Vegeta123-i7e6 ай бұрын
I see what you did there
@thetruej78726 ай бұрын
Emerl and Maria are back
@joshuasebsebe10476 ай бұрын
@thetruej7872 Yeah, and Stephanie Sheh really knocked it out of the park as maria😁
@matt13r16 ай бұрын
@@joshuasebsebe1047 Isn’t she the voice of Hinata in Naruto?
@joshuasebsebe10476 ай бұрын
@@matt13r1 yeah
@matt13r16 ай бұрын
@@joshuasebsebe1047 I thought she sounded familiar!
@sonicshooter26 ай бұрын
So that’s who they got playing as Maria. It’s the same voice actress who did Hinata from Naruto and Armor from X-Men (Anime). I’m glad they are using human characters again, besides Dr. Eggman
@joshuasebsebe10476 ай бұрын
Stephanie Sheh voiced Zeena from Sonic Lost World
@pilot_aki6 ай бұрын
@@sonicshooter2 Does Sage not count?
@sonicshooter26 ай бұрын
@@pilot_aki oh yeah I forgot about her, though she is an AI.
@thealandude91466 ай бұрын
that lil peek at the end with the fight AHHHH I WANNA SEE IT ALL
@Mexican_Sonic_fan6 ай бұрын
This animation is fire this should be a tv series for the sonic franchise if it ever were to happen. It should air on Netflix or Cartoon Network
@VergeEditzz6 ай бұрын
@@Mexican_Sonic_fan nah this is for the movies
@Mexican_Sonic_fan6 ай бұрын
@@VergeEditzz yea what I meant to say is that if Sega and sonic decided to make another show they should used this kind of animation for the next series
@squiddu6 ай бұрын
me when anime animation style: dude we don't need all the frames filled in @@IZZYCHAN13
@HD-SENSEI6 ай бұрын
See emerl again is amazing
@TigerW0lf6 ай бұрын
And unexpected. I could've sworn the whole Penders debacle would have made them scrap anything remotely related to his work or with Chronicles
@PCC.19.916 ай бұрын
I haven’t seen him since X
@AndrewR-y5u6 ай бұрын
The animation looks good
@Nite-Rise6 ай бұрын
SHOOT! I forgot about Emerl! He was there too
@jxr_ed6 ай бұрын
nah seeing EMERL is CRAZY i was NOT expecting that at all
@mr.incredivenom6 ай бұрын
I LOVE IT! SHADOW AND MARIA ARE BEAUTIFUL! And ITS GONNA BE 3 EPISODES AND TEAM DARK IS ON THE POSTER!! 🖤❤️👍🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🦔🦔🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉WE ARE SO BACK!
@RingsRhythm6 ай бұрын
@@mr.incredivenom this animation is way too good 😭 I can’t wait to see the full 3 episodes Jesus why don’t the sonic cinematic franchise (paramount) don’t take advantage of the potential of an anime artstyle…like legit these characters were designed to be in an anime environment, not the real world in mind tbh
@mr.incredivenom6 ай бұрын
@@RingsRhythm IKR
@ThisIsLaCrow6 ай бұрын
This is exactly how I pictured a Sonic animation series.
@son-of-18106 ай бұрын
I’m really curious how long each episode is going to be, definitely not expecting a full length anime episode for each one but I’m hoping for at least close to 10 minutes for each one. This looks so good
@KaiZenAmen6 ай бұрын
If it's like 7-10 minutes each ending up around half an hour in total, that would be PERFECT.
@Stargazing6436 ай бұрын
SEGA NEEDS to make an anime about Shadow and Maria’s time on the Ark!! 🌍
@gogito146 ай бұрын
WE NEED MORE OF THIS FROM SHADOW AND SONIC 🔥🔥🔥
@socheata6436 ай бұрын
This looks wholesome! ^^
@KamusariHR6 ай бұрын
This is easily the best sonic cutscene we got in the whole series so far😂
@joshuasebsebe10476 ай бұрын
Man Shadow has the most tragic backstory ever!
@darnellschannel48956 ай бұрын
@@joshuasebsebe1047 it was a good introduction to his character that’s for sure
@joshuasebsebe10476 ай бұрын
@@darnellschannel4895 yeah
@matt13r16 ай бұрын
Reminds me of John Wick
@rowenawesome21566 ай бұрын
@@matt13r1 funny you'd say that, coz Keanu Reeves will be voicing shadow for Sonic The Hedgehog 3 movie
@matt13r16 ай бұрын
@@rowenawesome2156 It’s fitting to have Keanu himself be the voice of Shadow
@EduardoJusto-r9n6 ай бұрын
1:23 Shadow finaly the worthy oponent, this battle will be Legendary!!!
@Jeff-sr7wz6 ай бұрын
They should bring back Emerl as a boss in Shadow generations
@C.S246 ай бұрын
So Emerl is the next playable character.
@AZTenor946 ай бұрын
I LOVE Maria’s actress!
@vito61976 ай бұрын
EMERL! MY BABYYYYY! THEY'RE NO LONGER IGNORING HIS EXISTENCE!
@gojifan79766 ай бұрын
Now this proves sonic can have a serious side.
@charlesdarwin98306 ай бұрын
Now I'm hoping that the cutscenes in Sonic's story have been remade in this style. Also, I think we just discovered who that 4th playable character is
@stefancollins59606 ай бұрын
I'm lovin this animation! It reminded me of previous anime and games with animation like this. (Fire Emblem Three Houses, Sakura Wars the animation, Tales of Luminaria, The Seven Deadly Sins Movie, Tekken Bloodline, and Dragon Ball Super Superhero movie.)
@rowenawesome21566 ай бұрын
I really wish the third movie would have this same kind of energy this time despite that there's a HUGE chance that it won't happen
@jed42766 ай бұрын
The whole thing comes out around fall, I believe
@thetearev75866 ай бұрын
Emerl looks nuts.
@jeffreywilliams84996 ай бұрын
I hope the 7 Chaos Emeralds are in this game i want Super Shadow
@Cruddy1296 ай бұрын
You know, i had doubts on shadow's VA since it was from the emo hardass phase that started in the original generations But seeing this now, it pretty much confirms that all it took was a better voice director to do shadow's voice and personality justice
@АлтанаБасанова6 ай бұрын
Wow its COOL❤ Shadow and Maria🥰
@SpeederLight6 ай бұрын
IM SO HYPED FOR THIS LETS GOOOOOO
@cawareyoudoin73796 ай бұрын
WE ARE SO BACK
@primedaddy59916 ай бұрын
It’s nice to these people back ❤❤❤ and can’t wait to see more of shadows past
Dude!!! Is Shadow’s voice Yujiro Hanma from Baki?!?!?! 🤯🤯🤯 I forgot what anime I heard Maria’s voice from lol dang that’s gonna annoy me
@whiten46356 ай бұрын
@@zakurowolfalphasilverwolf Maria shares the same va as hinata, or mikan from danganronpa
@zakurowolfalphasilverwolf6 ай бұрын
@@whiten4635haven’t seen either one of those lol
@TigerW0lf6 ай бұрын
BOW YOUR HEADS LOW! ALL! HAIL! SHADOW!
@shadowlycan29296 ай бұрын
@@TigerW0lf that would be awesome!
@Simon-we2so6 ай бұрын
Emerl Is Returns ?!
@Imjust_there72746 ай бұрын
Holy crap this animation reminds me a bit of DBS: Super hero it’s peak
@Snickritz6 ай бұрын
ITS MOTHER F[RI]CKING EMERL LETS GO
@adriandiaz97566 ай бұрын
I can’t wait for the next Twitter takeover after Sonic X Shadow Generations releases.
@youtubdude6 ай бұрын
How do they make 3d look so 2d
@KaiZenAmen6 ай бұрын
Some animation these days is straight up wizardry man. Between Spider-Verse, the new Dragon Ball Super movies, or Arcane, we're in a different era of animation and I LOVE IT.
@hypyman456 ай бұрын
oooh if we only got this instead of sonic x
@RatchetClankFan1126 ай бұрын
Amazing
@MadSociety-uy6zg6 ай бұрын
When will this release?
@KaiZenAmen6 ай бұрын
In 3 parts before the game's release, hopefully we find out the drop dates soon!
@MadSociety-uy6zg6 ай бұрын
@@KaiZenAmen I hope too the release dates soon damn that somehow looked better than that amazing knuckles prologue for Sonic Frontiers.
@Agent_Richochet786 ай бұрын
Its not sonic movie 3, but its the next best thing
@Maroz41066 ай бұрын
is sonic and shadow gonna cook in the future?
@KaiZenAmen6 ай бұрын
I wouldn't be shocked remotely if the Frontiers sequel is called "Sonic & Shadow" playing off the Sonic & Knuckles iconography, and really levels up!
@Ky_Grey956 ай бұрын
They actually used Usagi Tuskino's English VA for Maria?
@crichie216 ай бұрын
Yes they are. Also usagi dub voice is the vizmedia dub voice