Running Out Of Time (Sonic X)

'' Sonic X'' is an anime series based on the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game series. It originally ran consecutively on Sundays from April 6, 2003 to March 28, 2004 with a total of 52 episodes (collectively known as the Japanese "Series 1"). In Japan, episodes 53–78 ("Series 2") initially went unaired on television, becoming direct-to-video releases. Episodes 53–78 were first broadcast on TV in France and parts of Asia before they aired on UK/US television.

As part of Kids Station's 2020 line-up of programming, it was announced that, as part of a tie-in promotion for the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' film, the network would finally begin broadcasting the remaining episodes in 2020. This would mark the first time that the episodes would air in any format on Japanese television.

For the English dub produced by 4Kids (which aired on FOX on the Saturday morning block FoxBox, later renamed 4Kids TV from August 23, 2003 to May 6, 2006), episodes 1–52 were referred to as Seasons 1–2, each 26 episodes long, and episodes 53–78 were referred to as Season 3, but the Saga Set DVD releases split the episodes into 6 Seasons, each containing 13 episodes. The airdates for TV Tokyo are listed on the left, while the airdates for the 4Kids English dub are on the right. For Season 3, air dates for the Japanese run reflect the first date of Kids Station's broadcasts.

Series overview

Episode list

Season 1: The New World and Chaos Emerald Sagas (2003)

Season 2: The Chaos, Shadow, Egg Moon, Emerl, and Homebound Sagas (2003–04)

Season 3: The Metarex Saga (2005)

Theme songs

Japan

* Opening
# "Sonic Drive"
#* April 6, 2003 – March 28, 2004 and March 25, 2020 – April 30, 2020
#* Lyricist: Takeshi Aida
#* Composer / Arranger: Cher Watanabe
#* Singers: Hironobu Kageyama and Hideaki Takatori
#* Episode Range: 1–78

* Endings
#
#* April 6, 2003 – June 29, 2003
#* Lyricist / Composer / Arranger: Kazuyoshi Baba
#* Singers: Run&Gun
#* Episode Range: 1–13
#
#* July 6, 2003 – December 28, 2003 and March 25, 2020 – April 30, 2020
#* Lyricist: Shun Taguchi
#* Composer / Arranger: Masataka Matsutoya
#* Singer: Aya Hiroshige
#* Episode Range: 14–39 and 53–78
#" T.O.P."
#* January 4, 2004 – March 28, 2004
#* Lyricists / Singers: KP
#* Composer / Arranger: URU
#* Episode Range: 40–52

United States

Opening
# "Gotta Go Fast"
#* August 23, 2003 – May 6, 2006
#* By Norman Grossfeld and Russell Velazquez
#* Episode Range: 1–78

Ending
# "Gotta Go Fast" (shortened version)
#* August 23, 2003 – May 6, 2006
#* By Norman Grossfeld and Russell Velazquez

PAL regions

Opening
#* "Sonic X"
* August 23, 2003 – May 6, 2006
* By Marc Biagi and Nikki Gregoroff
* Episode Range: 1–78
Ending
* PAL region broadcasts use the same melody of the American ending theme, with the pitch sometimes adjusted.

South Korea

South Korea has the same melody of the Japanese opening theme and the first ending theme, with the lyrics translated into Korean.

Italy

"Sonic" (Episodes 1–78)

France

The French dubbing has the same melody of the Japanese opening theme, but it is adapted into French lyrics instead. Endings are instrumental.

Home video releases

Japan

A total of 13 DVD and VHS volume compilations was released by Victor Entertainment and Universal Music. "Hi-Spec" editions of volumes 1-10 have also been released, which include bonus features and 5.1 audio.

United States

DVD

Funimation released episodes 1–52 in 10 single-disc releases:

The episodes were re-released in "Saga" sets:

Episodes 53–78 made their way to the U.S. in two 13-episode box sets:

Blu-ray

United Kingdom

UK DVD

Warner Home Video and Jetix Consumer Products released only 4 volumes with episodes from 1 to 8.

* Volume 1 – Episode 1–2 ("''Chaos Control Freaks''" and "''Sonic to the Rescue''")
* Volume 2 – Episode 3–4 ("''Missile Wrist Rampage''" and "''Chaos Emerald Chaos''")
* Volume 3 – Episode 5–6 ("''Cracking Knuckles''" and "''Techno-Teacher''")
* Volume 4 – Episode 7–8 ("''Party Hardly''" and "''Satellite Swindle''")

Australia

In Australia, 17 volumes of the first series were released by MRA Entertainment in 2005–2006, which featured three episodes per disc.

References

{{DISPLAYTITLE:List of ''Sonic X'' episodes

Sonic X episodes
Sonic X episodes
Sonic X