List of Sonic X episodes

As part of Kids Station's 2020 programming lineup and as a tie-in promotion for the Sonic the Hedgehog film, the network broadcast the remaining episodes in 2020, marking the first time the episodes aired in any format on Japanese television.

For the English dub produced by 4Kids, which aired on Fox's Saturday morning block FoxBox, later renamed 4Kids TV, from to , were referred to as , each long, and were referred to as . However, the Saga Set DVD releases split the episodes into , each containing . The airdates for TV Tokyo are listed on the left, while the airdates for the 4Kids English dub are on the right. For , air dates for the Japanese run reflect the first date of Kids Station's broadcasts.

Series overview

The "seasons" that compromise the episode list correspond to the series' international release outside of Japan. In Japan, the first 52 episodes of Sonic X aired continuously year-round with regular preemptions in place for specials and sporting events, not split into standard seasonal cycles. The last 26 episodes were initially released internationally before coming to Japan as a Tokyo Movie Online-exclusive series prior to its 2020 rebroadcast on Kids Station.

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

1. "Sonic Drive"
2. * April 6, 2003 – March 28, 2004 and March 25, 2020 – April 30, 2020
3. * Lyricist: Takeshi Aida
4. * Composer / Arranger: Cher Watanabe
5. * Singers: Hironobu Kageyama and Hideaki Takatori
6. * Episodes: 1–78

Endings

2. * April 6, 2003 – June 29, 2003
3. * Lyricist / Composer / Arranger: Kazuyoshi Baba
4. * Singers: Run&Gun
5. * Episodes: 1–13
7. * July 6, 2003 – December 28, 2003 and March 25, 2020 – April 30, 2020
8. * Lyricist: Shun Taguchi
9. * Composer / Arranger: Masataka Matsutoya
10. * Singer: Aya Hiroshige
11. * Episodes: 14–39 and 53–78
12. "T.O.P."
13. * January 4, 2004 – March 28, 2004
14. * Lyricists / Singers: KP
15. * Composer / Arranger: URU
16. * Episodes: 40–52

United States

Opening

1. "Gotta Go Fast"
2. * August 23, 2003 – May 6, 2006
3. * By Norman Grossfeld and Russell Velazquez
4. * Episodes: 1–78

Ending

1. "Gotta Go Fast" (shortened version)
2. * August 23, 2003 – May 6, 2006
3. * By Norman Grossfeld and Russell Velazquez

PAL regions

Opening

1. "Sonic X"
2. * August 23, 2003 – May 6, 2006
3. * Episodes: 1–78

For the ending, PAL region broadcasts use the same melody of the American ending theme, albeit instrumental and with an adjusted pitch and speed. However, UK broadcasts retain the vocals.

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 have also been released, which include bonus features and 5.1 audio.

United States

VHS/DVD

Funimation released episodes 1–52 in 10 single-disc releases, as well as part of the series in VHS:

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.

Notes

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