Sonic X Shadow Generations: Dark Beginnings

Sonic X Shadow Generations: Dark Beginnings

Publisher: Sega

Number of seasons: 1

Number of episodes: 3

Original airdate: 2024-09-25^[1] — 2024-10-10^[1]

Original channel(s): YouTube

Language: English

Release	Date	RRP	Code	Rating
World	2024-09-25^[1]	FREE	?

Sonic X Shadow Generations: Dark Beginnings is an animated short and posted on official Sonic the Hedgehog social media channels by Sega to promote Sonic X Shadow Generations. It was first teased on Twitter on May 14, 2024^[2] and revealed during the SEGA Presents: A New Era of Shadow. Shedding Light on the Ultimate Life Form panel at Anime Expo on July 6.

Synopsis

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Plot summary

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Production credits

Directed by: Christopher Luc, Kevin Molina-Ortiz
Executive Producer: Yukio Kusumoto
Producer: Jasmin Hernandez
Written by: Ian Flynn

Studio Giggex LLC

Storyboards: Christopher Luc, Kevin Molina-Ortiz, Sebrina Gao, Laura Gille, Sheldon Vella
Additional Storyboards: Dian Liu
Animatic Editor: Kevin Molina-Ortiz
Art Director: Christopher Luc
2D Character Design: Christopher Luc, Bryce Collins
2D BG Design: So Lin Park, Sheldon Vella
2D Prop Design: Christopher Luc, Sheldon Vella
BG Painter: Sebrina Gao
Color Script: Carl Beau, Sebrina Gao
Colorist: Ara Gus Thomassian, CSH
Special Thanks: Adam Middleton, Alan Chow, Alan Wan, Li Chen

SIMAGE Animation & Media Ltd.

Animation by: SIMAGE Animation & Media Ltd.
Producer: Matthew Chow
Animation Director: Miles Cheng
Art Director: Joe Kwun
Technical Director: Miles Cheng
Project Manager: Ruth Sik
3D Layout: Ricky Wong
3D Character 3D Modeling: Miles Cheng, Kwun Chan
3D Background and Props Modeling: Tony Cheng, Perry Chu, Solomon Choi, Chung Wai Wong, Ricky Wong, Eric Lee, Anna Li, Jim Chim, Siu Chung Chan, Ada Cheung, Pak Him Cheong
3D Animation: Victor Sum, Oscar Chau, Kiki Wong
2D Animation: Vicky Chiang, Nell Keung
VFX Animation: Weng Hon Ip, Vicky Chiang, Nell Keung, Joe Kwun
Surfacing: Perry Chu, Ching Ho Tam, Kwun Chan
3D Rigging: Cheuk Fei Ho
2D Graphic Design: Thomas Wan
Lighting and Compositing: Joe Kwun, Ching Ho Tam

Unkai Company Limited

2DFX Designer and Animator: Erwin Rieffel
2DFX Animator: Clémentine Gautier
Producer: Peter Antoniew

Studiopolis, Inc.

Voice Director: Jack Fletcher
Casting by: Jamie Simone
Talent Coordinator: Rachel Blumberg
Recording Production Assistant: Sean Kelley, Elijah Ungvary
Recording Engineer: David Walsh
Dialogue Editor: Suzanne Goldish, Bryan Showalter

Tohokushinsha

Voice Director: Keiichiro Miyoshi
Recording Production Coordinator: Masayuki Kato
Recording Engineer: Yoshiki Ishiyama

SEGA Europe Ltd.

SVP, Studio Operations: Marta Lois Gonzalez
Finance Manager, Studio Operations: Ricky Dhaliwal
Head of Localisation: Vanessa Shallcross
Senior Localisation Project Manager: Miguel Lerma García
Translations by: Keywords Studios Italy
Lead Localization Project Manager: Edoardo Fusco
French Translation: Karine Goldstein, Myriam Bossu, Valerie Congy
Italian Translation: Luciana "Svet" Perrucci, Simone Rivello
German Translation: Hanna Reibert, Maxi Lange, Robin Schnoeckelborg
Castilian Spanish Translation: Alejandro Gómez de la Muñoza, Desirée Henares Sánchez
Mexican Spanish Translation: Fernando Loza, Gustavo Lozano
Japanese Translation: Ikue Hirata, Susumu Yamamoto
Portugese (Brazil) Translation: LocSmiths
PM and Lead Editor: Amanda do Prado
Editor: Bruno Dias
Translator: Ricardo Nakaoka
Polish and Russian Translations by: The Most Games
Polish Translation: Karolina Barszcz
Polish Editing: Tomek Kaliszewski
Polish Review: Natalia Paterek
Russian Translation: Elisa Sarana
Russian Editing: Veronika Konoplina
Russian Review: Yulia Soboleva

SEGA Co., Ltd.

Japanese Localization: Eitaro Toyoda, Ryusuke Kurita, Risa Abe, Yoshiko Takenaka
Asian Languages: Chihyu Chang, Hao Yu, Kim Hyekyoung, Lili Lee, Mo Jincheon, Yang Yiyu
Special Thanks: Akihito Fujiwara, Katsuyuki Shigihara, Kazuyuki Hoshino, Keiichi Matate, Koichi Shibuya, Maiko Kobayashi, Momoko Ishida, Narumi Yoneyama, Ruiko Miyamoto, Seki Hayashi, Shoko Kozuki, Takeki Kani, Yasuko Sato
Supervising Director, Audio Productions: Tomoya Ohtani
Music Director: Jun Senoue
Sound Designer: Hajime Takagi (Digitalcircus)
Foley Artist: Hiroshi Sembon (Digitalcircus)
- Foley recorded & mixed at Kadokawa Daiei Studio
Music: Yuzuru Jinma
Violin & Viola by: Kazuha Takahashi
Violin recorded by Miya Yoshitada at SEGA Studio
Mixed by: Yu Aoki (B-PILOT)
End Credit Song: "Throw It All Away (Retrospective ver.)"
- Remixed by GWIZ
Special Thanks: Keisuke Tsukahara
SEGA Executive Producers: Shuji Utsumi, Justin Scarpone, Hitoshi Okuno, John Cheng, Ian Curran, Ivo Gerscovich
Sonic Team USA Creative Officer: Takashi Iizuka
Special Thanks: Ian Drazen, Aaron Crimmins, Abby Barnstone, Abe Urias, Afia Khan, Alex Gomez, Alex Killeen, Alex Lopez, Alexa Bowers, Angela Hoyer, Attiya Riasat, Austin Keys, Ayumi Tanioka, Bethany Maddock, Bianca Galvan, Cheyenne Bosworth, Chris Hernandez, Claire Kimball, Cole Carrasco, Daisuke Miyawaki, Daniel Collins, Ed Diaz, Erendira Espinoza, Erik Gomez-Leon, Evan Bader, Frida Martinez, Giselle Martinez, Gordon Sung, Hannah Motegi, Hez Chorba, Hiro Watanabe, Hiroshi Nishiyama, Jackie Lay, James Jun, James Kaneshiro, Janette Gutierrez, Jarryd Musngi, Jason Taylor, Jason Wong, Jeff Shieh, Jeremy Pack, Jeremy Swain, Jillena Acala, Jimmy Lenoir, JJ Sacks, Joel Youkhanna, John Choon, Jonathan Ubovich, Justin Lao, Justin Thormann, Karin Miyata, Katherine Zhang, Katie Chrzanowski, Kenneth Washington, Kohei Kondo, Kristen Zimmer, Mai Kiyotaki, Maida Chan, Maithilee Juvekar, Makiko Hoogerbrugge, Marcella Churchill, Maria Eleni Pasia, Maria Romo, Matthew Allen, Michael Cisneros, Michael Morrison, Miki Takahashi, Mistuhiro Tanaka, Naoko Kogawa, Natasha De La Torre, Nathan Shabazi, Nicole Hall, Noriko Watanabe, Paul Ryan, Petia Koutzarova, Rafi Gabriel, Reid Taguchi, Rich Damiani, Richard Adams, Rod Raymundo, Ryan Hamlyn, Samantha Lim, Sandra Jo, Sarah Valle, Scott Murata, Sean Hern, Shotaro Kobayashi, Sydney Jenner, Thalia Piedra, Timothy Turner, Tomoko Suzaki, Trever Finnigan, Vincent Kwong, Vivian Nguyen, Will Meek, Yoko Makino, Yuhei Okugawa, Yuka Kobayashi, Yukina Masuda, Yusuke Sato

©SEGA

Source: Ending credits

Additional credits from episode 3

"Without You"
- Lyrics by: Casey Lee Williams
- Composed & arranged by: Jun Senoue
- Vocals: Casey Lee Williams
- Guitars: Jun Senoue
- Bass: Takeshi Taneda
- Drums: Akht.
- Programming: Yuzuru Jinma
- Recorded by: Takashi Nemoto at Sound Crew Studio
- Mixed by: Masahiro Fukuhara

Voice actors

Role	English	Japanese
Shadow the Hedgehog	Kirk Thornton	Koji Yusa
Maria Robotnik	Stephanie Sheh	Yuri Shiratori
Abraham Tower	Roger Craig Smith	Banjō Ginga
Rouge the Bat	Karen Strassman	Rumi Ochiai
E-123 Omega	Roger Craig Smith	Taiten Kusunoki
		Yuka Terasaki
		Haruo Yamagishi
		En Yoneda

Episodes

Episode #	Episode Title	Original Airdate	Description
1	*"Shadow and Maria"*	INT: 2024-09-25^[1]	Shadow’s tragic past – rife with conflict and loss – haunts his thoughts. But these nightmares come to him while wide awake! Could some sinister force be beckoning to him through his memories?^[3]
2	*"Finding the Way"*	INT: 2024-10-03^[1]	Shadow’s search for answers brings him into the crossfire with his allies and Dr. Eggman. Is Shadow’s unrelenting quest for answers worth the cost? And what will it cost Shadow to get the support he needs?^[4]
3	*"To the Ark"*	INT: 2024-10-10^[1]	Shadow leads Rouge and Omega into the heart of a G.U.N. military facility as the next step in his search for answers. The military organization that did so much harm to him in the past is now the only thing between him and his goal: the Space Colony ARK!^[4]

In addition to the serialised release, a few days after To the Ark released, a separate video titled Full Animation | SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS: Dark Beginnings (Bonus Ending!) was uploaded. In addition to new game footage in the credits, it also featured new animation after said credits.

Episode #	Episode Title	Original Airdate	Description
1-3	*"Full Animation"*	INT: 2024-10-14	Past and present collide in a time-splitting adventure! Shadow the Hedgehog, in a frantic chase for truth and understanding, is haunted by memories of battles fought and lives lost. But these nightmares aren't just lingering pain... they're prompted by a force Shadow thought was long destroyed...^[4]