Chao In Space

Chao In Space
Studio: Neko Productions
Publisher: Sega
Original airdate: 2019-12-12
Original channel(s): YouTube
Language: English

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Chao In Space is a one-shot animated short that was first aired on the official Sonic the Hedgehog YouTube channel and Twitter feed on December 12th, 2019 as a holiday special, produced by Yukio Kusumoto and directed by Tyson Hesse of Sonic Mania Adventures and Team Sonic Racing Overdrive fame. It is based on the in-universe "Chao in Space" series advertised by posters in games like Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2

Synopsis

“	Brace for impact as forces collide in “Chao In Space”! Don’t worry – you’re (probably) not dreaming. Inspired by the posters originally found in the Sonic Adventure series, the epic space saga finally comes to life as a beautiful short animation, almost 20 years later. It’s our little gift to you, and we hope you like it. From all of us at SEGA – Happy Holidays!	„
— YouTube description

Production credits

• Inspired by "Chao in Space" poster designed by: Yoshitaka Miura
• Original Chao Design by: Sachiko Kawamura
• Unit Production Manager: Jasmin Hernandez
• Written, Directed, Animated by: Tyson Hesse
• Cleanup and Additional Animation: Severin Piehl, Mariel Cartwright
• Storyboard by: J.N. Wiedle, Tyson Hesse
• Background Design: GGDG
• Environment Animation and Compositing: Brady Hartel
• Original cut-scene music taken from Sonic Forces Composed by: Takahito Eguchi
• Original Chao music taken from Sonic Adventure 2 Composed by: Fumie Kumatani
• Escape From The City - Chao Ver. Composed and Arranged by: Jun Senoue
• Music and Dialogue Editor: Tyson Hesse, Jun Senoue
• Voice Overs: Roger Craig Smith, Mike Pollock, Tomoko Sasaki
• Special Thanks: Tomoya Ohtani
• Executive Producers: Takashi Iizuka, Kazuyuki Hoshino, Hiroshi Nishiyama
• Co-Executive Producers: Ian Curran, Ivo Gerscovich, Hitoshi Okuno
• Graphics: Jimmy Lenoir, Petia Koutzarova
• Special Thanks: Ian Drazen, Evan Bader, Fatima Budica, John Choon, Katie Chrzanowski, Michael Cisneros, Jennifer Cox, Alan Hadaya, Ryan Hamlyn, Sandra Jo, Austin Keys, Mai Kiyotaki, Cindy Lin, Hannah Motegi, Keisuke Nagai, Maria Romo, Aaron Roseman, Nathan Shabazi, Miki Takahashi, Lola Shiraishi, Ayumi Tanioka, Justin Thormann, Anoulay Tsai, Aaron Webber
• Production Chao: BROOKLYNN, DEAN
• ©SEGA. All rights reserved. SEGA is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. SEGA, the SEGA logo and Chao in Space are either registered trademarks or trademarks of SEGA Holdings Co., Ltd. or its affiliates.

Source: Ending credits

Merchandise

Main article: Chao In Space/Merchandise

External links

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  Chao In Space - Official Animation on YouTube