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We're getting multicultural on this episode as we do a deep dive on the different ways Sonic has been portrayed between Japan and the West. We all know how Sega of America started making changes right from the jump, with their Robotniks and their Mobiuses and their Hardly, Nebraskas...OK, maybe not so much that last one. But the 30+ years that followed have seen a strange back-and-forth of each side borrowing from one another and slowly reintegrating Sonic into one cohesive vision...unless you're an annoying person on social media, in which case the two portrayals couldn't be further from one another, even to this day. Are Japanese and western Sonic really so separate? Did any of the changes end up being to the franchise's benefit in the long run? Or are they forever destined to be two different worlds? Not like the "two worlds" thing that briefly described the setting, but like, as in...you know what, just listen to the episode, you'll get what we mean. (0:00:00) Intro/Main topic: Japanese Sonic vs. Western Sonic (0:08:45) Sonic Origins (Not That One) (0:41:58) Media Adaptations (1:01:25) The End of an Era (1:39:50) The Western Revolution (1:56:05) An "Aligned" Continuity (2:21:29) Final thoughts (2:40:41) Outro Amie Waters on Linktree Windii on YouTube