The fact that Ken Penders stole the rights to Knuckles’s cowboy hat even though it debuted in something he didn’t even make is a hundred times eviler than all of Eggman’s schemes combined.

Tails' device was meant to control metal Sonic by syncing his thoughts with the real Sonic's thoughts, hence why the Sonic knew everything metal was going to do. Metal over the course of the fight became more and more like the real Sonic until the machine broke at which point his mind was completely in sync hence the heel change

The reason metal sonic turned good was actually hinted at. During the movie the owl states that sonic helped him (when he has the hip new clothing) but the viewer is supposed to realise sonic never came back at this point, and it was metal sonic. I think the idea is, because metal sonic copied sonic in every way, he also copied his good and kind nature. Remember, metal was never reported to do anything else but fight sonic, his primary target.

Be honest. Most of those planning texts were just "Wear the hat." "No." "Wear the hat." "No." "The sonic movie's coming out soon. You have to wear that hat now." "(sigh) Okay, fine..." Weren't they?

Sonic OVA: Strange! Isn’t it? Sonic 2020: Uh... meow?

my favourite line from the movie: "Tails, I never thought you'd stoop down that low!" and "SHUT UP TAILS!"

I swear to god the daughter yelling "no stop you always beat me!" At robotnik really threw me off for a moment before I realised they were playing a video game

"Oh, that's an eggman baby with a mustache and breastfeeding" *_Holy Music Stops_*

"The animated movies just kinda happen" *Cries is Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva*

Still a classic movie after all these years, Its honestly something I watch every year

old owl character appears in a falling plane, spiraling out of control: Tails appearing in Sonic Adventure DX, flying out of control: *STRANGE, ISN'T IT?*

8:24 I actually really love this sonic voice, it sounds really unique and I could really go for more of it. The voice doesn't actually scream "sonic" to me but it's a very good voice nonetheless.

You can't deny that Johnny looks really sharp with that cowboy hat that we'll never see again. Strange, isn't it?

"Oh, that's an Eggman baby with a mustache and breastfeeding" All these years of watching this OVA, and I JUST now noticed that. D:

I honestly, I absolutely LOVE this OVA, it's one of my all time favorite pieces of non-game Sonic media. Also, I absolutely love the thing with so much 80s and 90s anime where all the mechanical stuff is just so immaculately detailed xD

this OVA is a masterpiece fight me anyway, the point of metal sonic's actions near the end is that he really was a perfect copy of sonic, personality wise and not just in his abilities. you didn't mention the scene where he comes to take sonic's favourite clothes from owlman earlier which helps set it up, but yeah good overview

"posted 6m ago" Me: *SONIC SPEED*

wait both movies have old owls? I'm freaking out, guys

Baby Yoda: I did it first Baby Eggman: Hold my Latte

5:44 Knuckles: "I wanna be a cowboy"

Whenever I watch the Sonic OVA, the Metal Sonic death scene always makes me cry for some reason.

8:01 Who even needs Baby Sonic (or any other baby character) anymore, _Baby Eggman is clearly superior_

I know you said you're not a fan of Sarah, but I always liked her personality shifts and design in general. I'm actually sad that you didn't play the rest of the clip of her losing the game. Robotnik says he doesn't want to play again, but then she smugly says "I'll stop being your hostage" and he sits back down and frowns to do one more game. Moments like these I live for.

*Sonic movie; just came out* *video recommendation* Me: "Strange, isn't it" *Metal Sonic noises intensifies*

3:39 Sonic used it first since it's an anime stock sound effect

_"I never thought you'd stoop that low!"_

3:20 why you gotta do me like this

I honestly love the OVA it’s really great the story is alright and the art design is just FANTASTIC

Hey dude, should we go out to watch the Sonic Movie? "We already have the Sonic Movie at home." The Sonic Movie at home:

I'm trying to avoid the sonic movie spoilers and I'm glad this is something different

I absolutely love the Sonic OVA, it's fun and stupid and it knows it. And yes I love all the Sara and Robotnik stuff, and the turtle missile is just the greatest. It manages to have some great animation and action while still keep it all light hearted with the weird stuff all going on in the background. It's an absolute shame we never got more of this.

Oh Man! You guys passed over the best scene! at around 44 and a half minutes into the movie, they are rolling in a snowball, and then when they get out of the snowball, Tails is so scared that he immediately grabbed onto Sarah, and then Knuckles effectively calls him a pervert by going "Tails! Get off! I never thought you'd stoop that low..." it is the best thing knuckles has ever said

You might know everything I’m going to do, but that’s not going to help you since I know everything you you’re going to do! Strange, isn’t it?!

Ant dude to nitro rad: You might know everything I’m going to do, BUT I ALSO KNOW WHAT YOURE GOING TO DO, STRANGE ISNT IT?!

8:25 Damn, Jaleel White can pull off a pretty good Kuja voice.

Did you know: Ok Ko had a crossover with Sonic and there’s actually a OVA reference

0:26 key word "competent" it wasnt bad, thats for sure, but it could have been a lot better. But eh, its definitely worth watching if you are a sonic fan.

"SHUT UP TAILS " - Sonic

5:21 "He is shooting putty right out of his ass!" 🤣

i loved this film growing up, i always loved the aesthetic and dark eerie empty world throughout the film

3:38 The Pokéball sound effect was a stock sound effect.

I lost count of how many times I watched this movie as a kid even though it was absolutely the last thing I was expecting. It’s just so great. I still find myself quoting this film more times than should probably be acceptable.

8:46 Wrong, sonic 3 *and* knuckles & knuckles

3:38 because it’s a stock sound effect that Pokémon just so happens to use

"SHUT UP TAILS!" -Sonic 1996 "Uhhhh... Meow???" -Sonic 2020

Imagine if the latest movie had the style of the OVA

Eggman's laugh animation while in the president's office is still my favorite part of the whole flick. it just cracks me up every time.

I remember the only "release" this had in the UK being the trailers within Sonic Jam. Seriously, I would spend so much time watching those and it wasn't until several years later when home internet became fairly common that I "obtained" and watched the full OVA.

“Man I used to watch this movie all the time when I was a kid. Back when I was enthralled by anything & everything Sonic The Hedgehog. I guess not much has really changed…” I felt that whole sentence on a spiritual level..

I personally like Sarah as a character. Her relationship with Sonic and Hate towards Robotnik was very entertaining in my opinion. Speaking of, I’m upset the script didn’t have them mention any of the.....adult jokes, to put it mildly. And now that this is done.....how long do we have to wait for you to talk about the Animal Crossing movie? (I’m being serious. That does exist.)

In japan the OVA was actually a 2 episode special. The first episode ended when Sonic and co heads off into Robotnicks base after defeating Metal Robotnick and the second episode starts off with Sonic shutting down the generator and meeting Metal Sonic. When they brought it over to America they thought it would be best to splice the two episodes together into one movie which is why it feels a little in-cohesive.

This is a trip. I watched this back in, like, 2001 when it was uploaded to Shadow of a Hedgehog. Given that it was 2001, it was uploaded at 144P and video-only so you had to scrounge up a translated script (helpfully provided by the site!) and read along to a silent video. It was a magical experience.

I think you've got a little confused. 1991 was the year where the hedgehog debuted while 1996 was the year where the OVA released

Aww man that shirt is so good. Ray and Mighty have always been my favorite Sonic characters and I’m so glad they got revived for Sonic Mania.

Bruhhhh. Both of yalls videos are super dope glad y’all did a calab!!

3:37 this OVA came out in 1996. Pokemon anime first aired in Japan on April 1st 1997

Just for note, if anyone wants explanation to why the voices were weird in this OVA, it was because the cast was almost entirely made up of voice actors from the now former ADV films. The dub was recorded at their late Monster Island sound studio, it closed in 2005 after ADV films bought Industrial Smoke & Mirrors before renaming it three times. The first name under ADV's ownership was ADV Studios (creative name, I know) then ADV renamed it Amusement Park Media after ADV started offering their recording services to third-parties before renaming it in 2009 to Seraphim Digital. After ADV closed, they're now independently hired by various companies for their voice and translation work for various projects.

I really hope the OVA gets more attention, I loved it!

So good to see you two working together again. Love you both

Man the nostalgia here is making my day 😍 It's so exciting to see someone else actually talk about this "movie"!

Ah yes, this movie; probably my favorite out of all the Sonic animations! I heard this was actually supposed to be a pilot to a full series. If that's true, it's a shame we never got it, but on it's own the movie is pretty great!

The OVA is still dope, I literally just watched it

Antdude and SomecallmeJohnny should do video collabs more often, not gonna lie. Also the thumbnail is amazing, props to Kevin.

I love these two Ovas, they ain't perfect but they are fun and Sonic actually has a brain.

I find it hilarious that one of my friends JUST made a YTP of this movie. How ironic.

It's anime. It's supposed to be weird. That's why it's a masterpiece.

I absolutely love the way this video was put together nice job guys

I'll always agree with Johnny's idea that a final product is a final product, but I think the OVA's rushed nature came down to these two movies actually being pilots for a potential TV series. That's likely why there were so many loose threads all about (the president, Sarah, the island Sonic and Tails live on, Knuckles, etc.). They were all meant to be elaborated upon had things gotten greenlit.

i would watch this on vhs everytime when i stayed home sick from school as a kid. i think they should have every voice actor that voiced sonic cameo in the next movie. tails sounds alot like how he did in sonic heroes. i'm kind of tired of sonic being an alien in these stories. i liked how he just lived in earth's future like in this movie and in the comics.

Eggman: "Okay, now what should I do to pass the time while Sonic and Tails make their way to Robotroblis?" President's Daughter: "Haaaai!" Eggman: *Smiles in malicious intent*

I rewatched this movie recently with my sister, us being sonic fans since childhood and all. I was a bit worried that the OVA wouldn‘t be that good and my memories simply being nostalgia, but it really holds up. Haven‘t watched either of the live action movies to compare, but this one is great from start to finish in my opinion. Best version of metal sonic we‘ve ever seen. That shot of his turbine firing up as the ground crumbles is amazing.

I remember when I was a little kid, my dad "borrowed" a bunch of sonic games off the internet for me and a Genesis emulator and also had a video file of this movie on our computer. It was in Japanese subtitled english and I think that's one thing that really helped me learn how to read. I was 4 or 5 years old and this movie was the coolest thing ever to me.

Man, I had no idea that you were going to do this. But maybe you knew others would also do it, so you did it first

OVA is a collection of 2 “anime” episodes edited together

Haven't watched this in YEARS! I loved it when I was a kid. Thanks for bringing this back to the light! It WAS a bt weird, but super cool!

In the theater I saw the Sonic Movie in yesterday, they actually showed part of the fight scene with Mecha Robotnik from the OVA, along with Sonic Underground, Sonic X, and more video game shows and movies. It was neat.

3:14 Antdude: really? Mr. Owl: uuuhhhhh?? The President?

3:08 Are we just going to ignore the "sonic flowers?"

I love that you are using the Sonic CD OST for the background music in this video. Makes me smile.

When he was talking about the 3 sonic cartoons running at the same time the OVA came out I *COMPLETELY* forgot about Underground

No-one: The comments very soon: *STRANGE, ISN'T IT?*

3:17 love how you use the prez from one of the sonic adveture games in this Antdude

Anthony: and you need to get a cowboy hat Johny: why? Anthony: it's called doing a bit Johny: but why? Anthony: the point is that it has no point

I grew up with this movie and I really enjoy it when people draw some attention to it.

01:20 The ape escape anime was so good! Now if only someone would GIVE SEASON 2 SUBTITLES...that'd be great.

I freaking love this movieeee I watch it at least once a year it's legitimately one of my favs even if it makes some weird/bad choices

Thanks for talking about that movie instead the new one. I'm touched that someone still remembered that this exist.

I remember seeing this movie on KZfaq when I was younger and finding everything about metal sonic and his demise so epic and awesome

I grew up with this movie. I had the white VHS and everything lmao definitely one of my defining pieces of sonic media. Now it’s not the best movie but it’s a good ol time

I played some old Sonic games as a kid, but this was the first time I'd ever seen Knuckles, and was really confused why he didn't have a Cowboy hat in the games.

Good review, AntDude. Nice to see Johnny here too 😉👍.

Believe it or not this ova is what got me so invested in gaming My family got the vhs from a yard sale and we still have it today and have a least watch it one time a year. I love this ova a lot

Dang, this looks like what I always wanted as a kid. A full length blow out of that Sonic CD opening. Sigh, growing up before the internet had its limitations.

7:51 You after you made yourself a laughing matter in costume party

I like the Sonic OVA unironically. I think its one of the best pieces of media to come out of the Sonic franchise.

The OVA isn’t something you watch because it’s good. You watch it because it’s sonic

8:24 "YOU MIGHT KNOW EVERYTHING I'M GOING TO DO, BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO HELP YOU SINCE I KNOW EVERY THING YOUR GOING TO DO! STRANGE ISN'T IT! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!"

Lets not forget that this OVA gave us the best line in existence. Strange isn't it?

Great video

Cool video, Johnny's hat made me like and subscribe.