4Kids Entertainment



4Kids Entertainment is an anime production company that was in charge of the English production of Sonic X. Like many other Japanese television shows the company has localized, Sonic X was heavily edited for American viewers for various reasons. Several scenes, especially those that contain violence or even death, were not shown. In addition, the deaths of three characters were censored and sidestepped, and the ending to the second season was greatly altered.

After Deem Bristow's death, the 4Kids voice cast took over as the official US voice cast for Sonic the Hedgehog video games in 2005 starting from Shadow the Hedgehog, upsetting the vast majority of fans. This was up until late 2010, when the entire voice cast (except for Mike Pollock, Dr. Eggman's voice actor) was replaced yet again, starting with Sonic Free Riders and Sonic Colors. The CEO of 4Kids, Alfred R. Kahn retired on January 11, 2011.

Notable 4Kids-represented voice actors & actresses

 * Greg Abbey (voice of Sam Speed in Sonic X)
 * Amy Birnbaum (voice of Charmy, Helen, and Cosmo in Sonic X)
 * Pete Capella (voice of Silver)
 * Dan Green (voice of Knuckles, Vector, Storm, and Mephiles)
 * Jason Griffith (voice of Sonic, Shadow, and Jet)
 * Suzanne Goldish (voice of Chris in Sonic X)
 * Wayne Grayson
 * Rebecca Handler (voice of Cream and Vanilla)
 * Matt Hoverman
 * Bella Hudson (voice of Blaze, Wave, Maria, and Shahra)
 * Liza Jacqueline (voice of Omochao in Sonic Riders)
 * Jennifer Johnson (voice of Linsey in Sonic X)
 * Ted Lewis (voice of Nelson and Yellow Zelkova in Sonic X)
 * Rachael Lillis (voice of Danny in Sonic X)
 * Jerry Lobozzo (voice of Chuck in Sonic X)
 * Caren Manuel (voice of Rouge)
 * Matthew Mitler
 * Lisa Ortiz (voice of Amy Rose)
 * Amy Palant (voice of Tails)
 * Mike Pollock (voice of Doctor Eggman, Eggman Nega, and Ella in Sonic X)
 * Kayzie Rogers
 * Jonathan Todd Ross
 * Sean Schemmel (voice of Black Doom)
 * Michael Sinterniklaas (voice of adult Chris in Sonic X)
 * Veronica Taylor (voice of Earthia in Sonic X)
 * Marc Thompson (voice of the G.U.N. Commander)
 * Kerry Williams
 * David Wills (voice of Espio)
 * Oliver Wyman (voice of Big)
 * Stuart Zagnit

Former

 * Maddie Blaustein (voice of the President and Omega; died in 2008)
 * Darren Dunstan (voice of Bocoe and Butler Tanaka in Sonic X)
 * Megan Hollingshead (voice of Scarlet Garcia from Sonic X)
 * Andrew Rannells (voice of Omega and various G.U.N. troopers in Shadow the Hedgehog)
 * Tara Sands
 * Eric Stuart
 * Jimmy Zoppi (voice of Vector in Shadow the Hedgehog)

Sonic media containing 4Kids voices

 * Sonic X
 * Sonic Rush
 * Shadow the Hedgehog
 * Sonic Riders
 * Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Sonic Rivals
 * Sonic and the Secret Rings
 * Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
 * Sonic Rivals 2
 * Sonic Rush Adventure
 * Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
 * Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 * Sonic Unleashed
 * Sonic and the Black Knight
 * Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
 * Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing

Trivia

 * Ironically all the main series games (excluding Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed and Sonic Lost World) with the 4Kids voice actors are all E10+. These games are Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), and Sonic Unleashed, as well as Sonic and the Black Knight and SEGA Superstars Tennis, though both are not mainstream games.