Freedom Movement

The Freedom Movement is an event that appears in the anime series Sonic X. It refers to the wide spread appeal of Sonic the Hedgehog's life style and the subsequent attempt of the people to attempt imitating it.

Past
The Freedom Movement came as a result of Sonic's gradual exposure to the public, alongside his actions and personality.

Emerl Saga
Several of the employees of Starhill Soft, who had become admirers of Sonic, had made it a habit of taking long vacations and absences from work, which caused a huge amount of paper work to pile up for the lack of work.

Homebound Saga
Some time later, the Freedom Movement is still going strong, with many people participating in movement and several pieces of merchandise, such as books and shirts, being made for the movement. Many too began associating the several new world records in various sporting events to Sonic's popularity, though this is not the case.