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'''4Kids Entertainment''' was an anime production company that was in charge of the English localization of ''[[Sonic X]]''. Like many other Japanese animated television shows, the company [[Wikipedia:Editing of anime in American distribution|heavily edited]] ''Sonic X'' for American viewers to satisfy broadcasting regulations and standards. Several scenes, especially those that contained 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.
   
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In 2005, starting from ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'', the 4Kids voice cast took over as the official English voice cast for the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog series|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' video games. This was up until late 2010, when the entire voice cast (except for [[Mike Pollock]], [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]]'s voice actor) was replaced yet again, now with the [[Studiopolis]] cast.
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'''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 to satisfy broadcasting regulations and standards. 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.
 
   
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The CEO of 4Kids, [[wikipedia:Alfred R. Kahn|Alfred R. Kahn]] retired on 11 January 2011. In 2012, 4Kids was sued due to a lawsuit from TV Tokyo, who accused them of entering illegal agreements that allowed them to collect royalties from ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' without paying a portion to TV Tokyo. 4Kids filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and later reincorporated as 4Licensing Corporation, with their rights for the English distribution of ''Sonic X'' being transferred to Kidsco Media Ventures.<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-06-16/konami-to-get-4kids-yu-gi-oh-assets-under-proposed-deal |title= Konami to Get 4Kids' Yu-Gi-Oh! Assets Under Proposed Deal |publisher= Anime News Network |date= 17 June 2012 |accessdate= 15 April 2014}}</ref>
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After [[Deem Bristow]]'s death, the 4Kids voice cast took over as the official English voice cast for ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog series|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' video games in 2005 starting from ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'', upsetting the vast majority of fans.
  
   
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==Notable 4Kids-represented voice actors/actresses==
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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, [[wikipedia:Alfred R. Kahn|Alfred R. Kahn]] retired on 11 January 2011.
 
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*[[Frank Frankson|Greg Abbey]] (voice of [[Sam Speed]] in ''Sonic X'') (credited as Frank Frankson)
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In 2012, 4Kids was sued due to a lawsuit, with their rights with the English distribution of ''Sonic X'' being transferred to Kidsco Media Ventures.<ref>http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-06-16/konami-to-get-4kids-yu-gi-oh-assets-under-proposed-deal</ref>
 
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==Notable 4Kids-represented voice actors & actresses==
  
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*[[Frank Frankson|Greg Abbey]] (voice of [[Sam Speed]] in ''Sonic X'')
  
 
*[[Amy Birnbaum]] (voice of [[Charmy]], [[Helen]] and [[Cosmo]] in ''Sonic X'')
  
*[[Amy Birnbaum]] (voice of [[Charmy]], [[Helen]] and [[Cosmo]] in ''Sonic X'')
 
*[[Pete Capella]] (voice of [[Silver the Hedgehog|Silver]])
  
*[[Pete Capella]] (voice of [[Silver the Hedgehog|Silver]])
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*[[Dan Green]] (voice of [[Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles]], [[Vector the Crocodile|Vector]], [[Storm the Albatross|Storm]], and [[Mephiles the Dark|Mephiles]])
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*[[Dan Green]] (voice of [[Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles]], [[Vector the Crocodile|Vector]], [[Storm the Albatross|Storm]], and [[Mephiles the Dark|Mephiles]]) (also credited as Jay Snider)
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*[[Jason Griffith]] (voice of [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]], [[Shadow the Hedgehog|Shadow]], and [[Jet the Hawk|Jet]])
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*[[Jason Griffith]] (voice of [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]], [[Shadow the Hedgehog|Shadow]], and [[Jet the Hawk|Jet]]) (also credited as J. Griff and Adam Caroleson)
 
*[[Suzanne Goldish]] (voice of [[Christopher Thorndyke|Chris]] in ''Sonic X'')
  
*[[Suzanne Goldish]] (voice of [[Christopher Thorndyke|Chris]] in ''Sonic X'')
 
*Wayne Grayson
  
*Wayne Grayson
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*[[Rebecca Handler]] (voice of [[Cream the Rabbit|Cream]] and [[Vanilla the Rabbit|Vanilla]])
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*[[Rebecca Handler]] (voice of [[Cream the Rabbit|Cream]] and [[Vanilla the Rabbit|Vanilla]], [[Tikal]], [[Maria Robotnik|Maria]], and [[Omochao]] (and [[Cheese (Sonic X)|Cheese]] and other [[Chao (Sonic X)|Chao]] in ''Sonic X'')) (credted as Rebecca Honig)
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*[[Matt Hoverman]]
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*[[Matt Hoverman]] (voice of [[Dark Oak]] in ''Sonic X'')
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*[[Bella Hudson]] (voice of [[Blaze the Cat|Blaze]], [[Wave the Swallow|Wave]], [[Maria Robotnik|Maria]], and [[Shahra, the Genie of the Ring|Shahra]])
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*[[Bella Hudson]] (voice of [[Blaze the Cat|Blaze]], [[Wave the Swallow|Wave]], [[Shahra]] and the [[Secretary]] in ''Shadow the Hedgehog'')
 
*[[Liza Jacqueline]] (voice of [[Omochao]] in ''Sonic Riders'')
  
*[[Liza Jacqueline]] (voice of [[Omochao]] in ''Sonic Riders'')
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*[[Jennifer Johnson]] (voice of [[Lindsey Thorndyke|Lindsey]] in ''Sonic X'')
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*[[Jennifer Johnson]] (voice of [[Topaz]] in ''Sonic X'')
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*[[Ted Lewis]] (voice of [[Nelson Thorndyke|Nelson]] and [[Yellow Zelkova]] in ''Sonic X'')
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*[[Ted Lewis]] (voice of the [[President (Sonic X)|President]], [[Nelson Thorndyke|Nelson]] and [[Yellow Zelkova]] in ''Sonic X'') (credited as Ed Paul)
 
*[[Rachael Lillis]] (voice of [[Danny]] in ''Sonic X'')
  
*[[Rachael Lillis]] (voice of [[Danny]] in ''Sonic X'')
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*[[Jerry Lobozzo]] (voice of [[Chuck Thorndyke|Chuck]] in ''Sonic X'')
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*[[Jerry Lobozzo]] (voice of [[Chuck Thorndyke|Chuck]] in ''Sonic X'') (credited as Jack Quevas)
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*[[Caren Manuel]] (voice of [[Rouge the Bat|Rouge]])
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*[[Kathleen Delaney]] (voice of [[Rouge the Bat|Rouge]])
 
*Matthew Mitler
  
*Matthew Mitler
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*[[Lisa Ortiz]] (voice of [[Amy Rose]])
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*[[Lisa Ortiz]] (voice of [[Amy Rose]] and [[Christina Cooper]])
 
*[[Amy Palant]] (voice of [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]])
  
*[[Amy Palant]] (voice of [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]])
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*[[Mike Pollock]] (voice of [[Doctor Eggman]], [[Eggman Nega]], and [[Ella]] in ''Sonic X'')
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*Andrew Paull (voice of [[SCR-GP]], [[SCR-HD]] and [[Master Core: ABIS]])
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*[[Mike Pollock]] (voice of [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]], [[Eggman Nega]], and [[Ella]] in ''Sonic X'')
 
*[[Kayzie Rogers]]
  
*[[Kayzie Rogers]]
 
*[[Jonathan Todd Ross]]
  
*[[Jonathan Todd Ross]]
 
*[[Sean Schemmel]] (voice of [[Black Doom]])
  
*[[Sean Schemmel]] (voice of [[Black Doom]])
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*[[Michael Sinterniklaas]] (voice of adult Chris in ''Sonic X'')
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*[[Michael Sinterniklaas]] (voice of teenager Chris in ''Sonic X'')
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*[[Veronica Taylor]] (voice of [[Earthia]] in ''Sonic X'')
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*[[Veronica Taylor]]
 
*[[Marc Thompson]] (voice of the [[The Commander|G.U.N. Commander]])
  
*[[Marc Thompson]] (voice of the [[The Commander|G.U.N. Commander]])
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*Kerry Williams
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*[[Kerry Williams]] (voice of [[Frances]] in ''Sonic X'')
 
*[[David Wills]] (voice of [[Espio the Chameleon|Espio]])
  
*[[David Wills]] (voice of [[Espio the Chameleon|Espio]])
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*[[Oliver Wyman]] (voice of [[Big the Cat|Big]])
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*[[Oliver Wyman]] (voice of [[Big the Cat|Big]] and [[Pachacamac|Pachamac]]) (credited as Pete Zarustica)
 
*Stuart Zagnit
  
*Stuart Zagnit
   
 
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*[[Maddie Blaustein]] (voice of the [[President]] and [[E-123 Omega|Omega]]; died in 2008)
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*[[Maddie Blaustein]] (voice of the [[Babylon Guardian]], [[E-10000G]], [[E-10000R]], [[E-123 Omega|Omega]] and the [[President]] in ''Shadow the Hedgehog''; died in 2008)
 
*[[Darren Dunstan]] (voice of [[Bocoe]] and [[Mister Tanaka]] in ''Sonic X'')
  
*[[Darren Dunstan]] (voice of [[Bocoe]] and [[Mister Tanaka]] in ''Sonic X'')
 
*[[Megan Hollingshead]] (voice of [[Scarlet Garcia]] from ''Sonic X'')
  
*[[Megan Hollingshead]] (voice of [[Scarlet Garcia]] from ''Sonic X'')
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*[[Andrew Rannells]] (voice of Omega and various [[Guardian Unit of Nations|G.U.N. troopers]] in ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'')
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*[[Andrew Rannells]] (voice of [[Decoe]], [[Mr. Stewart]] and [[E-102 Gamma|Gamma]] in ''Sonic X'' and various [[Guardian Units of Nations|G.U.N. troopers]] in ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'')
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*Tara Sands
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*Tara Sands (credited as Tara Jayne)
 
*Eric Stuart
  
*Eric Stuart
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*[[Jimmy Zoppi]] (voice of Vector in ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'')
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*[[Carter Cathcart]] (voice of Vector in ''Sonic X'' and ''Shadow the Hedgehog'') (also credited as Jimmy Zoppi)
   
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==Sonic media containing 4Kids voices==
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==''Sonic'' media containing 4Kids voice casts==
 
*''[[Sonic X]]''
  
*''[[Sonic X]]''
 
*''[[Sonic Rush]]''
  
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*''[[Sonic Unleashed]]''
  
*''[[Sonic Unleashed]]''
 
*''[[Sonic and the Black Knight]]''
  
*''[[Sonic and the Black Knight]]''
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*''[[Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''
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*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''
 
*''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]''
  
*''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]''
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*[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Wii U'']] {{C|Archived from ''Brawl''}}
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*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{C|Archived from ''Brawl''}}
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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* 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.
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*All the main series games with the 4Kids voice actors; ''Shadow the Hedgehog'', ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (2006), and ''Sonic Unleashed'' have ESRB ratings of E10+.
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*4Kids produced a crossover featuring ''Sonic X'' and other shows called ''[[The Fight for the FoxBox]]'' in 2003.
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==Gallery==
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===Logos===
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==References==
  
==References==

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4Kids Entertainment was an anime production company that was in charge of the English localization of Sonic X. Like many other Japanese animated television shows, the company heavily edited Sonic X for American viewers to satisfy broadcasting regulations and standards. Several scenes, especially those that contained 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.

In 2005, starting from Shadow the Hedgehog, the 4Kids voice cast took over as the official English voice cast for the Sonic the Hedgehog video games. This was up until late 2010, when the entire voice cast (except for Mike Pollock, Dr. Eggman's voice actor) was replaced yet again, now with the Studiopolis cast.

The CEO of 4Kids, Alfred R. Kahn retired on 11 January 2011. In 2012, 4Kids was sued due to a lawsuit from TV Tokyo, who accused them of entering illegal agreements that allowed them to collect royalties from Yu-Gi-Oh! without paying a portion to TV Tokyo. 4Kids filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and later reincorporated as 4Licensing Corporation, with their rights for the English distribution of Sonic X being transferred to Kidsco Media Ventures.[1]

Notable 4Kids-represented voice actors/actresses

Former

Sonic media containing 4Kids voice casts

Trivia

  • All the main series games with the 4Kids voice actors; Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), and Sonic Unleashed have ESRB ratings of E10+.
  • 4Kids produced a crossover featuring Sonic X and other shows called The Fight for the FoxBox in 2003.

Gallery

Logos

References

  1. ↑ Konami to Get 4Kids' Yu-Gi-Oh! Assets Under Proposed Deal. Anime News Network (17 June 2012). Retrieved on 15 April 2014.
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