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Sumi-e Supersonic Needle is a Japanese pattern style for the Sonic the Hedgehog series merchandise by Sega. The style is based on sumi-e ink wash painting intended for an expressive and dynamic look, similar to the 2D artwork for Sonic Adventure and the artwork for the 2019 wallpapers and calendars for Sonic Channel. The artwork was illustrated by Yui Karasuno.[1]
Merchandise of the style was first available at the Sonic Birthday 2019 event in Tokyo Joypolis to commemorate the twenty-eighth anniversary of the Sonic series. Merchandise included T-shirts, tote bags, and clear bottles.[2] Later in the year for Tokyo Game Show 2019, more merchandise was available with a new T-shirt and six different canvas artworks. The T-shirt was of Super Sonic in a golden foil print, and the canvas artworks were available in blind bags.[3]
- T-shirt Sonic (2,800 yen)
- T-shirt Shadow (2,800 yen)
- Tote bag Sonic (1,500 yen)
- Tote bag Shadow (1,500 yen)
- Clear Bottle Sonic (1,600 yen)
- Clear Bottle Shadow (1,600 yen)
- T-shirt Super Sonic (3,200 yen)
- Canvas art collection (800 yen each)
Other artwork in this style have been used in posts on the Japanese Sega and Sonic the Hedgehog social media accounts. With the release of Sonic Colors: Ultimate, a tapestry featuring a new illustration in this style was sold as part of the DX Pack.[4] In 2022, posters of artwork made previously were sold by Pyramid America and Moor-Art Gallery.[2]
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2019 merchandise[]
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 Sonic T-shirt  Shadow T-shirt  Sonic tote bag  Shadow tote bag  Sonic clear bottle  Shadow clear bottle  Super Sonic T-shirt  Canvas art collection |
Other merchandise[]
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 Sonic Colors: Ultimate tapestry  Pyramid America poster  Pyramid America poster  Pyramid America poster  Pyramid America poster  Pyramid America poster  Moor-Art Gallery poster  Moor-Art Gallery poster  Moor-Art Gallery poster  Moor-Art Gallery poster |
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- ↑ Sumi-e Sonic Print Set by Yui Karasuno. (22 April 2022). Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved on 27 April 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 墨絵 超音速針鼠 (Japanese). Sonic Channel (7 June 2019). Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved on 27 April 2022.
- ↑ 「東京ゲームショウ2019」「ソニック」最新グッズ (Japanese). Sonic Channel (6 September 2019). Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved on 27 April 2022.
- ↑ ソニックカラーズ アルティメット 30thアニバーサリーパッケージ DXパック (Japanese). ebten. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved on 27 April 2022.