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Sega releases Sonic: Memories and Beyond, a 35th-anniversary short
Sega has released Sonic the Hedgehog: Memories and Beyond, a 35th-anniversary animated short. The story is by Takashi Iizuka, the script is by Ian Flynn, and the film is available on YouTube.
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Sega has released Sonic the Hedgehog: Memories and Beyond, a 35th-anniversary animated short, the company said in an official announcement. The story is by Takashi Iizuka, and the script is by Ian Flynn.
Sega describes the short as its fourth collaboration with GXS Productions. Anime News Network also reported the YouTube release on November 12.
What Sega says it is
In Sega's announcement, Sonic and his friends try to stop Dr. Eggman from using the Chaos Emeralds to upgrade Metal Sonic. The company describes the short as a "passion project" that took more than 12 months, and as a look back at "the vast 35-year history of Sonic."
Sega posted the film on YouTube. This article is not assigning a running time, because Sega's announcement does not state one.
The company also used the release to promote a commemorative T-shirt and anniversary merchandising on the Sega Shop. That is marketing around the short, not part of the film's credits.
The takeaway
Memories and Beyond is official, out now, and credited to Iizuka and Flynn. For the short itself, Sega's YouTube upload is the primary source, not unofficial recaps.
Cover image: Akihabara Electric Town in Tokyo, photographed by BWard 1997. Licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The photo is a city street, not official Sonic the Hedgehog artwork.
Key facts
- Title
- Sonic the Hedgehog: Memories and Beyond
- Story and script
- Takashi Iizuka (story) and Ian Flynn (script), per Sega
- Studio
- GXS Productions, per Sega
- Where to watch
- YouTube, via Sega's official upload