Sonic Boom

**Sonic Boom** is an American-French CGI-animated television series developed by Sega of America in collaboration with OuiDo! Productions, based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise created by Sega.

## Summary

Sonic, Tails, Amy, Knuckles, and Sticks reside on Seaside Island in Hedgehog Village. Together, they defend the island from various threats like Dr. Eggman and his robotic creations.

## Why It Rocks

1. It is the first Sonic cartoon to be fully animated in CG, and the animation itself is clean, lively, colorful, almost cinematic and very fitting for the show, comparable to cutscenes from a 3D Sonic game.
2. For a show that seems to focus on comedy, the battle scenes and action scenes are decent, like the fight scenes between Sonic and Eggman's robots.
3. Despite the main cast being given blander personalities than their video game counterparts, they work off each other well and are given occasions to develop as characters. Which is a great stand for the show.
	1. Amy seems to be the only character who improved sooner, as she is more mature and caring in this show than in any of the previous games. And Eggman has kind of stayed the same.
4. Excellent voice acting that allows the characters to run off each other well, especially Mike Pollock as Dr. Eggman, and Colleen Villard (who replaced Kate Higgins) as Tails.
5. The episode plots are a combination of both typical sitcom plots and action-packed plots, which are well fitting for the show's standards. For example, one episode consists of Dr. Eggman forming and training a team of villains to attack Sonic, meanwhile in the same episode, Sonic and his friends are trying and failing to build a piece of off-brand IKEA-style furniture.
6. The setting of the show feels realistic enough to have a slice-of-life pace to it to balance out the action and comedy, something a few of the other Sonic shows lack, particularly *Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog*.
7. The show made improvements in Season 2, with a better soundtrack, better jokes, more engaging action and more entertaining episode plots.
8. Sharp writing and great humor and inside jokes that mostly consist of poking fun at the Sonic fanbase, other video games and intelligent self-aware jokes that actually poke fun at the show itself.
9. Cool soundtrack, such as the theme song and the background music that plays during a battle.
10. There have been a few really great moments that were pretty inspiring for the viewers. Like this scenefor example, where Knuckles explains the real meaning of feminism. While this may just seem like a typical idiot character saying something remarkably intelligent cliche, feminism is usually a very strong subject.
11. Good quotes and one-liners that don't just serve as comedic purpose, like "That's the difference between you and me, Metal. ***I...don't...get...tired!***"
12. While most of the villains are relatively bland, they do bring some entertainment.

## Bad Qualities

1. The animation has its flaws, particularly in the episode "You and I Bee-come One", Sonic's running animation, and the animation in Season 2 going downhill in general.
2. The main characters are a little more like cartoon stereotypes rather than themselves, such as Sonic being an egotistical leader, Tails being the clumsy scientist who's inventions constantly fail and cause destruction, Knuckles being the typical generic bulky idiot, and Shadow being the typical generic villain who's even edgier than before.
3. Some incredibly annoying characters like Mark the Tapir and Sticks the Badger.
4. Most of the episodes of season 1 has pretty cliche and dull plots.
5. Most of the relationships with the characters are very underdeveloped and forced, such as the chemistry between Tails and Zooey.
6. Some overly corny dialogue, especially from Sticks and Tails.
7. Some of the minor characters are pointless, mean-spirited and have very ugly or uncreative character designs.