Entertainment and based on Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog video game series.
Sonic X initially ran for 52 episodes, broadcast in Japan from April 6,
2003 to March 28, 2004; a further 26 were aired elsewhere from 2005 to
2006. The show's American localization was done by 4Kids Entertainment.
The plot follows a boy named Chris and a group of anthropomorphic
animals from another planet, including Sonic, Tails, Amy, and Cream, who
repeatedly scuffle with Dr. Eggman and his robots over the Chaos
Emeralds. The final story arc sees the friends return with Chris to
their world, where they meet a plant-like creature named Cosmo and fight
an army of robots called the Metarex in outer space. Sonic X received
mixed reviews; writers criticized its localization and some characters,
but were more generous toward its story and aesthetics. Merchandise
included an edutainment game for the Leapster, a trading card game, and
a comic book series. The phrase "gotta go fast", the title of the show's
North American theme song, has been a Sonic catchphrase for over a
decade.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_X>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1652:
Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck established the first permanent
European settlement in South Africa at what eventually became known as
Cape Town.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town>
1793:
French Revolution: The Committee of Public Safety was
established, and would become the de facto executive government during
the forthcoming Reign of Terror.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_of_Public_Safety>
1945:
Second World War: The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville
Island concluded with a decisive victory for the Australian Army's 7th
Brigade.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Slater%27s_Knoll>
1979:
The first of the 1979 Nepalese student protests broke out,
which forced the monarchy to concede to holding a referendum on the
possibility of a multiparty system in the country.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Nepalese_student_protests>
2006:
Lithuanian President Rolandas Paksas became the first European
head of state to be removed from office by impeachment.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolandas_Paksas>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
lek:
(biology) An aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship
and display.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lek>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Speak kindly to the erring; Thou yet may'st lead them back,
With holy words and tones of love, From misery's thorny track. Forget
not thou hast often sinned. And sinful yet must be; Deal gently with the
erring one, As God hath dealt with thee.
--Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Julia_Abigail_Fletcher_Carney>
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