Sonic the Hedgehog (OVA)

Sonic the Hedgehog
1999 North American VHS cover
ソニック★ザ★ヘッジホッグ (Sonikku za Hejjihoggu)
Created by	Sega Enterprises
Original video animation
Directed by	Kazutaka Ikegami[1]
Produced by	Kōichirō Sugie (ep 1) Akinori Ōno (ep 2) Takayuki Sugisaki Naoji Hōnokidani
Written by	Mayori Sekijima Masashi Kubota
Music by	Mitsuhiro Tada
Studio	Pierrot Sega General Entertainment Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Licensed by	AUS: Madman Entertainment US: ADV Films
Released	January 26, 1996 (1996-01-26) – March 22, 1996 (1996-03-22)
Runtime	27–28 minutes (individual OVAs) 54 minutes (English dubbed version)
Episodes	2

Sonic the Hedgehog (ソニック★ザ★ヘッジホッグ, Sonikku za Hejjihoggu) or Sonic the Hedgehog the Movie, is a two-part 1996 Japanese original video animation (OVA) based on the video game franchise by Sega. Produced by Pierrot and directed by Kazutaka Ikegami, it was released in Japan on January 26, 1996 (1st episode) and March 22, 1996 (2nd episode).

The series was later licensed and dubbed in English by ADV Films, which released it as a single direct-to-video film on September 7, 1999, to coincide with the international release of Sonic Adventure. It features features Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Dr. Eggman (Dr. Robotnik in the English release), Metal Sonic and a few supporting characters created exclusively for the OVA. It was first Sonic animated media to not feature Jaleel White voicing Sonic in English.