Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie

Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie
	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
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	Studio Pierrot
Licensed by	AUS: Madman Entertainment; US: ADV Films;
Released	January 26, 1996 – March 22, 1996
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 1996 Japanese two-part original video animation (OVA) based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video games by Sega. It was produced by Studio Pierrot and directed by Kazutaka Ikegami. It features Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Dr. Eggman (Dr. Robotnik in the English release), Metal Sonic, and supporting characters created for the OVA.

The first episode was released in Japan on January 26, 1996, and the second on March 22. The series was licensed and dubbed in English by ADV Films, who released it as a direct-to-video film on September 7, 1999, to coincide with the international release of the game Sonic Adventure.