Sonic X (WBC dub and revival) (Johnsonverse)

From 2013 to 2015, Johnson Television prepared a new dub of Sonic X. The dub aired on WBC, and was produced via Johnson's 4K Entertainment division. It is part of the Johnson Aligned Universe.

Background
Upon buying 4Kids Entertainment (later 4K Entertainment), Tim Johnson was unsatisfied with the 4Kids dubs of some of their shows (many of which had been forced upon by FCC and network regulations), believing that the changes ruined the dubs for anime fans like him and his twin sister Chloe. He sought to make more accurate dubs of their shows under the new label, 4K Entertainment, which superseded 4Kids. One of the first new dubs 4K produced was Sonic X, which was dubbed by 4Kids and originally aired in the US between 2003 and 2006. With full knowledge of the Japanese language, Johnson personally translated all 78 episodes himself, and translated the opening and closing themes.

Casting
Many cast members from the original 4Kids version and the video games since 2005 reprise their roles in the new dub. Several big names were brought in to dub the human characters, such as Michael Douglas as Chris' father Nelson, and James Woods as Alfred Butler. Johnson himself voices Sonic's human companion Chris Thorndyke.

Theme music
"Sonic Drive", "Future (Mi-Ra-I)", and "T.O.P." were all performed by Johnny Gioeli and Jun Senoue of Crush 40, while "The Shining Road" was performed by Nikki Gregoroff (who performed "My Sweet Passion" in both Sonic Adventure games).

Cast

 * Jason Griffith as Sonic and Shadow
 * Tim Johnson as Chris Thorndyke
 * Amy Palant as Tails
 * Dan Green as Knuckles and Vector
 * Mike Pollock as Dr. Eggman, Ella and Professor Gerald Robotnik
 * Lisa Ortiz as Amy
 * Rebecca Honig as Cream and Cream’s mom
 * Vic Migonogna as the President
 * Cree Summer as Christina Cooper
 * Will Ferrell as Sam Speed
 * Darren Dunstan as Mister Tanaka and Bocoe
 * Andrew Rannells as Decoe and Bokkun
 * Kathleen Delaney as Rouge
 * David Willis as Espio
 * Amy Birmbaum as Charmy and Cosmo
 * Oliver Wyman as Big
 * Christopher Lloyd as Chuck Thorndyke
 * Michael Douglas as Nelson Thorndyke
 * Mila Kunis as Lindsey Thorndyke
 * Mark Hamill as Mister Stewart
 * Meredith Vieira as Scarlet Garcia
 * Tom Wilson as Jerome Wise
 * Jane Lynch as Topaz
 * Kweski Boakye as Danny
 * Sara Paxton as Frances
 * Anndi McAfee as Helen
 * James Yaegashi as Hawk
 * Moriah Angeline as Maria Robotnik
 * James Woods as Alfred Butler
 * Jaleel White as Elmer Johnson
 * William Shatner as Dark Oak
 * Stephanie Lemelin as Galaxina
 * Chloe Johnson as Molly

Changes from the original dub

 * The series is completely uncut, lacking the censorship imposed by regulations.
 * The original music and themes are all retained.
 * The cast from the video games is used.

Reception
The 4K dub was praised for staying true to the original Japanese-language version, and is widely regarded as the definitive English-dubbed version of the series.