While true, why do they keep details like "Modern and Classic are different dimensions not one timeline" to themselves instead of establishing it outright and preventing fans forming or assuming incorrect explanations for the differences?
To be fair, Naka did strongly hint at there being two worlds in a way in a Russian magazine interview in which he stated that Adventure was the first time “Sonic comes to the human world” or something along those lines, don’t remember the exact line.
Late late post, but I’ll point out that it’s been claimed that the Two-Worlds situation is something Naka ordered or intended for the whole franchise rather than just Sonic X. Namely from Ian Flynn.
Putting aside Naka’s actual word from interviews, it’s been said that the OVA (which did have Naka and Ohshima’s involvement) backed the Two-Worlds retcon since it had Planet Freedom (a post-apocalyptic Earth) have two cuts or regions of the planet called “dimensions.” Also from Ian Flynn.
Problem is that the actual word used in the Japanese is 次元, with “inner dimension” 内側の次元.“ Looking through acceptable sources for determining how JP words are actually used:
https://www.linguee.com/japanese-english/translation/%E6%AC%A1%E5%85%83.html
https://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E6%AC%A1%E5%85%83
https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%e6%ac%a1%e5%85%83&pg=1
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&ei=waalX8fDCODP0PEP3pySmAk&q=%22%E5%86%85%E5%81%B4%E3%81%AE%E6%AC%A1%E5%85%83%22+site%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fja.wikipedia.org%2F&oq=%22%E5%86%85%E5%81%B4%E3%81%AE%E6%AC%A1%E5%85%83%22+site%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fja.wikipedia.org%2F&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQA1DCH1jCH2DHJmgAcAB4AIABa4gB0AGSAQMwLjKYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6wAEB&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwiHqOKd1u7sAhXgJzQIHV6OBJMQ4dUDCAw&uact=5
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&ei=k6SlX5vkIM6w0PEPgseowA4&q=%22%E5%86%85%E5%81%B4%E3%81%AE%E6%AC%A1%E5%85%83%22+site%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.jaea.go.jp&oq=%22%E5%86%85%E5%81%B4%E3%81%AE%E6%AC%A1%E5%85%83%22+site%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.jaea.go.jp&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzoECAAQR1Cx2w5Yke8OYI_yDmgAcAJ4AIABhQGIAd8CkgEDMC4zmAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpesgBAcABAQ&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwjb-fCT1O7sAhVOGDQIHYIjCugQ4dUDCAw&uact=5
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=%22%E5%86%85%E5%81%B4%E3%81%AE%E6%AC%A1%E5%85%83%22
With this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimension
We can see that the word “dimension” doesn’t actually wholly mean “other plane of reality” or even just “pocket world.” Considering we’re shown Planet Freedom as as one single globe (with Eggman’s planning being to destroy the floating continents and leave the Land of Darkness) rather than two globes (with the entrance to the Land of Darkness being just flying on a biplane through clouds rather than using Chaos Control or “Secret Warp Rings”), it’s doubtful Sonic OVA was meant to so show there was a planet of just animals and a planet of just humies (since you know, Sonic and Da President live in the same cut of Planet Freedom0).
And with that, I’ve posted enough on tumblr and visited tumblr enough forever and even linked to tumblr enough forever. Farewell for good or for eternity.













