is a two-episode 1996 Japanese anime
OVA series based on
Sega's best-selling
franchise Sonic the Hedgehog. The
anime features
Sonic,
Tails,
Knuckles,
Dr. Eggman (Dr. Robotnik in the English release) and a few supporting characters, such as the human Sara. The series was licensed by
ADV Films and was released on September 7, 1999 as a single
direct-to-video film in
North America as
Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie. It was given the subtitle
The Movie by ADV due to its now movie-like length by combining the two OVA parts together. The English dub was later released on DVD in North America on January 13, 2004, but
ADV Films eventually lost the license to the OVA when they sold most of their assets to 4 successor companies.