Sega Reveals Sonic the Hedgehog: Memories and Beyond Short Film at Anime Expo 2026
The short film marks a new animated project for the Sonic franchise's 35th anniversary, with key creative staff present at the panel.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Sega announced the Sonic the Hedgehog: Memories and Beyond 35th anniversary short film at Anime Expo 2026, releasing a sneak peek video. The full short debuts this fall. The story involves Dr. Eggman upgrading Metal Sonic using Sonic's life-data and the Chaos Emeralds, with Sonic and friends relying on their friendship to win.
Sega unveiled the Sonic the Hedgehog: Memories and Beyond short film during an Anime Expo 2026 panel on Saturday, accompanied by a sneak peek video. The full short is set to debut this fall. According to Sega's description, Dr. Eggman's scheme involves upgrading Metal Sonic into an ultimate fighting machine by stealing Sonic's life-data and harnessing Chaos Emerald power, forcing Sonic and his friends to rely on their friendship to defeat him.
Sonic art and animation team members Takashi Iizuka, Austin Keys, and Jasmin Hernandez attended the panel, which celebrated 35 years of the franchise. Separately, the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog 4 film is scheduled for March 19, 2027, with a fifth film planned for 2028. The franchise also has a manga, Sonic to Yūki no Tsurugi, which launched in Monthly CoroCoro Comic in June 2025.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.