It was talked abroad that the mysterious Sonic statue in the countryside of Japan was repaired



The 'mysterious sonic statue that is unknown to who installed it' along the mountain road in Iga City, Mie Prefecture, was suddenly refurbished and became shiny, and it is being talked about by sonic fans and game media overseas.

Mysterious Sonic the Hedgehog statue polished and restored-Polygon
https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/10/21362004/sonic-the-hedgehog-statue-japan-restored-who-did-it

The hot topic is the statue of Sonic the Hedgehog , a popular Sega character in Iga City, Mie Prefecture.



It was exposed to the rain and wind, and it had a tattered and delicious color.



The statue of Sonic is also registered as 'Sonic's object' on Google Maps, and at the time of writing the article got a high rating of 4.9 with 257 reviews. Looking at the statue of Sonic in Google Street View looks like this.


Overseas game media Polygon said, 'The full-scale statue of Sonic was accidentally discovered around 2015 by a motorcycle rider YouTuber who passed through the hills of Mie prefecture about 90 minutes east of Osaka. There's no detail on what Sonic is doing and why Sonic is installed here.A subsequent survey on the internet helped somebody find a statue of Sonic before 2009. I found out that I took a picture.”

According to an article in J Town Net published in April 2019, the identity of this sonic statue was exhibited at SEGA World in Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture . When Sega World in Kadoma closed due to circumstances, it was said that Mr. Ryoji Kotera, the owner of the store, took it over and installed it as a landmark for a mountain hut in Iga.

The bereaved family of the owner of the ``mysterious sonic statue'' in the depths of Mie told all the truth (full text)-News-J Town Net Tokyo



It is a sonic statue that has been tattered for a long time after installation, but a tweet was posted stating that it was refurbished on August 10, 2020, and it has been revealed that it was reborn like a new one .. In a tweet from @sagara7791 who reported that Sonic was refurbished, an overseas user said, “It was really good to be repaired!” “I did it!!” “What a mess! Finally healed!” “What a beautiful thing! There are many replies that are pleased with the repair.



Another user, @yuuken81 , posted a photo of the repainting on August 9, 2020.



Badnik Mechanic , an overseas YouTube channel, has released a movie called 'The Sonic Statue has been refurbished!', combining the new photo of the Sonic Statue posted by @sagara7791 and the image of the Sonic Statue when it was tattered. I am.

The Sonic Statue Has Been Restored!-- YouTube


In February 2020, The Gaming Beaver , a YouTube channel with more than 2.8 million subscribers, has released a movie that visits the source of the Sonic statue in Iga city, and the number of views is over 120,000 times at the time of article creation I am. Therefore, Polygon wrote, 'The movie of The Gaming Beaver may have increased interest in sonic images again, which may have led to the renovation of sonic images.'

The Mystery of The Sonic Statue-YouTube


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