Sega Productions

Background

Sega Productions is the production arm of Sega.

1st Logo (March 15, 1997-August 14, 1999)

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Visuals: The Sega logo fades in on a black background. The logo then flashes, warps and glitches in sudden cuts, one of them also being an electricity bolt, and then fades out.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: A tense synth pad drone with percussive echoes during the flashing.

Availability: Seen on the Neon Genesis Evangelion movies Evangelion: Death (True)² and The End of Evangelion, as well as their combined cut Revival of Evangelion. It also appeared on Cyber Team in Akihabara: Summer Vacation of 2011.

2nd Logo (Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie custom variant) (September 7, 1999)

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Visuals: The screen fades in to a white background. The SEGA logo with a trademark symbol fades in afterwards. Everything then fades out.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie (the full American release of the two-part Sonic the Hedgehog OVA).

3rd Logo (April 4, 2019)

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Visuals: Transitioning from the 2013 version of the 2011 Paramount logo, one of the rings from the 2019 Sonic variant transitions to the Sega logo zooming in a bit on a black background with blue dust. Electricity goes through the logo.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Electric sounds combined with the music from the trailer.

Availability: Only seen on the first trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog (2020). The second trailer and the film itself have the next logo instead.

4th Logo (February 14, 2020-)

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Visuals: The scene opens with gameplay footage of the original Sonic the Hedgehog. The camera slowly starts zooming out, revealing squares containing footage from other Sega and Atlus produced and published/licensed games placed side by side. then, the camera zooms out quickly, revealing that the screens are forming a mosaic in the shape of the Sega logo on a black background. Finally, the logo flashes white, turning it blue with a white outline, making it the North American and European version of the logo. A "®" symbol appears next to it, and the byline "A SEGA SAMMY COMPANY" fades in below; both are in white.

Alternate Descriptive Video Transcriptions:

• Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2: A scene from the original Sonic video game, the view pulls back to reveal dozens of video games playing at once, the screens form a mosaic which turn into the word "Sega", A Sega Sammy Company.
• Sonic Prime: Sega, A Sega Sammy Company

Trivia: The games that are seen here include:

• Sonic the Hedgehog series
  • Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis / Mega Drive version)
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Genesis / Mega Drive version)
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 / Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
  • Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast version)
  • The console and PC version of Sonic Generations (subtitled Shiro no Jikū in Japan)
  • Sonic Unleashed / Sonic World Adventure (Xbox 360 / PS3 version)
  • Sonic Lost World
  • Sonic Forces (just the teaser trailer for a few seconds which is not in the center)
• Golden Axe (Genesis / Mega Drive version)
• Streets of Rage 2 / Streets of Rage II / Bare Knuckle II (Genesis / Mega Drive version)
• Space Harrier (Arcade version)
• Outrun (Arcade version)
• Total War: Shogun 2
• Space Channel 5 (Dreamcast version)
• Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast version)
• Chain Chronicle
• Virtua Racing (Arcade (DX) version)
• Virtua Fighter 2 (Arcade version)
• Sega Bass Fishing (Xbox 360 / PS3 / PC version)
• Jet Set Radio / Jet Grind Radio (Xbox 360 / PS3 / PSVita / PC version)
• NiGHTS into Dreams... (Xbox 360 / PS3 / PC version)
• Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure / Rhythm Kaitō R: Kōtei Napoleon no Isan
• Fantasy Zone (Arcade version)
• Shenmue (Dreamcast version)
• Samba de Amigo (Arcade version)
• Puyo Puyo series
  • Puyo Puyo (Arcade version) (Compile)
  • Puyo Puyo 2 / Puyo Puyo Tsu (Arcade version) (Compile)
  • Puyo Puyo Champions / Puyo Puyo eSports
  • Puyo Puyo Quest
• Yakuza 0 / Ryū ga Gotoku 0: Chikai no Basho (PS3 / PS4 version)
• Shining series
  • Shining Force: The Legacy of Great Intention (Genesis / Mega Drive version)
  • Shining Resonance (Refrain version)
• Phantasy Star series
  • Phantasy Star (Sega Mark III / Sega Master System version)
  • Phantasy Star Online 2
• Sakura Wars / Sakura Taisen series
  • Sakura Wars / Sakura Taisen (Sega Saturn / Dreamcast / PC / PSP version)
  • Sakura Wars / Shin Sakura Taisen (2019 reboot)
• Valkyria Chronicles / Senjō no Valkyria (Remastered version)
• Alex Kidd in Miracle World
• Persona 5 (Atlus)
• An unspecified Super Monkey Ball game

Also shown are the boot-up screens for the Japanese Sega Saturn (the original retail version) and North American and Japanese Dreamcast (with the orange swirl), as well as other event-related and promotional videos, like Toshihiro Nagoshi's close up in the "Amazing Sega" concept video.

Variants:

• An open-matte 16:9 version of the logo exists along with the 2.39:1 version.
• On the second trailer of Sonic the Hedgehog and TV shows, the logo is sped up.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: The opening of the two Sonic films' score composed by Tom "Junkie XL" Holkenborg, listed in the soundtrack of the first film as "Meet Sonic (Before We Start I Gotta Tell You This)" (the second film uses a re-arranged version of the first part), which includes a majestic two-note melody alluding to the iconic "SEGAAAAAAA!" chant when the logo is complete. On Sonic the Hedgehog 2, the chorus comes in slightly faster and earlier.

• On the sped up version, the sound when rings are lost in Sonic games is heard over part of the trailer's theme. It is followed by the sound when a ring is collected in Sonic games.
• On TV shows, the 1-up jingle introduced in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) is heard, followed by the Sonic ring sound.

Availability:

• Made its debut on the second trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) on November 12, 2019, and later debuted on the film itself.
• It was also preserved on the trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) and later appears on said film.
• The open matte version can be seen on TV airings of both films, as well as the end of Sonic Prime and Knuckles.
  • However, most networks such as HBO (in Asia, at least) use the normal scope prints.

Legacy: Generally considered a great tribute to Sega's history, helped by the fact that the Sega choir is heard in a major motion picture.