• IDW's astroturfs things on their app with AI generated reviews• Reviews for Sonic and the Blade of Courage incorrectly credit Ian Flynn and Tracy Yardley as the writer and artist over Yuki Imada• These reviews are also stealing the identities of real creators in their user names• IDW could be sued by the FTC for producing fake reviews and false advertising
>>154847805'Could be' is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.The current FTC is overworked, understaffed, and underincentived to target this sort of thing unless it really blows up.
>"The digital format is crisp and easy to read."Well if that isn't a giveaway I dunno what is. Fucking stupid of them.
That's honestly gotta be very disheartening as a creator. I never considered how this would effect things on the review end.
It's honestly weird how much those reviews emphasize publisher over actual artists and writers too.I can't imagine the AI did that for no reason. Is this based on an actual occurrence in real reviews? Or is that just what the prompts told the AI to do?
>>154847805This is just the obvious example. One wonders if everything that comes out now has around 40% totally fake reviews these days.
Who gives a fuck about Sonic X 2.0?
>>154849798Ooh, me! Where can I read it?
>>154849815IDW is translating it, so there ya go.Enjoy your non canon slop.
>>154847805They didn't even try to be subtle.
>>154848662Plug and play AI networks like these have fucky guidelines to their gens. Referring to any individual by name when genning text/images causes it to crash out but using generalized descriptions or shillscripts for a corporate entity is easily pushed though. If they sprung the big bucks for a custom AI then maybe it'd be more believable but this comes off as a basic ChatGPT/Claudebot API that trawled a "Top 10 Sonic Reviewer & Writer" Blog and spat out basic corpo woke reviews. Even a Saarshitter knows to use Grok or Deepseek for a few fake/inflammatory views as controlled opposition to elevate the shillbots using the PUSH algorithm built into most review sites now.
>>154847805>Reviews for Sonic and the Blade of Courage incorrectly credit Ian Flynn and Tracy Yardley as the writer and artist over Yuki ImadaIt wasn't just the reviews, the app itself credited them (it was the first thing they quickly fixed)
>>154849767it's shit these days. looking at author's spaces, some people are wary of giving out advanced review copies because they just get ai reviews in return
>>154849823Sonic Forces is canon.The OVA is not.Who the fuck views canon in Sonic as a sign of validity?
>>154850107>Who the fuck views canon in Sonic as a sign of validity?Unironically? IDWfags.
>>154850107>Who the fuck views canon in Sonic as a sign of validity?SONICS ARMS ARE NOT BLUE>pepper sprays gamestop employee
>>154850107Its just nice to know the shitty manga will never actually matter.
>>154850170Convince me it's shitty then, I never even heard of it before this thread.But from a neutral point of view I just automatically assume anything is better than whatever the hell thet Soleil storyline in the IDW comic was.
>>154850170>the shitty mangaIs your Chris-related trauma so big?
>>154850204>>154850205If I wanted to see Sonic gush about how cool some whiny, wimpy kid is and help build him up to not be a loser I'd watch Sonic X again.
>>154850205I wonder what Chris chan thinks about the whole sonic x thing.Do you think he thinks he's Chris?
I understand some sleezy PR guy giving bots a specific target, and having them come up with reviews so they don't have to.But this implies they literally handed the bots their responsibility of finding what they need to review.Holy shit, there's not that much Sonic fiction, why leave that part up to chance?Imagine if these bots started reviewing Sonic fastfood locations as if they were IDW comics.
>>154850267My Sonic internet timeline is terrible, what happened first? Chris-chan or Chris Thorndyke?
>>154850267They ripped off Chris
>>154850296I believe the fuck up likely happened due to IDW's own incompetence.>>154850078Very likely the bots took that info and ran with it to generate the reviews. Had Imada's name being properly credited, I believe the reviews would have said his name... and IDWfags likely would have praised the positive reception of the manga.
>>154850297In public consciousness? Pretty sure Thorndyke was first.
>>154850246I know you are Boco, but you can't possibly mean the kid from Blade of Courage is worse than Chris Fucking Thorndyke.
>>154850297>>154850301I fucking forgot he was called ThorndykeDYKE.and Chris Chan troons out and becomes a "lesbian"COSMIC FUCKING IRONY
>>154850347Looks about the same to me. "Oh, I'm a scared crybaby with no friends, so now Sonic is gonna tag along while I go through a character arc and become a badass with a sword!"
Yo Boco when are you finally going to kill youself ?
>>154850466Would that I could, Anon.
>>154849798I do
>>154851262>garbage is okay if it makes me horny
>>154851510Yes
>>154847805IDW is racist
>>154849798>>154849823>>154850170>>154850246>>154850387Why are you acting as if the Sonic manga killed your family?
>>154852264If it got a physical release and was advertised it would threaten his IDW slop, its also why SoA won't push it because the new ideas go against what Ian and his clique want the series to be here.
>>154852264Because a Sonic manga killed my grandma, okay?!
>>154850387Actually they revealed he has cardboard friends and also an AI-generated yandere tsundere gf just he never mentioned them.Also his only character trait is that he’s always late to school because he’s always busy “helping” people.Like what? Little old ladies or stuck kittens crossing the street is a thing you see once a week at most, it’s not a thing that happens every minute of every morning for you to have no time. That’s not a personality that’s a contrivance.Also his shoes look retarded. Temu Size 60 Yeezies
Do you think Sega realizes they handed the manga to its direct competitors who have every incentive to sabotage it?Probably not.
>>154850267Xhe said adult Chris from the start of season 3 was hot.
>>154852264He hates Japanese Sonic. He also hates western Sonic because of SATAM influencing most of it. I’m not sure what he actually likes aside from Pontaff’s Baldy Mcnosehair writing.
>>154850107Funily enough the manga made the Metal Virus actually readable.
>>154852917I don't think they look into it that deep. They probably think that Penders was the only rot that needed dealt with.
>>154853438Never read IDW but a few people on here told me it isn't as melodramatic as Archie, that was clearly a lie.
>>154852445Maybe he volunteers a lot? Or he could be one of those people who gets stuck finishing other peoples' projects for them. Y'know, a doormat.
>>154853331So then why does he comment on every Sonic thread if he hates 95% of the series? Comes off as obsessed.
>>154853467Less than the worst of Pre-252 Archie, but otherwise yeah. Reboot never even got a chance to get this far into it.
>>154853487According to the archives, he's been on this site for almost two decades at this point. Obsession is all he knows.
>>154853487He's tsundere
>>154853467There's nothing on the level of The Slap so far but yeah
>>154853484Nah he just happens to always have a thousand minor dalliances happen in front of him that he doesn’t need to go out of his way to find.I wouldn’t complain of this if this wasn’t the only page where this was ever relevant. In every other page of every other chapter he’s a scowling miserable constantly-whinging-and-complaining fuck who is Boring. Like that bitch from Forspoken. “Errmm, did that literally just happen?”Probably to make Sonic seem like the cool and good natured oneThey really don’t try to make this a thing, just introduce it once then forget about it.
>>154853438Why the fuck do Sonic fans hate Japanese Sonic so much anyway?
>>154847805>An AI overview for AI reviewsFitting
>>154853639>he just happens to always have a thousand minor dalliances happen in front of him that he doesn’t need to go out of his way to find.To be fair, this is a recurring trope in manga for characters who are always late, my best guess is that the author might be counting on that.
>>154852278>because the new ideas go against what Ian and his clique want the series to be hereAnd by "new ideas" you mean a Sonic closer in characterization to Japanese Game Sonic? Have not read the manga yet, asking honestly.
>>154853619Lanolin punching Whisper was IDW’s slap.
>>154853644All of the hate for Japanese Sonic comes from IDWfans. They hate the confidence that Japanese Sonic has and know none of the characters in their comic are in-character despite claiming to be canon. Actual game-Sonicfans like the Japanese written stories the most.
>>154853331>I’m not sure what he actually likes aside from Pontaff’s Baldy Mcnosehair writing.You forgot the first twenty or so issues of Archie.
>>154855920>You forgot the first twenty or so issues of Archie.Sometimes it's hard not to tell you to shut up, Boco.
>>154855294The best English version of Game Sonic is the Sonic that was localized from Japanese by an unsung hero whose name I still can't find, the guy before Pontac and Graff started taking writing credits.
>>154854327Trip's husband
I'm now morally justified to pirate the eng translation, yes?
>>154856528Only if you pinky promise to buy the manga in an eventual trip to Japan.
>>154856376He tried to kill her, Anon.
>>154856681That just makes women more aroused
>>154856681lover's spat, it happens
>Sonic is about adventures>West makes him about melodrama and gaynessWhy?
>>154856807That's all we know
>>154850107It's especially ridiculous when Archie USED to be canon in the early days. It's why the Freedom Fighters got a cameo in Sonic Spinball. Canon means nothing to Sonic in the long run; IDW will also be discarded when it's no longer convenient, just like the vast majority of this franchise.
>>154857017IDW might, but not the characters. They're in official Japanese Sega stuff.
>>154857048This. They could technically end up locked in the same underground dungeon SoJ threw poor Sticks into, though.
>>154856528What, you can’t handle some nihongo?
>>154858003My Nihongo is a no go
>>154852264It's Boco, dude. Just take solace in the fact that he's more likely to die sooner than the rest of us (because he's in his 40s and the human body pretty much starts to fall apart at that point).
>>154847805How will IDWfags ever recover?
>>154859057Easily, just generate and quote more positivity from the positivity machine.
>Sonic media made after 1998ew
>>154850204you can find it on mangadex also the story is more of a comedic centric story and sonic doesn't really glaze the kid at all.
>>154851262Do artists look at real people when they draw asses spilling out not only inside the legs but outside of them too?It looks bad
>>154859384Most people's mouths don't cover a third of their face when opened.
>>154849823>muh canon
>>154859085Just make sure to input the correct author name this time. Oopsie-poopsie!
>>154851262>Shadow manga had big sis big-assed white girl>Sonic manga has dommie big-titted tanned girlWhy am I supposed to hate these Sonic manga, again?
>>154857129Sticks is locked in with the freedom fighters. She's very off-brand like they are which is why you will never see her again.
>>154860257IDW is better, duh
>>154860257>>154860513People will see these 2 characters and then complain about humans in Sonic
>>154860540>She's very off-brand like they areThat's exactly why I said the IDW cast will locked in with them once Sega gets tired of them.
>>154860545>IDW>Betterkek, you're silly, anon
>>154861076Won't happen soon, the sales are good
>>154861167Are they? No, seriously, are they good? I have no idea. (NTA)
>>154851262>>154860967I’ve never seen you “people” even talk about her “character”. Only “Waow Sanic has Generic Safe Brown Girl showing FOOTA???”
>>154861234That's like most people on this board discussing cute girls though.
>>154861234Female characters have "character"?
>>154861234What are you, female?
>>154861167>the sales are goodNo they're not.>>154861202>seriously, are they good? I have no idea.No
>>154861234>I’ve never seen you “people” even talk about her “character”Who gives a fuck? She's not real.
>>154859399YesAre we adding that to the list of bad art? We can if you want to
>>154857017>that fag antoine isn't hereBASED
>>154862128>canonically married to Rabbot>fagOh no no no no
>>154861952Prove me wrong, oh wait you can't.
>>154861234name 5 times this happened
>>154852917Sega had no idea that American translators edited out Amy's crush on Sonic until recently, so no.
>>154857017That’s not true, the Spinball cameo was done during the development of the show, that’s why prototype Sally is there. It’s nothing more than an Easter egg, same as AoSTH Robotnik also appearing. It’s like saying the localized CD manual was canon.>Canon means nothing to Sonic in the long runYou’re right about that, I wonder how long it’ll take for IDW characters to get canned too
>>154862140>canonicallyArchie isn't canon. SatAM is canon.
>>154863829Neither are canon.
>>154863829archie and satam are literally the same thing
>>154863943They’re actually not, even from conception Archie was a combo of SatAM and AoSTH.
>>154861167> the sales are goodDo you have any proof that the sales numbers are good and it not fabricated crap that IDW is making just so their investors dont run away from them once they find out they sold way less issues compared to their previous year ?
>>154864671Its allegedly their second best seller after TMNT.
>>154851262Who gives a flying fuck about humans in Sonic?
>>154864785faggot
>>154864809Yes, faggots. That's who.Thanks anon.
>>154864719>Its allegedly their second best seller after TMNT.So you dont have any proof that idw sonic is selling well got it.You are just making this up because you refuse to accept that this comic is dying.
>>154864785Sonic
>>154864825Sonic has always had humans, deal with it.
>>154864671Apparently it sells like, 10,000 copies a month or something like that.
>>154864871I'm so sick of seeing this bitch as if her existence (which was scrapped) actually means anything. She's never been canon, she doesn't count, she's as valid as a sketch on a drawing board.
>>154864907Stay mad, stay salty
>>154864887>Apparently
>>154865221IDW only posts numbers if it gets a second printing or something.
>>154865228This is your second "or something" in a row, Boco. Your lack of confidence with your answers bothers me greatly.
>>154865254Its lack of evidence, nothing I can do about that.
>>154853438>a zombie apocalypse segment is a little melodramatic so the comic is shit and we'll now treat a shonen comic reminiscent of Sonic X with sexy human women next to the blue hedgehog as the second coming of ChristYou guys are funny
>>154865271Then why bother bring up numbers that was pulled out of someone's ass? All this does is make IDW look dire.
>>154865358Uh huh. IDW is totally dying this time. For real.
>>154865416IDW is already a zombie.
>>154850296>Imagine if these bots started reviewing Sonic fastfood locations as if they were IDW comics.KEK! I unironically let a laugh out reading that. I hope it happens and we get screencaps of the fallout.
>>154865416Two more weeks, and it'll die, just you wait!
>>154865489Of course Anon. Of course.
>>154865283Idk how someone misses the point this badly when the image has text to specify the exact problem.
>>154865283the metal zombie arc is terrible and a good reason to write off the comic as shit, yes.even a formulaic shounen manga repeating an old premise is significantly better than the comic, correct.
>>154865283It’s literally nothing like Sonic X aside from Sonic interacting with a human boy. You might as well say Sonic Unleashed is reminiscent of Sonic X because he interacts with an old genius man in both. Yuta has very little in common with Chris.
>>154863829The fact you can type those words out, look at them, and then hit post is what is wrong with humanity.
>>154849798Me
>>154853844Yes. Ian genuinely said that he hates Sega Sonic because he reminds him of his high school bully.
>>154867215Wasn't Ian the bully himself? or was that Penders?
>>154864719That doesn't mean anything, especially when TMNT is doing so poorly they had to do multiple soft reboots just to garner interest in it.
>>154867215Please give me proof I need to see this that sounds like the funniest shit ever imagine getting bullied by the human version of Sonic lmao
>>154868862Sonic X Godzilla seems like such a pointless crossover since neither party can meaningfully interact with each other. Might as well have called it "Sonic vs. A Fucking Earthquake".
>>154867669You forgot Last Ronin.
>>154864907Amy...
>>154867215You need to back that up.
>>154867215I need a source, because, if true, it will be fucking hilarious.
