Sean Aitchison

Sean Aitchison

Sean is a big dumb weeb with ADHD and also a freelance writer and researcher. You can follow him on twitter (@Sean8UrSon) or catch him streaming on Twitch (Twitch.TV/Sean8Urson). You can also check out his Sonic the Hedgehog podcast, Sonic Podcast Adventure (@SonicPod).

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Turnabout Thinking: How Ace Attorney's Logic Embraces Neurodiversity

Despite being certain his client is not guilty, defense attorney Phoenix Wright is quickly backed into a corner during the first trial in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. Without proof a clock was...

An Exhaustive List of Every Sonic The Hedgehog Food Product Ever Made

Okay look, I know I get a little crazy when it comes to delving deep into the history of Sonic the Hedgehog — I’ve gone through the history of Sonic’s American lore bible, I’ve attested to the weirdne...

The Unsung Artist Who Defined the Look of Sonic the Hedgehog

It’s hard to overstate just how important the Sonic Adventure series was to the Sonic franchise and video games as a whole. Not only did these games take Sonic in a bold new narrative direction...

How Sonic the Hedgehog Became a Hero For Kids With ADHD

Long before the Blockbuster empire dwindled down to a single location in Bend, Oregon, my local store was a bustling weekly destination. Throughout early grade school I frequented the video palace for...

Sonic Youth: The History and Impact of Crush 40

Sonic the Hedgehog has an interesting musical history: the original Genesis titles were vibrant and memorable, Sonic X’s English dub theme song originated the memetic “Gotta go fast” line, and...

From Star Trek to Superwholock: A Brief History of Fanfiction

Throughout my high school years, I had my big anime awakening via Full Metal Panic!, and around the same time, I discovered and developed my love for the Ace Attorney game series. What d...

Confronting the Possibility of a Disney Live-Action Dragon Ball Movie

Remember that part in Dragon Ball: Evolution when Justin Chatwin’s Goku Dukes-of-Hazzard-slid across the roof of a car using his absurdly strong hair? This moment is only one among the m...

The Weird History of Digimon: The Movie's Banger Soundtrack

In May of 1999, Smash Mouth released a single that would go on to change the world. That single was “All Star.”

Why Were Anime Dub Openings So Weird?

America has always had a strange relationship with Japanese media and pop culture. From the weirdness of DiC’s Sonic Cartoons to everything about Digimon: The Movie, it’s plain to see that lice...

Why is Adult Animation in America All So Same-y?

During the presentation for the 2019 Academy Awards’ “Best Animated Feature” category, the presenters jumped through some strange hoops to justify giving such importance to “kids’” films, despite the...

I Made Chili Dogs Using Sonic the Hedgehog's Official Recipe

Not long ago, I chronicled every instance of chili dogs appearing throughout the various continuities of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. In sifting through the nine different chili dog entries...

Reviewing All 9 Entries for Chili Dogs on the Sonic the Hedgehog Wiki

Sonic loves chili dogs. This is a fact, a truth so undeniable that it should be used as an expression to measure the truth of other statements: Do you want $100? “Does Sonic love chili dogs?” <...

Is The Sonic the Hedgehog Film Just Sonic X: The Movie?

Sega and Paramount just dropped the trailer for the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog movie, and it appears as though the film will be divisive at best, and a potential garbage fire at worst. The fil...

The Wet and Wild History of American Nintendo Cartoons

Video games and animation have had an interesting relationship over the years. In Japan, video games commonly lead to anime series and vice versa, with some of the most popular anime series starting o...