The game cast and the Sonic X cast remained separate for a time. He was asked to reaudition in 2010 as either the main voice for Sonic or a third Sonic in Sonic Generations, he did not return due to SEGA requesting the actor to leave his union.
Though the last game in which he voiced Sonic was Sonic Advance 3, he reprised his role for the fan audio drama Sonic and Tails R. Ryan Drummond's performance has been said to have captured the character's youthful energy in addition to his attitude. Though the dubbing of the early 3D titles has been criticized, many fandoms have held the cast from this era (especially Drummond) in high regard. In English, Ryan Drummond voiced Sonic in the games from 1998 to 2004. In Japan, the cast from Sonic Adventure has mostly remained consistent and continues to voice their characters to this day. The actor is also known for adding gratuitous English to his dialogue. Kanemaru is known for portraying the character in an energetic yet sensitive and emotive way. Junichi Kanemaru took over as the voice of Sonic in Japanese and has remained in that position ever since. In Sonic Adventure, the mainline games started featuring full voice acting.
