{{short description|Fictional character created for Nitroplus}} {{Infobox animanga/Header | name = Super Sonico | image = Supersonicocharacter.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Sonico as she appears in the anime series | ja_kanji = すーぱーそに子 | ja_romaji = Sūpā Soniko | genre = }} {{Infobox animanga/Print | title = Super Sonicomic | type = manga | magazine = Magi-Cu | author = | publisher = Enterbrain | first = N\A | last = | volumes = 1 | volume_list = }} {{Infobox animanga/Print | title = Super Sonico SoniKoma | type = manga | author = Chika Nonohara | illustrator = | publisher = Earth Star Entertainment | publisher_en = | magazine = Comic Earth Star | first = March 12, 2011 | last = 2014 | volumes = 1 }} {{Infobox animanga/Game | title = SoniComi | developer = Nitroplus | publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|Nitroplus, Enterbrain|WW|JAST USA}} | genre = Visual novel | platforms = Microsoft Windows | released = {{vgrelease|JP|November 25, 2011|WW|July 1, 2016}} }} {{Infobox animanga/Print | title = SoniComi | type = manga | author = Imusanjo | magazine = Monthly Comic Blade | publisher = Mag Garden | first = 2012 | last = 2014 | volumes = 5 | volume_list = }} {{Infobox animanga/Game | title = SoniPro | developer = Nitroplus, Imageepoch | publisher = Nitroplus | genre = Idol management | platforms = Nintendo 3DS | released = July 31, 2014 }} {{Infobox animanga/Game | title = Motto! SoniComi | developer = Nitroplus | publisher = Nitroplus | genre = Visual Novel | platforms = PlayStation 3 | released = March 20, 2014 }} {{Infobox animanga/Video | title = SoniAni: Super Sonico The Animation | type = TV series | director = Kenichi Kawamura | producer = Gaku Iwasa<br />Kazuyoshi Fukuba<br />Nobuhiro Osawa<br />Yoshinao Doi | writer = Yōsuke Kuroda | music = Go Sakabe | studio = White Fox | licensee = {{English anime licensee |AUS=Hanabee |NA=Sentai Filmworks |SEA=Muse Communication |UK=MVM Films }} | network = AT-X, Sun TV, Tokyo MX, KBS, TV Aichi, BS11 | network_en = {{english anime network|US=Anime Network}} | first = January 6, 2014 | last = March 24, 2014 | episodes = 12 | episode_list = }} {{Infobox animanga/Print | title = Super Sonicomic Meshi | type = manga | magazine = Comic Heaven | author = Super☆Kuriko | publisher = Nihon Bungeisha | first = 2017 | last = 2019 | volumes = 1 | volume_list = }} {{Infobox animanga/Footer}} {{nihongo|'''Super Sonico'''|すーぱーそに子|Sūpā Soniko|lead=yes}} is a fictional character created by Tsuji Santa for the Japanese video game company Nitroplus, first appearing as a mascot for a Nitroplus-sponsored music festival in 2006. Nitroplus has since developed the character into a media franchise that includes music products, manga series, computer and video games, toy figurines, and other merchandise. An anime television series by White Fox based on the character aired in Japan between January and March 2014.
==Characters==
===Super Sonico=== {{animevoices|Ayano Yamamoto{{efn|Credited as Super Sonico}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/02/09/life-sized-sonico-zealously-guarded-by-manager-kitamura|title=Crunchyroll - Life Sized Sonico Zealously Guarded by Manager Kitamura|work=Crunchyroll|access-date=2015-01-16|archive-date=2019-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414162418/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/02/09/life-sized-sonico-zealously-guarded-by-manager-kitamura|url-status=live}}</ref>|Jessica Nigri<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-22/sentai-filmworks-casts-professional-cosplayer-jessica-nigri-as-lead-in-super-sonico/.83591|title=Sentai Filmworks Casts Professional Cosplayer Jessica Nigri as Lead in Super Sonico|website=Anime News Network|date=2015-01-22}}</ref>}}
Super Sonico is a fictional character created by Tsuji Santa of Nitroplus. Her debut appearance was on October 14, 2006, as the mascot for Nitroplus' annual live music festival event "Nitro Super Sonico", which took place at Shiba Park in Minato-KU.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nitroplus.co.jp/pc/event/ditailed/061014/|title=すーぱーそに子テレホンカード登場！(2006.11.2) (NITRO SUPERSONIC 2006)|publisher=Nitroplus|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 10, 2014|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411035909/http://www.nitroplus.co.jp/pc/event/ditailed/061014/|url-status=live}}</ref> Nitroplus was initially focused on computer games based on visual novels, but every year since 2000, they have also held a music festival.
Sonico appears in various media as an eighteen-year-old college student. She is depicted as an attractive young woman with light peach skin, large red eyes, and straight, light pink hair. She keeps her hair long in the back and in the front. She is always shown wearing her signature headphones. Her depictions show much variation in her facial features and body proportions between the different artists, while always keeping her trademark traits: headphones, pink hair color, and large bust. She also appears as a popular gravure idol as well as the vocalist and guitarist of the fictional band {{nihongo|''First Astronomical Velocity''|第一宇宙速度|Daiichi Uchū Sokudo, literally first escape velocity}}. Sonico also studies marine biology at Musasaka University and lives in Mushashino-shi, Tokyo. She is prone to sleep a lot, often requiring help to wake up, and her favorite foods are macarons. Her bandmates refer to her as "Nico".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://supersonico.jp/profile/#biography|title=すーぱーそに子 SUPERSONICO (Official biography profile of Super Sonico)|publisher=Nitroplus|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 10, 2014|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411035914/http://supersonico.jp/profile/#biography|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Associated characters=== ;{{nihongo|Suzu Fujimi|富士見 鈴|Fujimi Suzu|}} :{{animevoices|Mai Goto|Luci Christian<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-06/luci-christian-joins-super-sonico-english-dub-cast/.86822|title=Luci Christian Joins Super Sonico English Dub Cast|website=Anime News Network|date=2015-04-06}}</ref>}} :The young female founder and bassist of the band ''First Astronomical Velocity''. She has light green eyes and straight, long black hair. She is of average height and build but appears thin next to Fuuri and Sonico. She is often seen wearing a pink nurse's uniform and often attempts to dress up Sonico in dubious outfits.
;{{nihongo|Fuuri Watanuki|綿抜 フウリ|Watanuki Fūri|}} :{{animevoices|Mami Ozaki|Monica Rial}} :The young female drummer of the ''First Astronomical Velocity'' band. She has a full figure, violet eyes, and short, wavy brown hair. She is shy and good-natured and is usually seen either eating or sleeping when not playing in the band. She and Suzu first appeared in Nitroplus' 2010 visual novel computer game ''Axanael''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://s.vndb.org/sf/32/15432.jpg|title=Axanael in-game screenshot|publisher=|accessdate=1 February 2019}}</ref>
;{{nihongo|Manager Kitamura|北村 マネージャー|Kitamura Manējā}} :{{animevoices|Ryōta Takeuchi|David Wald<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fandompost.com/2015/04/14/david-wald-boards-super-sonico-anime-english-dub/|title=David Wald Boards 'Super Sonico' Anime English Dub|first=Chris|last=Beveridge|work=The Fandom Post |date=April 14, 2015}}</ref>}} :Sonico's manager, a tall man with orange-yellow flame-styled hair who is always wearing a hannya mask and carrying a katana on his back under his coat. He is particularly protective of Sonico, ready to strike at anyone threatening or attempting something inappropriate with her. When not defending Sonico, he is friendly. Despite his demon mask, he is sociable, talkative, and actively seeking modeling work for Sonico, sometimes overcommitting her.
;{{nihongo|Ouka Satsurikuin|殺戮院 鏖禍|Satsurikuin Ōka}} :{{animevoices|Hisako Kanemoto|Kira Vincent-Davis}} :Nitroplus' former mascot, who is seen in the Super Sonico Animation. Ouka serves as Sonico's co-worker at the modeling agency. She is a tween-age girl of short stature and slight build. She has short orange hair; her right eye color is orange; and she wears a riveted brown leather eye patch over her left eye. She wears a frilled tiara on her head, with grooved silver disks that cover her ears. She is confident, extroverted, and constantly looking for her spot in the limelight. However, she is inexperienced with handling clients, and unlike Sonico, she does not have a protective manager, so she often ends up in bad predicaments.
==Toys== A popular and extensive line of PVC figurines of Super Sonico has been produced for Nitroplus by well-known toy designers, including, among many others, Max Factory, FREEing, Orchid Seed, and Hobby Japan. Figurine styles have included the highly stylized Chibi, Nendoroid, and Figma designs, in addition to the more realistic designs drawn directly from the character as she appears in games, manga, and anime. Sizes have ranged from 1/8 to 1/2 the size of the young adult woman character as she appears in the media. Action figures have also been produced.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=2494|title=Nitro Super Sonico|publisher=BIGBADTOYSTORE|access-date=February 10, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222233851/https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=2494|archive-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nitroplus.co.jp/goods/figure/figure_1807.php|title=すーぱーそに子 ボンデージver.|publisher=Nitroplus|language=Japanese|access-date=February 10, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221155813/http://www.nitroplus.co.jp/goods/figure/figure_1807.php|archive-date=February 21, 2014}}</ref>
==Media==
===Music CDs=== To date, there have been six singles and three albums released featuring Sonico.
;Singles *''SUPERORBITAL'' (released November 24, 2010; GRN-021): First studio single and first theme song for the PC game ''SoniComi''. *{{nihongo|''Passion Rocket''|情熱ロケット|Jōnetsu rocket|released 19 January 2011; GRN-023}}: Second single introduced at the 2010 Summer Comiket, also as an insert song from the adult PC game ''Axanael'' by Nitroplus. *{{nihongo|''Power''|ぱわー||released April 30, 2011}}: A solo single sold on the iTunes Store and Amazon MP3 to raise revenue for earthquake relief following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.<ref>[http://supersonico.jp/special/song_fukkou_eq110311/ 被災地復興支援ソング], Nitroplus</ref> *{{nihongo|''Advance, BLUE STAR!''|進め、BLUE STAR！|Susume, BLUE STAR!|released May 24, 2011; GRN-026}}: Third single released in collaboration with Earth Star Entertainment's ''Comic Earth Star'' as the theme song of the magazine. The single was used to collect aid funds for earthquake relief. *''VISION'' (released July 29, 2011; GRN-027): Fourth single as the second theme song to ''SoniComi''. *{{nihongo|''Phantom Vibration!''|ファントム・ヴァイブレーション！||released December 29, 2011; GRN-029}}: Debut solo single. The single included an additional costume patch for the PC game ''SoniComi'' on the CD-ROM.
;Albums *''GALAXY ONE'' (released November 11, 2011; GRN-028): First studio album. *''Love & II+'' (released June 27, 2012; GRN-030): First Cosmic Velocity's 2nd album that contains three discs with Love&II+ LIVE gokko!, Love&II+, and SoniComi: Communication with Sonico Original Soundtrack. *''SONICONICOROCK Tribute to VOCALOID'': Third studio album containing vocal covers of assorted Vocaloid songs.
===Manga=== A 4koma manga series titled {{nihongo|'''''Super Sonicomic'''''|すーぱーそにこみっく}} was featured in Enterbrain's ''Magi-Cu''. Another 4koma manga series by Chika Nonohara titled '''''Super Sonico SoniKoma''''' began serialization on March 12, 2011, in ''Comic Earth Star''. Another manga series titled '''''Sonicomi''''', with art by Imusanjo, was serialized in the ''Monthly Comic Blade''.
===Games===
====SoniComi (2011/2016, PC)==== {{nihongo|'''''SoniComi'''''|ソニコミ||full title ''Communication with Sonico''}} is a computer game for Microsoft Windows released on November 25, 2011, developed by Nitroplus and published by Nitroplus and Enterbrain. As a visual novel game, the player takes on the role of Sonico's cameraman. The game features events where the player is able to take gravure photographs of her.<ref>2010-07-31, [http://www.t-ono.net/Gaming-News/SoniComi-Gameplay-System-Detailed.html SoniComi Gameplay System Detailed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829151536/https://www.t-ono.net/gaming-news/sonicomi-gameplay-system-detailed.html |date=2018-08-29 }}, The-O Network</ref><ref>2011-11-30, {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130921151837/http://seventhstyle.com/2011/11/30/sonico-seducing-otaku-with-communication/ Sonico Seducing Otaku With "Communication"]}}, SeventhStyle</ref> A PlayStation 3 adaptation with improved visuals, titled {{nihongo|'''''Motto! SoniComi'''''|モット！ ソニコミ||full title ''More Communication with Sonico''}}, was released on March 20, 2014.<ref name=sonipro/><ref>2013-09-19, [http://www.famitsu.com/news/201309/19040207.html 『モット！ ソニコミ』すーぱーそに子がPS3に登場], Famitsu</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-20/motto-sonicomi-ps3-game-bikini/maid-outfit-videos-posted|title=Motto! SoniComi PS3 Game's Bikini/Maid Outfit Videos Posted|website=Anime News Network|date=January 20, 2014|accessdate=January 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/01/20-1/video-motto-sonicomi-photo-shoot-game-previews|title=VIDEO: "Motto! Sonicomi" Photo Shoot Game Previews|publisher=Crunchyroll|work=News|date=January 21, 2014|accessdate=January 21, 2020|archive-date=February 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221144402/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/01/20-1/video-motto-sonicomi-photo-shoot-game-previews|url-status=dead}}</ref> The PS3 version received a ''Famitsu'' score of 30/40.<ref>2014-03-11, [http://gematsu.com/2014/03/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1319 Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1319] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515123445/http://gematsu.com/2014/03/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1319 |date=2016-05-15 }}, Gematsu</ref> The game was released worldwide with an English translation by JAST USA through Steam, featuring dubbed voice by Jessica Nigri.<ref>2017-02-11, [http://sonicomi.com/ Sonicomi: Communication with Sonico] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515101133/http://sonicomi.com/ |date=2021-05-15 }}, JAST USA</ref>
====SoniPro (2014, 3DS)==== {{nihongo|'''''SoniPro'''''|ソニプロ||full title ''Super Sonico in Production''}} is a game developed by Nitroplus and Imageepoch for the Nintendo 3DS, announced during the 2013 Wonder Festival. As an idol-producing game, the player takes on the role of Sonico's producer, who aims to train her to become an idol. The game was released on July 31, 2014.<ref name=sonipro>2013-07-28, [http://www.siliconera.com/2013/07/28/sonipro-3ds-game-has-you-training-super-sonico-to-be-an-idol/ SoniPro 3DS Game Has You Training Super Sonico To Be An Idol], Siliconera</ref>
''Famitsu'' gave ''SoniPro'' a review score of 30/40.<ref>2014-07-22, [http://gematsu.com/2014/07/famitsu-review-scores-1337 Famitsu Review Scores: 1337], Gematsu</ref>
====Appearances in other games==== Sonico has made cameo appearances in various games, including ''Le Ciel Bleu'',<ref>April 2012, [https://web.archive.org/web/20120429161233/http://ciel.ujj.co.jp/information/event/201204_02/#1 ル・シエル・ブルー×すーぱーそに子 コラボレーション！], Userjoy Japan</ref> the visual novels ''Shiny Days''<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 October 2017 |title=Did you know Super Sonico makes a cameo appearance in Shiny Days? |url=https://x.com/jastusa/status/923977370293424128?lang=bg}}</ref> and ''Lovesick Puppies'',<ref>2013-01-11, [http://moedigi.com/game/2013/01/lovesick-puppies-ed-supersonico/ 『LOVESICK PUPPIES』EDテーマを歌うのはすーぱーそに子がボーカルのバンド「第一宇宙速度」] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923053648/http://moedigi.com/game/2013/01/lovesick-puppies-ed-supersonico/ |date=2013-09-23 }}, moedigi</ref> the Japanese online games ''Web Knight Carnival'',<ref>2012-10-19, [http://www.4gamer.net/games/143/G014345/20121019075/ 「Web ナイトカーニバル！」と「すーぱーそに子」のコラボレーションが決定], 4gamer</ref><ref>2013-07-30, [http://kc.gamania.co.jp/news/details.aspx?id=0&no=3321 【新コース追加！】「超（スーパー）すーぱーそに子コース」販売開始！] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923025037/http://kc.gamania.co.jp/news/details.aspx?id=0&no=3321 |date=2013-09-23 }}, Gamania Japan</ref> ''Mechanical Girl War Z'',<ref>2013-07-31, [http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20130731_609883.html Mobage/GREE「メカ少女大戦Z」が「すーぱーそに子」とコラボ], GAME Watch</ref> ''Dragon League'',<ref>2013-09-13, [http://ict.pken.com/2013/09/「すーぱーそに子」ライブ出演記念コラボレーシ 「すーぱーそに子」ライブ出演記念コラボレーション！『ドラゴンリーグX With すーぱーそに子』iPhoneアプリ「ドラゴンリーグX」にて2013年9月16日(月・祝)よりスタート！] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925161422/http://ict.pken.com/2013/09/ |date=2013-09-25 }}, ICT Headline</ref> ''Dungeons Lord'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kidatsu.jp/collabo/sonico/|title=姫奪（キダツ）！ダンジョンズロード{{pipe}}姫奪×すーぱーそに子コラボキャンペーン|author=株式会社フューチャースコープ|work=姫奪（キダツ）！ダンジョンズロード|access-date=2013-09-21|archive-date=2013-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813024729/http://kidatsu.jp/collabo/sonico/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Momoiro Daisen Pylon,''<ref>2011-12-01, [http://www.4gamer.net/games/131/G013170/20111201071/ 「桃色大戦ぱいろん for ニコニコアプリ」，本日よりすーぱーそに子とコラボ], 4gamer</ref> ''Blue Sky Dragon Guild'',<ref>2012-12-17, [http://www.famitsu.com/news/201212/17026132.html "すーぱーそに子"がもらえる 『蒼穹ドラゴンギルド』でコラボイベントが開催], Famitsu</ref> and ''Super Heroine Chronicle''.<ref name=ann/> Sonico appears as a character within the eroge ''Axanael'' developed by Nitroplus. She also appears in Square Enix's ''Kaku-San-Sei Million Arthur'' between March 11 and March 23, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2014/03/11/super-sonico-cameo-square-enix-game/|title=Super Sonico Has A Cameo In A Square Enix Game|work=Siliconera|date=11 March 2014}}</ref> Super Sonico and Ōka appear in the ''Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel'' fighting game, appearing as a support character in the arcade version and as a playable character in the console version, while the latter is playable in all versions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2015/06/nitroplus-blasterz-coming-north-america-this-winter |title=Nitroplus Blasterz coming to North America this winter |website=Gematsu |date=12 June 2015 |access-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-date=2 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602020416/https://www.gematsu.com/2015/06/nitroplus-blasterz-coming-north-america-this-winter |url-status=live }}</ref> Sonico also appeared in ''Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash'' as one of the DLC characters, along with the three characters from Koei Tecmo/Team Ninja's ''Dead or Alive'' series, four characters from the manga ''Ikki Tousen'', two characters from ''Valkyrie Drive,'' and the titular character of Idea Factory's ''Hyperdimension Neptunia''.
===Anime=== An anime television series titled {{nihongo|'''''SoniAni: Super Sonico The Animation'''''|そにアニ}} was announced at the Nitro Super Sonic 2013 event held at the Tokyo International Forum.<ref name=ann>{{cite web|date=September 21, 2013|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-09-21/nitro+s-super-sonico-mascot-gets-tv-anime|title=Nitro+'s Super Sonico Mascot Gets TV Anime|website=Anime News Network|accessdate=January 15, 2014|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916185630/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-09-21/nitro+s-super-sonico-mascot-gets-tv-anime|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://soniani.jp/|title=そにアニ (Super Sonico the Animation)|publisher=Nitroplus|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 10, 2014|archive-date=August 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828102153/http://soniani.jp/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>2013-09-22, [http://www.famitsu.com/news/201309/22040494.html すーぱーそに子がテレビアニメ化決定『そにアニ -SUPER SONICO THE ANIMATION-』] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423054611/https://www.famitsu.com/news/201309/22040494.html |date=2019-04-23 }}, Famitsu</ref><ref>2013-09-22, [http://animeanime.jp/article/2013/09/22/15650.html 「そにアニ -SUPER SONICO THE ANIMATION-」 "すーぱーそに子"が、まさかのアニメ化決定] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926110334/http://animeanime.jp/article/2013/09/22/15650.html |date=2013-09-26 }}, Animeanime.jp</ref><ref>2013-09-22, [http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/09/21/super-sonico-gets-her-own-tv-anime Super Sonico Gets Her Own TV Anime] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916192309/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/09/21/super-sonico-gets-her-own-tv-anime |date=2020-09-16 }}, Crunchyroll</ref> Produced by White Fox, the 12-episode series aired in Japan between January 6, 2014, and March 24, 2014, and was simulcast by Crunchyroll.<ref>2013-10-14, [http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/10/14/super-sonico-the-animation-staff-and-cast-announced "Super Sonico: the Animation" Staff and Cast Announced], Crunchyroll</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animeherald.com/2014/01/10/shredder-soni-ani-stale-slice-life/|title=The Shredder: Soni-Ani: Super Sonico the Animation|publisher=Anime Herald|work=News|date=January 10, 2014|accessdate=January 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-30/crunchyroll-to-stream-super-sonico-anime|title=Crunchyroll to Stream Super Sonico Anime|website=Anime News Network|date=December 30, 2013|accessdate=January 21, 2014|archive-date=January 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101031007/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-30/crunchyroll-to-stream-super-sonico-anime|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/12/30/crunchyroll-to-stream-soni-ani-super-sonico-the-animation|title=Crunchyroll to Stream "Soni-Ani SUPER SONICO THE ANIMATION"|publisher=Crunchyroll|work=News|date=December 31, 2013|accessdate=December 31, 2019|archive-date=February 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221144405/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/12/30/crunchyroll-to-stream-soni-ani-super-sonico-the-animation|url-status=dead}}</ref> A DVD and Blu-ray release of the TV series in Japan was announced for March 19, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soniani.jp/products.html|title=そにアニ 商品情報 Blu-ray&DVD|publisher=Nitroplus|language=Japanese|accessdate=February 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fandompost.com/2014/01/17/pony-canyon-sets-super-sonico-the-animation-japanese-dvdbd-release-schedule/|title=Pony Canyon Sets 'Super Sonico The Animation' Japanese DVD/BD Release Schedule|publisher=The Fandom Post|work=News|date=January 17, 2014|accessdate=January 17, 2020}}</ref> Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series in North America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-21/sentai-filmworks-adds-super-sonico-anime|title=Sentai Filmworks Adds Super Sonico Anime|website=Anime News Network|date=January 21, 2014|accessdate=January 21, 2014}}</ref> It was released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on May 26, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fandompost.com/2014/01/21/sentai-filmworks-acquires-soni-ani-sonico-the-animation-anime-license/|title=Sentai Filmworks Acquires 'Soni-Ani: Sonico The Animation' Anime License|publisher=The Fandom Post|work=News|date=January 21, 2014|accessdate=January 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/01/21-1/sentai-filmworks-licenses-soni-ani-super-sonico-the-animation|title=Sentai Filmworks Licenses "Soni-Ani: SUPER SONICO THE ANIMATION"|publisher=Crunchyroll|work=News|date=January 22, 2014|accessdate=January 22, 2020|archive-date=February 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221144404/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/01/21-1/sentai-filmworks-licenses-soni-ani-super-sonico-the-animation|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-22/super-sonico-the-animation-will-get-english-dub/.83556|title=Super Sonico the Animation Will Get English Dub|website=Anime News Network|date=22 January 2015|accessdate=1 February 2019|archive-date=3 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303022815/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-22/super-sonico-the-animation-will-get-english-dub/.83556|url-status=live}}</ref> The Anime Network began streaming the series on February 6, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theanimenetwork.com/20140206669/super-sonico-joins-anime-network|title=Super Sonico Joins Anime Network!|date=February 6, 2014|publisher=Anime Network|accessdate=February 10, 2014|archive-date=February 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208003442/http://theanimenetwork.com/20140206669/super-sonico-joins-anime-network|url-status=dead}}</ref> MVM Films has licensed the series in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-26/mvm-acquires-super-sonico/.83712|title=MVM Acquires Super Sonico (Updated)|website=Anime News Network|accessdate=1 February 2019}}</ref> In Australia and New Zealand, Hanabee licensed the series within the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-11/hanabee-acquires-soniani-super-sonico-the-animation/.86981|title=Hanabee Acquires SoniAni: Super Sonico the Animation|website=Anime News Network|date=April 11, 2015|accessdate=February 16, 2017}}</ref> Muse Communication licensed the series in Southeast Asia and streamed on Muse Asia YouTube channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwLSw1_eDZl0UhpykWsfZ-zPFBuI6ru5g|title=Soni-Ani: SUPER SONICO THE ANIMATION [English Sub]|website=YouTube |access-date=November 24, 2023}}</ref>
The main opening song of the anime is {{nihongo|"SuperSoni♥"|すぱそにっ♥|SupaSoni♥}} by Super Sonico (Ayano Yamamoto). The opening theme for episode one is "Beat Goes On" by Yamamoto, while a different ending theme, each performed by First Astronomical Velocity (Yamamoto, Mai Goto, and Mami Ozaki), is featured in each episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/107842|title=すーぱーそに子、アニメ「そにアニ」OP曲でメジャー進出|language=Japanese|publisher=Natalie.mu|work=News|date=January 17, 2014|accessdate=January 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/Getnews_489847/|title=ムチムチのそに子を30分愛でよう！ アニメ『そにアニ』クロスレビュー［6.7/10点］|language=Japanese|publisher=Excite Japan|work=News|date=January 17, 2014|accessdate=January 17, 2020|archive-date=February 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221165756/https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/Getnews_489847/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000098815|title=すーぱーそに子、アニメ『そにアニ』OPテーマでメジャーデビュー決定|language=Japanese|publisher=BARKS.jp|work=News|date=January 17, 2014|accessdate=January 17, 2020}}</ref>
====Episode list==== {{Episode table |background= |overall= |title= |titleR= |Aux1= |aux1T=Ending Theme |airdate= |airdateR= |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = I'll Do My Bets~♪ {{sic}} | TranslitTitle = Ganbarimausyo~♪ | NativeTitle = がんばりまうsよ～♪ | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | Aux1 = "Love the World" by First Astronomical Velocity | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|1|6}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fandompost.com/2014/01/07/super-sonico-episode-01-anime-review/|title=Super Sonico Episode #01 Anime Review|publisher=The Fandom Post|work=News|date=January 7, 2014|accessdate=January 10, 2020}}</ref> | ShortSummary = Sonico wakes up late and prepares food for her pet cats. She meets people as she rushes towards the college and still ends up late to class. Her professor praises her intellect but criticizes her tardiness. After class, she attends a photo shoot with a lecherous client. After an array of photos, the client requests Sonico wear a much more revealing outfit, but thanks to the intervention of Mr. Kitamura, Sonico's manager, she does not. After the photo shoot, she helps wait on customers at her grandmother's bar, where a baseball team is their regular patron, giving praise to Sonico's growth. After a phone call from her bandmates, she meets up with Suzu, the bassist, and Fuuri, the drummer. They practice a new song that Suzu composed.| }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = First Astronomical Velocity | TranslitTitle = Daiichi Uchū Sokudo | NativeTitle = 第一宇宙速度 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | Aux1 = {{nihongo|"Sky Love Hurricane"|スカイラブハリケーン|Sukai Rabu Harikēn}} by First Astronomical Velocity | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|1|13}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fandompost.com/2014/01/14/super-sonico-episode-02-anime-review/|title=Super Sonico Episode #02 Anime Review|publisher=The Fandom Post|work=News|date=January 14, 2014|accessdate=January 14, 2020}}</ref> | ShortSummary = Sonico is preparing for a concert with her band, First Astronomical Velocity, but things prove troublesome when a sudden modeling job comes into play.| }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = Sonico Goes to Okinawa | TranslitTitle = Soniko, Okinawa ni Iku | NativeTitle = そに子、沖縄に行く | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | Aux1 = {{nihongo|"Summer Illusion"|サマーイリュージョン|Samā Iryūjon}} by First Astronomical Velocity | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|1|20}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fandompost.com/2014/01/13/second-super-sonico-anime-episode-images-previewed/|title=Second 'Super Sonico' Anime Episode Images Previewed|publisher=The Fandom Post|work=News|date=January 13, 2014|accessdate=January 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fandompost.com/2014/01/21/super-sonico-episode-03-anime-review/|title=Super Sonico Episode #03 Anime Review|publisher=The Fandom Post|work=News|date=January 21, 2014|accessdate=January 21, 2020}}</ref> | ShortSummary = Sonico goes to Okinawa for a modeling shoot. The first day, she meets all the staff and has dinner with them. The manager, Kitamura, shows Sonico back to her room so she can get some rest and is invited to go drinking by the client. Another man approaches when he hears Kitamura speaking so highly of his model. The next afternoon, after the photo shoot, the man calls Kitamura to remind him that he agreed to Sonico appearing in an action series shooting that evening. Unfortunately, while watching Sonico during the filming, Kitamura's protective instincts kicked in, resulting in him becoming the unwilling superhero star of that week's TV show episode.| }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title = Daydream | TranslitTitle = Deidorīmu | NativeTitle = デイドリーム | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | Aux1 = {{nihongo|"Moonlight de Buttebase! ~Moonlight Star~"|ムーンライトでぶっとばせ! 〜MOONLIGHT STAR〜|Mūnraito de Buttobase! ~Moonlight Star~}} by First Astronomical Velocity | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|1|27}} | ShortSummary = Sonico gets a postcard from someone with no sender written on it. It seems to be from a tropical location, and there's only a few words printed. Sonico remembers her past. Everything started when she was into rock in middle school. She couldn't express herself honestly and with as much power as a rock musician, so she wanted to be like one. She finds an upperclassman who sets her on her path to stardom by giving her a guitar named "Daydream".| }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title = New World | Aux1 = {{nihongo|"Crystal Dream"|クリスタル・ドリーム|Kurisutaru Dorīmu}} by First Astronomical Velocity | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|2|3}} | ShortSummary = A woman editor working for a local magazine is directed (over her protests) to write an article on Sonico as part of a series on celebrities that live locally. She does not expect Sonico and her manager to agree to direct observation, but they do, feeling that it is important to have local exposure. So the editor spends the day observing Sonico, expecting the famous model to be shallow and self-absorbed. However, she finds Sonico to be a typical college student, and her classmates are mostly unaware that Sonico is a famous model. While waiting in Sonico's bedroom, the editor finds a notebook of Sonico's compositions and comes to respect Sonico's dedication to her music, her band, and her bandmates. This forces the editor to reflect on how she is living her own life.| }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title = Cruising of the Dead | TranslitTitle = Kurūjingu obu za Deddo | NativeTitle = クルージング・オブ・ザ・デッド | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | Aux1 = {{nihongo|"Nightmare Buster"|ナイトメア・バスター|Naitomea Basutā}} by First Astronomical Velocity | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|2|10}} | ShortSummary = Ouka Satsurikuin, Sonico's co-worker at the modeling agency, gets a job as the spokesperson for a new fat-reducing ointment. Ouka invites Sonico, Suzu, and Fuuri to join her on a VIP cruise to celebrate the product's launch. In a private cabin, the ointment company's owner is confronted by one of her own staff, concerned that the product has had insufficient testing. She proceeds with the product release anyway. Ouka's roll-out presentation goes very well, with samples given to attendees who are pleased with the immediate results. That night, however, Ouka, Sonico, and her bandmates find themselves on the run from the other passengers, who have effectively become zombies from the ointment's side effects and are desperately hungry. With the cruise ship out at sea, there are few places they can go to get away, which they must do until the effects of the cream wear off.| }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | Title = Star Rain | TranslitTitle = Sutā Rein | NativeTitle = スターレイン | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | Aux1 = {{nihongo|"Star Rain"|スターレイン|Sutā Rein}} by First Astronomical Velocity | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|2|17}} | ShortSummary = Sonico goes on a trip for some lyrical inspiration, conversing with another woman on the way to her stopover in Niigata. While stopping over in Tainai City, Sonico comes across a glassmaker, who teaches her to make a little accessory. The next day, Sonico heads towards the local hot springs, meeting people and encountering many sights along the way. After checking into the hot springs and taking a dip, she tries to find her way to an observatory but gets lost in the woods. However, she manages to follow a raccoon to the observatory, becoming awed by the starlit sky.| }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | Title = Super Sonico Murder Case | TranslitTitle = Sūpā Soniko Satsujin Jiken | NativeTitle = すーぱーそに子殺人事件 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | Aux1 = {{nihongo|"Shinjitsu no Hikari"|真実のヒカリ|The Light of Truth}} by First Astronomical Velocity | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|2|24}} | ShortSummary = As First Astronomical Velocity gets together at the Supernova studio to rehearse for an upcoming concert, Sonico is found allegedly "murdered" inside a locked waiting room, though they are relieved to find she had only fallen unconscious. Just then, Suzu's younger sister, Ena, appears, deciding she wants to investigate the mystery and coming up with ludicrous theories over who Sonico's "murderer" is. They soon discover that Sonico's guitar has gone missing, which soon leads to Ena becoming implicated in the crime herself. In the end, they find the guitar on the stage, and Sonico's fall was simply an accident. Later, after Sonico and the others take their leave, Ena confronts Supernova's maid, Miina, who had lied about the room being locked by Sonico to keep the others from discovering she had broken an amp.| }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 | Title = Sonico's Longest Day | TranslitTitle = Soniko no Ichiban Nagai Hi | NativeTitle = そに子の一番長い日 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | Aux1 = {{nihongo|"Go! Go!"|ゴー! ゴー!|Gō! Gō!}} by First Astronomical Velocity | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|3|3}} | ShortSummary = Sonico and her classmates participate in a college fair, starting off by helping out at a sailor maid café. Her schedule soon becomes busier when she is asked to fill in for both the Light Music Club's guitarist and Ouka's modeling work, due to both of them falling ill. She soon learns she has been entered into a beauty contest, which coincides with her mini-concert, while the café suddenly requests her help at the same time. With Sonico torn between the three jobs, Suzu and Fuuri disguise themselves as Sonico to fill in for her at the café and contest, while Sonico herself performs in the concert. With all the commotion settled, Sonico holds her marine biology exhibit for all the children.| }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 | Title = Ramen and a Little Rice | TranslitTitle = Rāmen ni Han Raisu | NativeTitle = ラーメンに半ライス | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | Aux1 = "Affection" by First Astronomical Velocity | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|3|10}} | ShortSummary = Sonico takes in a stray Munchkin cat, which she names Rice, to join her five other cats: Roasty, Porky, Noodles, Fishcake, and Tasty. However, Rice doesn't seem to get along well with the other cats and seems more interested in escaping Sonico's apartment. One day, Rice makes a break out of the apartment in search of its owner, so Sonico and the other cats head off in search of him. Rice is soon cornered by a hostile dog, but the other cats soon come to his rescue, getting him safely to Sonico, who returns him to his owner's house to reunite with his mother. Afterward, Rice pays a visit to Sonic's apartment to spend some time with his new cat friends.| }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | Title = A Saint Comes to Town | TranslitTitle = Seija ga Machi ni Yattekuru | NativeTitle = 聖者が街にやってくる | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | Aux1 = {{nihongo|"Very Merry"|ベリメリ|Beri Meri}} by First Astronomical Velocity | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|3|17}} | ShortSummary = With Christmas approaching, the Musatani Shopping Center finds itself up against a giant department store that has appeared recently. Suzu, who is asked to help bring younger customers to the shopping center, has Sonico, Fuuri, and various others act as Santa girls to appeal to customers and increase sales. When the department store responds by employing some popular idols to draw the customers away, Suzu decides they need an official Santa Claus to appear on Christmas Eve to appeal to parents and children. On her way home, Sonico encounters a young girl named Ayaka, who is upset about her father not being able to come home in time for Christmas. On Christmas Eve, Sonico brings Ayaka to meet Santa, who turns out to be Ayaka's father, bringing her the present she wanted the most.| }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | Title = We're Right Here♪ | TranslitTitle = Koko ni Imausu♪ | NativeTitle = ここにいまうs♪ | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | Aux1 = "SUPERORBITAL" by First Astronomical Velocity | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|3|24}} | ShortSummary = First Astronomical Velocity decides to hold a concert for New Year's Eve, but Suzu ends up overspending her budget, leaving them with no money for speakers. Wanting to go ahead with the concert, each of the members asks for favors from their friends and neighbors to help put the concert together, even helping to stream it on the internet. Although the concert gets off to a good start, the strings on Sonico's guitar break midway through the performance. However, her grandmother, Leila, manages to save the day with her own guitar, buying time for Sonico to replace the strings. Looking back over the past year, Sonico and all her friends and supporters see the new year together.| }} }}
===Other media=== Gravure books featuring Sonico were released by Enterbrain on July 7, 2011. An internet radio show, {{nihongo|''SoniRadio''|そにっくらじお♪}}, began broadcasting on March 24, 2011. A Sonico-themed non-game networking software application for iOS has also been released.<ref>{{cite web|date=August 16, 2013|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/08/16-1/video-super-sonico-social-networking-client-app-released-for-ios|title=Super Sonico Social Networking Client App Released for iOS|publisher=Crunchyroll|accessdate=February 10, 2014}}</ref>
Super Sonico was also a VTuber once on YouTube, hosting the channel called Sonico.Ch (すーぱーそに子ちゃんねる), a YouTube channel in collaboration between Nitroplus and Wright Flyer Live Entertainment.{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}} In 2020, Sonico's message on Twitter stated retirement as a VTuber, and she hosted a farewell stream on both YouTube and Reality (a Japanese smartphone application, and live stream platform).{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}}
==Endorsements== Sonico was used to promote the International Exhibition Center station of the Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit Rinkai Line.<ref>2012-08-09, [http://www.zenrin-promo.net/news/20120809.html 発車メロディーのCMブランド名を当てるキャンペーンを実施！ ～りんかい線「国際展示場駅」で発車メロディーにCMソングを採用！～] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925075857/http://www.zenrin-promo.net/news/20120809.html |date=2013-09-25 }}, Zenrin Promo</ref> She is also being used to promote the {{nihongo|Soni Plateau|曽爾高原|Soni Kougen}} brand of beer from Nara Prefecture as a collaboration based on the similar-sounding name.<ref>2013-09-22, [http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/09/21-1/super-sonico-and-hello-kitty-get-their-own-beers Super Sonico and Hello Kitty Get Their Own Beers], Crunchyroll</ref> Sonico was also the mascot for the 2013 Anitamasai Convention in Saitama.<ref>2013-09-16, [http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/09/15/nitroplus-character-super-sonico-to-be-mascot-for-saitamas-anitamasai-anime-convention Nitroplus Character Super Sonico to be Mascot for Saitama's Anitamasai Anime Convention], Crunchyroll</ref>
The '''Super Sonico Tab''' is a special edition ASUS MeMo Pad ME172v tablet computer featuring the artwork of Sonico on the rear of the device.<ref>[http://home.hi-ho.ne.jp/sonico/ ハイホー × すーぱーそに子 コラボレーション！] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927034932/http://home.hi-ho.ne.jp/sonico/ |date=2013-09-27 }}, hi-ho</ref>
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==External links== * {{official website|http://supersonico.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}} * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfxUC1e8kStZYNNc7xQuxag Super Sonico Official YouTube Channel] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090110114236/http://www.nitroplus.co.jp/pc/ Nitroplus Official Homepage] {{in lang|ja}} * [http://soniani.jp/ ''Super Sonico The Animation'' official page] {{in lang|ja}} * [https://twitter.com/sonico_macaron Super Sonico (sonico_macaron) on Twitter] {{in lang|ja}} * [http://dol.dengeki.com/g-net/pr/sonicomi/?news "SoniCommu" portal at Dengeki Online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809220130/http://dol.dengeki.com/g-net/pr/sonicomi/?news |date=2011-08-09 }} {{in lang|ja}} * [http://www.georide.jp/superorbital/ Daiichi Uchū Sokudo Official Site] {{in lang|ja}} * [http://www.j-cast.com/2012/04/18129445.html?p=1 Virtual Idol Uprising?] {{in lang|ja}} * {{anime News Network|anime|15684|SoniAni -Super Sonico the Animation- (TV)}} * [http://sonicomi.com/ Sonicomi Official English Site]
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