Hololive EN Sonic Crossover Merchandise Appears in Korea, Taiwan

Sega revealed that it has released new crossover goods featuring Hololive English Vtubers and Sonic the Hedgehog characters in South Korea and Taiwan. People living there can find the merchandise in select Animate Cafe outlets.

This collaboration features the following five pairings between Hololive English Vtubers and Sonic series characters:

1. Ninomae Ina’nis with Sonic the Hedgehog
2. Ouro Kronii with Miles “Tails” Prower
3. IRyS with Knuckles the Echidna
4. Koseki Bijou with Amy Rose
5. Shiori Novella with Shadow the Hedgehog

On a side note, the Sonic characters are specifically modeled after their appearances in the TikTok short animation series Sonic & Friends. This also marks the first time Animate sells merchandise based on this title in its Asian cafe outlets outside Japan.

Prices for the merchandise range from 7,500 won (~$5.10) for a pin badge to 25,500 won (~$17.30) for a large acrylic stand of each Vtuber in normal proportions holding the respective Sonic character plush. In addition, the cafe is selling a set of crossover cakes at 12,000 won (~$8.15) and two types of drinks themed after Kronii-Tails and Shiori-Shadow priced at 7,000 won (~$4.75) each.

In the same Japanese press release, Sega added that it has been collaborating with Hololive Vtubers to promote its games on their streams. Ninomae Ina’nis, who went on a hiatus in October 2024, has since returned and published a gameplay stream of Sonic X Shadow Generations in December 2024.

The crossover merchandise between Hololive English and Sonic & Friends is available at Animate Cafe outlets in South Korea’s Busan and Hongdae, Seoul, as well as Ximen in Taipei City, Taiwan, until Tuesday, January 14, 2025.