The Shining Road

"The Shining Road" (光る道) is one of the ending theme songs for the Japanese version of Sonic X. It was used for episodes 14-39 and again for episodes 53-78, total 52 episodes. During the show's original run, it was used from July 6, 2003 to December 28, 2003.

Staff

 * Lyricist: Shun Taguchi
 * Composer: Masataka Matsutoya
 * Arranger: Masataka Matsutoya
 * Singer: Aya Hiroshige (廣重綾)

Synopsis
A shot of the city is shown late at night and the sun begins to rise. The scene changes to Sonic sitting on the edge of one of the buildings of the city watching the sun rise. Sonic is then seen walking through a mist in the park toward a tree. Looking closely, he can see Amy standing next to the tree giving a worried look. Sonic and Amy then stare at each other without saying a word.

Videos
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Trivia

 * In "Defective Detectives", when the Chaotix are watching recaps of the series "The Shining Road" ending plays. However instead of Amy waiting for Sonic, Cheese the Chao takes her place. Then in the actual ending of the episode Cheese is shown to have waited for Sonic, he's also standing on the ground instead of flying. Cheese is half Sonic's height.
 * During the episode mentioned above, while the Chaotix are watching the ending, the first frame of the night city is shown then it skips to the part with Cheese.