Sonamy

Sonamy is the het ship between Sonic and Amy from the Sonic the Hedgehog fandom.

Amy Rose was created by Kazuyuki Hoshino, as a "Minnie" for her "Mickey" (Sonic). The first thing they thought was that "Sonic needed a girlfriend," but this went against Sonic's attitude, so it was decided that Amy would be the one to pursue him. The Sonic Team thought that a one-sided relationship would be more interesting.

Canon
In most canons, Amy is shown to have a crush on Sonic. However, Sonic rarely is shown returning these feelings.

Games
Amy is in love with Sonic and tries to do anything in order to make Sonic fall in love with her. Despite the fact that Sonic tries to run away from Amy all the time, it is confirmed that he likes her.

Manga
In the early 1992 Shogakukan manga, Nicky (Sonic's alter ego) is dating a brown hedgehog called Eimi (an early version of Amy Rose). Eimi also has feelings for Sonic and both Nicky and Eimi are unaware of the fact that Sonic is in fact Nicky.

Sonic X
Their relationship is similar to the games but there are also scenes where Sonic might return the feelings. In one of these episodes, Amy saves Sonic from drowning on planet Aquirius. In episode 52, Sonic promises to never leave Amy. However, in the Japanese version, what Sonic says to Amy is not heard, as it is censored with the background song Natsu no hi. This song was replaced by the second ending song Hikaru Michi on the DVD version, due to copyright.

Archie Comics
Their relationship is similar to the games. At one point, Sonic and Amy start dating but their relationship doesn't last long (in fact it's shorter than most of Sonic's relationships) and it turns back into the one-sided relationship it used to be.

Sonic Boom
Amy has a crush on Sonic but unlike the games, she keeps it a secret, and Sonic is implied to return her feelings but feel awkward about acknowledging them. There are scenes where Sonamy really shines though, like when UT revealed that Sonic cares for Amy's well being.

Sonic Twitter Takeover
Sonic seems to get very nervous when asked if he likes Amy. Shadow even asked him if "he's running away from his feelings."

Sonic The Hedgehog (IDW Comics)
Amy is much more mature and is the one who organizes the resistance. When Amy tells Sonic that she loves him just the way he is, Sonic seems far more interested in being with her than in the canon and even invites her to come with him on his journey. She does not accept the invitation because of her work in the resistance. In the following issues it seems that Sonic wants to spend much more time with her.

Sonic CD

 * Amy hugs Sonic every time she approaches him.

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)

 * In one of the last missions of the game, Sonic will have to choose between Amy and Elise quickly. If the player chooses Amy, the priest in the place will tell them: "I see. You've chosen your long-time love."

Sonic Unleashed

 * Amy once finds Sonic in Spagonia at night where she hurried to hug him. As she looked at Sonic, however, she could not recognize him due to him who was in his Werehog form. Believing he was a stranger, Amy apologizes and flees, inadvertently depressing Sonic.
 * Later, when a multitude of people were possessed by Dark Gaia, Sonic fights the minions of Dark Gaia, and then helps Amy from behind. When she turns to look at him, he looks down, evidently ashamed of his Werehog form and then flees, but Amy still recognizes him.
 * When Amy discovers that Sonic has become a Werehog, she tells Sonic that, being Werehog or not, she still loves him.

Sonic and the Black Knight

 * During a conversation with Amy's doppelgänger of the World of Camelot, Sonic seems to flirt with her, and she seems remarkably surprised.
 * At the ending, Sonic tells Amy the story of what had happened. Amy then replies by saying that it was an excuse to forget a supposed date and proceeds to attack him with her hammer. This implies that they were supposed to go out on a date together.

Fanon
Sonamy is one of the most popular, if not the most popular, pairing in the Sonic series.

Its most common rival ship in Archie is Sonally. Sonamy is notably more popular among fans of the games, Sonic X or Sonic Boom, as Sally does not appear in any of them as Amy does.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Sonic/Amy on FanFiction.Net
 * Amy/Sonic the Werehog on FanFiction.Net
 * Amy/Sonic on FanFiction.Net

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WIKIS
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 * Sonamy on Urban Dictionary

Trivia
needed a heroine that could not be ignored. Her fashion - the head piece and trainers - reflect Naoto Ohshima's taste, while her mannerisms reflect the kind of traits I looked for in women at the time."
 * Report of issue #5 of Sonic The Comic on Sonic CD in July 1993: "New girlfriend, new pals, new games - all on the way! I'ts official! Sonic has a girlfriend! She is pink, she's spiky, she's very cute and her name is Amy Rose. Amy who wears pink skirts and has hedgehogs-delicious eyes, is the girl after Sonic's heart, and is set to make her debut in Sonic Mega CD game later this year. Sonic is no softy, though. Amy Rose can flutter her eyes all she likes but he will be able to resist her… won't he? STC is one of the first magazines in the world to have a picture of Amy Rose and, as you can see, she certainly seems destinated for megastar status."
 * In Sonic Advance 3, the pair consisting of Sonic and Amy is known as Lovely Couple. It is one of the four pairs with special names and the only one with a name that can be seen as romantic.
 * In "The Biggest Fan", Sonic lauded Mark's fan fictions of this ship as "spicy".
 * Sonic Underground is one of the few known Sonic franchises that Amy doesn't appear in. Even though Sonia the Hedgehog, Sonic's sister in the cartoon, has a similar pink color scheme to Amy and some parts of Sonia's personality are also a bit like Amy's as well.
 * Sonic Adventure 2 Prima's Official Strategy Guide, page 3: Sonic feels Amy is sometimes more trouble than she's worth, but deep down he may actually have some feelings for her.
 * Amy's description on page 8 of the Sonic Heroes Play Station 2 (US manual): Despite her clearly defined goal to one day marry Sonic, he treats her as little more than an annoyance. In his heart he probably doesn't dislike her that much.
 * In an interview, Yuji Naka was asked if Sonic and Amy would ever get married. His answer was: There will be hardly any chance, I bet. Amy will continue to pursue Sonic all the time, but Sonic will not ever get married. I think so, because I cannot picture the image of Sonic that he is married and has his children! Also, I feel it is a more Amy's style to always chase Sonic.
 * In the main menu of Sonic and The Secrets Rings, there is an option titled Special Book that contains the description of the Sonic games in chronological order. On the Sonic CD, it says: "Meet Amy Rose, Sonic's ever-cheerful love interest."
 * Naoto Oshima said on his Twitter: "I love Sonamy. Sonic has a boy's heart forever. If Sonic has an adult heart, he would choose Amy".
 * Ian Flynn has said that SEGA imposed the mandate that Sonic cannot have a girlfriend in the IDW Comics. Amy can't stop being in love with Sonic.
 * A fan asked Evan Stanley if Sonic would have a romantic interest in IDW comics, to which she replied: "I mean technically he has one? Sonic Team's official stance is that while Sonic does like-like Amy, he's simply not interested in a serious relationship at this point in his life. Amy knows this, and is content with being good friends. Not every story needs to have an intense romance, and not every character needs to be into that. There’s plenty of fan-made content to provide it if you really need that fix."
 * In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for DS there is a trivia that says the following: "No one knows whether Sonic thinks of Amy as his girlfriend."
 * In Sonic Unleashed, when you feed Chip, he will ask: "Is there someone you like, Sonic? Is there!? There is! Who is it!?"
 * Amy's name may have been chosen because it means "beloved." This would mean that her full name means "beloved rose."
 * Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works (2014), page 289. Kazuyuki Hoshino “Although I created the in-game graphics for Amy, there were many people involved in the birth of the character, with staff members from various departments all contributing ideas. Just like Mickey needs Minnie to exist, Sonic's world

Variations

 * Sonamream refers to the ship between Sonic, Amy and Cream the Rabbit
 * SonSalAmy refers to the ship between Sonic, Amy and Sally Acorn
 * SonShadAmy refers to the ship between Sonic, Amy and Shadow the Hedgehog