Sonamy

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

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.

Pre-Super Genesis Wave
In the Sonic The Hedgehog and Sonic Universe comics, their relationship is similar to the games. The comics started as a promotion for animated series, so Sonic has a relationship with Sally Acorn from the beginning. For this reason, Amy starts out as an 8-year-old girl who is Sonic's pen pal and not his love interest. Amy is devoted to Sonic and is always trying to help him. After the release of Sonic Adventure, the writers had to adapt the character to her redesign of 12 years old. For this reason, Amy started to be like in the games, but Sonic was still interested in Sally and other girls. Despite everything, Amy supported Sonic and Sally's relationship, even defending them from paparazzi and letting them go on dates. However, she never gave up and kept thinking that one day Sonic would fall in love with her.

At one point, Sonic and Amy start dating but their relationship does not 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.

Post-Super Genesis Wave
In the reboot Sega rewrote the mandates, so Sally no longer had a relationship with Sonic. Nevertheless, Sonic and Amy's relationship continued as in the games. There are small moments between the two from time to time. For example, when Sonic The Werehog learned that Amy was leaving with Knuckles in issue #272, the echidna asked him if he was jealous in a joking manner.

In the Sonic Mega Drive comics, Sonic and Tails save Amy in Flower Park Zone. Tails tease Sonic by asking if she is his girlfriend. Sonic tells him "no", and that he already has too many people following him. At the beginning, Sonic does not want her to accompany them, because he thinks that she will be kidnapped again, but Amy shows him that she is no longer defenseless. Tails asks Sonic if she can come, and Sonic agrees. It is an unofficial comic that narrates the beginning of the friendship between Sonic, Tails, Amy, and Knuckles.

Sonic The Comic
Amy was initially arrested by Dr. Robotnik, as she claimed to be Sonic's girlfriend. Sonic rescues her and learns of the lie, which annoys him. To Sonic's horror, he realizes that Amy is now a fugitive and has nowhere to go, so she has to be part of the resistance. This version of Amy managed to kiss Sonic twice. She mostly teased Sonic on purpose, making the others think they were both dating. This irritated Sonic to such an extent that once, when he was trapped with her on Miracle Planet, he pretended to be lost for two days. Although Amy was caught several times by the enemy and rescued by Sonic, she never whimpered and never asked for mercy. In fact, she encouraged Sonic to keep fighting even when she was in danger and even kept bothering Sonic while she was saved.

IDW Publishing 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 X
Their relationship is similar to the games but there are also scenes where Sonic might return the feelings.

In "The Last Resort", Amy wants to give Sonic a bracelet. Amy falls into the sea after fighting Dr. Eggman for breaking the bracelet. Sonic goes to save her, still not knowing how to swim. In the end, Sonic fixes the bracelet and places it on his arm. In the Japanese version it is mentioned that the bracelet is an omamori that Amy made with the intention of bringing good luck to Sonic and protecting him from water.

In the Japanese version of "A Robot Rebels" Amy is kidnapped on Dr. Eggman's ship. While there, she tells Lily that if a person keeps thinking about the person they love, their thoughts will reach the other’s. Amy starts saying Sonic's name in her mind. Sonic, who is on top of the X Tornado, hears Amy calling out to him in his thoughts. This was cut from the English version, as was a scene where Amy tells Lily that she wanted to make Sonic dinner and that she wished he was the one to chase her from now on.

In "A New Start", Sonic promises to never leave Amy and gives her a rose. However, in the original Japanese version, the conversation is a bit different and Amy asks him if he loves her. What Sonic says to Amy is not heard, as it is censored by the background song Natsu no Hi. This song was replaced by the second ending song Hikaru Michi on the DVD version, due to copyright issues. Therefore, the audience does not know what he said and the answer remains a secret between Sonic and Amy.

In "Mission: Match Up", Sonic gets nervous because Amy dons a fancy pink dress.

In "Clash in the Cloister", Sonic yells at Amy, as she wants to fight, but he thinks that enemy is too dangerous. Amy returns to the Blue Typhoon.

In "The Planet of Misfortune", Amy takes Sonic to practice rituals to ensure the future of both, then they go to a fortuneteller. Sonic stays with her all the time, but he seems a bit boring. After Amy breaks the Romance Rock, Sonic takes advantage of the fact that she is distracted to run away. Marmolim asks Amy if that doesn't mean he doesn't love her. Amy replies: "That isn’t true. Whenever I get into trouble, Sonic always comes running to save me. I’ll never forget when we both got back from Chris’s world. Sonic picked a flower for me. He said, 'This is for you, Amy.', 'Oh, Sonic!'" In the Japanese version, Amy says, "You are wrong! No matter what he says, he always rescues me when I'm in trouble. And when he came back from Chris's world, he picked a flower, gave it to me, and said, 'Oh, Amy…'" At that point she is interrupted.

In "The Light in the Darkness", Sonic is trapped on planet Aqurius. Amy jumps out of her exploded ship and lands on the planet. Sonic takes her in his arms, as they fall even further into the water. Amy begins to excitedly think that Sonic saved her. A sphere surrounds them and heals their wounds. They both smile, as the sphere takes them out of danger. In the Japanese version, when Sonic has her in his arms, she thinks that she will not leave him there and that everyone will go home. It is also mentioned that the sphere was created by the planet's egg.

In the unofficial American comics, the relationship is the same as its anime counterpart. Amy is too infatuated with Sonic, which is why she hugs him and thinks about romantic things constantly. Sonic lets her do whatever she wants, but often runs away from her. On many occasions they work together to defeat the enemy.

In issue #1, Sonic has a run with Sam. Amy wants to throw a ring at Sonic to help him, but Cream stops her to explain that doing so would be cheating and that Sonic would never cheat. However, Sonic wants to have a ring, but immediately thinks that Amy will be mad at him if he cheats.

In issue #10, Sonic and Amy are trapped in Marble Zone. Amy falls into the lava, but is saved by having rings with her. Sonic tells her that it's a relief that she's okay.

In issue #11, Knuckles says that Sonic is Amy's boyfriend. Sonic tells him that they are not dating.

In issue #16, Sonic has an actual date with Amy, due to losing a bet with Knuckles. Dr. Eggman says he waited all those years for Sonic and Amy to start dating, only to ruin their happiness. Eggman tries to ruin the date, but fails. At the end, Amy asks Sonic if he would go out with her again, and he replies, "Maybe?"

In issue #33, Vector tells Knuckles that Sonic asked the Chaotix dating advice in issue #16. Amy listens to him and thinks: "'Dating Advice'…? I Knew Sonic liked me! He's just too shy to admit it!"

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 in one episode, U.T. revealed that Sonic cares for Amy's well being. Sonic appears to get jealous on several occasions. Various references are made to their relationship in the games. Sonic stutters with nervousness when someone suggests that they are in a relationship and even denies that she is his girlfriend. Although the same show corrects him saying that Sonic is not telling the truth, in a way.

In the unofficial comics, the relationship of the two is the same as in the series. Amy is secretly in love with Sonic, and he likes her in secret. The only moment they have together is in issue #3, when Amy loses her hammer and hugs Sonic when he finds it.

Sonic Mania Adventures
At the end of "From: A. Rose", it is revealed that Sonic has been watching Amy throughout the short. But it seems like he's a bit irritated that she helped Metal Sonic. Amy gives him a flower and then leaves.

Sonic CD

 * Amy hugs Sonic every time she approaches him.

Sonic the Hedgehog

 * 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 the Archie comics is Sonally. Despite the fact that Sally and Amy are friends in said comics, fans often cast one as the antagonist of the other. There are often arguments among fans about which is the best match for Sonic. 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.

Fans pairing Sonic with Amy for the figure skating event in Mario &amp; Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games had inspired them to base some of their Sonamy skating fanart on it. Along with other pair up events from the other Mario & Sonic series.

On the Twitter Takeovers #2, #3 and #4 made on the official Sonic the Hedgehog account, Sonic seems to get very nervous when fans ask if he likes Amy. He mostly tries not to talk about it and never answers, although the question is related to something the Sonic Team said. Shadow even asked him if "[he']s running away from [his] feelings", but Sonic runs off. Tails mentions: "Well, one thing's for sure now, the Sonamy fans are gonna go nuts."

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

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INSTAGRAM

PIXIV

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TWITTER

WIKIS
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 * SonAmy on the Sonic the Hedgehog! Amino
 * Sonamy on Urban Dictionary

Trivia

 * Amy Rose was created by Kazuyuki Hoshino, as a "Minnie" for her "Mickey" (Sonic). According to his statements, 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. Sonic Team thought that a one-sided relationship would be more interesting.
 * Kazuyuki Hoshino confirmed that the 1992 manga was a marketing strategy and that the Sonic Team was involved in its creation.
 * 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 destined for megastar status."
 * Amy suspects that Sonic loves her, which is why she calls herself his girlfriend, even though they are not dating.
 * Nigel Kitching admitted in a Yahoo! conversation that he never understood Sonic and Amy's relationship. He never knew if Amy was really interested in Sonic or if she was just pretending to see the reaction that she caused in him. He also explained that he hoped to do a story where Johnny Lightfoot would flirt with Amy, and Sonic would get jealous. At that moment, Sonic would realize that he had feelings for the girl that bothered him the most. He further explained: "But what Amy was not and never was some weak soppy character who swooned over Sonic like a silly little girl. Well, she did but we were never quite sure if she just doing it for a laugh."
 * 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.Amy Redising for SA.png
 * Amy's redesign for Sonic Adventure was introduced with the phrase: "I'll always be there for you in the best and worst times. You can be my sweetest honey for all of eternity."
 * In the Japanese version of Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic says goodbye to Amy with emotion in his voice: "Amy…. Take care of yourself." This happens before he is thrown out of Eggman's ship.
 * 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.
 * 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 Sonic Battle, Amy has a move called "Amy Run". The game indicates that she has a good running ability, as she is used to chasing Sonic.Rouge and Sonic conversation Battle.png
 * In the Japanese version of Sonic Battle, when Rouge flirts with Sonic, he says, "Unfortunately, I'm not inconvenient for my girlfriend." This happens when no one else is seeing them. In English this was changed to: "I don't have time for niceties. 'Sides, I have enough girls chasing me as it is."
 * In the Japanese version of Sonic Heroes, Amy mentions that she and Sonic are "linked by the red thread of fate."
 * 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.
 * Sega of America about Amy Rose in the Sonic Characters section: Once Sonic saved Amy from the clutches of Dr. Eggman in Sonic CD, the two became fast friends. Amy is graceful and powerful at the same time and though she often gets into trouble, she is stronger than most give her credit for. She has a big crush on Sonic and wouldn't mind if they became more than friends, but Sonic is too busy saving the world to think about having a girlfriend, let alone a wife and kids! With her Piko Piko Hammer and Tarot Cards, Amy has proven herself a valuable member of Sonic's team.
 * In March 2005, Disney Adventure Magazine went to Sega to inquire about Sonic's feelings for Amy. The Sonic Team replied: "Although Sonic is clearly interested in her, Sonic has always been too shy to declare his feelings."
 * In the main menu of Sonic and The Secret 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."
 * In Sonic Unleashed, when you feed Chip, he will ask: "Is there someone you like, Sonic? Is there!? There is! Who is it!?"
 * After defeating the Dark Guardian in Sonic Unleashed, Sonic the Werehog referenced Amy exclaiming: "I know little girls that are better with a hammer than you! Well, one, anyway."
 * In Mario and Sonic at the Winter Olympics for the Nintendo DS, Toad refers to Amy as Sonic's girlfriend, but Sonic or Mario protest. Toad corrects himself: "Oh, sorry... I meant to say Sonic’s "friend", Amy."
 * In Mario &amp; Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games for the Nintendo DS, there is a trivia that says the following: "No one knows whether Sonic thinks of Amy as his girlfriend."
 * 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 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."
 * Many have tried to find out what Sonic says to Amy in the episode "A New Start" in Sonic X, but opinions are divided. One thing that is certain is that, when you read Sonic's lips, it seems that he is saying 愛してるエーミ (Aishiteru Eimi, "I love you, Amy.") However, it seems that this was changed in the third season, because in the episode "The Planet of Misfortune", Amy says that he told her, "Oh, Amy..." before she was interrupted. Because of this, some think that it is possible that Sonic said that he missed her very much.
 * In "The Biggest Fan", Sonic lauded Mark's fan fictions of this ship as "spicy".
 * Due to problems with fans, Bill Freiberger had to post some rules on his Twitter about what fans can ask him. Among them was to "[not] ask about SonAmy."
 * In an interview for Comicosity, Freiberger said: "Another element from the mythology that we're dealing with very “judiciously” is how Amy feels about Sonic. In our show, we've hinted at the fact that Amy has romantic feelings for Sonic, but she's not obsessed with him. She's not crazed. But everyone knows it's there, just below the surface… even Eggman. In one of the episodes, he comes out and asks, 'Hey Sonic, bro to bro, what's up with you and Amy?'" He also added: "And of course, there’s always a bit of SonAmy just below the surface."
 * A fan asked Freiberger if the SonAmy was canon in Sonic Boom. He replied, "No. We didn't make that episode."
 * Ian Flynn has expressed that Sega imposed the mandate that Sonic cannot have a girlfriend in the IDW Comics, but Amy can't stop being in love with Sonic.
 * 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."
 * In 2018, the Sega Shop sold a collection of clothing and accessories for Amy's 25th anniversary. On one of them, the description read: “Amy Rose is all grown up! Celebrate 25 years of Sonic The Hedgehog’s girlfriend with this bold, cropped hoodie."
 * Ken Penders tweeted: "As SEGA doesn't want Sonic to have a girlfriend, are they establishing he's a player, gay or asexual? Just what sort of image do they want him to have? These are the kinds of character questions writers ask all the time." This implies that he did not know that the Sonamy existed.
 * A fan asked Evan Stanley if Sonic would have a romantic interest in the 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 the official Sonic Channel website, there were a series of manga of Sonic characters. In Amy's manga, she is sitting guessing her future. The crystal ball tells her that, on that day, "the person she is waiting for will come." Amy doesn't know who it might be, so she puts some cookies in the oven while she waits. However the oven is broken and the house burns. Sonic comes to her rescue. The manga ends with Amy saying, "Fortune was right."
 * Amy has been heavily criticized by fans and by video game reporters. Some find her sweet and cuddly, others think she is a bad example. These opinions are derived from the fact that she is the Japanese cliché of the girl who falls in love with the boy, although he is not interested yet. But despite everything, a 2006 character popularity poll was done on Sonic Channel. Amy was one of the most popular, ranking number five. This allows the Sonic Team to sell Sonic and Amy merchandise in Japan.
 * In Japan, Sonamy fanart is popular in the Sonic Channel website. One noticeable fan submission had an image of Sally and Amy, with the description mentioning that they were both arguing which swimsuit Sonic preferred.

Variations

 * Sonamream - the polyship between Sonic, Amy, and Cream the Rabbit
 * SonSalAmy - the polyship between Sonic, Amy, and Sally Acorn
 * SonShadAmy - the polyship between Sonic, Amy, and Shadow the Hedgehog
 * SonShadSilvAmy - the polyship between Sonic, Amy, Shadow, and Silver the Hedgehog