Sega Productions

1st Logo (July 19, 1997)
Nickname: "Flashing Sega"

Logo: We see the Sega logo fading in on a black background. the logo then flashes, warps and glitches in sudden cuts, one of them also being an electricity bolt, and then fades out.

FX/SFX: The logo distorting rapidly.

Music/Sounds: A tense synth pad drone with percussive echoes during the flashing.

Availability: Seen on The End of Evangelion.

Editor's Note: A very uncharacteristically dark and tense logo, but it nonetheless perfectly fits with the movie it precedes.

2nd Logo (September 7, 1999)
Logo: We fade in to a white background. The SEGA logo with a trademark symbol fades in afterwards. Everything then fades out.

FX/SFX: The fading.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie (the American release of the two-part Sonic the Hedgehog OVA).

Editor's Note: This seems to have only appeared on the American release of the OVA, and as it was promoted as a movie it would count for an inclusion on this page.

3rd Logo (November 12, 2019-)
Nickname: "The Montage of Sega"

Logo: The scene opens with gameplay footage of the original Sonic the Hedgehog. The camera slowly starts zooming out, revealing squares containing footage from other Sega and Atlus produced and published/licensed games placed side by side. then, the camera zooms out quickly, revealing that the screens are forming a mosaic in the shape of the Sega logo on a black background. Finally, the logo flashes white, turning it with a white outline. A "®" symbol appears next to it, and the byline "A SEGA SAMMY COMPANY" fades in below; both are in white.

Trivia: The games that are seen here include:
 * Sonic the Hedgehog series
 * Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis / Mega Drive version)
 * Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Genesis / Mega Drive version)
 * Sonic the Hedgehog 3 / Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
 * Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast version)
 * Sonic Generations (subtitled Shiro no Jikū in Japan, as the Xbox 360 / PS3 / PC version being shown)
 * Sonic Unleashed / Sonic World Adventure (Xbox 360 / PS3 version)
 * Sonic Lost World
 * Golden Axe (Genesis / Mega Drive version)
 * Streets of Rage 2 / Bare Knuckle II (Genesis / Mega Drive version)
 * Space Harrier (Arcade version)
 * Outrun (Arcade version)
 * Total War: Shogun 2
 * Space Channel 5 (Dreamcast version)
 * Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast version)
 * Chain Chronicle
 * Virtua Racing (Arcade (DX) version)
 * Virtua Fighter 2 (Arcade version)
 * Sega Bass Fishing (Xbox 360 / PS3 / PC version)
 * Jet Set Radio / Jet Grind Radio (Xbox 360 / PS3 / PS Vita / PC version)
 * NiGHTS into Dreams... (Xbox 360 / PS3 / PC version)
 * Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure / Rhythm Kaitō R: Kōtei Napoleon no Isan
 * Fantasy Zone (Arcade version)
 * Shenmue (Dreamcast version)
 * Samba de Amigo (Arcade version)
 * Puyo Puyo series
 * Puyo Puyo (Arcade version)
 * Puyo Puyo Tsu (Arcade version)
 * Puyo Puyo Champions / Puyo Puyo eSports
 * Puyo Puyo Quest
 * Yakuza 0 / Ryū ga Gotoku 0: Chikai no Basho
 * Shining series
 * Shining Force: The Legacy of Great Intention (Genesis / Mega Drive version)
 * Shining Resonance Refrain
 * Phantasy Star series
 * Phantasy Star (Sega Mark III / Sega Master System version)
 * Phantasy Star Online 2
 * Sakura Wars / Sakura Taisen series
 * Sakura Wars / Sakura Taisen (Sega Saturn version)
 * Sakura Wars / Shin Sakura Taisen (2019 reboot)
 * Valkyria Chronicles / Senjō no Valkyria
 * Persona 5 (Atlus)
 * An unspecified Super Monkey Ball game

Also shown are the boot-up screens for the Sega Saturn (using the original retail Japanese console boot-up) and Dreamcast (which is the retail Japanese and North American boot-up with the orange swirl), as well as other event related and promotional videos, like Toshihiro Nagoshi's close up in the "Amazing Sega" concept video.

Variant: An open matte 1.78:1 version of the logo exists along with the 2.35:1 version.

FX/SFX: The gameplay footage, and the mosaic turning into the familiar Sega logo.

Music/Sounds: The opening of the two Sonic films' score composed by Tom "Junkie XL" Holkenborg, listed in the soundtrack of the first and second films as "Meet Sonic (Before We Start I Gotta Tell You This)" and "Piece of Shiitake Planet", which includes a majestic two-note melody alluding to the iconic "SEGAAAAAAA!" chant when the logo is complete. On Sonic the Hedgehog 2, the chorus comes in slightly faster and earlier.

Availability: Current.


 * Made its debut on the second trailer for the 2020 movie Sonic the Hedgehog and later debuted on the film itself. It also appeared on the trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and later appeared on said film.
 * The open matte version can be seen on Nickelodeon airings of Sonic the Hedgehog.
 * This logo is set to appear on Sonic the Hedgehog 3, releasing on December 20, 2024.

Editor's Note: A great tribute to Sega's history, and is sure to please many fans of the company. Hearing the Sega chant in a major motion picture is a definite bonus. Also, it's the first time a Sega logo has had a byline reflecting its parent company, Sega Sammy Holdings.