 Japanese title card · “The Messenger from a Meteor Shower” | |
| Series | Sonic X (ソニックX), TMS Entertainment |
| Season | Season 3 (2005–2006) |
| Episode | Season 3, episode 1 · no. 53 of 78 |
| English title | “A Cosmic Call” (4Kids) |
| Japanese title | 流星雨の使者 (Ryūseiu no Shisha, “The Messenger from a Meteor Shower”) |
| Japan | Not shown on Japanese TV until 25 March 2020 (Kids Station) |
| First aired (US) | 10 September 2005 · 4Kids TV (Fox) |
| Directed by | Mitsutaka Noshitani |
| Written by | Kiyoko Yoshimura |
| Storyboard | Toshiki Hirano |
| Previous episode | A New Start (S02E26) |
| Next episode | Cosmic Crisis (S03E02) |
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A Cosmic Call is episode 1 of Season 3 of Sonic X and the 53rd of the anime’s 78 episodes. In Japan it is called “The Messenger from a Meteor Shower” (流星雨の使者). It premiered in English: 4Kids aired it on 4Kids TV (Fox) on 10 September 2005, after a French TV debut on 12 March 2005, while Japanese TV only showed it on 25 March 2020. It was directed by Mitsutaka Noshitani and written by Kiyoko Yoshimura.
Synopsis
The last season opens in orbit, six months after Sonic’s return home. A worn-out Super Sonic has torn through a fleet of robots, the Metarex, when their sword-wielding leader Dark Oak demands the Chaos Emeralds. Sonic’s reply is Chaos Control, which flings all seven gems to the far corners of the galaxy, and he drops back to his planet as plain blue Sonic. Dark Oak sends a single robot down to fetch the world’s Planet Egg.
That night Tails, Amy and Cream are counting shooting stars from a hilltop when one almost lands on them. Next to the crashed ship lies an unconscious girl who looks part plant, and they carry her to Cream’s house. Sonic comes round somewhere far stranger: a bed in Eggman’s base, where the doctor brought him after finding him on the beach.
The girl, Cosmo, has an urgent message for Sonic, but the Metarex robot lands on Angel Island first. It shrugs off Knuckles and the X-Tornado’s missiles, tears the Planet Egg out of the ground and escapes. On Earth, where six years have passed, an 18-year-old Chris steps through the gate he has built – and arrives as his 12-year-old self.
Key Moments
- The Metarex and their leader Dark Oak make their debut.
- Cosmo arrives on Sonic’s planet.
- Chris, now 18 on Earth, crosses over and becomes 12 again.
Trivia
- Season 3’s premiere reached French TV first, on 12 March 2005; the US followed on 10 September 2005, and Japanese TV only on 25 March 2020.
- On home video: the The Complete 5th Season DVD set (2006); and Discotek’s Sonic X Collection 2 (2016) and complete-series Blu-rays.
Watch the Episode
The full 4Kids English episode, uploaded by TMS Entertainment’s official “Anime! on TMS” YouTube channel (checked 6 November 2026).
Part of our Sonic X Season 3 guide. See the Sonic X series page for the cast, theme songs and home video.
Sources: titles, credits and air dates from Wikipedia’s list of Sonic X episodes and Sonic Wiki Zone, cross-checked with each other and with Luke’s original Sonic Scene episode table; synopsis written for Sonic Scene from the episode, Wikipedia’s summary and Sonic Wiki Zone’s plot notes; title card and screenshots via Sonic Wiki Zone, copied to our media library.