Eleven Years...

Eleven years ago at the time I begin to type this post, the series finale of Sonic X premiered and put another anime to closing. As I sit here and type these words I have only just completed watching the final four episodes, and as a result of unable to make it past the first part of the final episode my tears stream down my face and hit my keyboard.

It's amazing to think sometimes. For over a decade has passed since I first watched this anime and fell in love with its story, the conflict, and above all else its characters. Above all the others, Tails and Cosmo have stood out the most for a great multitude of reasons, but I'll go deeper into those another time. At the core, they are two beings that progressed throughout Season 3 of Sonic X that strengthened themselves, but above that they strengthened each other. It's no secret of mine that they have not only been my favorite characters of the Sonic franchise, but my favorite couple of all couples I've ever seen or imagined. The impact their relationship has had on me still sits strong to this day, as my previously mentioned tears streak my face.

At the same time, I had planned to binge-watch all of Season 3 from May 1st to today for weeks, planning as far back as March. Throughout the month of April, knowing what I was going to watch and how it was going to entertain me yet again lingered in my mind, pushing me to ask myself if I was more, less, or affected on average when watching it again. The end result is the usual result, and that is me feeling my heart broken in every shape and form, my mind unable to process the unfairness of a couple ripped away from one-another in a manner unjust and unfair. Never did Tails or Cosmo deserve to suffer, not before or after the involvement of the Metarex in their lives, yet the war against their foe tells otherwise. Seeing how happy they were, and how destroying their end reward is, it's an ultimately bitter pill to take.

To be honest, I know I skipped making a post similar to this last year, the tenth anniversary of the series's end and the source of emotional pain for me that has no successor. I wanted to share my thoughts again, regardless of sounding like a broken vinyl record, but last year's viewing of Season 3 left me speechless in terms of a journal post, but full of words in my previous Taismo Special. That was something I had planned and modified for years, yet the biggest regret of it is that we'll most likely never see something similar to it become a canon ending for both Tails and whichever version of Cosmo is reintroduced in the future.

For this year, there are two things that return to my mind and soul. The first is the conflicting friendly and heart-breaking reminder of the emotional feelings I have for Tails, Cosmo and their relationship that deserves more focus and development to this day, done so by the dedicated fanbase of Sonic X and the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. The second is the astonishing impact this couple has made on me, as there has only been one other thing since Tails and Cosmo that has gotten me to legitimately break down and cry in the last few years to very close extents. The latter reason was rediscovered similarly, but had taken several weeks of the month of April to reach those satisfying emotions. A time will come when both subjects will be discussed more deeply, but that's for another time and another place.

Looking back, the story and impact of Tails and Cosmo has become an integral reminder of my humanity as well as be be my greatest reason to enjoy fictional characters of any media. Not everything from my life has carried on with me as long or meaningful as Taismo has, and I'm glad to carry that meaning in my heart everyday. It's always a wonderful reminder to see either character or both still be celebrated by many, many, many other fans on many different platforms expressing their love for this couple as well, solely because, though not everyone feels the same as me, the couple appeals so greatly even beyond a decade's time. What more can be said at this point other than this: Tails and Cosmo, you're my ultimate inspiration to be creative for fun and emotional reasons, and have helped introduce me to many other things and people that have become integral or memorable in my life on a daily basis. There is no other couple I can think of that can compare to the bond, the cuteness, the emotional, the great and powerful, the magical, and the overall wonder than Miles "Tails" Prower and Cosmo the Seedrian. Long live their love and Sonic X, for now and for ever...

The other side of fear is freedom
The other side of pain is healing
The Madness keeps me from the other side
The truth, the lie, the shame, the glory,
The love, the hate, an endless story
The Madness... on the other side