Show #55: Romantagonist

Ninjas! Robots! Aliens! Abominations of nature! It's all kicking off in the latter half of the first season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012!

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This new iteration of the popular Turtles franchise was off to a flying start when last we talked about it and it just about maintains that pace as it finishes it's debut season. A steady escalation of events build to a heady climax with space to develop in later seasons but not without a few missteps along the way. Turtles fans have got it pretty good at the moment, so enjoy it now before you undoubtedly get mad at Michael Bay's bizarre live-action feature arriving next year!

THE SHORT VERSION

Tim, Nice But Dim

DO NOT TRUST

High job turnover

Show #38: Inu-chan, You're The Only One Who Understands Me

An old favourite reborn in a new era, we get to grips with the first half of Season 1 of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012!

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A pleasant surprise! Speculation mounted in the months leading up to the airing of this show as the promotional art displayed the radical direction the franchise appeared to be taking, leading many to worry that it's aesthetics and CG animation would be too much of a departure from the beloved Turtles they know and love.

Luckily for all this modern interpretation does a wonderful job of updating and developing the characters made famous by it's predecessors. The tone is well balanced between humour and peril, the action is fast-paced and brilliantly choreographed and the new animation style turns out to be a great fit for the show's new direction (with a few caveats however). We're looking forward to watching more in the future.

THE SHORT VERSION

Ninjas done right

The master

This Rat King > Old Rat King