TMNT SHRINEZ (WIP!!)

I love ninja turtles a LOT. I grew up watching TMNT 2012— I checked out the same dvd from the library each week and just watched it over and over again. Honestly I don't think I even finished the series when I was a kid. I moved on, but 3 years ago I got back into it via the release of the 2022 RISE movie, which I saw on Netflix and promptly decided that I couldn't watch the movie without watching the ROTTMNT show. I finished the show within a week. When I watched the movie, I got OBSESSED again. I watched Rise over and over, similar to how I did when I was a kid, and then finally decided to rewatch 2012, and see if it was as good as my kid brain thought. (It wasn't.) My fixation on the series waxed and waned over the years, but I still love it no metter what. I rewatched 2012 from the beginning, watching til the end. This is my tribute/love-letter to the series.

spoilers for everything ahead! :-p

READ ME!

This is acting as a preface for the rest of this shrine. I do not hate ROTTMNT 2018, and if you're going to come at me for not bashing it don't do that. That's stupid, spend your time on something better. These (as stated) are OPINIONS. A lot of die-hard TMNT fans did not like this series. I can understand why, because it took the series in a really different direction. So for people who grew up with the 80s, 2003, or even the 2012 turtles, it can be really jarring to see the series take that path. HOWEVER. I enjoy Rise because it was what got me back into the series, and I will always give it that title. Being honest, the series's plot is like... a 4/10. Which is harsh. I think it could've done more if it had more time, but it is a children's show meant for literal 8 year olds so I can't judge it too harshly for being episodic and childish. But the animation makes UP FOR IT, and in my opinion it brings the show in its entirety up to a solid 8. It will never be my favorite, but I do not hate it because it is too "out there" or "different". I think people should try and keep an open mind when it comes to this. Don't hate on me, I'm just a guy who likes cartoons.

What have I watched?

Films

-1990
-Secret of the Ooze
-TMNT 3
-2007
-2014
-Out of the Shadows
-Batman vs. TMNT
-Rise of the TMNT
-Mutant Mayhem

TV Shows

-1987

-The Next Mutation

-2003

-2012

-ROTTMNT

-Tales of the TMNT

Myk3l's favorite comics!

The Last Ronin

I read The Last Ronin

Raphael: Bad Moon Rising

I LOVED this comic, I read it online. Without giving away too many spoilers, it was a four-part miniseries focused on Raph, his neice Shadow, Shadow's friend Sloane, and Lilith's daughter Lulu. It follows the events of Tales of the TMNT, v2 issue #7. There's werewolves, witches, punk-rock concerts, underwater cities, and violence. Raph's a fucking badass as always here, and I totally recommend you read it if you have not. I actually have the cover of these comics on my wall lmao.