Now I know why they made April a teenager in this show
 

After seeing the new trailer, the Turtles actually appear to be younger than they ever were in any other incarnation. I now understand why they say in the press release, "The Turtles will act more like teenagers than ever before."

It's true. In the original cartoon the Turtles acted like College kids sharing a dorm. In the 4kids series they all came across as 18-19 year olds and seemed too mature (mostly). Same for many of the comics.

In the Nick show, the Turtles could pass for tweens...I think they could only be 13-14 in this show. This goes along much better with a teenage April, because a 20-something year old April interacting with THESE Turtles would seem weird.

By making April younger and the Turtles appearing younger, it makes more sense for her to be closer to their age. I think that's why April is also made younger in the IDW series too, because she has to be closer to the Turtles maturity.

No f*cking sh*t.

Great input. Take you all night to come up with that?

It's nice to see a change, though. If it were the same for every incarnation, it would get boring, quick. I can't wait to see how it pans out.

Yeah, it is a pretty obvious thing there, guy. But I'm into it, I like that they're finally gonna act their age. Should be a refreshing change.

Truthfully I didn't know the Turtles would appear so young. I don't think they confirmed their ages, but they could probably only be 13, maybe Leo being the oldest at 15.

Having a adult woman with them would feel odd, I like it now that April can grow up with them.

I'm quite glad that the turtles are actually teenagers this go around. I love the two previous toons, but neither team can be described as teenagers. I agree that this change makes the change to April...not really "necessary" per say, but if they had left her as a late twenties/early thirties woman...it would have been kind of creepy.

I thought it was to keep this April out of the always creepy 'which April is hotter' discussions.

Guess this makes sense too.

haha the more i think about it the old toon act like "old geezers" while the 4kids TMNT act like young adults.

Considering she's now 16 but her character design in the show has breasts, I'd say its going to get worse this time around. Now its going to attract the loli/pedo crowd from anime toward her.

Yeah I was thinking that too but just didn't know how to word it. I'm at a point in my life now where this version of April could be my daughter. :lol:

Why are you even thinking along those lines in the first place? Got something to hide:lol:

Both of these^. But yeah. Teenagers have breasts:teek:, and the New April seems suitable for a 15-16 year old. You were teenagers at one time, don't tell me you weren't looking when you were at that age :trolleye:.That's all I'm gonna say

Not for sure you meant it that way, but it's pretty insulting to assume that every anime fan is a loli/pedo. Just saying.

That said though, so long as it's just a fictional character, I'd rather have the really perverted people out there oogling that than any real kid. If fantasies prevent them from doing something wrong in reality, then hey, more power to them.

On topic, I like the younger April concept. It will make it a little easier for them to relate to her if they do it right.

you don't say...

Didn't we already discuss this in at least 15 threads

Who cares how old is april?! in the 2003 series she was also younger than the 1987 series buy no one complained. And now that in the 2012 series she will be even more young fans are complaing? does it matter? Does anyone knows how old was she in 1987 and how old was she in 2003 series?

He said 'that crowd' from anime fanbases, not all anime fans. Why do most otakus have a persecution complex?

As they say, age is only a number. But I feel that by starting April younger, if this show has a long run, we could really see April evolve from a high school nerd to a professional intern to an adult helper. And this is also the "Peter Pan generation" where young adults just don't enter full adulthood like their older counterparts did; and it will really be compatible for today's young audiences. At least with April actually younger (she started out around 27 in the OT (in the same season with her 1st anniversary at Channel 6 and her visit to Florida she said 28, which means Season 3 takes place no more than a year after the first season), and April starts out being 22 or 23 in 4kids, as in one episode it shows that she picked up a Bachelor's degree in 2002, which normally happens at 21/22.

This also makes April's parents more possible since they would be in early middle age and still capable, before the tragedy happens. As a result, I see 15 or 16 as sort of the youngest possible age that April can work; any younger and she's seen as the turtles' little sister and regarded as an afterthought. But being 16/17 is such a dynamic time in a female's life, as it represents the peak of envisioning their dreams with their careers ahead of them, but before they are fully grown women and starting to settle down. Expect April to have unpredictable situations throughout this series as a result instead of simply being a reporter/store owner that is more adultlike and predictable.

I gotta admit, I kinda prefer April a little older than the Turtles. She doesn't have to be twice their age like she was in the classic toon, but they could've made her a college student like in the IDW comics.

I also wonder if April might age gradually throughout each season. Like in Season 2 she would be 17....then we could eventually see her go off to College?

Might be interesting.

Like I said, couldn't tell how he meant it. I don't actually see the words 'that crowd' in his post, so it read to me like it could go either way.

And it's not a persecution complex thing. I've been off and on these forums long enough to see the 'oh gawds anime/anime fans' stigma that some here have, as if the US comic fandom doesn't have it's own crazies.

2012 April = Cat Valentine from "VicTORIous".

Oh, and Karai will probably be kinda like Jade West.

It would be interesting if the characters got older and evolved... But it's highly unlikely. She'll probably be the same for the entire run of the cartoon.

indeed :roll:

That would be awesome and I hope it happens.

Sorry, I'm more of an iCarly fan, so I got no idea who this Cat Valentine chick is.

You don't have to know who she is, all it takes is an image search and you'll quickly see what I mean.

At any rate, I wish the writers had just created an entirely new character, rather than clumsily co-opt a previously established one. (I'm thinking along the lines of Hit-Girl in "Kick-Ass".)

P.S. "VicTORIous" is only, like, the greatest show ever!

Really interesting to see that we apparently have a bona fide psychic here now. How ya doing.

Oh, my fault! They hardly changed the character at all, actually. There's no real difference between a 25-year-old news reporter (or, if you prefer, tech assistant) and a 16-year-old high schooler (who looks 12). I mean, the hair color's the same. And that's all that really matters, right?

What was I thinking?!

I just hope we see nothing of April in school or any friends or classmates.

I don't mind her being a teenager, but I can agree with this. Not just the school or classmates, but focusing on her at all, no matter who she is. I wanna watch Ninja Turtles for Ninja Turtles.

Well I assume we'll see April's parents, (I imagine it'll be hard NOT to show them, she's obviously going to live with them), but I hope we see little to nothing of her school life.

I think I recall one of the early summaries saying the Turtles rescue April's parents from The Kraang or something from being mutated.

I'm pretty sure it said April was the one rescued when her family was abducted for mutation.

Well maybe have her in cass then the her phone goes off in the middle of class and she has to excuse herself but yeah,keep the school setting to a minimum.

Imagine the scenarios they could do though with that angle, or pull filler plots from.

lol somehow i knew this thread would have boob talk

Well, It had "April" on the title... And that's pretty much all you need.