Would You Like a New TMNT Anime?
 

I've been toying with making this thread for a while, and finally just decided to do it.

I'm not sure if anyone else here knows about them (surely I'm not the only one though), but Marvel has been working with Japanese animation studio Madhouse to produce some short series inspired by their characters. From what I've seen, they're mostly taking the characters and doing their own stories for them. There's supposed to be four or five of these done, with two of the latter ones being X-Men and Blade if I recall.

The first ones though, are Wolverine - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLYjywXyyDI

And Iron Man - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4Q7xgxDJh4

I know it's incredibly unlikely for it to happen, especially after the Nick buyout, but would you like it if something similar were to happen for the TMNT? It's my understanding that these Marvel ones are made more for a US audience, so I don't think the seeming lack of popularity of the TMNT in Japan other than the old toon would matter much in the production.

I for one, think it'd be really cool to see something like this...hopefully more in the vein of the Iron Man trailer though. Bishonen Wolverine is terrifying, I don't want to see bishonen Turtles too. *shudders* Heck, I even liked the old anime that they did do well enough - the Super Mutants thing, minus...well...the 'Supa Mutation!', was pretty much just two episodes of the old toon. So I think this'd be awesome.

I think it would be pretty cool to see something like this...

The more TMNT stories the better in my opinion...

-ms

Definitely Yes!!!! :D:D:D I will like to see something like that with TMNT....Its logical ninjas=anime its a good combo!!!....we had a lot of examples !!!:twink:

I didnt see the "Mazinger-Z-turtles" just the pics on Forums/internet...Not something like that...I prefer something like that Ironman Link you posted!!! (Wolverine link its very similar to InuYasha for my taste ...).

I'd like that.

oh, yes I'd love that

No. Not really.

I hate it when American comic books are given the "anime treatment," its just wrong.

Wolverine looks like Dracula in that clip.

the wolverine anime looks bad, but I really like the Gotham Knight shorts, having that style and adapted mirage story lines would rock

The Wolverine one does look bad, I'll admit, but the Iron Man one just looks awesome. And the TMNT story is already pretty steeped in Japanese as it is, so I think it could work done right, hence why I brought it up.

I mean, you all seem to want a brutal version like the comics. You're probably never going to get that in animated form from the US, where animation is deemed as 'childish' unless it's like Family Guy or something. In Japan, they give animation much more respect, so an anime adaption of the Mirage comics would work well.

This would totally have the potential to be awesome...but, like with most things, It could go either way. Japanese animation tends to really divide people in the states, and depending on who was directly behind something like this, it could very well also turn out something like that...weird...wolverine.. thing.

I would definitely be excited to hear that something like this in the works, despite the fact that it could go horribly wrong.

TMNT anime directed by Shinichiro Watanabe and animated by Manglobe. That's about all I'd go for.

No, I would not like that.

Agreed.

I just wish I (or somebody!) could find Super Turtles #1 so DrSpengler could translate it!

Wow, that is utterly hideous. With very few exceptions (Cowboy Bebop), anime is a cancer on American animation and intellectual properties. Things like this, and even worse, American companies trying to ape Japanese troupes (usually the worst, most annoying of them, as in Teen Titans) make me dispair for the future of American animation. The corporate shills that inported all of the dross like Naruto because it was cheap and already made nearly killed the western studios in the 90's, and it seems like we are still trying to finish the job.

I think they should have more of an 80's esk style to the show, concrete cartoon design and not pointy. Smooth animation, anime is not well known for this factor. I love a great background, perspective in key.

Frankly the more anime we get in the USA, the more weabos we get. And anime has its weird freakish eyeball thing going on, and you can't tell the difference hardly between a female and male character, I don't know. I just see a downfall in a lot of things when people mention anime.

Have you ever seen Samurai Champloo or Cowboy Bebop? I think you'd like them, they're great anime shows.

I have they are really good, I also like Trigun. But I have never liked the style of anime... So that is my main reason I wouldn't want it.

I hate anime. I would never wish to see any TMNT anime. The OG one, I like it because it was absurd, and at the time, nothing could harm their integrity as they were at the height of their popularity. At this point the turtles are very sacred & must be handled carefully. We don't want another bomb like TNM do we? No. As someone else stated, when americans make 'anime' its ****ing stupid (& it makes me facepalm).

If a japanese company far far away wanted to take a crack at it, maybe I'd be more open minded. Or if adult swim wanted to do something with it...

I just think the fact that they are ninjas and the way the first issue was would work well in anime style. It would be awesome to see something like that done. I mean whats the worst that happens? They would botch it and no one would watch it at least we'd be getting some new tmnt stuff.

If they put this in the hands of a good studio (of which there are very, VERY few), a TMNT "anime" could be good. However, that would be predicated on them not being more concerned with making it anime-ish rather than capturing the essence of the Turtles.