is the 2020's shaping up to be the worst decade in TMNT history?

*CyberCubed* · 05-17-2025, 10:53 AM

We're 5 years into the 2020's and I honestly think this is going to be remembered as a low point in TMNT history.

Rise of the TMNT, the shortest lived TMNT cartoon, ended in 2020 when it was cut short and had 3 seasons planned originally. The movie only came out on Netlfix as a series finale due to being too far into production or else it would have been canceled too.

Mutant Mayhem has come out to mixed views (to put it lightly), and the cartoon while an improvement over the movie has short seasons and doesn't look like it'll make the impact previous shows did. The second movie has been delayed to 2027, so already that's toward the end of this decade. The Last Ronin movie is almost certainly going to be quietly shelved/canceled.

IDW TMNT comics started off at a low point in the 2020's with Sophie's run in full swing during the beginning of the covid era and it remains to be seen how IDW fares for the rest of this decade. I haven't really enjoyed The Last Ronin sequels either.

While merchandise like toys, some of the videogames (the classic collection, Shredder's Revenge) have been better than ever, the main portion of TMNT (comics, movies, TV) has been underwhelming this decade. I honestly expect kids growing up in the 2020's will be the least interested in TMNT than any decade prior.

05-17-2025, 10:53 AM	#1
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,891	is the 2020's shaping up to be the worst decade in TMNT history? We're 5 years into the 2020's and I honestly think this is going to be remembered as a low point in TMNT history. Rise of the TMNT, the shortest lived TMNT cartoon, ended in 2020 when it was cut short and had 3 seasons planned originally. The movie only came out on Netlfix as a series finale due to being too far into production or else it would have been canceled too. Mutant Mayhem has come out to mixed views (to put it lightly), and the cartoon while an improvement over the movie has short seasons and doesn't look like it'll make the impact previous shows did. The second movie has been delayed to 2027, so already that's toward the end of this decade. The Last Ronin movie is almost certainly going to be quietly shelved/canceled. IDW TMNT comics started off at a low point in the 2020's with Sophie's run in full swing during the beginning of the covid era and it remains to be seen how IDW fares for the rest of this decade. I haven't really enjoyed The Last Ronin sequels either. While merchandise like toys, some of the videogames (the classic collection, Shredder's Revenge) have been better than ever, the main portion of TMNT (comics, movies, TV) has been underwhelming this decade. I honestly expect kids growing up in the 2020's will be the least interested in TMNT than any decade prior.