OAV Canonocity?

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Originally Posted by Powder

Canonocity

I detect a hint of ridiculosity there, but I think the proper form of that word is "canonicality".

Originally Posted by Powder

Aside from the slight visual differences due to a different animation studio

Bee Media... But, what studio animated the OT? Was Fred Wolf Films actually an animation studio?

Originally Posted by Powder

So with that being said, do you consider these episodes to be unofficially canon? That the events of these two eps took place at some point during the 10 seasons we had back in the day?

It's like if Archie's TMNT Adventures had gotten an animated, faithful adaptation... Archie's continuity was a splinter timeline of the OT as they had the same opening stories, but veered in different directions. So, the OT's Eye Of Sarnath epic and Archie's storyline about Sarnath coming to Earth to reclaim his eye couldn't have existed in the same universe. Same thing with the TMNT mangas (Japanese comics)... There were a number of OT eps adapted before the Super Turtles adventures. So, likely, if we cobbled together a playlist of the OT eps adapted in the mangas followed by the OVA, we could consider that another branch for the OT multiverse. ^_^

Originally Posted by Powder

was it intended to be canon at all?

Doubt it... Big time...