Nickelodeon's Ninja Turtles in Action

A few days ago, I posted an image of the redesigned Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that will debut on Nickelodeon sometime in 2012. Today we get to see those Turtles in action, minus some detailing and Donatello's pupils.

Are these unpolished animatics or is this new series being produced in much the same way as an episode of Red vs. Blue? I will say this, at least the Turtles aren't shying away from the ninja weaponry. If anything, they're embracing it. Is that a blade on the end of Don's bo staff? Hardcore!

Who remembers Next Mutation when Michelangelo traded in his nunchucks for tonfas? I never understood that.

Nickelodeon's Ninja Turtles

 

Could this be our first glimpse of the latest incarnation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? A recent Wall Street Journal Online article presents this image along with remarks from Ciro Nieli, an executive producer on the new Turtles show for Nickelodeon.

The coming computer-animated version will be slightly different than past incarnations. The four turtle protagonists, who previously could only be distinguished by the color of their masks, will each have "more individual attributes," Mr. Nieli says. The show will stress their martial-arts combat abilities, he adds.

In addition to the new cartoon, there is also a Ninja Turtles feature film in the works that will mesh live actors and computer animation.