This is just another random anekdote about the fandom I have been in the longest. THe TMNT fandom. It is kinda a way to cancel out the hate Rise of The TMNT has gotten. YES!! I am excited for Rise of The TMNT. Yes! I love the designs and the fact that the turtles are different species of Turtle. Yes!!! I love black April.
But that is not what the post is about. This is my history with four mutant turtle borthers. That also happen to be ninjas. Also I highly implore y’all to give Rise of The TMNT a fair chance before judging it.
So my story starts at the young age of 4. This was back when VHS tapes were still a thing. They came in cases like this
Except mine was in a plastic, neon green case. My mom had bought me a whole stack of TMNT VHS tapes from a thrift store not so far from where we lived. I remeber lookign at the cases thinking “This looks funny”. So I popped the first tape in the VHS player and started watching. Like that I was hooked. I wanted more. So mom bought me some used TMNT action figures. I played with them alot. I vaguely remember Mikey losing his one hand into the toilet.
Oh yeah did I mention Mikey became my favorite immideately. If I didn’t I have now. There was somethign about Mikey’s party on, carefree attitude that drew me to him.
(Here is a pic of me posing with my Mikey plush. Had to re-take this
many times
cuz either the angle was wrong or it was somehow blurry)
I have to remind you when I first started
watchign TMN was during a time where girls weren’t allowed to like TMNT (among othe masculine things) only boys. Thus this was one of many reasons why I got bullied in school. But the bullies never made my love for TMNT fade.
Anyways when I was a few years older I started watchign the 2003 TMNT series. I remember loving that too. Heck I have loved TMNT since the original series form the 80s.
I guess that’s the end of the story. So please watch Rise of the TMNT this year.
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