Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past

Half-shell heroes is targeted at toddler to elementry school kids. With that in mind. I thought this was fantastic. My kids have watched this thousands of times. I was hoping there was more, but there aren't.

Let's be clear - this is for young kids today, not for 80s kids. There are a few things that I find odd in this version but my 2 and 5 year old absolutely love it. And they are the target audience, not me. Even my 5 year old, who loves the original, recognizes that these turtles are little kids. When he wants to watch it, he actually calls it "baby turtles." Anyone looking for an accurate remake of the original is going to be very disappointed, this is a completely separate version. But if you go in expecting baby turtles you can enjoy it with your little kids.

I have sat through this show three times in the last two days, my 3yr old son is sick, and wants nothing else on the TV. It is a simple and cheerful animation style, and relatively uncomplicated story- line, despite time-travel to the Cretacious. Similar to Kodomomuke anime,this one is clearly intended for kids. With no Splinter, no Shreodder, no April and no Casey, probably not best for the die-hard fans of the TMNT of my youth. Rocksteady and Bebop are more sympathetic characters than usually depicted. If separated from the previous interpretations of these characters, this is a charming little story about a team of turtles wielding Japanese weapons. These are not your mother's Ninja Turtles.