Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-995426-20150117005852

Now, one of the reasons my other TMNT fan friends kept begging to read Mutant Ninja Turtles Gaiden was precisely because it has been one of the most influential unlicensed works in existence, with some elaborate plot points later being reused in licensed works, and homages being sprinkled around as Easter Eggs. MNT Gaiden started publication in 2004 as a more humble fan comic, but its reader base became huge over time. Trigger009 said that, as a fanfiction, it cannot influence licensed works. But we already know this is not true&mdash;Mirage V4 issue 32's Splinter plot in 2014 being the most famous example. Even if many licensed works today no longer immediately acknowledge the existence of unlicensed works, we know that there are licensed writers who still read MNT Gaiden and occasionally pay homage to it, usually in subtle but unmistakable ways.

In fact, I've been considering making a new template just for MNT Gaiden articles to replace, because of its unusual status among unlicensed works&mdash;basically marking articles as MNT Gaiden articles, and reminding readers that it is technically still an unlicensed work and also contains some adult content.

The S, Sugilita, I would appreciate comment from both of you. 