Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-34129530-20140923205051/@comment-995426-20141109075419

DerpedChick:

Well, you are correct that I may be underestimating the savvy of young children. And yes, it's become primarily marketed to children, and there is something everyone can enjoy.

But what I truly came to love were the adult works&mdash;mainly Mirage, and to a lesser extent some of the original Palladium RPG scenarios. In Mirage, the turtles didn't remain teenagers for long, and by the end of volume 1 they were adults. And in volume 4 (which I am especially fond of), they're in their 30s. The first "T" in TMNT still applies as long as they're under 40, because it can stand for "teenage", "twentysomething" or "thirtysomething" alike. :)

I prefer the gradual aging, the character development, the individual growth and the impermanence, and now any incarnation of TMNT feels incomplete without those elements. Permanently fifteen would be a big disappointment.