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TMNT just wouldn't be TMNT to me without some relationships. It's hard to think of myself as a shipper, as I'm more about encouraging relationships that are already there in some form, rather than trying to pair characters who have never shown any chemistry.

Also, most of the male TMNT fans I'm friends with are shippers, in fact. They ship combinations like 2K12 Donnie/April, Archie Donnie/Jess, 2K12 Leo/Karai, MNTG Leo/Sadao, (various) Leo/Usagi, 2K12 Mikey/Leatherhead, Mirage Raph/Leatherhead, 2K12 Raph/Slash, 2K3 Raph/Traximus, etc. One of my friends even ships MNTG Raph/Renoir, though I would discourage that because I think they're most likely biological father and son. XD

Also, according to Rob Paulsen's podcast, he eagerly ships Apritello. :)

Then there are the relationships that are canon in their respective continuities: Mirage & 2K3 & IDW April/Casey, Mirage Leo/Radical, Mirage Mikey/Horridus (third base), Mirage Mikey/Seri (a fling), Archie Raph/Ninjara, MNTG Renoir/Davianna, etc. I haven't read the last year or so of IDW, and I don't know if Raph/Alopex are officially a thing yet or not.

Relationships have already long been part of the fabric of TMNT storytelling.