Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. Our good friend Brandon Auman has FINALLY confirmed that our favorite rabbit samurai, Miyamoto Usagi, will be returning to appear in the 2012 Nickelodeon TMNT series.
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I mean, the Playmates leaked by Cipes a couple of months ago pretty much clinched it's going to happen, but now we have official confirmation.
My thoughts: As I said several times before, this show works miracles, whether it comes to getting iconic VAs or introducing widely beloved characters that have not gotten spotlight in decades. But this, THIS, sets the bar so high that it's practically having it's own space arc lol. I for one am overjoyed that he's coming back. Usagi was always an admirable character. I particularly enjoyed how prominent his role was in the 2003 series, which I hope carries over to the 2012 series. Usagi's addition was one of my HIGHEST requests for this series and they are delivering. Now that he's on the way, the only characters from previous series that I have left to request are Sh'Okanabo, Viral, Cody Jones, and Serling. Once they're here, this series has fulfilled my every TMNT dream. BACK to Usagi, I'm REALLY looking forward to what his design is going to be like. CGI Usagi in THIS series? Probably going to be his best design yet :]
So what do you guys think? Are you excited to see Usagi come back? Do you think his relationship towards Leo will be any different? Do you think they'll reveal any info about him at the NYCC? Does Usagi's introduction mean that we WILL get that Battle Nexus ark I've been craving?
This is USAGI we're talking about, guys! There is nothing more conversation-worthy in TMNT at the moment than this.