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==Trivia==
 
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:: - Issue #70 where Raphael and Ninjara parted ways is the last in the Archie Comics Continuity...although it wasn't meant to be. The series was canceled by Archie before it could continue with it's new storyline therefore it's unclear if the two could have patched up their relationship. However, given the fact that future Raph was alone makes this quite unlikely.
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* Issue #70 where Raphael and Ninjara parted ways is the last in the Archie Comics Continuity...although it wasn't meant to be. The series was canceled by Archie before it could continue with it's new storyline therefore it's unclear if the two could have patched up their relationship. However, given the fact that future Raph was alone makes this quite unlikely.
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* Ninjara is one of the very few romantic interests in the Turtles fiction of any kind. Although the turtles have [[April O'Neil | many]] [[Mona Lisa | female]] [[Mitsu | acquaintances]] almost none of them have ever really shown more then a friendship.

Revision as of 01:47, 19 January 2009

Ninjara's real name is Umeko, but for reasons that were never fully revealed she goes by the name "Ninjara." She is generally accepted as Raphael's girlfriend in the TMNT Archie comic series, and was once a part of an ancient race of humanoid foxes living on a hidden island off the coast of Japan. She ended up becoming a thief and assassin for the villainous dog-man Chien Kahn, but then had a change of heart when she met the Turtles and fell in love with Raphael. She helped out on many missions, from the Mid-East to the darkest depths of space. Her family life was explored more in detail when her younger brother managed to track her down and convince her to come back home. The Turtles discovered the island was hidden by fog banks, but despite this, it had been discovered by an opportunistic, greedy hunter. She was a powerful member of the team from issue #29 until issue #70, when the relationship between her and Raphael came to end due to personal differences.

Ninjara-Furrlough

Since Ninjara was created by Dean Clarrain and Chris Allen rather than Eastman or Laird, after the Archie series ended they were allowed to continue using her. She had a brief stint in her own comic in Furrlough, a comic from Radio Comix. So far she has appeared in issues #47, #48, and #52. The tagline was "She's not hanging out with teenagers anymore."

Trivia

  • Issue #70 where Raphael and Ninjara parted ways is the last in the Archie Comics Continuity...although it wasn't meant to be. The series was canceled by Archie before it could continue with it's new storyline therefore it's unclear if the two could have patched up their relationship. However, given the fact that future Raph was alone makes this quite unlikely.
  • Ninjara is one of the very few romantic interests in the Turtles fiction of any kind. Although the turtles have many female acquaintances almost none of them have ever really shown more then a friendship.