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Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation (1997)

Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation poster

Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation (1997)

Overview

Everyone's favorite teenage mutants are back in live action to fight crime with help from a new ninja turtle -- a female named Venus De Milo.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Political: Center
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes

Viewer Rating
5.6

Overview

Everyone's favorite teenage mutants are back in live action to fight crime with help from a new ninja turtle -- a female named Venus De Milo.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Prime Video logoPrime Video
Apple TV logoApple TV
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The series primarily focuses on classic good versus evil narratives, emphasizing themes of teamwork, family loyalty, and heroism. Its core conflict and solutions are universally appealing and lack explicit political messaging, resulting in a neutral stance.

This movie introduces a significant change to the traditional all-male core team by featuring a new female turtle character as a main protagonist, demonstrating intentional character diversification. The narrative, however, maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, without explicit critique.

Secondary

The show features Venus de Milo, a skilled martial artist and one of the Ninja Turtles. She frequently participates in close-quarters physical combat, utilizing her fighting skills and staff to defeat numerous male opponents, including Foot Clan members and various villains.

The series "Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the adventures of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and their new member, Venus de Milo, battling various villains, without exploring queer identities or relationships.

The series "Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and their adventures, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.

The series introduces Venus De Milo, a new female ninja turtle. However, she is an original character created for this installment, not a gender-swapped version of an existing male character from prior canon. The original four turtles retain their established genders.

The core characters (Turtles, Splinter) are non-human, making the concept of a 'race swap' inapplicable to them. Human characters like April O'Neil are portrayed consistently with their established race from previous iterations. No established character's race was changed.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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4.3
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6.8

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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