Most of this is is probably just personal preferences, I felt the character design was more varied and distinct in the 2012 series, and I felt the Shredder had a better stage presence and it felt more personal for him in the 2012 series, but I can see arguments for the opposite.



I have to disagree about the animation though. Cinematography and fight coreography were phenomenal in the 2012 series, where the 2003 series felt limited largely by the time it was made in. If you mean the visual style I kind of agree, it took me a bit to get into it, but once I did it was kinda like RWBY, where the flaws just felt like part of the character. That's something I understand if it puts people off, though... also like vol 1 of RWBY.