Concept art of Donnie's Room by amazing artist @jiloop!
This concept is for our animation project TMNT: Inverse! Inverse is going to be a 2D animated show about the turtles discovering themselves after being raised as part of the Foot Clan.
Check out the rest of our blog to see more of our work!
I WAS JUSY SCROLLING ALONG ON MY FEED AND I CAME ACROSS THIS!!! Truly a blessing, Iâm super interested in this idea!!!
I have an urge to ask a lot of questions, but I will only ask one:
How is the show gonna address morality? Itâs mentioned in the pinned post how they end up changing the course of their life and I assume that entails figuring out what side they were really on, but how will this affect them? Are they all going to understand that their morals have been skewed, or will some of them try to combat it?
HI ANON!
Glad youâre excited about our project! Feel free to ask all the questions you want, just a word of warning- it may take us a while to answer since our team is really busy right now! (end of the semester and all that, especially because weâre going to answer some asks with comics and images, which makes the answer time much longer) so please don't feel discouraged if we don't answer right off the bat!
But to answer your question, Iâd say Inverseâs stance on morality is quite gray, as the âgood guysâ arenât perfect, and the turtles and Splinter as the âbad guysâ arenât evil.Â
While Inverse is mostly a story about family, morality plays a big role in the turtlesâ growth and self discovery. What is considered ârightâ or âwrongâ or ânormalâ when youâre raised in a criminal syndicate is considerably skewed and itâs not until they start connecting with the outside world that they begin to realize something is off.
They ignore it of course. At least until they no longer can, and it begins to tear their family apart.Â
Each turtle goes through their own arc, their own struggles , reactions, and learning experiences. As much as we get to see the turtles as a unit, we will also have moments with each turtle to develop them separately as well.
I feel like Inverse is less a story about getting a âbetterâ morality and more of self discovery and healing.
This is as much as I can say without getting too spoilery, at least for now!
any ideas where itâll be watchable? YouTube or something??
It will be available on Youtube. Itâll be free, of course. The reason we have Kofi and Paypal available is so you all can support the artists if youâd like!
Who is Inverse Splinter? Inverse Splinter is the leader of the Foot Clan.
TMNT: Inverse is an original TMNT iteration project that is being made into an animated series. In this story, Splinter and the turtles are a part of the Foot Clan.
Here's a work in progress of Leo's turnaround! This WIP also shows off Inverse's current design for Leo! We made some changes to the turtles' designs a while back to make them more distinct from each other!
But wait, if you don't know what Inverse is let me share the news! TMNT: Inverse is an indie animation project that's currently working on making our original TMNT iteration into a fully animated series!
If you have any questions, feel free to send us an ask. Otherwise you can also check out our pinned post for more info!
Here's a test animation made by our incredible artist @sporkarts! This animation has Leo (without her hood on!) and Splinter.
What is TMNT: Inverse? So glad you asked! Inverse is an indie animation project that is working to bring our original TMNT iteration to life with an animated series!
The premise? What if the turtles and Splinter were raised in the Foot Clan.
If you have any questions, please feel free to send us an ask and check out our pinned post!
PS. We are currently looking for compositors for the project. If you're interested in applying, send us a DM for more information!
Splinter (Left) and his bodyguard Hayate (Right) when they were young!
And here's them when they're older!
First Inverse humans to be shown on our tumblr!
In TMNT: Inverse, Aikawa Yoshi aka Splinter was raised to be the Foot Clan leader. As Leader, when he and the turtles were mutated, Splinter raised them to be Foot Clan ninjas.
Inverse is a 2D animated series that is currently being worked on, that follows the story of these four teenage mutant Foot ninja turtles.
TMNT: Inverse is an indie animation project currently in the works! Our goal is to animate a 2D series of our original iteration of turtles, who were raised in the Foot Clan by its leader, Splinter.
This animation was made by our amazing artist @theanonymousghoul! Its of our beta designs, featuring Mikey and the devastating loss of a pizza slice...
Feel free to ask us any questions you have! Also check out our pinned post for more info!
Unfortunately we don't do request art, especially if it's not inverse related, however we will be making comics in the future for inverse and if you'd like to submit prompts, we might pick one!
Video Transcript
Leo: My name is Leonardo, and I'm the cool leader in blue.
Being the eldest is hard... sometimes I feel more like a mother than a sibling.
But either way, it's up to me to lead the team, and I'm more than happy to do it!
Anyways, feel free to ask me, my brothers and my sensei any questions you'd like!
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TMNT: Inverse is a fully animated series in progress, and this is one of our intro storyboards!
Introducing Leo, she is voiced by our amazing voice actor jsasking1115 on Youtube, and storyboarded by our incredible artist sealbatross on Youtube.
If you have any questions send us an ask! You can also check out our pinned post for more info on the project!
Inverse Leosagi, I commissioned the official artists of TMNT Inverse (a 2012 footclan AU) to draw art of Mizu with their Leo, and I thought it was so adorable that before they finished the artwork I ended up making this lol. (This would be before Mizu meets Shuji, and gets teleported to another dimension in classic Usagi style)
Inverse Leo uses she/her pronouns and is lesbian, so they would be very cute girlfriends! Mizu would still be very bold and straightforward, which challenges Leoâs competitive nature. Mizu is often caught off guard when Leo does take the challenges seriously, leading the rabbit to be the one brightly embarrassed and blushing.
Leosagi in every universe is so perfect (ŕš>âĄ<ŕš)
Hey! Saw you're using she/her for Leo in one of the posts. Are they nb? Trans? Pronouns check for the turtles lmao?
Also I love the designs of the turtles!! Especially Leo's little cat-ear hood
Thank you so much for asking! Leo is actually nonbinary, as well as Donnie and Mikey.
- Leo: She/Her
- Mikey: He/It
- Raph: He/Him
- Donnie: He/They
In the script, Splinter uses and is referred to as he/him, but out of canon, we use any pronouns for her. He havenât realized heâs nonbinary yet.
TMNT: Inverse was created with the intention of creating diversity, since the TMNT fandom is such a diverse place in itself! There are a lot of canonically trans, disabled, and queer characters, so you might see some representation you donât expect. Weâre always open to input.
Here's another promo poster/ beta design by one our our lovely artists: sealbatross on youtube!
Look at those cuties! Introducing half of TMNT: Inverse's mutant turtle cast- Mikey and Raph!
What is TMNT: Inverse? Why, we are a 2D indie animation project determined to bring these little guys to life in a fully animated show complete with voice acting and music!
Inverse follows the story of four teenage ninja turtle mutants who were raised in the Foot Clan by the Foot Clan's leader, Splinter.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask us! Check out our pinned post for more information!
VIDEO TRANSCRIPT:
Mikey: Cowabunga Dudes! My name is Michelangelo, but you can call me MIKEY!
I'm a super cool ninja, along with my siblings, and awesome sensei.
PLUS, I'm the best kind of turtle of all - THE COMMON SNAPPING TURTLE!
... Okay, the common part kinda throws off the vibe. BUT I'm still one of a kind!
If you wanna know more about me, my sibs, or my dad, ASK AWAY DUDES!
See ya later...
TMNT: Inverse is a fully animated TMNT project in progress, and this is one of our intro storyboards!
Everyone give it up for Mikey! This incredible storyboard was made by sealbatross on YouTube, and Mikey's amazing voice actor is catastrophe7885 on Youtube!
If you have any questions, send us an ask, or check out our pinned post!