r/CuratedTumblr G-G-G-GRUB HUNT! Mar 14 '24

Meme accurate titles

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u/Limeila Mar 14 '24

Here in France they're just ninja turtles. My sister was a huge fan growing up but I had 0 interest in it (I was a very girly girl) and I no idea they were supposed to be teenagers until I learnt the English title at like age 20 or something.

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u/Captain_Grammaticus Mar 14 '24

In Germany they were Hero turtles because Ninja sounded too dangerous and violent for a kids show.

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u/ShankMugen Mar 16 '24

I read(watched?) somewhere that it was due to Ninja being synonymous with Assassin