@Background Pony #F727
I dunno, I was raised on Don Bluth movies as a kid, so I actually like “cute yet dark” stuff.
Keep in mind it was made during a period when the Sonic franchise wasn’t very well defined.
And arguably, some Sonic games “try top hard to be dark/funny” too, yet I still enjoy them.
As for TMNT, I didn’t mind the later darker Red Sky seasons, as they weren’t overly dark, (you should see how gritty & violent the original 80s TMNT comics were) and arguably balanced the comedy and drama a bit. I did miss Shredder and Krang a bit, but admittedly Lord Dregg had a cool Tony Jay voice, and was more threatening.