Embracing imperfection is one of the main lessons we keep learning all through adolescence. Whether it’s acne breakouts, unexplained breakups, or breakdowns from failed math tests or failed attempts to chat up that pretty girl in the cafeteria, growing up is messy… but still fun. And the biggest breakthrough a teenager can make in their ascension to adulthood is accepting that very fact. That same sentiment served as the guiding star in Nickelodeon Animation’s groundbreaking production of the all-new animated series, Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
“This series is supposed to be Leo’s take on things, and you really feel that because of the animation,” says young actor Micah Abbey who plays one of the TMNT brothers, Donatello, in the series alongside Nicolas Cantu (Leonardo), Brady Noon (Raphael) and Shamon Brown Jr. (Michelangelo). “The animation definitely looks like something I would draw in a sketchbook, though I’m definitely not as good an artist as the …