Mutant Turtles: Superman Legend Explained

Mutant Turtles: Superman Legend
Ja Kanji:	ミュータントタートルズ 超人伝説編
Ja Romaji:	Myūtanto Tātoruzu: Chōjin Densetsu-hen
Genre:	Superhero Adventure Science fiction Comedy

Type:	ova
Director:	Shunji Oga
Producer:	Hideyuki Kachi Kōzō Itagaki Taro Maki
Music:	Takeshi Ike
Studio:	Bee Media Tsuburaya Productions
Released:	May 21, 1996
Runtime:	25 minutes
Episodes:	2
Episode List:	Episode list

is an original video animation based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise.^[1] The first episode is based on the Supermutants line while the second episode is based on the Metal Mutation line. The OVA was produced by Bee Media and Tsuburaya Productions. The OVA features most of the same cast as TV Tokyo's Japanese dub of the 1987 TV series, most notably Hideyuki Umezu.

Voice cast

• Daiki Nakamura as Leonardo
• Kappei Yamaguchi as Michelangelo
• Hidenari Ugaki as Donatello
• Hiroyuki Shibamoto as Raphael
• Hideyuki Umezu as Splinter and Krang
• Emi Shinohara as April O'Neil
• Kiyoyuki Yanada as Saki Oroku / Shredder
• Kyousei Tsukui as Bebop
• Hidetoshi Nakamura as Rocksteady
• Rei Sakuma as Crys-Mu / Dark Mu
• Tomohiro Nishimura as Hattori Kinzô
• Kōichi Nagano as News Technician

Episode list

	Title	Release date

Music

Soundtrack

Mutant Turtles: Superman Legend Original Sound Track
Type:	Soundtrack
Artist:	Takashi Ike
Cover:	Mutant Turtles, Superman Legend Original Sound Track Cover.PNG
Released:	(COCC-13260)
Genre:	Score, Anison
Length:	28:04
Language:	Japanese
Label:	Columbia Records

is the licensed soundtrack from the OAV. It was released by Columbia Records on March 19, 1996, in Japan only. This album includes the score from both episodes by composer Takashi Ike. Also included is the opening theme "Power Up Turtles" and the closing theme "Chikyū wa Ogenki" by Hironobu Kageyama and "Mokkun" respectively.^[2]

Track list

1. パワーアップ・タートルズ~オープニング・テーマ・ビデオサイズ
   Pawā Appu Tātoruzu~Ōpuningu Tēma Bideo Saizu/Power Up Turtles: Opening Theme Video Size
2. 戦いのはじまり~ダーク・ミューの驚異
   Tatakai no Hajimari~Dāku Myū no Kyô/Start to Wage War: Dark Mu's Miracle
3. ダーク・ミューの目覚め
   Dāku Myū no Mezame/Awakening of Dark Mu
4. 負けるなスーパータートルズ!~セイントミューテーションでタートルセイント!!
   Makeru na Sūpā Tātoruzu!~Seinto Myūtēshon de Tātoruzu Seinto/Defeated Super Turtles!: The Saint Mutation of the Turtle Saint!!
5. クリス・ミュー決死の封印~力をあわせてメガファイナルセイントブレイクを打て!!
   Kurisu Myū Ketsu Shi no Fūin~Ryoku o awase te Mega Fainaru Seinto Bureiku o Ute!!/Crys Mu Decides the Seal's Death: The Combined Power Mega Final Saint Break Strike Shoots!!
6. 美雄平石(ミュータ石)を求め,いざ日本へ~ハットリキンゾウ参上!
   Bi Osu Hira Ishi(Myūta Seki) wo Motome, Iza Nihon e~Hattori Kinzô Sôjyô/The Beautiful Flat Male Animal Stones (Mutant Stones) Demand, to Japan in a Crucial Moment: Hattori Kinzô Visits!
7. 亡霊ユキムラのいたずら
   Bôrei Yukimura no Itazura/Failed Attempt of Ghost Yukimura
8. 大苦戦!お先に失礼,メタルビーストはいただきさ!!
   Dai Kusen! Osaki ni Shitsurei, Metaru Bīsuto ha Itadaki sa!!/Big, Hard Fight! Before Rudeness, the Metal Beast is Received!
9. 守護獣降臨!メタルミューテーション!!
   Shugo jū Kôrin! Metaru Myūtēshon!!/Protect the Beast Descending to Attend! Metal Mutation!!
10. 地球はお元気~エンディング・テーマ・ビデオサイズ
    Chikyū wa Ogenki~Endingu Tēma Bideo Saizu/The Earth is Safe: Ending Theme Video Size

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ninja Turtles anime at the official website. 2009-09-21. NinjaTurtles.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130521200255/http://www.nick.com/shows/ninja-turtles. 2013-05-21.
2. Web site: ミュータント・タートルズ超人伝説編 オリジナル・サウンド・トラック. August 25, 2010. Yahoo Music Jp. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130522163337/http://music.yahoo.co.jp/close.html. May 22, 2013.