Reception
Some fans of the comics criticized the series for having a "childish nature". The Teen Titans were based on their DC Comic iterations. However, the TV series often showed the heroes in cartoon states.
Early into the series' run, Executive Producer and Cartoon Network V.P. Sam Register responded to criticism regarding the style of the show with a statement slightly contradicting Murakami's statement about wanting Robin to "be cool" with his metal-tipped boots:
Justice League is awesome and Samurai Jack is awesome and we buy a lot of anime shows that are great, but those shows really are directed more towards the nine to fourteen age group, and the six and seven and eight-year-olds were not gelling with the Justice League and some of the more of the fanboy shows...The main mission was making a good superhero show for kids. Now if the fanboys happen to like the Teen Titans also, that's great, but that was not our mission. —Sam Register, CBR News interview, May 8, 2004However, while the series' creators initially stated that younger children were the intended audience for the series, Teen Titans Go! writer J. Torres notes that the progression and deeper themes of the show widened the appeal to a much broader audience:
... started out skewed a lot younger... but along the way, I think the producers discovered it was reaching a wider audience. ... got into some darker story lines, and they introduced a lot more characters, so they expanded on it, and they let the show evolve with the audience. —J. Torres, Titans Companion 2 by Glen Cadigan.Years after its finish, the show maintains a loyal fan base, and has recently experienced a resurgence of popularity thanks to its addition to the cartoon lineup on Boomerang. Teen Titans was named the 83rd best animated series by IGN.
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