The New Batman Adventures premiered almost three years after production on Batman: The Animated Series had ended. The animation style was changed significantly from Batman: TAS due to budgetary issues and to have the show more compatible with the smoother Superman: The Animated Series which TNBA would eventually air in tandem with as part of The New Batman/Superman Adventures, then later return to its own series again.
The show had a significant change in focus from the original series wit... (show more)
The New Batman Adventures premiered almost three years after production on Batman: The Animated Series had ended. The animation style was changed significantly from Batman: TAS due to budgetary issues and to have the show more compatible with the smoother Superman: The Animated Series which TNBA would eventually air in tandem with as part of The New Batman/Superman Adventures, then later return to its own series again.
The show had a significant change in focus from the original series with episodes focusing less on Batman and more on the many characters that inhabited Gotham City. The art was more streamlined, giving Batman a more sleek, buffed appearance and the Batsuit's colors become significantly less colorful, with the bat emblem's yellow ellipse being removed. Bruce Wayne's appearance was also changed from the previous series; his face was designed to look more handsome and his eyes were changed from black to blue, making him look closer to his appearance in the comics. Batman's gadgets and vehicles were redesigned as well and Batgirl's uniform was changed into an identical version of the costume from her comic debut in Detective Comics #359. Nearly every character design was darkened with the animation change. (show less)
