How frequently, I wonder, does a relatively lighthearted media series do a "darker and edgier" reboot *successfully*?
it's not hard to find examples where it didn't work (e.g. spyro, sonic), but I can only think of one where it did: megaman (the X and Zero series are *definitely* darker and more serious than the originals by far)
@Felthry I don't think those are reboots though as their stories continue on from classic megaman.