Do you like Equestria Girls or My Little Pony Better?

[Arylett Charnoa 4,919]

I prefer Equestria Girls.

 

It is easy to say My Little Pony, because there is far more content to it. What I've seen in just Rainbow Rocks, however, has blown MLP out of the water. It is far better written than any story arcs that have been attempted to be implemented in the show, by virtue of being a movie and thus being more focused on its goal. The majority of MLP is just "filler" episodes. Episodes that are slice of life, and whilst fun, aren't really my cup of tea as much as a more focused story. 

 

Whilst I do prefer the character designs of MLP, Equestria Girls is easier to take seriously due to the fact that they are humanoid. I can relate to the humans more than the ponies, and I find their characters to be generally better in Rainbow Rocks. Their dialogue feels like things that actual people would say, and the humor just feels more genuine to me. Rainbow Rocks made me laugh far more than any episode of MLP. 

 

And as someone else has said, Equestria Girls just feels fresher. It has more potential and more concepts to exploit in my opinion, particularly the portal and how alternate versions of the characters we haven't encountered would be interpreted in this world.  Due to being more realistic, it also feels less cartoony. I'm less of a fan of cartoony.

[Cirrus. 1,089]

I definitely like MLP over EG. The big thing that noticed after watching the first few episodes was that the mane 6 were actually young adults- PAST high school age. I thought that was an interesting approach for the show. With Equestria Girls, they ARE HIGH SCHOOL age. I'm just not interested in middle/high school drama shows- ESPECIALLY in a school setting. Been there done that- and good riddance. I sure don't miss it.

If MLP had been in a high school like setting, I wouldn't have watched more than one episode.

 

Then there's the aesthetics. I think Faust's pony design is very good. The designs are simple, yet have some of the most dynamic/expressive faces I've seen in cartoons.

 

As for the EG designs, I think the heads/eyes just are too big and look weird. They just bug me for some reason. Sunset Shimmer doesn't look too bad. I think it's because her hair makes her actual head not stand out as much.

 

Also, As I've mentioned before, I'm not a fan of EG because it ONLY exists because Hasbro was like, "Letz make 'em peoples now so we can get moar moniez!! YAY!!!! !!

 

LAUREN FAUST'S RESPONSE:

 

 

The best concept I've seen of them as humans woud be a Gorillaz crossover pic I found and used in my signature. (No I don't know what's up with Fluttershy. )

 

 

 

All in all it's just another curve ball that Hasbro throws at the writers from time to time, like Cadence/Shining armor popping out of nowhere, Twilight's wings, skittles power™, the new castle, etc.

Edited August 2, 2015 by Cirrus.

[Silver Letter 1,832]

 

 

And as someone else has said, Equestria Girls just feels fresher. It has more potential and more concepts to exploit in my opinion,

It's not fresher. They are about to put out the same movie for a third time in a row. It's confined to a school with the same boring one-dimensional characters that can't go on adventures or do much of significance other than summon magic from who knows where to defeat enemies that are not very interesting.

[PoisonClaw 8,164]

I'm not really a fan of Equestria Girls. I haven't seen the first one since the trailers scared me away, the second one was far better than I expected and I have no desire to go see the third one. Friendship is Magic pretty much blows Equestria Girls out of the water on every category.

 

With that said however, the best part of Equestria Girls would have to be Sunset Shimmer, even before her redemption in the second movie made her a much better character. 

 

Although, you included Aria Blaze, but not Adagio Dazzle and Sonata Dusk? Considering Aria was the least interesting of the three in my opinion, it seems like an odd choice.

Edited August 2, 2015 by PoisonClaw

[GeekySonic 1,150]

I've said it before, but I'll say it again: I'm a pretty easy to satisfy person. I like both My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and Equestria Girls. I would hear nonstop from Bronies about how the movie sucked, and that there was no reason to watch it, but I thought it was decent. My older brother, who makes a point to harass me about liking MLP, found most of it to be enjoyable.

 

While I personally enjoy Equestria Girls and Rainbow Rocks, (and probably Friendship Games), I still find that the show is better, in my opinion (especially season 5). The movies just seem like charming fluff, something to watch while killing time. But the show is simply more enjoyable to me. Every aspect I can imagine has already been covered by other users, so I won't bother with an extra paragraph to explain them.

Edited August 2, 2015 by GeekySonic

[Arylett Charnoa 4,919]

It's not fresher. They are about to put out the same movie for a third time in a row. It's confined to a school with the same boring one-dimensional characters that can't go on adventures or do much of significance other than summon magic from who knows where to defeat enemies that are not very interesting.

Whilst I disagree with you for the most part, it is pointless to argue about differences in taste. So I will instance clarify what you've pointed out specifically. I meant that the concept is fresher due to the fact that MLP has been around longer and this concept of an alternate human world has never been explored within G4. MLP has been around for five years and I'm getting kind of tired of pony and the fact that they just seem to waste a lot of the potential of this fantasy setting. Basically, I meant that it's fresher because it's something new in comparison to MLP and nothing else. It's something completely different, and I appreciate the change.

[Alex Z 848]

I love MLP more, but EQG is still good.

[Ickery 49]

I prefer Equestria Girls.

 

It is easy to say My Little Pony, because there is far more content to it. What I've seen in just Rainbow Rocks, however, has blown MLP out of the water. It is far better written than any story arcs that have been attempted to be implemented in the show, by virtue of being a movie and thus being more focused on its goal. The majority of MLP is just "filler" episodes. Episodes that are slice of life, and whilst fun, aren't really my cup of tea as much as a more focused story.

 

 

That is why, as far as the writing goes, I compare Rainbow Rock to the non-slice of life, such as Twilight's Kingdom, Return of Harmony, and Canterlot Wedding. I actually think Rainbow rocks did many things just as good, if not, better than those episodes.

 

-I think the Dazzlings are one of the more better villains of the series in how they were able to interact and be in struggle for power with the main characters. There were times when they seemed like they'd win, and they got to that point using their own cunningness, and not having god-like powers like Tirek or Discord.

 

-Speaking of Discord, I think the Dazzlings did a better job in getting the humane six to argue and fight. They pushed them to that point in a more believable way, while Discord just taps their forehead and puts them under a spell..

 

It makes that moment where Sunset Shimmer brings them together more heartwearming compared to RoH, because she didn't just undo the spell like Twilight did, but connected to them on a deeper, empathetic level. It was much more believable in my opinion.

 

-Speaking of Sunset, she is one of the series' most interesting characters, and her chemistry with Twilight was amazing, almost yin and yang with each other(dat kitchen scene). They both struggled with expectations placed on them, but in different ways. Her past as a former villain(despite how bad she was at being one) really gives her a form of drive in wanting to redeem herself, that makes her more interesting than MAYBE even Twilight at times...

 

-And people say the Canterlot High friends were one dimensional, but I don't see how different they were compared to Twilight's Kingdom , Princess Twilight. and many of the two parters. Twilight has always had the more focus put on her than her friends during these episodes. They shine more in a slice of life setting, which Equestria girls isn't, yet ,

Edited August 3, 2015 by Ickery

[Steve Piranha 29,424]

EG or FiM?

While EG came from underwhelming to a growing brand to the fandom, I still prefer poneh over humans

 

Favorite human?

Sunny, she's the most interesting character in EG, as Twi belongs more to FiM, and the other girls are flanderized and underdeveloped counterparts. Yes, it's completely justified because the lenght of the movie won't allow much room for development, AND, if they did, it would be pointless, as we'll be repeating something we already saw in Equestria. Sunny on the other hand, despite being pony-born, she's more identified with the EG brand, so much that I think people thend to forget she's not from the human world 

 

If you could anypony?

I voted Flutters because I SUPPOSE, you meant who's my favorite pony, otherwise the question is not entirely clear 

[Dark Qiviut 22,402]

It is far better written than any story arcs that have been attempted to be implemented in the show, by virtue of being a movie and thus being more focused on its goal.

Wrong. Keeping an arc self-contained does not make it better written. What makes an arc well-written is if the content that fit within the arc is well-executed. One good arc in FIM exists in the form of the Grand Galloping Gala. They were spaced out and started off meh in The Ticket Master. But it really picked up thanks to Suited for Success's brilliant writing, and then it was capped off even more brilliantly in The Best Night Ever. You don't need to have the episodes in succession to make a good arc.

 

The majority of MLP is just "filler" episodes. Episodes that are slice of life, and whilst fun, aren't really my cup of tea as much as a more focused story.

You're not using "filler" correctly. "Filler" stands for content implemented to fill in space and time. There are filler moments, like adding in characters unnecessarily when the episode would've been better if they were cut off. But as far as episodes are concerned, only one is filler: The Cutie Pox. Even after Apple Bloom learned her lesson, the episode ends with the CMCs handwaving it before the credits. Slice of life doesn't equate to filler.

 

Also, just because an episode is slice of life doesn't mean it's not part of an arc. All three Gala episodes are slice of Life. Magical Mystery Cure is slice of life. Out of the episodes in the Equestria Games arc, Flight to the Finish and Rainbow Falls are slice of life, with Just for Sidekicks being a SOL/adventure hybrid.

 

One big problem with adventure or action stories is how sometimes you put too much focus on fluff rather than the story's background: the characters. Slice of life allows the staff to focus on the characters better and keep the story simple enough to develop that better. Observe some of FIM's greatest works: Most of them are slice of life. Why? Because they're character-driven. Party of One, Lesson Zero, Sisterhooves Social, Testing Testing, and Amending Fences.

 

It is easy to say My Little Pony, because there is far more content to it.

You're pulling a strawman here. A lot of people, like myself, voted for Friendship simply because it's a better, more fulfilling, and more unique product. In a world like Equestria, you have many loose ends where you can plug in and develop. Season five is only halfway done, and there's a whole lot of fantastical content left to fill, particularly since the "cutie mark" concept is one of its main themes. The big problem with high school is it can be really restrictive, especially if it isn't as cartoony or fantasy-like like FIM's. Canterlot High is a very bare, bland, stereotypical high school with only cartoon humor and contrived Equestrian magic to break up the monotony. Both plots feature high school clichés/stereotypes, one-dimensional and flanderized characters, and (as far as the first movie is concerned) logic lapses that lack believability. Antifeminist characteristics aren't why FIM became both a popular and good product.

 

Due to being more realistic, feels less cartoony. I'm less of a fan of cartoony.

Being more realistic doesn't make EQG a unique or fresher product, whether it's in comparison to the main series or not. Realism is a style, but you also need execution of the style to make it work. FIM's style is very cartoony, but what help makes this work is how organic the fantasy/cartoon setting is, yet doesn't treat it as the be-all, end-all. Even with the cartoon logic, the three-dimensional ponies are grounded into reality. This makes the ponies feel realistic and relatable despite the cartoon logic. The alternate dimension contains plenty of the same cartoon logic found in the main series.

Edited August 3, 2015 by Dark Qiviut

[Sunset188 193]

I can't choose, I love them both equally because EG is part of the show. They made sure it connected with the ponies and show itself which is why I love it so much. It's just all one big thing to me.

 

Sunset Shimmer is my favorite Equestria girl of course and my favorite ponies are Rarity and Rainbow Dash

[MLPFanatic34 3,234]

I can't choose because I love both MLP and Equestria Girls.

[Ickery 49]

Wrong. Keeping an arc self-contained does not make it better written. What makes an arc well-written is if the content that fit within the arc is well-executed.

But then you open a risk of an season wide arc not really culminating to anything amazing, like the Equestria Games. Numerous episodes building up to it, only for the finale to be a Spike episode with the games barely being in it. You can't compare these arcs to Rainbow Rocks, I agree. It's more similar to the Two-parters which are almost required to be focused in telling a story between to episodes. What would happen if the second part of Twilight's Kingdom suddenly became a comedy?

 

And Sailor Moon, Buffy,Supernatural, Persona and every other piece of fiction where there is a supernatural element in a ordinary setting would be bland witho said supernatural element. It's a major focus of the stories and it's pointless to disregard it.

Edited August 3, 2015 by Ickery

[Dark Qiviut 22,402]

But then you open a risk of an season wide arc not really culminating to anything amazing, like the Equestria Games. Numerous episodes building up to it, only for the finale to be a Spike episode with the games barely being in it.

Even though Equestria Games (the episode) was terrible, the main drawback there wasn't how it was Spike-centric (even though Spike was written as dumb), but the fact that Rainbow Falls royally screwed it all up. RF killed the rest of the arc long before the Spike episode even aired.

 

Is the FIM approach risky? Definitely. And it's not entirely successful. But if you do it right, you got a very solid arc. Season one showed that this concept works if you put in enough effort.

 

It's more similar to the Two-parters which are almost required to be focused in telling a story between to episodes.

Quality notwithstanding, that's really the best comparison. To compare the films to the main series's overarching plots is to compare apples with oranges. Both films are like a two-parter apiece, but stretched into a three-parter instead.

 

What would happen if the second part of Twilight's Kingdom suddenly became a comedy?

Twilight's Kingdom isn't as good as most make it out to be, but it won't make any sense to flip the tone into a comedy. Tirek is a very upfront, cunning, and threatening villain. Unlike Discord, his villainy isn't designed to make you laugh. To change the tone to predominantly humor (and not dark humor like Return of Harmony) will completely kill not only the urgency, but also the script's credibility.

Edited August 3, 2015 by Dark Qiviut

[Ickery 49]

I think your right and I wish they would have built more of the sports up, besides a single race. Have the rest of the main six compete, and give Spike's problem to Fluttershy would have been great.

 

and that's what Friendship Games seems to be doing, so yay. We'll see.

 

Also, I highly recommend reading the Equestria Girls 2013 annual as it writes the canterlot high friends really well, from Applejack being ostracized for being "too southern", to Fluttershy being bullied and becoming lonely. It gives each of them a conflict unique to the human setting.There is a youtube video thay plays music over the whole thing, it makes it feel immersive and made me love the franchise even before rainbow rocks

Edited August 3, 2015 by Ickery

[Guest]

Something about the Equestria Girls movies charm has me more interested in them. Maybe it's the music? I don't know, but lately I've been leaning more towards them.

[Kiri 7,288]

There are more opportunities for adventures and seeing a bunch of different creatures in Equestria. EG so far has been confined to high schools. Also, MLP has more magic and the ponies are adorable. However, it's Sunset Shimmer that makes EG so enjoyable and she's so relatable. I'd be very conflicted if I was told I would have to give up watching one or the other. 

[Dark Qiviut 22,402]

Also, I highly recommend reading the Equestria Girls 2013 annual as it writes the canterlot high friends really well, from Applejack being ostracized for being "too southern", to Fluttershy being bullied and becoming lonely. It gives each of them a conflict unique to the human setting.There is a youtube video thay plays music over the whole thing, it makes it feel immersive and made me love the franchise even before rainbow rocks

I re-read that one a while back. The Fall of Sunset Shimmer is great, but the main EQG comic was okay. The last I recall, the main problems are as follows:

1. The art style lacks polish. There's inconsistency in the facial expression and anatomy. Instead of the designs looking organic, they look really corny, especially the moths/smiles.
2. Babs Seed and her comrade, Sunflower, are poorly characterized. For one, they're stock antagonists. Secondly, Babs is out of character. She acted like a bully as a defense mechanism (not a good reason, but a reason nonetheless). Babs had no defense mechanism when she bullied AJ.
3. It still doesn't resolve one of EQG's most massive plot holes: How did Sunset know they were going to bear the Elements of Harmony, and why did she target them specifically?

Nonetheless, it was way better than the first film.

Edited August 3, 2015 by Dark Qiviut

[Ickery 49]

What do you mean target specifically? Didn't she make everyone's lives at the school a nightmare? Plus they were the model group of friends that helped raise Canterlot high spirit, so their would be a vested interest in taking them down.

Edited August 3, 2015 by Ickery

[Unr3alGamer 230]

I think I could any of these people.

 

I could people all the time.

 

 

But MLP is superior to EQG IMO, especially in levels of "could".

[Unlikeable Pony 2,698]

I think I should say: EQG 1 I despise: I utterly loath the movie, and hate it with a passion. It took me over a week to fully watch it, because it was so damn BAD that I just kept alt tabbing throughout it.
Additionally, it had HORRIFIC characterization of the characters in the movie, having everyone be brain dead morons who were broken up by TEXT MESSAGE schemes that wouldn't have fooled an 8 year old (Seriously... call each other when someone doesn't show up. its not hard). Basically everyone had their intellects reduced to "moron" levels because they wanted to set twilight up as a messiah figure who saves the school, which required a horribly weak "problem" so she could fix it near instantly. This, coupled with sunset shimmer being the worst villain since Sombra, lead to a movie that I rank as utterly without merit of any kind.

Rainbow rocks, I was incredibly surprised by; Given how terrible the first one was, I was expecting it to be utterly horrific, and BAM, out of nowhere it turned out to actually be GOOD. It corrected alot of problems the first one had, and had alot of good characterization and music, as well as a great climax. Additionally, it turned sunset into a likeable charcter, which given how much I hated her in the first movie is truly an accomplishment.
Additionally, it avoided the pitfalls of the first movie and avoided having it be another Twilight sparkle power hour with her as a messiah that everyone is helpless without, and actually SUBVERTED this by having her be useless and ultimately having another character rally everyone (sunset) and the group coming together at the end.

Plus, that giant rainbow alicorn horse at the end





So, basically EQG is currently Hitting 1/2. Its got one HORRIBLE movie, and one Good movie. they'll need to show that they can actually do a second good movie and that RR wasn't a fluke, IMO.

[Cleverclover 1,526]

I have absolutely no shame in saying that I wish nothing but death upon the Equestria Girls franchise. To me, it has done absolutely nothing except: 

 

1. Undermine the mane five's importance by implying that they're wholly replaceable.

 

2. Simultaneously skyrocket Twilight's importance to the level of "the only main character" rather than "the central character of six mains." 

 

3. Fill the world of FiM with boatloads of insanely idiotic contrivance. 

 

4. Introduce a set of the exact same friends for Twilight, which is utterly pointless and ridiculous. 

 

5. Introduce a poorly-written, cardboard-cutout love interest for her as well, just 'cause.

 

6. Divert time and resources away from FiM (the lengthy hiatuses only became a thing after Equestria Girls came into existence. Odd coincidence, huh?) 

 

 

So....uhhh....yeah, I like FiM more.   

[GenderIsAnIllusion 2,177]

Mlp Fim of course...... But I still do hope equestria girls gets a spin off show......

[CT-1138 3,182]

MLP is better to me, just because the ponies are SO adorable! 

[Buck Testa 5,505]

My thoughts on the equestria girl designs (especially the toys) are pretty well known

 

That being said I've grown to like Eqg, but I prefer the ponies.