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That things like monster high and barbie lack?

In my opinion. If you remove all that is MLP from Equestria Girls, all you have is an empty lifeless husk.

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for me personally: Sunset Shimmer, seeing the FiM cast in a completely different world, completely different environments, yet in some similar situations

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well from RR onwards...

 

- Sunset Shimmer is a well loved, incredibly strong character

- It's interesting seeing the mlp characters in a different environment

- Feel good short films

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I mean the people who watch this probably wouldn't like stuff like BRATZ or barbie or monster high. I,wonder why people,like this

 

Haven't seen either of them, but I've actually heard the Barbie internet cartoon is actually alright, and I can see the appeal behind MH(even RebelTaxi supposedly likes it)

 

Though I think there's a different appeal behind EQG, as they seem to draw inspiration from magical girl anime like Sailor Moon

 

Bratz still sucks though :P

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Honestly, if EqG wasn't tied to FiM, I don't think it would have as much appeal as it does now. That's what makes it so much more popular among the periphery demographic, I guess.


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Well the animation looks nice


Haven't seen either of them, but I've actually heard the Barbie internet cartoon is actually alright, and I can see the appeal behind MH(even RebelTaxi supposedly likes it)

 

Though I think there's a different appeal behind EQG, as they seem to draw inspiration from magical girl anime like Sailor Moon

 

Bratz still sucks though :P

I agree with the part about magic though, I guess it still does retain elements of FIM

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I always wanted to see a spin off of MLP as anime girls. This is the closest it'll get to I suppose but I didn't think they would actually do it. Still nothing like anime girls though it does take on the magical girl genre. 

 

It was a disappointment in conclusion.


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It was a different direction to take the mythos in. They didn't do a great (or even good, come to think of it) job in the first movie, but Rainbow Rocks and Friendship Games were both relatively solid, and for me justified the spin off's existence. I probably wouldn't have gotten into it if I didn't already like the show, I must admit, but after RR, I accept it as a worthwhile effort to move the franchise towards a slightly older demographic.

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As far as toys go? I haven't a clue

but the movies, I find it so much more appealing because they are human, it makes them so much more relateable vs ponies, I can see myself in characters shoes a whole more more when they're actually shoes and not hooves, and they can/have actual human problems instead of pony ones, which don't get me wrong the show is ok and all, but it isn't much of a grab when you're seeing a bunch of ponies do things.

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I adore Monster High, and collect the dolls (Which are far superior to the EQG dolls) but the show is garbage. Barbie (though her new show I've seen a couple of episodes while babysitting did crack a few jokes at their own expense and I really liked that..) is overall garbage. Both the toys are still better and higher quality to the Equestria Girls toys.

 

It's the personality, the music and animation quality that sets it apart. If Monster High got the same animation as Ever After High it'd be a lot narrower though.


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The appeal Equestria Girls has to me, personally would have to be the fact that everything in Equestria Girls takes place in an alternative universe (I am obsessed with the idea of alternate universes), then there is obviously Sci-Twi and Sunset Shimmer, who are in my top 2 favourite characters from the movie series (I actually find the former more relatable than her Equestrian counterpart). Seeing the characters as our own species is also (kind of) appealing, I'll admit.

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The clothes probably make the more distinguishable than ponies... though I had no problem with that on MLP because their characterizations were so well defined and different. Equestria Girls is just a port from ponies to humans.


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I adore Monster High, and collect the dolls (Which are far superior to the EQG dolls) but the show is garbage. Barbie (though her new show I've seen a couple of episodes while babysitting did crack a few jokes at their own expense and I really liked that..) is overall garbage. Both the toys are still better and higher quality to the Equestria Girls toys.

 

It's the personality, the music and animation quality that sets it apart. If Monster High got the same animation as Ever After High it'd be a lot narrower though.

what do you mean by narrow?

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My daughter has 3 Monster High dolls, and Rarity from Friendship games. She does want more EQ Girls stuff though, but I limited her to one of each for Christmas (MH and EQ) and she chose Rarity

 

I think to kids the appeal is quite similar, MLP in general is a better quality franchise though and at least has the benefit of the fact that when the kids ask for something I know exactly what they're talking about. Monster High itself is ok, but I wouldn't choose to watch it, and will generally be doing something else if the kids watch it. Bratz is just annoying

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My daughter has 3 Monster High dolls, and Rarity from Friendship games. She does want more EQ Girls stuff though, but I limited her to one of each for Christmas (MH and EQ) and she chose Rarity

 

I think to kids the appeal is quite similar, MLP in general is a better quality franchise though and at least has the benefit of the fact that when the kids ask for something I know exactly what they're talking about. Monster High itself is ok, but I wouldn't choose to watch it, and will generally be doing something else if the kids watch it. Bratz is just annoying

How do you find the EG movies?

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