Believe it or not, I'm a huge fan of mlp friendship is magic. When this show was announced, it was met with a lot of hate and received a lot of negative comparisons to teen titans go and thundercats roar. Especially due to the art style (which, by the way, is not CalArts, since the show is made in Ireland/Canada and not the United States). However the show itself isn't as bad as people say. I quite enjoyed it.
Animation: I wasn't too keen on the new art style at first but it grew on me. It's quite cute and chibi. The animation is fluid. Not as good as Friendship is Magic but still decent.
Writing: one important thing to note is that the stories are now shorter and faster paced. It's not as fast paced as season 1 of Mighty Magiswords though (people really exaggerate how fast pony life is). I like fast paced 11 minute shows, so this show is right up my alley. Princess Probz was good but the moral was a bit unclear. The Best of the Worst is much better, I especially enjoyed Dishwater Slog's character. I also like how some of the writers are from Hanazuki, Transformers, Steven Universe, Craig of the Creek, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Characters: One of the only things I don't like about the show is that each character is reduced to a single trait, wasting their complex personalities. However this is a comedy show, they're not expected to have ultra deep personalities, just recognizable and relatable ones. I guess that makes sense. The Mane Six are still cute and likable.
Music: The theme song is really catchy but the background music isn't particularly memorable, especially since Daniel Ingram isn't on board with this show. That's another gripe I have but I guess I can let it slide.
Enjoyment: It's different from Friendship is Magic but they shouldn't be compared and Pony Life should be able to stand on its own. As I mentioned above I'm a huge fan of fast paced 11-minute shows, so I enjoyed this particular program and look forward to watching more episodes.
Animation: I wasn't too keen on the new art style at first but it grew on me. It's quite cute and chibi. The animation is fluid. Not as good as Friendship is Magic but still decent.
Writing: one important thing to note is that the stories are now shorter and faster paced. It's not as fast paced as season 1 of Mighty Magiswords though (people really exaggerate how fast pony life is). I like fast paced 11 minute shows, so this show is right up my alley. Princess Probz was good but the moral was a bit unclear. The Best of the Worst is much better, I especially enjoyed Dishwater Slog's character. I also like how some of the writers are from Hanazuki, Transformers, Steven Universe, Craig of the Creek, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Characters: One of the only things I don't like about the show is that each character is reduced to a single trait, wasting their complex personalities. However this is a comedy show, they're not expected to have ultra deep personalities, just recognizable and relatable ones. I guess that makes sense. The Mane Six are still cute and likable.
Music: The theme song is really catchy but the background music isn't particularly memorable, especially since Daniel Ingram isn't on board with this show. That's another gripe I have but I guess I can let it slide.
Enjoyment: It's different from Friendship is Magic but they shouldn't be compared and Pony Life should be able to stand on its own. As I mentioned above I'm a huge fan of fast paced 11-minute shows, so I enjoyed this particular program and look forward to watching more episodes.