Possible G5 artstyle?

[Shrojjy]

I think I saw somewhere that they do have marks but just like the toys they are only on one side now

I really doubt that. I'm thinking that they're just kids and also something with the magic.
In the animatic, we see a CM on both sides of the parent figure during a cutie mark scene.

Sunny and Izzy’s designer tweeted that she was bothered by the lack of cutie marks, which makes me think it was probably prompted by Hasbro  later in development. I don’t think if it was a plot point she would have said anything as she’s still under a NDA.

I do wish there was a story reason for it, though. “Corporate cost-cutting” is the worst answer for everything.

I do think there's got to be a story reason because they toys seem to still have them. Just maybe it's something newer writers tacked on later. Like most of the FIM Cutie Mark stuff was added by later writers and had nothing to do with Faust's original idea.

In the animation posted on FB you can see when Sunny jumps into frame that there's no mark on her left side, but she does have one on her right. It seems a lot more likely that Hasbro told the CGI team to leave cutie marks off the left to match the toys than a "getting your second cutie mark" story to be written in, but it'll be a pleasant surprise if they did, lol.

[tailrustedtealeaf]

Are they gonna really devote themselves to one side or another on the toys then? :/ There's already inconsistencies on the bedsheet, that's gonna bother me so much.

[Carrehz]

Awww man, seriously? It's bad enough the toys have to be stuck with just one symbol, but why does it have to extend to the animation too? It just looks weird... I guess I can see them wanting to be consistent, but it hasn't bothered them up to this point... the G3 cartoons had symbols on both sides, right?

[tailrustedtealeaf]

I don't think her CM would be forward enough to see in the animation...I tried to frame by frame and I think she's too blurry to know. I'll just hope it's my original theory.

[Leave a Whisper]

As long as we get symbols on the toys, and they don't drag it on, or forget to put it on like the CMC, then I don't care.

[hilamb]

I have missed alot! I like the style, reminds me of G2 a bit. So the movie and series is def something I am wating for then!

I dont mind the names. I dont really collect toys more, especially newer. Unless there is gonna be something super cute, I dont think I will be buying any toys.

[Zapper]

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[Nemesis]

A small, nitpicky part of me might actually be relieved if the ponies only have one-sided CMs in the animation. Then it would match the toys, instead of the toys seeming inaccurate. XP

[starrynights]

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Good post.

[Zapper]

Speaking of onesided CMs, now the poor things will look branded instead of having markings.

[Leave a Whisper]

Speaking of onesided CMs, now the poor things will look branded instead of having markings.

My fabulous, new tattoo.