Any room for Flutterponies in g4?

[Jorgito93]

They already have actually. Despite what the writers of  Hasbroken might think, Discord is a VERY warped version of an Asian Dragon. Its a shame they turned him into a complete loon.

 I think he's actually a Ryuuma (or however you read that in Chinese xD). (A Dragon Horse). Though as you say it's a warped presentation.

I'm going to reiterate but it's not the inclusion but the manner of it that I have problems with...

On another slightly incredulous note, does MLP seriously reference Dragonball? If so, it kind of underscores my point more about trying to fly with what is 'cool'.

The idea of DB references in MLP actually makes me shudder. Just when I thought FIM couldn't scrape the barrel any further...

Yep, there's a DB-like fight between Twilight and Tirek in the season 4 finale.

[RoseNoire]

Taffeta : I don't think it has been claimed by writers, but I doubt they weren't referencing huge anime battles, DBZ-style, when they did the battle between Twilight and "Tirek".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu5lymyoca0

[Taffeta]

Taffeta : I don't think it has been claimed by writers, but I doubt they weren't referencing huge anime battles, DBZ-style, when they did the battle between Twilight and "Tirek".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu5lymyoca0

Thank you for the link

I haven't really a clue what they're trying to do and wouldn't like to say for sure that they are or are not referencing any particular anime with that. I think it's a pretty generic last boss fight personally..?

If it is anime inspired, it's taking a stereotype from one genre of anime as opposed to really representing anime - and it raises some questions about the target audience at this point if that is really the case.

I think it's just a fight between Twilight and Tirek (whose involvement is of course a nod to the old series, but otherwise...?)

I don't like DB but I've seen enough of it to feel like MLP isn't referencing it particularly in this scene. But I guess it's just as problematic a cultural stereotype that anime = big last boss battles, so if that's how the creators are thinking at the time they made it, then who knows.

[MJNSEIFER]

it raises some questions about the target audience at this point if that is really the case.

Not really, as seven year old girls can like anime.

[Mami Tomoe]

Personally I would rather have zebras being expanded on

[Taffeta]

it raises some questions about the target audience at this point if that is really the case.

Not really, as seven year old girls can like anime.

Of course they can, but DB is a shounen anime/manga series. Not that that precludes anyone from watching either that or FIM, but in terms of creative input, it would be a bit risky that the cultural reference might not fly. Unless the target audience is predominately brony, in which case...

Most of the big fight scenes we're talking about are also from that genre.