MLP G5 Discussion and Speculation Thread

@MaresFillies  
its likely that they’ll be going with a completely new craw.

@MaresFillies  
TBH I don’t see anyone except the Mane 6 and Spike returning until Season 2 at the earliest. Maybe, just maybe, we’ll get Starlight, Sunset or one or more of the CMC, but next best case scenario it’ll be those seven and one or two villains.

@Shimmering Spectacle
 
@Wiimeiser
 
 
Potentially, though one thing is for certain MLPFIM has certainly changed the franchise and in my opinion 200% more awesome. XD
 
Sorry RD just had to add another 0 xD

Supposedly, G5 is more adventure-focused than G4.

how about going TV-Y7 for G5?

@Background Pony #71F0  
They are planning on making g5 to appeal to a sightly older audience.

which modern cartoons are likely to be a major influence to G5?

@Background Pony #71F0  
Who knows.

@Background Pony #71F0  
well, there’s g4 and the like, for bovious reasons. Maybe throw in some steven universe or Star VS. FOE for season-wide plots. Actually, quite a few modern disney cartoons now to think about it.

@Vortaxonus  
that good start I take how other cartoons were inspired too to have idea like the cartoon & other stuff that inspired CN’s “Summer Camp Island” Julia Pott said Adventure Time[a show she previously worked on], Over The Garden Wall & old school children books are a major influence on her show

@Background Pony #71F0  
rereading it forgot to put “example” somewhere in there

I wish they focused more on adventures and also bring Discord back along with Mane6. Just nerf him a bit so that he has a way to grow.

Someone suggested Flutter’s signature spell being transforming into animals, and while i like that, I’m wondering what we can do for Rarity. Something she’s more likely to use often. I thought of petrification yesterday for some reason, but that’s obviously too evil on its face.

Supposedly, G5 will premiere in 2021.
 
Is there any chance of G5 being as big, or maybe even bigger, than G4, or did Hasbro just catch lightning in a bottle with G4?

@Background Pony #4AFF  
Not much.

@Background Pony #4AFF  
well if anything, it might be sightly more popular then g1, yet just behinf of g4’s popularity.

@Background Pony #4AFF  
Chances are slim.

@PonyPon  
the only mlp content we’re getting in 2020 is the movie that’ll introduce us to g5?

@Shimmering Spectacle  
If even that.

@Background Pony #4AFF  
How well or how badly G5 will do on its own merits is impossible to say right now, but it will definitely have a starting advantage from inheriting a lot of G4’s preexisting fandom.

@Shimmering Spectacle  
And the second volume of the Manga. But besides the Manga, not sure about the comic, it seems G4 will immediately cease once the finale airs.

Just my two bits, but I think G4 is a lot like the anime hunter x hunter except without all the violence of course. XD
 
I finished the whole anime with my sister this weekend and we both agree that hunter x hunter has the same elements that made both of us fall in love with My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. The quirky characterization is there, the friendship is there, the intelligence is there, the world building is there, and most of all the relatability factor is there. The characters are very human in hunter x Hunter the same way the ponies are also very human when they deal with issues.
 
Since they are going the more “mature” route possibly with G5 I think narrowing some elements from Hunter X Hunter would be great. :)

Why’s Hasbro having Boulder Media work on G5?
 
Ireland isn’t exactly known for its animation industry like the US or Canada.

what current cartoons will probably be a major influence to G5?

@Background Pony #71F0  
most of the recent disney cartoons, maybe steven universe and adventure time.
 
 
@Background Pony #4AFF  
it actually got a decent rep with both foster’s home and amazing world of gumball.