I don’t know if this is the best thread to discuss this but I need some advice from other people here who watch lots of cartoons from this decade to help lift a friend’s spirits up.
My best online friend feels very threatened by the popularity of Steven Universe, Star Vs. The Forces of Evil among other shows due to how they are animated and how a lot of former bronies are leaving the fandom to favor these shows instead. I personally don’t see why certain shows sharing similar artstyles is bad. We’ve seen this trend with other cartoons in previous decades. As for ex-bronies favoring these other shows? I don’t have a good reason to back it up.
I don’t want to hate these shows like how he is starting to. I personally think these cartoons are as good as MLP. But with him, MLP has made such a dramatic impact in his life, he doesn’t want to lose interest in ponies if he were to watch these other cartoons.