This is more of a response to a journal post (http://maximillianveers.deviantart.com/journal/45370468/), that I felt I should elaborate more upon with myself..
When I first heard of MLP:FiM, I was laughably appalled at my friends appreciation for it, based on title alone. However, I would definitely consider myself a fan of the animated arts, and even more so of those done in 2D (a subject I'll touch on later), so I decided to give it a try. The writing caught me off guard with its higher vocabulary and subtle wit. The art was eye-catchingly crisp and the animation was remarkably smooth. The cliff-hanger premier left me curious enough to see