My Little Pony for the brainrot generation (Wild Manes) 

We got Skibidi Cocoa before gta 6

My favorite part of Wild Manes is that they sometimes make puns about the show's title, like "It's so wild, just like my mane" (Cherri said that)

I love WM`s artstyle. Its refreshing after horses with chins g5 has.

It's amazing how refreshing a design is for a horse when they actually give them a snout

Tbh I might just check out Wild Manes for the character design. Might even make an OC design for the show lol. I really do like the over exaggerated manes and the more realistic pallettes. Now, if only someone would introduce some fun natural patterning for horses into their designs, that'd be some S tier stuff

They have an actual muzzle and horse-face! They're cute and charming, and their toys look like good quality, too.

Their hair immediately gave me Horseland flashbacks. I can't help but like when they add that streak of color in the hair.

Wildmanes horses didn’t suffer the “cutesy” inbreeding effect that Gen 5 went through

Bluey is great I will not allow Bluey slander! I can’t stand with you on this one queen 😔 Bluey is some of the best children’s writing in the last 10 years and the animation is also impressive

I feel that you can watch bluey without being ''part of the problem'' ( for those who don't know, the blue fandom is being dubbed the new irony fandom, even tho it wasn't gotten that insane to me) as long as you don't beat up kids cuz you want to collect the bluey merg, you wouldn't be considered a... blue healer- I don't know what the bleed fandom calls thenselfs, I just watch the fucking show

The "Lion thing" you mentioned is actually a winged snow leapord and is thr new main villain of the seties since thry defeated Opaline, apparently.

Unironically would really love to see you talk about animation knowledge and technicals. It feels very casual and chill, like listening over coffee (or a hellish energy drink concoction, whatever gets ya there)

Oh she a Jaquin, they're basically jaguars with the wings of macaws with different colorful feathers. Basically Mexico's version of a griffin. Elena of avalor used it in their show. These creatures are really ingrained in Latin American culture.

Deeply excited for this due to the insane thumbnail. You better live up to my insane expectations.

Yunno, now that I'm looking at it. Wild Manes has a vibe that I wish Horseland had as a kid. Horseland's got the fantastical looking designs for their horses but it's setting is pretty grounded in reality. Meanwhile here you have the "fantastical" element of the horses living lives outside of humans and having jobs

Surprised nobody yet has made any comparisons to that old Struts line, a line of horses that kinda teetered on being fashion dolls with their dresses and detachable heels, which coincidentally also had the same one leg articulation style

a g3 for the modern era that captures all the lightheartedness and “girly” vibes without the undertones of “math is hard, lets go shopping!” ? sign me up! and get me some hairspray!!!

Wild Manes gives me MLP G3 flashbacks... nostalgia hits like a brick. (Nostalgia for G3, not Wild Manes.)

Wild Manes is getting better and better with each episode and I love all their characters

Damn, we got My Little Skibidi before GTA6

wild manes dolls are VERY nice quality and super affordable

Candy’s design is so cute I’m losing it

I tried to get into G5 for MLP but the biggest problem with it is that it refuses to branch off from the previous generation and become its own thing. Having the story take place many years after the finale of G4 is fine and all, but when you end up screwing up/disregarding so much continuity on top of dragging the story on for so long it made a lot of long time fans who I'm still friends with lose interest. If you want a better continuation of G5 i just recommend picking up the IDW Comic line. It has its own issues with pacing but it tells a much better version story than the G5 show ever could.

There's something amusing about characters with mint chocolate colored hair.

Wild manes had somewhat Accurate portioned horses

All I'll say, Is that the only two things I like about Wild Manes, Is that while it isn't too different from mlp at the same time it also has it's own level of charm to it.

I ACTUALLY REALLY LIKE WILD MANES IT'S SO SILLY AND STUPID I LOVE IT SO MUCH

Personally I found Cocoa's whole fourth wall breaking thing to get old pretty quickly and I would prefer that the story is told as it's happening instead of always being "it all started when xyz". I also wish they would put much more focus on the other characters instead of Cocoa always being the center of attention. I get she's the main character or whatever but cmon. Also as someone who enjoys G5 its quite refreshing to see someone express disliking it in a much more respectful way, I can't say the same thing about the rest of the community though. Turns out we can like and dislike things without putting others down for liking those things. Also Pearla looks like Hatsune Miku.

I really hate "tell your tales" artstyle It's so Eeeuugh

I personally love Wild Manes, the toys have some neat articulation and the show is comfy, slice of life fun. The songs released so far slap! I don’t consider it trying to compete with MLP (especially since MLP is the juggernaut of the fashion horse toy market) nor a ripoff. 9-year old me thought the same thing about Horseland (another horse show I still love to this day), so WM ends up giving me some nostalgic vibes. My favorites are Cocoa, Finley, Candi, Cheri, and Perla, they all have such lovely designs and I love their interactions together! I definitely won’t deny that Cocoa telling the story at the beginning of each episode is redundant.

Thank u again for throwing my cartoon pilot in here as an example of rig animation!!! Truly an honor my friend ,, and outstanding video essay as always :D

I actually really like the show. I know it's very juvenile but I love the art style. It's been nice seeing cartoon horses who actually look like horses and have proper snouts. I just hope I can buy the toys in Australia someday.

Man your g6 leak video is gonna be absolute fire I just know it

4:00 OKAY HOLD UP that is a jaquin, I only know about them from Elena of Avalor tbh (which I definitely watched and was obsessed with when I was 26 so no shade about ponies in this space). I don't really know the irl lore about jaquin, but I hope that helps. :>

honestly i really enjoy the atmosphere of wild manes. a lot of kids tv today is way too saturated and overstimulating, and that sort of overloading is really bad for their brains, especially since pretty much everything is like that. i love that wild manes has an overall softer palette!! it also reminds me a lot of the 2d kids shows you'd see in the 2000s- like g3 mlp and horseland, or max and ruby and strawberry shortcake. overall it's way more visually appealing than either g5 mlp series, and it's a welcome breath of fresh air

When I saw the title of this video, I thought you were going to hate on Wild Manes and I was about to be shocked and a little angry, given your support of G3. But I'm glad to see you giving it a chance. I personally really enjoy it. It's a comfort show in the way it feels like it would fit perfectly alongside shows from the 2003-2008 era, like Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears, Horseland, and of course G3 MLP. And I for one, love that. It's nostalgic even though it's brand new, and I've been wishing so hard to see shows appear that make that happen. Not everything has to try to live up to G4 or have dozens of villains to be enjoyable. That's what G3 haters tend to not get. Sometimes, I just want to watch cute characters have fun and live life, where the worst of the problems is a minor disagreement with your friend that gets worked out in the end. A world I can wish I lived in. High stakes aren't very meaningful when you don't have an emotional connection to the world and its characters in the first place. Side note: I don't think they're trying to leech off the popularity of G5. Quite the opposite I believe. I think they know that G5 is absolute corporate slop, and that fans of MLP (ESPECIALLY of older generations) recognize that MLP has strayed way too far from what made it special and are craving something better. There are a lot of bronies hating on Wild Manes for all the same reasons they slam G3. But with the fans of G3 and older generations, it's being greatly admired. It feels like the people who created this show actually have a heart for it.

I like the art style. You can tell it's horses, while still being cutesy and stylized.

I wonder how many people know where that "WIIIILD" was sampled from at the start

Animation segment was really interesting, not so many critics review animation from professional standpoint

Personally i think the show is cute and substantially better than tell your tale and make you mark.The character design's are really cute in my opinion and i love the more natural look to their coat!(P.S shunks should totally make a video that dives into mlps character rigs! I would definitely watch a video like that!)

Yes Shunks is talking about MlP vs Wild Manes

Hasbro fumbled mlp so bad that now there's actual competition on the colorful horse toys market

You're speaking to my SOUL! gLaaaaah!

I like how wild their manes is everyone had crazy amount of manes .

To be fair, TYT and Wild Manes are two of the first professional made-for-RU-vid cartoon series, and they are still experimenting, trying to figure out the basics like pacing and storytelling 5 minutes at a time. By contrast, FiM was the culmination of decades of fine tuning 30 minute cartoons for linear television.

...Along comes Jack Spedicey 0:26

as a horse girl, wild manes is NOT trynna be mlp 😭

Super interesting! I'd love to see more reviews of faux-pony stuff from you, honestly. I appreciate the insight on the differences and such!

It's too bad that you don't enjoy G5, as many, many other people haven't either. To explain the cat, this is Allura, who was introduced in Secrets of Starlight. What her "deal" is isn't exactly clear, and it's likely we may never get an answer to that given how G5 will reach cancellation in October! But from what we know, she's of a species of winged snow leopards, being one of the last of her kind, alongside her brother who she can only communicate with telepathically. Alongside a rabbit she befriended, Twitch, she has been looking for any means to get back to her home using a gem called the Nova Charm. Only problem: upon taking over Starlight Ridge and claiming their symbol of leadership, she was unaware that she had the Nova Charm in her own paws, and so she fruitlessly mindraped the citizens into snagging stars from the sky with their magic. And eventually, upon following the Mane Six after they saved Starlight Ridge from her control, she's now stuck in Equestria, without a way to get home. And that's all because the Mane Six held onto the Nova Charm for travelling, and because the Nova Charm has a mind of its own as it destroyed itself to lend Izzy the power to rediscover her creative side by bringing life back to an abandoned boardwalk amusement park. It sounds like an absolute mess, but if you were willing to give the series another chance, try to look at the narrative for what it is, then maybe it'll make sense.

I think that wild manes actually has potential! As long as they don't put any stupid magic plot that comes out of nowhere, we'll be fine :> (also am now shipping coco and cheri-)

I actually really like the characters' designs, especially the main ones! I think they look quite different from mlp (even the older gens) and i think that's a good thing cause obviously no one wants a straight up copy lol. I think it's nice that they used more natural colors for the coats, and I think some of the color palettes are really unique :3

The vibe kinda reminds me of Martha speaks! I cant explain it, but it really works well for a cute show!

I bet you're wonderdering why Shunks is reviewing Wild Manes. Well let me tell you, it all started when Shunks became a fan of My Little Pony. When another talking horse cartoon came out they had to review it. I think you're caught up now, horse friends.

I just have a pretty huge pet peeve of shows just starting in the middle. Not like an episode starting in the middle, but like the first episode just having all the characters already together and as established friends, and the first episode is just like a mid season episode… It’s definitely not a flaw, but I hate it, a lot. I want character development:(

Coco×Cherry anybody?

I love when horses get to actually look like horses instead of lookin lik my horse prince

idk if i would sit down to watch it but i actually really like how the horses look

I can't stop thinking about final fantasy tactics whenever the word job is said

i love the design/art style with them being more horse like but not being ugly. an i kinda like that they have more natural coat colours but still colourfull manes

I will say the horses in wild manes do have magic. it was in one episode

idk if someone else has pointed out, but in the defense of Candi, it doesnt actually look like she is really streaming, whenever it cuts to her phone pov on the moments you showed, there is no chat, no emojis nor an ui, only the little record button at the bottom, which makes me think (and i might be reading to much onto this) that Candi isnt a streamer and either 1. wants to be one and thats her way of practicing 2. is one but streams other stuff 3. she isnt one nor wants to be one and she is just making some sort of digital diary

Honestly, the dolls are gorgeous.

To be honest, it would be interesting to see MLP have genuine competition, maybe one day the fans will create their own mlp esque shows & games Plus the wild manes toys arent too shabby, seems like a pretty solid first wave.

I LOVE the toy dolls that are coming from this show as a Horse person its great to have a fashion doll type toy in a horse form! Yes I liked G4 but as a child and as an adult I never saw them as Horse toys. The MLP FIM art style is great but unlike past generations I struggled to really see them as horses or horse toys! and I don't like the G5 art style...SO as a Horse person I am so happy to have a Horse fashion type doll toy! As for the show idk if I'm gonna watch it or not but I do love that its in 2D and the animations at least from what I can see are slower paced than a lot of 3D shows which is good for children shows that are to faced paced cause over stimulation is children. I do really like the colour pallets and designs its not a show that hurts my eyes. And I hope this franchise has a successful life I know I will buy some of the dolls! :D

I agree with what you have said,the mouth sync is actually better than MLP tell your tales

their designs are actually so much more appealing to me than the mlp g5 ones

The evil Alicorn Opaline was already killed and now this Cat villain is skulking and seeking a way to find her evil brother. However im not sure Hasbro didnt cancel Season 2 to prepare for that Cutie Mark Camp G6 leak

I actually... kinda like it. Even if it's not Friendship is Magic or Equestria Girls.

Look, after G4 took the turn it did, I am _happy_ to have my dopey brainrot horses again.

Whenever I see Sparky from G5 I want to jump out of window.

Dang, I love the character designs tho, they look like HORSES but still stylized and cartoony!

Honestly gen 1 through 4 of my little pony are my comfort shows so personally that's all the content I need with ponies I already watch alot of anime horror movies TV shows video games galore so I can't really add another that isn't longer than a season and make your mark is basically 12 seasons which would of been perfect to add to gen 4 it wouldn't of gone stale cause of the comics they could adapt especially the one where they finally redeem sombra

I remember jacks pacific for the plug n plagues…I mean plays

Does anybody else remember when Jakks Pacific made Pokèmon toys? I totally forgot that company existed until this video and I have a vaugue memories of them making Pokèmon toys around the Ruby and Sapphire and Diamond and Pearl Era

None of it may be that remarkable, but I'm still very happy that we've slowly gained back a "horse section" over the past few years thanks to MLP, Spirit, Afro Unicorn, Unicorn Academy, and Wild Manes. I hope to see even more! Maybe Horseland will get a revival. When I was a kid, toys r us had almost an entire horse aisle. I still dream about the horse aisle!

Warity

Our savior has returned

Personally I find tell your tale better than wild manes because the former has more interesting scenarios, music numbers, action sequences, and better characters; But Wild Manes definitely has potential to be a comfort show the more that is added to the overall lore. Candi has to be my favorite because - as the mlp fandom agrees on - She's like Pinkie Pie and Pip Petals together.

Wild manes is making me go a little crazy lol, i adore the art (character design) and I can't tell if i should draw horses with that kinda muzzle curve or just like how a normal horsemface would look.

I still don't know what to think of it.

Wild Manes looks really neat, and I love the character designs. Bailey reminds me of G3 Sunny Daze. I would love a MLP reboot that has the ORIGINAL six ponies [Blue Belle, Cotton Candy, Minty, Snuzzle, Butterscotch, and Blossom] as the main characters. Have them be different types of ponies not just in the usual sense [unicorn, flutter pony, Pegasus, etc...] but also in the sense of different horse breeds [Shetland ponies, Welsh ponies, British Spotted Ponies, Basuto ponies, Batak ponies, heck even base some off of extinct species]. It'd be neat to see it combine the best elements of each MLP generation, while learning to avoid the worst. Bringing back more obscure villains like Lavan would be cool, and there could also be chill episodes as well for balance. I'm curious and at the same time worried about the potential G6. It could be good, but at the same time could also be bad.

Thank you for ruining my night with this video

I think there will never be anything as good as G4.

On G5. Outside of the movie it really has that preschool show vibe UNLESS we're talking about two bizarre instances of "1980s PG". Sparkey nearly dies because he has his lifeforce (reminder to myself to rewatch lifeforce ) drained out of him by the main villain. The main villain meanwhile gets trapped in a tree for all eternity and not the "we trapped their essence in a vessel" type of deal. She gets basically tree burried alive. Its so out of left field for a show that normally doesn't dare to go near scary stuff.

do it Shunks, watch the square dogs show, give in to the temptation and join us (fr tho show good, show fun, made me cry, would recommend)

I think Wild Manes is pretty cool

Perla’s mane looks like if Rarity’s mane and Hatsune Miku’s hair did a fusion dance to create it

I can't believe gen4/mlp fim is 10 years old or so.

You’re really missing out if you don’t watch Bluey. Seriously. It’s a beautiful, beautiful show.

I hadn't heard of this before but I really like the character designs just looking at what was shown here, might have to check this out.

Yeah, I'm with you, here! At first, I was all "Oh, look at the pretty knockoff series!" But still, I find myself watching the episodes as they come out. They have a certain horsey appeal that's sort of endearing! I'll never collect the toys or a hard copy of the show (since I'm a bit old for the new stuff), but I'm glad Hasbro is getting some competition! Maybe it'll inspire more creativity!

The fuckin Wild Woody scream in the beggining 🤣

Bailey is looking pretty surf's up, ngl.

Honestly I like them, the designs are actually really great. Yeah the cartoon isn’t great and the horses have very generic personalities and stories but I like the animation and design. It’s a decent little comfort show that knows what it is and isn’t trying to be anything super deep or have large expansive lore or trying to appeal to mlp fans other than colorful horses who are friends. It’s nice to have fantasy style horses that aren’t in the pony style and are more than just a doll accessory. I don’t expect wildmanes to come close to the popularity or quality that was mlp g4, and it’s honestly not fair of anyone to expect that. Wildmanes is very much its own thing and I hope it has a decent lifespan, least for the toys. I think it’s fun seeing a more fashion doll style horse toy again and I really hope they come out with more stuff.

I actually like their hair ngl, still love MLP but it's pretty nice.

1) I don’t mind it. It’s just as you said: a comfort show. It’s not blow your socks 🧦 off style but nor is it horrible. It just is an average show and for me in a good sense. 2) I find it like a modernized 90s slice of life style. It reminds me a bit like G1.5, but again, more modernized hijinks 3) i necessarily wouldn’t call this a knock off either

4:25 What's holding up the front half of her body?

Tell your tale had a lot of potential. I don’t really know how to explain it but it could’ve been great. I loved the different body designs and would’ve loved proper 20 min episodes. But I still think wild manes is more mlp than tell your tale

3:46 I hadn’t noticed that either in the trailers. Maybe it’s also an competitor with My Little Pony Tales.

The NC intro got me!