.uzi wrote:
Why My Little Pony?
Why do people like Anime?
The reason I started MLP was, like many others, a gag from 4chan. But as the story goes, I watched it and was pleasantly surprised at the quality of it. After reading more into it, it might be bias as the director of this generation, Lauren Faust, also worked on a few of the cartoons I watched from my childhood.
The reason I still watch it is the sense of community from the fandom. We've got artists, musicians, animators etcetera who all share the same interest. A large percentage of the fandom don't actually even watch the show anymore. About 40% of my steam friendslist who are fans of the show are such cases.
Finally, it's the sense of being welcomed. We're stereotyped as autistic neckbearded weirdos, and for some of us, it's true. Because of this however, we've learnt to take it on the chin (Most bronies anyway). This makes it so much more friendly at conventions and gatherings where you see the most cringy fuck you've ever seen, but don't because you too are cringy as fuck.