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My Little Pony 2013 Annual
From Book 1: Based on the hit movie, join the girls as they get settled into Canterlot High. Plus, Sunset Shimmer tries to find the true meaning of the holidays as rumors circulate around the school. Collects the 2013 Annual and the 2014 Holiday Special.
51 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 30, 2013
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May 9, 2018
My first MLP comic, and it was pretty fun to read!
This is one of my two picks for Copycat challenge for one of my groups. Never really tried out anything MLP, but this was pretty adorable, I definitely liked that the girls were for most normal girls.
The comic starts with an evil (at least I would call her that based on various parts in this comic) pony called Sunset Shimmer pass her test in flying colours. At that point I did quite like her, it wasn't until she went totally bonkers about a mirror and then did all sorts of stuff that I started disliking her. I definitely hadn't expected to see her again as soon as she passed through the mirror. I guess I could have seen it coming given how cunning and evil she is. And let's not forget dedicated to get her future to be the one she wants.
The rest of the comic is pretty much an introduction to the good girls/ponies. Well, I say girls, as they aren't ponies in this one. They are human. Well, as human as one can be when they look the way the girls do. :P
Someone is filming the girls, asking them all about their friendship, how they experienced the first day and other stuff. From then we see the girls look back to those moments. It was really fun to read, and I liked the idea of someone interviewing the girls. Though I have to say I quickly got annoyed of the pink girl, Pinkie Pie. And as the comic continued I started to feel more and more frustrated with her attitude. Get the hint girl and just shove off. :|
My favourite girl? Rarity. I just love a girl who can be both popular and nice. I was worried she would turn to be another mean girl, but instead she cares about all the girls (even giving one clothes when there was a food accident). She is also not afraid to give her opinion on stuff.
Applejack? I am still not sure what to make of this girl. At times I liked her, at other times I was just frustrated with her. I am not sure how to explain my frustration with her. Most of the times she was in the story she was getting used to the new school, was trying to figure out how to act, if she should listen to those girls and change her look.
Rainbow Dash, well I loved how dedicated she was to sports, but I hope that she learned a lesson in this one. Soccer is a team sport. No matter how good you are, there is a whole team of girls also playing. Her rainbow hair was pretty dang awesome, I wish I could have my hair like that. *dreams*
Fluttershy, well I am not too sure, I had to look up her name as she was totally not that much of a presence for me. Most of the story seemed to take a spotlight to Rarity, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash. She has her moments, but mostly she just seemed to fade in the background.
The art was pretty decent. At times it was a bit wonky, but generally I quite liked the artstyle. Plus I loved how colourful it all was.
Then there was the ending, and I was definitely surprised. Then again, I guess, given the beginning and what happened when she passed the mirror, I could have expected it. Still, I didn't!
All in all, I want more MLP, which should be all right as still got another comic to read for my copycat challenge. And who knows, maybe I will just watch the series as well.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
This is one of my two picks for Copycat challenge for one of my groups. Never really tried out anything MLP, but this was pretty adorable, I definitely liked that the girls were for most normal girls.
The comic starts with an evil (at least I would call her that based on various parts in this comic) pony called Sunset Shimmer pass her test in flying colours. At that point I did quite like her, it wasn't until she went totally bonkers about a mirror and then did all sorts of stuff that I started disliking her. I definitely hadn't expected to see her again as soon as she passed through the mirror. I guess I could have seen it coming given how cunning and evil she is. And let's not forget dedicated to get her future to be the one she wants.
The rest of the comic is pretty much an introduction to the good girls/ponies. Well, I say girls, as they aren't ponies in this one. They are human. Well, as human as one can be when they look the way the girls do. :P
Someone is filming the girls, asking them all about their friendship, how they experienced the first day and other stuff. From then we see the girls look back to those moments. It was really fun to read, and I liked the idea of someone interviewing the girls. Though I have to say I quickly got annoyed of the pink girl, Pinkie Pie. And as the comic continued I started to feel more and more frustrated with her attitude. Get the hint girl and just shove off. :|
My favourite girl? Rarity. I just love a girl who can be both popular and nice. I was worried she would turn to be another mean girl, but instead she cares about all the girls (even giving one clothes when there was a food accident). She is also not afraid to give her opinion on stuff.
Applejack? I am still not sure what to make of this girl. At times I liked her, at other times I was just frustrated with her. I am not sure how to explain my frustration with her. Most of the times she was in the story she was getting used to the new school, was trying to figure out how to act, if she should listen to those girls and change her look.
Rainbow Dash, well I loved how dedicated she was to sports, but I hope that she learned a lesson in this one. Soccer is a team sport. No matter how good you are, there is a whole team of girls also playing. Her rainbow hair was pretty dang awesome, I wish I could have my hair like that. *dreams*
Fluttershy, well I am not too sure, I had to look up her name as she was totally not that much of a presence for me. Most of the story seemed to take a spotlight to Rarity, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash. She has her moments, but mostly she just seemed to fade in the background.
The art was pretty decent. At times it was a bit wonky, but generally I quite liked the artstyle. Plus I loved how colourful it all was.
Then there was the ending, and I was definitely surprised. Then again, I guess, given the beginning and what happened when she passed the mirror, I could have expected it. Still, I didn't!
All in all, I want more MLP, which should be all right as still got another comic to read for my copycat challenge. And who knows, maybe I will just watch the series as well.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
December 2, 2020
Me re gustó. Creo que este formato le va muy bien a Equestria Girls y fue interesante descubrir el pasado de Sunset y cómo se conocieron las demás chicas hasta ser amigas, y ese final deja un gran hilo conductor con la película, así que funciona muy bien como precuela.
July 14, 2020
So, this book is supposed to be a prequel to the Equestria Girls movie. Overall it's okay.
But also it depicts Twilight much younger than Sunset Shimmer, when in humanoid world they go into same year. Younger than Lyra Heartstrings. Younger than Minuette, Lemon Hearts and Twinkleshine, her classmates, who were exactly her age. It portrays Babs Seed older than Applejack.
It's a chunky issue, about twice the usual size. It's cool to see EG depicted in IDW style. But it ends on a stupid predestination. When you make a prequel it should be a fun assignment, say, Pre-Sequel. Instead most of the writers devolve into projecting future traits into the past, and do a very crude job at that.
But also it depicts Twilight much younger than Sunset Shimmer, when in humanoid world they go into same year. Younger than Lyra Heartstrings. Younger than Minuette, Lemon Hearts and Twinkleshine, her classmates, who were exactly her age. It portrays Babs Seed older than Applejack.
It's a chunky issue, about twice the usual size. It's cool to see EG depicted in IDW style. But it ends on a stupid predestination. When you make a prequel it should be a fun assignment, say, Pre-Sequel. Instead most of the writers devolve into projecting future traits into the past, and do a very crude job at that.
May 10, 2020
It is a great story to about friendship and too treat people eaqaly
And I'm 10 and I still enjoyed this book and I have problems like that at school to ☺and this is my review
And I'm 10 and I still enjoyed this book and I have problems like that at school to ☺and this is my review
March 3, 2014
This volume contains two stories related to the Equestria Girls movie. It sets a bit of the backstory for the movie but does nothing to fill in the plot holes in the movie (don't get me wrong, I thought the movie was fun but there is that gaping question about how Sunset Shimmer knew who Twilight was and how she even knew that the Elements of Harmony had even been rediscovered).
"The Fall of Sunset Shimmer" - Sunset Shimmer is Celestia's protege. She seems a bit like Twilight, avoiding making friendships in favor of her studies. She is also talented in magic. Celestia shows her a mirror and Sunset Shimmer becomes obsessed with it, leading to her downfall.
"Equestria Girls" - Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Applejack and Fluttershy talk about how they met at the Freshman Fair and became friends.
"The Fall of Sunset Shimmer" - Sunset Shimmer is Celestia's protege. She seems a bit like Twilight, avoiding making friendships in favor of her studies. She is also talented in magic. Celestia shows her a mirror and Sunset Shimmer becomes obsessed with it, leading to her downfall.
"Equestria Girls" - Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Applejack and Fluttershy talk about how they met at the Freshman Fair and became friends.
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January 25, 2016Mya loves to look at the pictures of this comic more than any other book on the android phone; read the 2nd quarter of the book on Nov. 17th; don't remember when we read the first quarter; read 3rd q on 19 Nov; finished on 20 Nov 2013
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July 5, 2014
The story how Sunset Shimmer came to Canterlot High.
And how she prepared to do what she did....
And how she prepared to do what she did....
October 27, 2015
The backstory of Sunset Shimmer's scheming for more power and how the Equestria girls became friends.
I love it, the story was simple but made sense and had a good message.
I love it, the story was simple but made sense and had a good message.
March 20, 2016
I actually really enjoyed both stories. They helped to answer some of the questions the movie left out.
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