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Originally Posted by TnAdct1
Among some of the reasons why there's a big male following to the show:
1. The show's concept is similar to those "slice of life" cartoons that were popular in the 1990's (i.e. Recess, Rugrats), resulting in a nostalgia feel to those people who grew up at that time;
2. There's a lot of great humor in this show both visually and verbally that's similar to the Golden Age of cartoons (i.e. Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry);
3. In a time where most of the popular cartoons for adults are starting to feel stale, Friendship is Magic comes off as a nice alternative (and definitely less mean-spirited).
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Don't forget that the first two episodes had a magical girl-feel to it, which I think that was Lauren Faust's original concept (i.e., Sailor Moon with ponies), before it was rejected in favor of slice-of-life.
Twilight Sparkle being an alicorn, to me, isn't that different from when Sailor Moon was revealed to be Princess Serenity.