Season 4 Recap/Breakdown Post - Trailer Analysis and Quick Reference!

Welp, I think we can officially say season 4 is in full swing. So much news flooded the front page today, that a lot of it is already on page two! I'm going to give this recap thing a shot, covering everything that happened, as well as other tidbits released throughout the last few months.  Hopefully this helps you all paint a bit of a picture on what is to come.

None of these are leaked images, so expect only what The Hub and others want you to see, meaning no huge episode-wide spoilers.  There are spoilers though if you want to enter the next few weeks completely blind, so as always, don't go below if you don't want synopsis and stuff.  The Hub is doing a pretty good job of not spoiling everything in the teasers this year.  That was one of the things that bugged a lot of us in the final episodes of season 3! Everything was revealed before the episodes even aired!

Now go brainstorm below! Speculation is always fun!  If you want to continue discussing today's episode, Cereal will be running the usual followup tomorrow.  

Nightly Roundup #830

Man, what a day you guys! Not only was it the big premiere for our ponies, but it was a big day for our Doctor Who fans as well. This header is for you guys! Hope you all had a great pony premiere/50th anniversary day.

On to the news folks! Nab it after the break.

Music of the Day #222

Rarity always did look good in that style. I don't know about Apples Apples Apples though.

Get some music of the day below!

Comic: Harmony Tree / Mane Six Are Back / They Don't Grow on Trees

With the new season comes the new comics dedicated to the new season of course! Doesn't take long to fill that particular void I must say, you guys are quick.

Some new episode spoilers if you haven't seen the episodes yet, so beware when clicking!

Staff Panels, Fandom Panels, and More Recordings from Nightmare Nights

Nightmare Nights Dallas happened a few weeks ago, and the guys over at Ponyville Live have the entire thing recorded for all of you to dig into.  Some of the major panels with staffers from the show include:

VIP Cast and Crew Panel (with proposal!)
MLP Voice Actors/Actresses Panel
DHX Staff Panel

But on the other end of the spectrum, a boatload of fandom focused ones were also nabbed.  Head on down below the break for their full press release!

And in another note, these guys seriously have the coolest intro screens.  

Random Merch: Soup Mug, Advent Calendar, Lunch Box Ornaments, Headphones with Manes and More!

We start with an advent calendar filled with little books instead of candy! Count on Twilight Sparkle to sneak that on kids during the holidays.  They spend way too much time playing video games and gulping down jolly ranchers.  Found in Germany by German_Derp. 

And below the break, more random merch!

Story Updates - November 23rd

Story updates: Baldurs Gate edition.  Get them below!

Comic: Classic Prank / Cadance Gets a Makeover Pt 4 / The Town Pt 13 / To Catch Soarin's Eyes / Timezones

Holy moley! We're getting content like mad today! It's so great to see you all motivated to making pony things again, it's been one heck of a hiatus so I look forward to an active six months or so.

Anyhow, tons of comics guys! Click for full.

Anime Superstar Animator Yoh Yoshinari Secretly Drew Ponies for a Year

Time to get back to that usual news world.  I do love new episode mornings.

Have you ever watched Gurren Lagann, Gunbuster, Evangelion, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, or Little Witch Academia?  Then you have already been exposed to this guy's work.  Yoh Yoshinari is a Japanese animator who has done a boatload of stuff.  Only recently did people realize he has also dabbled in the world of equines too. The guy has been busting these out on his semi-secret Pixiv account under the name "Maru" for a while now in the year leading up to the release of the show in Japan.  Quite a few, if not all of these have made their way into drawfriend posts here on EQD without any of us even realizing it.

This would most likely explain the pony references in Little Witch.  He does kinda run the thing. 

I know we have a huge anime following here on EQD, So it's cool to see someone who has done some of the great ones silently lovin the pony on the side.  Here's to hoping he keeps it up, though not if it interrupts progression on Little Witch Academia, that pilot episode had me hooked right from the start.

Check out his gallery over here, or after the break drawfriend style if you don't have a Pixiv account.

Shirt Punch - Twilacorn Shirt Flash Sale

These things were common during the haitus, I can only imagine how they will flood now that the season has started up.  Once again, Shirt Punch has a design up for just 10 bucks.  If you want it, head on over here and grab it. The flash sale ends tonight. 

Drawfriend Stuff #993

Today has been absolutely crazy.  Keep it up! I was honestly pretty bored during that haitus.

Art below!

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My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Season4

Livestream Saturdays and Drawfriend

Welcome everyone to the first Livestream Saturday of the new season! With the new episodes airing earlier today it seems to have awaken the creative side of many dormant artists as we've got quite a few enthusiastic people who want to join in on today's festivities! Onward!

As always with this event, if you want to partake in the madness make sure to send an email to me at [email protected] with your name, the type of art you'll be doing, a gallery link (optional) a link to your livestream and a banner (also optional). Make sure that your stream follows our content guidelines as laid out under our submit tab and also make sure to that you can be ready to stream at our standard time of 4pm EST / 1pm PST on Saturday. Also, if you participated in this week's stream event please send me the art you made so I can include it in next week's Livestream Drawfriend.

Images from Episodes Four and Six of Season 4

A boatload of images from commercials and promos throughout the day have popped up, some coming from stuff we haven't tossed videos of up yet. I'm sure they will appear eventually, but until then, Razor, Jan, and a few others have tracked some major ones down for us.  Head on down below the break to check them out!

Let the hype commence!

Update: Now with 100% more video

Animation: Shooting Star

Sparkle Animation Studio you say? I'll take it!  It looks like you all have yet another youtube channel to subscribe to, cause this animation is awesome, and a whopping 4 and a half minutes to top it off.  Keep it up fandom, and in the next haitus we will just keep ourselves entertained.  

Get it below the break!

And check out the person's tumblr as well here! - Cal

Season 4 Promo Commercial - Multiple Episodes

A promo detailing a bunch of the upcoming episodes aired earlier on The Hub, and in usual pony fashion, it's already on Youtube for the rest of you.  Head on down below the break to check it out! It looks like 3, 4, and 5 of this season are all included within it's 30 second span.

Hasbro Toy Shop 20% Off Today

In a mass email yesterday, Hasbro Toy Shop has released a 20% off sale going on for all of their pony merch.  While they don't have a lot of the brony focused collectable stuff, they do have a huge amount of board games, blindbags, and brushables.  It looks like even that Comic Con Vinyl Scratch is available.  Head on over to their pony section and toss MLP2013 into the checkout for your discount!

Spotlight Vocal Music: PrinceWhateverer - Destabilize

Sweetie Bot you say? I'm cool with this.  In celebration of his new album, metal musician Prince Whatever has released a song from it over on Youtube.   If you like any variation of rock, or the idea that Rarity's sister is a robot, get it down below!

Toywiz - Season 4 Premiere Coupon!

The guys at Toywiz have given us another coupon in honor of the new episodes finally arriving.  Literally any pony merch you want is 15% off, from the trading card game pre-orders to the 4de plushies and more.

Just toss SEASON4 in at checkout for your discount.  Get the pony over here!

New Villain/Character Shown: Speculation Time!

Totally not the character

If you watched the episode, you probably saw the new character during the ending credits.  If you missed it, get the image and some backstory below the break for those that are desperately dodging spoilers!

And as always, discuss! And guess her name!

Comic: The Day of The Alicorn Comic

Goodnight pinkie pie? Pixelkitties episode comics? Now all we need is our episode based animations tomorrow and we are set. Welcome back to ponyland everyone.  Click this one for full, cause it's awesome.