A Huge Thanks To Something That Changed Everything

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This time it isn't directed towards anyone in particular, though in a way, I guess it is- I guess it would have to go all the way back to this little girl that showed me these ponies with these plastic heads and strange stickers on their butts- I don't remember that girl's name, I don't even know if they were someone I knew all that well back then- but I have to thank her initially. I also have to thank my little sister- because for a time, she was into the next generation of these plastic playful ponies and without that to base my reoccurring memory upon I'm fairly certain I wouldn't be at this point.

Less than a year ago, I started watching a show called My Little Pony : Friendship is magic, the soul reason I started watching this show is because I remembered those things from my past, and once my little sister mentioned it to me- that they were bringing it back, and I read an article about how the woman that brought upon Power Puff Girls was bringing these ponies into life I had prominent reason to give it a go- and I recall watching the very first episode, my little sister walked in, asked what I was doing, and I just shrugged her off as though it was something natural because- that's how it felt. It felt so reminiscent and familiar to be seeing these characters come to life in the same art style I grew up with- or at least the familiar art style-of Power Puff Girls- and I couldn't recall a time where I felt that at home here in Colorado, than I did watching that familiarity come to life before me.

I started my first pony account :iconaskponyromano: not long after watching this show- and being one of the first that spread Hetalia Ponies into an even wider fanbase- was so fantastic. I was there from the beginning and that's such a reassuring feeling because it means no one can truly rattle you from that passion.

This account. Is one of the reasons behind me meeting one of my best friends, and even more so- being able to cope with feeling like I was never good enough. Before drawing ponies I wasn't all that good at anything I did, I felt absolutely pointless through all my work and I was stunting my progress in my own way- simply because I refused to think I could ever get better. With ponies, I feel I progressed at a very quick rate, and that is something I truly needed- and never thought I'd acquire through drawing horses- when I was young, I envied my older sister because she had this breathtaking ability to draw these realistic horses that were- well- breathtaking... and now- I can draw them in a form that- fits the style I've always been better at- cartooning.

The fans of this show are- some of the most amazing artists, animators, and musicians that I've ever seen and I couldn't be more happy to be a part of such a vast and wonderful fanbase- I mean yes, there are people that take things to extremes and kind of make this entire experience shameful but- that's with every fandom you come across and all you can do is hope you don't have to associate with those that- take it to that level.

I have to thank My Little Pony : Friendship is Magic for everything it has gifted me in these past two years and I guess- all I can finish with is that I don't know where I'd be without all of it, because of My Little Pony I keep trying with something I see as my passion and- I've been able to come to understanding that- that sort of thing doesn't come without hard work... I am just very extremely grateful for all of it and- gosh I don't know what else to say than just that... a thanks to My Little Pony Friendship is Magic and Lauren Faust of course- for adopting it and turning it into more than just a cartoon- an inspiration to young artists of all sorts.

I couldn't ask to be part of a better fandom than this.  




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||omG YES

I feel quite the same way. I heard about the new show, and originally, I did not like it! I hated it, alongside Homestuck. But then I read Homestuck and loved it, so I figured, why not give MLP a go, and loved it as well!||