History WebAnimation / MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsDigitalSeries

Watch the series every Friday on Hasbro's Website/YouTube channel [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEAXo2sxqTI&list=PLNXV9Mb7egjHRmC5AGYdYSL2qgW7yLZSh here]], or get an early taste on the Discovery GO! website [[https://www.discoverygo.com/my-little-pony-equestria-girls/ here]].

** What might be a subtle reference to ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', but Twilight wears her AmuletOfConcentratedAwesome as a brooch or pin on a ribbon (or bow) on her chest. The titular character of ''Sailor Moon'' did the same on her school uniform.

** [[https://derpibooru.org/1578634 One girl]] previously seen as a Crystal Prep student seems to have transferred like Twilight and is now part of the background students at CHS. Of course, she has ditched her uniform for casual clothes (and a fedora) in the process.

** In "A Fine Line", the titular line is for the latest installment of a popular videogame series: ''Tirek's Revenge'', sequel to ''Rise of Tirek''.

* {{Novelization}}: A very peculiar example, but the "Queen of Clubs" short gets adapted as a chapter on the otherwise fully original novel "A Friendship to Remember". Among the changes are adding an explicit Aesop: [[spoiler:As indicated by the title of the book, it's main themes are around memories; [[ItMakesSenseInContext Rainbow Dash and Applejack's comedic disrupting-slash-joining every club of CHS just long enough to get a picture taken]] gets called out by the narrative as not actually building lasting memories they could treasure]].

* RecycledTitle: A weird zig-zag -- the title card on the episodes only says "Equestria Girls" -- with no subtitle stated or implied -- which, among '''many''' things, is the plain title of the film that started it all. Early press releases and promotional materials call the series by the full (and rather clunky) "Equestria Girls Digital Series", but the Discovery Family GO! app, Discovery GO! website and YouTube description subtitle it "Better Together".
* RightOnQueue: "A Fine Line," where Sunset Shimmer waits in line to buy a copy of the video game "Tirek's Revenge". She starts out waiting by herself, annoyed at how much fun everyone else is having until her friends show up. When Sunset finally gets to the front, the store has just sold the last copy. [[spoiler:Lucky for Sunset, Pinkie Pie pre-ordered it for her.]]

** Mixing with a {{recycled title}}, the title card calls the series "Equestria Girls", the press releases add a subtitle of "Digital Series", but in official sources (YouTube, Discovery (Family) GO!) subtitle it as "Better Together".

*** "A Queen of Clubs"[[note]]Discovery GO![[/note]] vs. "Queen of Clubs"[[note]]The title card[[/note]] vs. "The Queen of Clubs"[[note]]as called when adapted into a chapter for the "A Friendship to Remember" book[[/note]].
*** The official YouTube releases add weird possessives: "Sunset Shimmer's Fine Line" on the video title vs. "A Fine Line" elsewhere.

Watch the series every Friday on Hasbro's YouTube channel [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEAXo2sxqTI&list=PLNXV9Mb7egjHRmC5AGYdYSL2qgW7yLZSh here]], or get an early taste on the Discovery GO! website [[https://www.discoverygo.com/my-little-pony-equestria-girls/ here]].

* ButHeSoundsHandsome: In "Display of Affection," Rarity praises Flanksy's graffiti art style, saying she can't imagine what it's like to do all that work for just artistic praise. Sunset, who is Flanksy, agrees that she can't imagine what that's like while looking rather suspiciously off to the side.

It has been announced that the series will consist of 45 weekly episodes, with a premiere date of November 17, 2017. However, several sets have premiered early on the Discovery Family GO! app: November 2 (1-4), November 5 (5-7), and November 8 (8-11).

* ArtEvolution: The series is part of a larger case of this for the [[Franchise/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls franchise as a whole]]. The logo has been subtly redesigned and the {{episode title card}}s are all designed to look like a teenager's notebook (i.e. cutouts, stickers, drawings), fitting with the overall "maker drawing" feel of the 2018 redesign.

** One of the shorts previewed at HASCON 2017 shows the girls in their superhero-esque getup from the climax of ''Legend of Everfree'', and the trailer also shows them transforming into these forms at will.
** The official trailer shows Timber Spruce and Twilight going on a date, reflecting their budding relationship last seen (and introduced) in the fourth film.

* CostumeEvolution: This series gives a new basic wardrobe for each of the girls, moving away from the skirts-and-big-boots from the first movie to more unique outfits. The result is each character now has an outfit more in line with their personality (ex. tracksuit pants for Rainbow Dash, a more modest dress for Fluttershy, and Sunset Shimmer's clothes peppered with spikes).
* CrushBlush: Twilight and Timber both blush while sitting together in a scene after their "hang out" at the planetarium.

* HiddenDepths: Sunset Shimmer's artistic talents are expanded upon throughout the shorts, after they were first shown off in the "The Art of Friendship" short. She likes to draw superhero comics in her spare time featuring herself and her friends, and also does graffiti art under the alias "Flanksy."
* HurricaneOfPuns: In "School of Rock", Maud gives a lecture filled with clever rock puns, though it is rather hard to tell they're puns, since this ''is'' Maud we're talking about.
* MythologyGag: In "My Little Shop of Horrors", Twilight accidentally creates [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyAndFriends Flories]].
* PowerIncontinence: The aptly-titled short "Overpowered" is about Sunset and the girls dealing with a sudden surge of their powers. Sunset in particular can read the minds of anyone nearby without touching them, and can't turn it off, which she finds extremely obnoxious. Twilight realizes [[spoiler: their geodes are in sync, so when one girl uses her powers, the others get a power boost, and they manage to convince Rainbow Dash to stop using her SuperSpeed for mundane things.]]
* RecycledTitle: To difference the series from the franchise as a whole, Hasbro (and this site) tends to call it by the full name of "Equestria Girls Digital Series", but on the title card in the show itself it's just "Equestria Girls" -- besides the name of the franchise itself, it's the plain title of the first film.

** To ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' in "Queen of Clubs"; what is presumably the drama club is seen doing the Sailor Soldiers' iconic transformation poses for a photo; Applejack [[ItMakesSenseInContext photo bombs them]] by holding a rose and wearing a black and red cape, like Tuxedo Mask.

It has been announced that the series will consist of 45 weekly episodes, with a premiere date of November 17, 2017. The first four shorts premiered on the Discovery Family GO! app on November 2, 2017, and the next three premiered on November 5.

* AlternateSelf: The trailer shows the human counterparts for Prim Hemline and Zephyr Breeze, Fluttershy's brother.

* ArtShift: "Super Squad Girls" randomly shifts to a pulp comic-style of artistry throughout the short. Justified, as it's Sunset drawing a comic book.

* SuperheroEpisode: "Super Squad Girls" involves the girls -- in their "Crystal" forms from ''Legend of Everfree'' -- stopping a jewel thief. It's actually Sunset Shimmer writing and animating a superhero comic starring herself and her friends.

* AlternateSelf: The trailer shows the human counterparts for Prim Hemline and -- perhaps most significantly -- Zephyr Breeze, Fluttershy's brother.

* ArtShift: "Super Squad Girls" randomly shifts to a pump comic-style of artistry throughout the short. Justified, as it's Sunset drawing a comic book.

* TheBusCameBack: At least Timber Spruce -- Twilight's love interest last seen in 2016's ''Legend of Everfree'' -- will be coming back.

* CrushBlush: Twilight and Timber both blush while sitting together in a scene from the promo.

* HiddenDepths: Sunset likes to draw superhero comics in her spare time, featuring herself and her friends, and also does graffiti art under the alias "Flanksy."

* SuperheroEpisode: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtVOPyht_JM At least one of the previewed shorts at HASCON 2017]] involves the girls -- in their "Crystal" forms from ''Legend of Everfree'' -- stopping a jewel thief. Comments from people who attended said preview describe it as Sunset Shimmer writing and animating a superhero comic starring her friends.

* RightOnQueue: "A Fine Line," where Sunset Shimmer waits in like to buy a copy of the video game "Tirek's Revenge". She starts out waiting by herself, annoyed at how much fun everyone else is having until her friends show up. When she finally gets to the front, the store has just sold the last copy. [[spoiler:Lucky for Sunset, Pinkie Pie pre-ordered it for her.]]

* CostumeEvolution: This series finally gives a new basic wardrobe for each of the girls, moving away from the standard skirts-and-big-boots from the first movie to more unique outfits, each fitting with their personality (for examples, tracksuit pants for Rainbow Dash and a more modest, longer dress for Fluttershy).

* ShipTease: One episode will center around Twilight "hanging out" with Timber Spruce for a day. More specifically, Twilight has a picture of herself and Timber taped to her vanity's mirror.

* ShoutOut: To ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' in "Queen of Clubs"; what is presumably the drama club is seen doing the Sailor Soldiers' iconic transformation poses for a photo; Applejack [[ItMakesSenseInContext photo bombs them]] by holding a rose and wearing a black and red cape, like Tuxedo Mask.

It has been announced that the series will consist of 45 weekly episodes, with a premiere date of November 17, 2017. The first four shorts premiered on the Discovery Family GO! app on November 2, 2017.

* HurricaneOfPuns: In "School of Rock", Maud gives a lecture filled with clever rock puns, though it is rather hard to tell their puns, since this ''is'' Maud we're talking about.
* PowerIncontinence: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05Lf0COJO4k One short previewed at HASCON 2017 is aptly titled "Overpowered"]], and (from what got leaked to the Internet) seems to be about Sunset -- and possibly the rest -- dealing with a sudden surge of their powers for a day. Sunset in particular can read minds of anyone nearby without touching them, and can't turn it off. She finds it extremely obnoxious.

It has been announced that the series will consist of 45 weekly episodes, with a premiere date of November 17, 2017.

* ArtEvolution: The series is part of a larger case of this for the [[Franchise/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls franchise as a whole]]. The logo has been subtly redesigned.

* CostumeEvolution: This series finally gives a new basic wardrobe for each of the girls, moving away from the standard skirts-and-big-boots from the first movie to more unique outfits, each fitting with their personality (for example, tracksuit pants for Rainbow Dash or a more modest, longer dress for Fluttershy).

** One of the shorts previewed at HASCON 2017 shows the girls in their superhero-esque getup from the climax of ''Legend of Everfree''.

* GenreShift: [[DownplayedTrope Slightly]] and implied by the official press release(s) describing the series, but it seems the magical shenanigans will now have a heavier superhero (or MagicalGirlWarrior) bent to them, and the girls will have to learn how to deal with that.
* PowerIncontinence: One short previewed at HASCON 2017 is aptly titled "Overpowered", and (from what got leaked to the Internet) seems to be about Sunset -- and possibly the rest -- dealing with a sudden surge of their powers for a day. Sunset in particular can read minds of anyone nearby without touching them, and can't turn it off. She finds it extremely obnoxious.

* ShipTease: One episode will center around Twilight "hanging out" with Timber Spruce for a day.
* SuperheroEpisode: At least one of the previewed shorts at HASCON 2017 involves the girls -- in their "Crystal" forms from ''Legend of Everfree'' -- stopping a jewel thief. Comments from people who attended said preview describe it as Sunset Shimmer writing and animating a superhero comic starring her friends.

* ArtEvolution: The series is part of a larger case of this for the [[Franchise/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls franchise as a whole]]. The logo has been subtly redesigned and the

* AlternateSelf: As Per the norm of this series the human world has a human counterpart for every character in main MLP series.
* AlternateUniverse
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation
* CanineCompanion: Spike the Dog is this to Sci-Twi.

* ContinuityNod: One of the episodes will involve a Spring Break on a yacht, most likely a follow-up to "Dance Magic".
* HighSchoolAU: The main setting of the series.
* HumanFocusedAdaptation
* TheBusCameBack: According to the promo, Timber Spruce will make his return.
* ShipTease: One episode will center around Sci-Twi "hanging out" with Timber Spruce for a day.
* SuperheroEpisode: As per the official synopsis, this will be one of the plot lines.

* ContinuityNod: One of the episodes will involve a Spring Break on a yacht, most likely a follow-up to Dance Magic.

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