Talk:Equestria Girls animated media/@comment-3410511-20170105180238/@comment-5837525-20170105190343

They're kind of both. Any series of movies is, by definition, a "film series". (Harry Potter is a film series. Star Trek is a film series.) But the EG films don't connect to one another as deeply as the MCU; each entry can be enjoyed (or criticized) by itself.

Plus, take away the Equestrian magic aspect, and what does the series have left? Standard, generic high school fare. Part of the series' appeal is its inherent connection to My Little Pony. If you take that connection away, it loses part of its appeal.