Talk:Friendship is Magic animated media/@comment-5837525-20170718140459/@comment-24245960-20170719021602

@EmpressYzma

I'm only guessing here of course, but perhaps in the beginning of the comics series they were unsure that the ponies in print would be successful and therefore did not want to take such risks. After all, there are still fans who would argue that the comics are not canon.