My Little Pony: The Runaway Rainbow (2006) Online

My Little Pony was a childhood favourite, and the wonderful My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic recently prompted me to re-visit the older episodes and check out the direct to video releases. Of the recent direct to video releases, Princess Promenade has been my favourite. However I did enjoy this. The story isn't that much surprising and I missed the sense of conflict from the older episodes, but still cute and charming with good morals. The characters are likable and engaging, if not as unique personality-wise in the older episodes and Friendship is Magic. I have heard more memorable songs before, but they were still catchy and tuneful. The score had an endearing sense of whimsy about it, the animation is colourful and the voice work is solid. The only real uneven asset was the writing, at times it was sweet and well-meaning, but also verged on contrived. All in all, nice and enjoyable, if not exceptional. 7/10 Bethany Cox

Although I personally don't find it as enjoyable as Friends Are Never Far Away or Dancing In The Clouds, I still found Runaway Rainbow to be somewhat enjoyable. Everyone is preparing for the Rainbow Celebration and the first rainbow of the season and Cherilee has been teaching Rarity how to summon the rainbow. But Rarity accidentally uses the magic wand to transport herself into the Breezies' home where she befriends them. Later, she ends up getting homesick and has to find a way home just in time for the first rainbow of the season. The animation is just as nice as in the others that I mentioned. It is a bit sad when the colour leaves and everything looks all drab, but rest assured even when I first saw it I knew that all the colours would somehow come back, and come back they do. I like Spike in this and the Breezies are pretty cute. The songs aren't the most memorable but are still nice. Overall, I don't think it's as good as Friends Are Never Far Away, Dancing In The Clouds, or even A Very Minty Christmas.