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@Eragor14
Thanks Professor. It never dawned on me to look at comments before. I will have to try it sometime.

@Pinto Bean
Um…I am just stating what the artist themselves stated, Pinto. I am not making any assumptions here. If you want to see what the artist said, I suggest you go back and read the comment threads for the Anorexic Sunny comic pages. The artist comments frequently on the subject there.

@Eragor14
As if anybody knows who the artist is or what their mental health is really like. Seems to me they are much more resilient than some of us give them credit for.

@Pinto Bean
The artist has said a few times that working on the anorexic sunny comic has affected their mental health, which is also why they don’t reveal their name. This is why they were ao eager to end that. Knowing that, I think PUBLIQClopAccountant’s concerns are fully justified. We will have to see what direction that artist wants to take that comic in, I guess.

@PUBLIQclopAccountant
Are you familiar with the artist?

@Pinto Bean
He’s started on a sequel starring Misty. For the sake of the artist’s mental health, I hope he doesn’t give her story the obvious tragic ending.

The sketchy look attempts to mask the work of a skilled professional.

@Pinto Bean
After reading it all yesterday, I agree with some of the commenters that this may become the most iconic fan work of G5. Even the ponies are still all sketch-quality, the artist’s use of color and shading is masterful.

@Pinto Bean
She can’t protest for friendship with unicorns and pegasi if she stays inside reading all day, after all.

Smoothie Pony is probably not as freaky as Twi with the books.

Now that it’s wrapped up, some final thoughts on Anorexic Sunny (for now)…

Wild to think that something as wholesome as Anorexic Sunny could originate from one of chan boards but it’s true.

Sunizzy shipping in this series was not expected but certainly delightful. It feels here like Izzy maybe wanted to take things slow with Sunny but laid it on the line when her worry became too great.

Sunny’s crippling self-doubt seems to have been the culprit in this case.

The artist’s own struggles with the disease provided powerful context to these images as the series unfolded.

It was really inspiring to see the fandom rally around the anonymous artist.

While the battle continues for Anon, their work here is nothing short of triumphant.

@PUBLIQclopAccountant
It is a bit of an emotional exercise if you will, but it goes quick. All-in-all a satisfying read and it’s still running.

@Pinto Bean
I need to read through that when I’m in the mood for something heavier.

The series has been a roller-coaster ride. It appears now that Sunny is on the up, though here were many times it looked like she was going to have a breakthrough and then she would relapse. But it does seem that the yay is drawing nigh.

Anorexic Sunny is an interesting and somewhat mysterious series currently flying under the radar that can be both humorous and gripping at the same time. It is of course quite sensitive to the type of disorder. Basically a storyboard for an episode if MLP was tailored towards teens. Worth a look and discussion.

Sometimes, being Sunny Starscout is like..

@PUBLIQclopAccountant
I feel like anthro Pony is always going to look a little weird no matter what, mostly because it is so subjective and left to interpretation. There always seems to be just a little bit of awkwardness found where the artist attempts to work out the right configuration of human and equine components, and whether to lean show-accurate or not. That’s why I see art like this and just smile.

(sound ON, please)

@PUBLIQclopAccountant
What is with you and your obsession with real life horse anatomy?
I have seen several show style anthro ponies, and they generally have appearances that I enjoy. Frabkly I would think adding in horse anatomy would just make them strange, especially since horse anatomy is so vastly different than human anatomy.

@Pinto Bean
The key to good anthro pony art is to first imagine what the ponies would look like as an IRL horse, then turn that horse anthro. Going directly from show-style to anthro rarely produces pleasant results.

@Pinto Bean
First post in a month!
….There needs to be more Sunny love 🧡

thread bump

What if at the end of G5, Sunny drops her alicorn status and becomes a teacher, teaching the next generation about how the pony races used to be friends?

@Pinto Bean
With those wheels obviously.

How she do that? Cartoon magic baby!

@Pinto Bean
Onision reference.