This week the recently announced Equestria Girls Minis sets have popped-up on Amazon and Entertainment Earth as pre-orders for the coming months. While the sets already appeared in shops around Asia, the US and Europe are always required to have a bit more patience. The release date on the Amazon listings vary from next month up to the end of February, but Entertainment Earth is a bit more positive and sets the bar at December and January. At this moment the listings over at EE are significantly cheaper than those at Amazon (due to 3rd party sellers), but that's sure to drop in the coming period. All listings below:

Pre Order it here!

ToyWiz has listed the 19th Wave of the Blind Bag Series. And this one basically confirms all our speculation as it's Rarity-Themed to fit with her Friendship is Magic Collection Release. As expected most of the included Blind Bags are related to Rarity themed Episodes and/or Areas like Manehattan. This set also includes some recognizable characters like Fancy Pants and Coco Pommel. The expected release date will be March 2017. You can pre-order a Whole Box on ToyWiz or go for one pack. Have the listings below! I will include an image with the blind bags and their show counterparts later so stay tuned!

• Wave 19 Blind Bags Box
• Wave 19 Blind Bags 1-pack

This may come as a surprise, or perhaps... maybe not. But some of the new Equestria Girls Minis Sets we found about a week ago have now already been spotted at Toys'R'Us Singapore. This isn't the first time Singapore has gotten merch way earlier then the US Release as a lot of earlier merch has been spotted in Singapore earlier as well like the Explore Equestria Fashion Styles or Explore Equestria Sparkle Bright figures.  So far these are the only new things spotted so far. It's unsure whenever these will be available in other countries, probably before the end of the year.

Thanks to Joelle for the heads up and images!

Some merchant images have appeared which shows some of the upcoming merchandise. Some of them we've seen already but some of these are new. If a set has already been spotted then you can go to our article by clicking on the header above the image.

Thanks to SweetLemons for the heads up! Have all the images below:

Over at Entertainment Earth some new listings have been added and while most of the new items have already been announced earlier this week, two listings are completely new. One of them is possible a re-release of the Styling Size Rarity and Fluttershy figures, available for $10 each. The could be re-released, but usage of the new mold styles is also a possibility. We can only be sure after the images have been added.
The other listing is a bit more interesting as we've never heard of 'Twisty Twirly Hair Styles'-figures before. We had Cutie Twisty-Do's, but the description for this listing mentions styling and nothing about beads.
This listing does not have any images either and we couldn't find any other information on these figures only that the first wave will feature Applejack, Pinkie Pie and Rarity for $9 per figure.

Listings:
- My Little Pony Twisty Twirly Hair Styles Figures Wave 1 Set
- My Little Pony Basic Pony Wave 1 Set

It's the final day to join the MLP Merch AR Book Giveaway and if you want to win a free copy of the Where Equestria Comes to Life book you should act fast! Below we have all the info you need on how to join and improve your chances of winning:

The Fluttershy and Rarity folding playsets, known as Fluttershy's Cottage and Rarity's Dress Shop, are getting a re-release in the Reboot Series. This is the first announcement in the Reboot Series that does not use the new molds, but only the new packaging. None of the accessories have changed either, and it's well possible that more sets and figure will follow, just like the Cutie Mark Magic series.
Like the original set these ponies are bundle with a house-shaped carrying case and some accessories to go with the pony. Do note that the dresses only cover the display side of the pony (so you're getting only half a dress).

She was announced months ago. And now images of her have finally surfaced. Here are the official images for the upcoming Adagio Dazzle Equestria Girls Minis Single. Together with her we also found images of the other upcoming Rainbow Rocks singles. They all look amazing! Don't they? What I like about these is how much they represent their animation counterpart in the movies. Their clothes are spot on! No word yet on an official release date though but we'll keep you guys updated! We also have no info yet if Aria and Sonata will join the minis line as well. Have all the images below!

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We've decided to save up the comic posts for one big announcement blog like this one. We've seen that comics posts are a bit less popular than our regular posts, but we still want to get the info out.
Below we have all releases and announcements from October. Enjoy!

Good news for those who we're looking towards the release of the Build-a-Bear Minty Plush: She's now released and you can order her from the website of visit one of the Build-a-Bear Stores near you. So far she has been listed on both the US and UK website but not on any on the other. There were rumours that some countries (like Germany) stopped selling the MLP Plush but we haven't got any confirmation yet about that. If you have more info please let us know.

Have the listings for her below!

• United States: Build-a-Bear.com - $27
• United Kingdom: Build-a-Bear.co.uk - £21.00

We skipped a week due to holiday, but we're back for another poll!
Last time we asked you what your thoughts were on the announced Minty plush from Build-a-Bear. As somewhat expected your responses were overwhelmingly positive! Almost 55% likes the Minty plush and another 29% would buy anything from Build-a-Bear anyway. A small 5% is still indifferent and only 5% does not like the plush. Another 6% has never heard of Minty, which is understandable as she has not been a big character in the G4-era yet.

We'd like to present our latest merch website to you: Minecraft-Merch.com! And as you may have guessed, this websites is all about the latest Minecraft figures, merchandise and collectibles.
While Minecraft seems like an odd brand for us after My Little Pony, Monster High and Ever After High, but we're actually big fans of the Minecraft game and merchandise!
The website got everything you'd expect: all the Mattel figures, games, books, plush, other figures and even a list of gadgets. And of course Minecraft-Merch.com has its own checklists and wishlists for all the collectors out there who want to keep track of their own items. The mascot for this new website is Andy, who's a big fan of the Enderman mobs in Minecraft. This is also the theme for MC Merch, which is based on colors seen in the 'End'-region in Minecraft.

Various new My Little Pony Playskool Friends sets have been announced yesterday. While the targeted audience might not read this post, we're sure there are plenty of collectors out there who adore the cute faces of these tiny figures! Below we have all new items that have been announced, including all available pictures.

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We found some of the new Reboot Series Brushables in packaging again! And this time we're getting some singles. Usually these are packaged on a backcard but this time they come in some lovely purses. Of course there's still a chance that some of them will be packaged like before and that these are just a separate thing but still. So far we only found Applejack, Rarity and Twilight Sparkle. It's unsure if more of them are also included in this set. 

Another Equestia Girls Minis set has received images. And it's actually for a set that was listed long before the ones that received images earlier. We're talking about the Principal Celestia Classroom Set who has now been renamed to the Lessons and Laughs Class Set. As you can see this set also includes the first appearance of Princess Celestia. The set features a lot of accessories like musical instruments and gems and geodes. Celestia herself looks adorable too! So far she's not for sale but we'll keep you updated when she will.

Another thing that's worth mentioning is that this set and the ones spotted earlier have a new packaging. But several people have pointed out that the "Minis" Part in the logo is missing which could indicate that it's the end of the line for the normal dolls and that the minis have replaced them.

Thanks to Anonymous for the heads up!

While various online retailers still mention a November/December release date, Amazon currently has some active listings for the Funko Power Ponies Mystery Minis, both loose and in 12-pack boxes. It's unsure how large this first batch is, but it's great news that the figures are finally available online, after they've already been spotted at GameStop two weeks ago. Below we have both listings:

- Funko Power Ponies Mystery Minis (single pack) on Amazon ($6.99) 
- Funko Power Ponies Mystery Minis (12-pack) on Amazon (starting at $79.99)

Four Amazon listings for upcoming Equestria Girls Minis Sets have now been updated with official images! We have the Splashy Art Class Set with Pinkie Pie, Rockin' Music Class Set with Rainbow Dash, Science Star Class Set with Twilight Sparkle and at last we have the Flashy Photo Class Set which comes with Photo Finish who makes her debut in the minis line. These will be the larger sets that will be included with the Rainbow Rocks Themed Minis which have also been announced (including Adagio Dazzle) but they haven't received images yet. So you can find these later under the Rainbow Rocks section in the EqG Minis Database.

This shouldn't be a surprise for this that have seen our review from last week: we're giving a 'Where Equestria Comes to Life'-book away for free!
It's a great book to have, especially in combination with the free app that is included, and this is your chance to get the book for free as well. We'll even include free shipping, so everyone is welcome in this giveaway. And we'd like to thank Carlton Publishing for the extra copy.

And again a lot of new Blind Bags have appeared on Taobao. (older post here and here) And quite some nice and interesting ones. As always I tried to match them up with their show-counterparts since I love to do so. One thing I figured is that these are almost all from the "Green Isn't Your Color" Episode" and or from Manehattan episodes which brings us closer to the conclusion that we might expect the Rarity FiM Collection soon. I'm also beginning to wonder if these are chase figures for the next waves or that a whole wave will consist of these...

Have them all below!

The Minty plush, which we talked about earlier this month, will be available at Build-a-Bear stores starting at October 27th. She will be priced just like the other ponies (no word about region limitations yet) and you'll be able to order her with a mint scent too. So, for the Minty fans out there: one more week!
Thanks to Polly for the info on her and the brilliant photos you can see above!

Today we have a very special review for you! Carlton Publishing was so nice to use to provide us with a copy of the My Little Pony: Where Equestria Comes to Life book, which is not your average book!
Download an app on your phone, scan the pony and you'll see the pony walk around in your room!
During the review we'll talk about the book itself, but of course also focus on what the app has to offer.
You can watch the video on YouTube or embedded below, but we also wrote a little summary if you scroll down a bit:

Just spotted these on Taobao before we're heading of to Germany for some days. We found three of the newly found Brushable sets in packaging together with the Family Moments one that was found some days ago. But they have great images which gives us a good look at them. I would like to mention that a specific set name isn't included on the box so we will be calling it the "Reboot Series" for now.

The Amazon listing we wrote about a week ago has been updated, and now mentions that the figures are in fact wave 17. While it's good news that Wave 17 blind bags are already available in the US, we also have some bad news.
We had direct contact with the Amazon seller, and we heard that all orders of Wave 16 orders are cancelled in the US. While we cannot be 100% sure if this has impact on the complete US, but hearing this after the big delay that we have seen so far only confirms the story that Hasbro is not shipping any Wave 16 blind bags into the US. This might result in another "International Exclusive" set like wave 2, because various other countries have had this set for months.

For now this is all the news that we have on Wave 16. If the set does actually end up in stores we'll write a new post on it once we get the news in!

The latest edition of My Little Pony magazines around Europe are bundled with a Discord figure. The famous Magazine Figures are known for their quality and likeliness to the original show artwork, because freebies shouldn't mean they're cheaply made.
For now both submits have come from France, but we know that the magazine figures will also be available in the UK and Poland at some point.
So, if you live in one of these countries (or somewhere where you can get the magazines), then don't forget to pick up this months issue!
Thanks to ooneptuneoo and Nicolas for the images!

And again some new Blind Bags were spotted. This time we have a new character named Mary Gold who appeared in her Garden but also appeared in Green Isn't Your color and Trade Ya! The next Blind Bag that got spotted is actually another version of Grace which we spotted earlier. As you can see her coat has changed from bright pink to a more darker lavender one.

Stay tuned for more info!

A new set has appeared on Ebay. And it's quite an interesting one as it's a listing for the "Family Moments" set. As you can see this is the first time we see the new style brushables in their packaging. And also some characters we didn't see yet in the new style because it's Princess Cadance and her Family.

As you can see the packaging has also changed and the new one is almost the same as the Guardians of Harmony one. What's also interesting is that judging by the packaging this set isn't part of a line just "My Little Pony" But perhaps some better images show more info. Still it's pretty exciting and I hope more of these will pop-up soon.

Thanks to Andrée for the heads up!

Last week we asked you what your thoughts were on the new Funko Mystery Minis. As we secretly already expected for anything new from Funko: the results are very positive! Over 50% of you absolutely adore the new figures, and another 20% liking most of the bunch. 16% of the respondents like a few of the new figures, and only 9% is not fond of them.

Again some new Blind Bags have been spotted. And this time on Ebay and we got a total of three new ones. The first one is a newer version for Twilight Sky which used the Earth Colt mold before but now he appears in the Apple Split mold looking more closer to his show appearance. The second and third ponies are some unnamed background ponies. What's interesting is the fact that they are once again all from Manehattan and possible for the Rarity Blind Bag waves, but that's still unconfirmed.

Amazon has updated the listing of one of the new books. The "We are Family" book to be exact as it has received it's cover. This book is about the families of the mane characters and is meant for children who just started learning to read as it's level 1. It's written by Magnolia Belle You actually have to wait sometime before it releases as it will be on April 11, 2017. You can pre-order it on Amazon for $4.99

Pre-order it here!

For those who have been waiting for wave 16 to get out in the US should only have to wait one more week. The Amazon listing has been updated and the first boxes are going out on October 17, plus pre-orders for that date can now be placed. Do mind that at this moment you can only get the full box of 24 figures in one order, and not the loose blind bags you might expect. Also, the listing strangely enough has the image of wave 17 blind bags instead of the wave 16 blind bags.
If (and when) any physical stores are going to sell the wave 16 blind bags in the US remains a mystery, but perhaps this first shipment is a good indication that it won't be long.
Thanks to April for the info!

Some big news! It turns out that Build-a-Bear is actually going to continue their My Little Pony Line as they announced a new character: Minty! For us this actually comes as a huge surprise since we thought they stopped making these. And second, of all ponies... it's Minty. Although it has been confirmed that she's quite a popular character as she's also appeared in Generation 1 and 3. It could also be because of her unique color scheme. Anyways she's coming to Build-a-Bear. No release date has been announced yet but it shouldn't take long.

Thanks to Golden Star for the sending it in and to David Thomas for the image!

And again some new Blind Bags have appeared on Taobao. Some of these seem to math with the ones we found before meaning they could be in the same set of Blind Bags. Still it's unsure which theme these will have but a lot of characters are Rarity Related again. We also get a new Sweetie Drops and Lyra which look both quite good! We also got a new Lyrica Lilac which looks quite unfinished though compared to her previous release. We also see some new eye-designs. Some of them look good, others need a bit to get used to though...

We hope we can provide you all with more info soon! Have them all + their show counterparts below!

It's once again time for a big sale over at Teepublic where you can get all our MLP shirts for only $14 each. As usual you can get other items at a discount too, like hoodies, mugs & posters.
Ilona has been working hard to past few weeks to get some new designs available for this sale, so be sure to check out what's new:
- Forms of Sunset Shimmer
- Legend of Everfree Sunset Shimmer
- Gloriosa Daisy as Gaia Everfree

Browse our MLP Tee Store for all designs >

Hallmark is joining the My Little Pony party with their first licensed release. At the New York Comic Con they announced a set of plush My Little Pony figures in their Itty Bittys range, alongside various other brands and licenses. Only 4 figures were up on display, but it's possibile that the complete mane 6 will be available at the time of release.
Some figures at the covention were marked as a '2017 sneek-peak', but not the MLP figures, so it's possibile that these will hit the (online) stores before the end of the year.

Thanks to Idle Hands for the info!

A short time ago some new books were announced, including one about Baby Flurry heart called "Crystal Heart Kisses". That book now has an official cover, and it's cute!
Both Princess Cadance and Shining Armor have their Crystal hairdo, but without their crystal coats, something I have not seen before. Even though the book is coming out in December, some Valentines are included with this book, as well as a poster. You can never be too early!
Below we have more info on the book and a link to the pre-order page if you're interested in this one (or if you like to celebrate Valentines Day around Christmas).

We sort of missed last weeks poll, but that's no problem as we're right on time this week on a Monday!
Last time we asked you whether you like our new database features, and which one you're using now. We're glad that most of you are using our new features, of which Search by Character is the most popular one. The other features are also used, but the popularity is relatively lower. The Details Pages are the least used pages of all new features, but there is still a decent user base for that.
Only 13.6% of you are not using any of the new features, so it was a good investment on our side!

Today we have a quick review on something that has only very recently popped up online: the new style MLP brushables. We're still unsure in what context they will be released, but in this video you can see what they'll look like and how they compare to the current line of brushables.
You can watch the video on YouTube or embedded below:

In a video on youtube and their FB Page, Hot Topic has shown some images of the upcoming Power Ponies Mystery Minis that got announced not long ago . From the first look we can see that these have different and less realistic proportions compared to the previous minis. These are instead, more chibi-like like the Chibi Vinyls by WeLoveFine. Overal, I still think that they look absolutely adorable! As you can see all of the Power Ponies are included together with Spike, Mane-Iac and one of her Henchponies.

They are expected to be released next month.
Thanks to Max DC for the heads up!