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My Little Pony Classic Series Fashion Styles
First of: happy new year everyone! Hope you all had some good holidays and we wish you all a great and healthy 2019.
Over on Taobao it has been a bit quiet with regards to new My Little Pony releases. Though, last week a new set of figures was first found on the Chinese online marketplace, as well as images of the set we were still waiting for: the Pinkie Pie Equestria Girls Doll & Pony set.



My Little Pony Classic Series Fashion Style Pinkie PieMy Little Pony Classic Series Fashion Style Rainbow Dash

My Little Pony Classic Series Fashion Style Twilight Sparkle
The new set is a wave of 3 Fashion Style (6") ponies featuring new packaging. According to the Taobao images Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash & Twilight Sparkle come 'tied' to a cardboard back + base, rather than the usual box. The ponies are wearing one removable outfit and have an additional accessory. There's no second outfit, and while it's not fully visible, there does not seem to be any shoes included either. A keen eye would also spot that their outfits are basically the secondary outfits from the School of Friendship Fashion Style set, without any paint. All this combined makes it clear that this will be a budget line of 6" figures, rather than the usual line of Fashion Style ponies.

My Little Pony Pinkie Pie Doll & Pony
As mentioned, the Pinkie Pie Doll & Pony set has also been found on Taobao, finally completing the final image still missing from the December Entertainment Earth listings. While the packaging obviously doesn't differ that much from Twilight's, the outfit Pinkie is wearing is absolutely adorable!

Thanks to Candiesfan1998, Sketched Crow & Kevin for the heads-up!

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  1. Oh wow!!, all they are very cute, I like are dress, however, some simple, but, very pretty.; I hope that they awill arrive soon! ^.^



    Happy new year!!

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  2. More bucking repeats. And hasbro wonders why mlp isnt selling. When are we going to get toys of the pillars, the student 6, thorax, ember, villains etc its so stupid. No one wants to buy the same thing over and over again no matter what character it is.

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    1. According to Hasbro's investor call reports, the Mane6 still sells the best among the target audience, as there will be always new kids finding about MLP every year and wanting the main cast.

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    2. Just because they're best sellers among the target audience does not mean they are selling well.
      All these are are just mere repackages of overproduced figures from the last few years. Hasbro is overproducing their mane six, specifically Twilight, Rainbow and Pinkie, and being that they had to repackage them to sell for another half year to get rid of the remainder from their inventory, suggests that MLP is not selling well.

      Besides, how would it be known that the mane six are selling better if there are barely any supporting or background characters being produced, to compare the stats with?
      If the "All About" bg ponies didn't sell well, it was because those are BG characters kids aren't familiar with. They've barely produced characters relevant to the stories of the show to confirm that the mane six sell better.

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    3. Seriously I had the expectation that people who complain again and again of the same thing would not come out; and even though I understand the reason for the complaints, seriously, in every announcement of a new product it is the same, pure complaints and that make people who really enjoy the announcement angry ..., oh well...

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    4. That's because Hasbro keeps releasing the literal same exact thing over and over.

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    5. I only repeat 2 things:

      -Hasbro is a toy company; "TOYS"; and it is a business, and many should understand how business works: LIKE IT OR DO NOT LIKE you.

      -Hasbro is not the only company that does that to make one, and again and again a product; But ah yes, Hasbro should not do that to make happy a "minority" that does not generate the profits that a company needs to operate, and yes, it's not nice to read this, right?

      Sorry, but It is necessary to have "your feet on the ground", and I repeat, I know what you think, I (as many here) have read your comments THOUSANDS of times, I understand why this "trend" bothers you but bothers you more serious to read "over and over and over again" the same complaints, right?

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    6. Without complaining, the message will never get through to Hasbro. In essence they're digging their own grave when it comes to profits from toy collectors.

      And yes, us toy collectors do make up a smaller percentile of people who buy the merchandise, but if all of us just pulled out on buying them, it would still make a big impact.

      I understand your annoyance, there definitely isn't anything wrong with mane 6 repeats, however, if toys from the past are repackaged and are just here to take up space, it's bound to receive negativity, since nothing really "new" is being released.
      For example; The song let it go may have been popular upon its initial release, but after a while people got annoyed because it was just that same song playing everywhere over and over again with nothing new on the radio. People want variety, not the exact same figures, and especially not if they've been simplified to the point where their dresses don't even have painted details anymore.

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    7. It's not a minority who don't like the mane 6 products if there is a consistent problem where stores have the same mane 6 products sit on their shelves for YEARS at a time because no one is buying them. Entire lines have been skipped entirely from stores - Rarity's FIM Collection line, the Mall series of the EqG Minis (which I'm mighty peeved about as I really wanted that series, and they're impossible to find for a reasonable price online), the Canterlot FIM Collection line, and probably more that I'm forgetting - because stores won't buy new stock until they've cleared out their old stock, and their old stock is just sitting on the shelves /because no one is buying it/.

      If this had just happened once, I'd chalk it up to bad planning on the stores' part, but it's happened many times - all throughout different years, different store chains, and different countries. That's not a coincidence - the majority of consumers don't like what's being offered, and what's being offered is the mane 6, again and again and again. There is a distinct pattern here, and it is that most of the mane 6 products aren't getting bought, or are taking months or years to be bought. I'll believe that the majority of consumers like the constant re-releases when I see it.

      I wouldn't be so sour about this, but the fact that every single store seems to have skipped from the Rainbow Rocks line of EqG minis to the Beach Day line of EqG minis was the final nail in the coffin for me. That's 3 new characters - Derpy, Roseluck and Bon Bon - that I may never get to own, because Rainbow Rocks' overwhelmingly mane 6-dominated products sat on the shelves for so long. And now that they're finally selling, what are they being replaced with? Beach Day! More mane 6! That's... just adding insult to injury.

      I should clarify that I don't hate the mane 6 - I love them! I just have them already! All of them! In 7 different pony varieties, 2 different EqG Mini varieties, 8 different blindbag varieties, and now multiple Cutie Mark Crew varieties. I'd /really/ like to add some new characters to that lineup.

      Sorry, I didn't mean to write a manuscript here. I just figured I'd explain why I'm so tired of mane 6 rereleases (and why it seems like the majority of MLP;FIM consumers are too). I hope I didn't come off as rude.

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    8. Now listen carefully my dear Mane 6 hater: I'm very sick tired of your and your anti-Mane 6 colleagues' behavior. The writers, the animators and the voice actors worked hard to get the show where it is FOR 8 YEARS and you're are thanking them by ditching and boycotting their hard work. If you and your friends keep going with this bullshit I will be forced to take drastic measures. See to stop this foolishness you jerk, because I wouldn't lose much time to tell Tara Strong and the other Mane 6's voice actors about how the fandom has become toward the characters they gave their voice for years, and over one of the stupidest reasons possible. You wouldn't like to break the heart of some innocent people, right?

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    9. Thing is bronies aren't making Hasbro profits and catering to them hasn't worked. The Guardians of Harmony line fill clearance aisles and discount stores. Its not children, not adult collectors that drive sales.

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    10. "Without complaining, the message will never get through to Hasbro."
      And that's why you complain all day on a fansite they don't read to begin with? If you want to complain, Hasbro got plenty of own MLP pages on the various social networks where you can complain.

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    11. @Deep Throat: whoa, whoa, whoa. Did you miss the part where I said I love the mane 6? And I own tons upon tons of toys of them?

      "Ditching and boycotting" this just in, you are required to buy every single product Hasbro makes! Every single one! Clear the entire shelves, or you're disrespecting the show!

      "If you and your friends keep going with this bullshit I will be forced to take drastic measures." are you... threatening me? Over me saying I want more variety in a toyline? It's... really, really not that deep, fam.

      And uh, I don't know how to tell you this, but Tara Strong and co are professional voice actors. They're used to people not liking their work - not everyone WILL like any one particular thing. You can't please everyone, and they know that - they've been in the entertainment business for a LONG time. If you showed them some rando on the internet complaining about their voice acting skills (which I was not doing, by the by, no one mentioned them until you), they'd laugh and roll their eyes. I appreciate you trying to protect their feelings, but they're not gonna get their hearts broken over one random person not liking their work. Also, I love their work. I was just rewatching Fake It Til You Make It, and marveling at what a good job Andrea Libman did with all of Fluttershy's characters (you could tell she had fun with it, too!).

      Apologies if I came off as rude or harsh here, but I thought I had explained myself pretty nicely in my previous post, and I'm slightly irritated (and very baffled) by someone insulting me, cursing at me, implying I'm a bad person and then threatening me over it.

      Also, you don't know what a boycott is. I'm still buying Cutie Mark Crew blindbags every chance I get.

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  3. I think you misunderstand Deep, nobody here is complaining about the Mane 6 as characters. We are not attacking them for being the main characters of the show. I think we all love them for who they are, because I know I do. That’s not the problem. The issue here is that the Mane 6 have been dominating the toy line releases for over 5 years and that’s not a bad thing, but when only 2 non members of the Mane 6 who aren’t the Princesses get released as toys for the entirety of 2018 you can start to see people get very disappointed that no new characters are being produced released because no new characters can be added to the collection. Collectors already HAVE Pinkie Pie. They probably have 5 copies of her. NOBODY hates the Mane 6 character wise. We hate the constant rerelease of the Mane 6, NOT the actual CHARACTERS of the Mane 6. I think this is the wrong place for you, because this is a website dedicated to discussing the My Little Pony toyline, and not the series as a whole. If you’re looking for people who legitimately dislike the Mane 6 for being characters you are in the wrong place.

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  4. Little reminder for everyone: You're free to discus your point of view on the Mane 6, FiM and the toy line as a whole, but please keep it civil. No personal attacks or aggressive behavior!

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    4. Are you really trying to imply that Sethisto is in any way a representative of the fandom? He's... an outlier, to put it nicely. I've already said I, personally, ADORE the mane 6, I just HAVE dozens of varieties of them already. I want Moondancer! And Minuette! Their designs are so pretty, it's such a shame we haven't gotten brushables of them yet. And Sky Stinger and Vapor Trail! And the rest of the young 6! We don't have ANY figures of them yet. It's such a shame!.

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    5. Ignore Deep Throat everyone. They are clearly just a troll, based on the vastly inappropriate username, and they are just ignoring everything you say about liking the mane six. Just a stereotypical ignorant troll, nothing more.

      Just ignore "it."

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    6. I'm not a troll more than you aren't. You are not even a true MLP fan if you go around all over the place spreading unfair hate against the Mane 6! You are only a decadent party pooper.

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    7. You’re really misunderstanding the point. We. Want. Variety. Within. The. Toyline. We are TIRED of the constant rereleases of Mane 6 members and favoritism of certain characters (Twi, Pink, Rainbow) and we are NOT hating on them. You don’t understand that and we’re going in circles. You’re being a troll and very irrational.

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    8. I'd be irrational? Then all the people who ditched and mistalked about the Mane 6 all around the web after having loved them for years only because the were kidnapped ONE. TIME. years ago what are?

      Let me tell you in another way: the brony fandom has turned dark and the Mane 6's reputation is completely messed up. Everything is wrong, and it all happened for an idiotic reason. I do have my reason to be mad with the fandom, and if I see people being mad at them even here, even thought this is not a site regarding the show itself, I'm afraid but I see just hate against the characters.

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  5. Wooow! So fresh and new! *caugh* These are all already sitting on store shelves with painted outfits and different packaging. lol! New characters, pwetty puhleaze? The toyline has become so boring.

    To those complaining about people complaining about the lack of variety with the toys, are you actually buying all these repeat figures? Curious minds need to know. If you aren't please let me complain. I buy every single new character and want to buy more! I don't know how else to let Hasbro know I have money I want to spend other than complaining. lol

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    1. I KNOW RIGHT. There's so much I WANT to buy, but it doesn't exist! I'd even take more mane 6 if Hasbro could commit to complete sets - we never did get a Guardians of Harmony Rarity. Or a full set of gala dresses, from either gala. Or a full set of Nightmare Night costumes, from either Nightmare Night. Or a Fluttershy or Rainbow Dash themed line of the FIM Collection - something I'm very upset about.

      "To those complaining about people complaining about the lack of variety with the toys, are you actually buying all these repeat figures?" ������ I wonder the same thing myself.

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  6. So much Tea in this comments section *sips tea*

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  7. LOLLLLLLL People these days just really don’t get it lmao.

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