The celebration of My Little Pony's 40th anniversary is starting to take shape: Hasbro is promoting the celebration actively on social media, and licensees are releasing their retro toys and merch. Today we'll look at what Basic Fun (known from earlier retro G1 ponies) and Loungefly have available.

We're a bit late with the news on this new set by Pop Mart, but we still wanted to get the news out there, especially since they are available internationally now. If you haven't seen this set yet, or didn't know they can be found on Amazon yet, then read on!

We start the weekend with a brand new Misty Brightdawn figure that was spotted on Amazon, this time a 3" version as part of the Cutie Mark Magic line. Aside from her, the Rainbow Celebration set is now also available on Amazon US and for good measure we also want to remind you that the Style of the Day ponies are also available.

The unique Rainbow Dash statue designed by Ricardo Cavolo that we posted about last week is now available for pre-order on the Mighty Jaxx website and app!

With Ricardo's signature sets of eyes and flames this Rainbow Dash statue is a unique piece and at 9" tall it's also quite an impressive statue as well. And while the photos that we currently have show the prototype version (the actual figures will be produced after the pre-orders end) we know from Mighty Jaxx that their final product is very close to the prototype design.

With an expected release date of May 2023, you can now place your pre-order at $199, which includes free worldwide shipping. And if you'd like to have $10 off that price, be sure to use our referral link to register and enjoy that discount.

And if you want to know more about our experience with larger Mighty Jaxx releases, check our review of the XXRay Plus Nightmare Moon statue.

Fiercely loyal, a little brash, and one of the best fliers in Equestria—Rainbow Dash has burst onto the scene. Sculpted through the eyes of Spanish artist Ricardo Cavolo, Rainbow Dash is reimagined with two pairs of eyes—Ricardo’s signature element.
These eyes represent her strong sense of perspective. One one hand, this references her remarkable talent for flying, able to quickly react to different aerial situations. On the emotional front, it points towards her self-consciousness in front of others—she wants to be perceived as a strong, capable character.
This collectible features her successfully pulling off a Sonic Rainboom. This difficult feat was achieved during the Best Young Fliers competition, when she was saving her friends from plummeting to the ground during an accident—a character defining moment. Paired with the intense colors, and free-flowing lines, this collectible is a meaningful visual treat.

 Today I've spotted a very interesting new set on Shopee/Taobao: These adorable Crystal Blocks figures by MGL Toys. They seem to be modeled after the Cutie Mark Cew line and included are the whole Mane Six together with spike. Every figure comes in it's own box with the picture on the front showing you which character you'll be getting. So no blind boxes! No dimensions for the figures itself are listed but the boxes are 11 cm/4.3 inches tall so I expect the figures to be around 3 inches.

The listing we managed to found has them listed for RM59.90 which is about $14 USD however this is with the current 49% sale. Their normal price is around $27 USD You can find the listing here!

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A rather surprising new line of MLP figures was just spotted on eBay. As it appears, blind bag collectible brand Hello Miniworld released a set with 9 Equestria Girls-like My Little Pony figures in China this month.

Set by set we're seeing images pop up for the review listings we posted about earlier. After the Mini World Magic Mare Stream we now also sourced photos for the Sunny Starscout Smoothie Truck!

Our initial guess based on the review information isn't far off from what the set looks like: a brightly colored food truck featuring all sorts of (hoof to heart) accessories for Sunny Starscout to mix smoothies with and an oven for snacks. We also get to see the light-up sign on top of the truck, but sadly the photos do not show it in action. Inside the truck you can fit the included Sunny Starscout, but it wouldn't hold a second pony. The chalkboard on the front does open up, so the pony is accessible from both the front and back of the truck.

Below we have the full description for the set and more photos.

Serve up some magic with the Sunny Starscout Smoothie Truck 2-in-1 My Little Pony playset. Sunny is an adventurous Earth Pony who makes sweet treats in her mobile smoothie truck in the My Little Pony: Make Your Mark programme. My Little Pony set comes with a 7.5-cm scale articulated pony figure that children can pose in different ways. This food truck playset for children opens up into a play kitchen with pretend food! Imagine making pretend cupcakes in the oven or smoothies in the blender accessory. Press this Sunny Starscout toy's hoof onto the truck's lever to turn on the neon light and open the truck window. Then, open the truck to reveal the play kitchen inside. Includes 15 accessories, some of which attach onto Sunny's hoof.

Last week we posted about several "hidden" listings for upcoming My Little Pony sets. Aside from some Walmart listings with in-depth reviews, a few more names were found, including the Mini World Magic Mare Stream on Amazon. There was no further information about that set, until we found wholesale information for it today!

Collectors of NFC-enabled figures, like Amiibos, Disney Infinity or Skylanders might already be familiar with Tonies and their Toniebox: a music player that plays different songs or stories based on the figure that's placed on top of it. They have quite a collection of brands and figures, and as of last week my Little Pony is added to that list as well!

Big news coming from the 2023 Preview & 2022 Holiday Market this week where Basic Fun revealed their line-up for next year. This is all centered around the 40th anniversary of My Little Pony (yes, the last celebration is already 4 years ago) and included in their plans is something very special: the never released Celestial Ponies!