What sort of collabs lie in the future for MLP & Japan? Predictions come true!

[Mana Minori]

I'm sure some of you recall that MLP collabed with Disney in the making of the g3 Disney Princess ponies. Collabs between companies seem few and far between, sadly. As a fan of Japanese culture, groups, musicians, and such, I have always desired to see MLP collab with brands such as Moi-même-Moitié, a gothic lolita brand by Mana (who is also in the band Moi Dix Mois), Shironuri artist and trendsetter, popularized by Minori, another Japanese native, perhaps some visual Kei bands (like the Gazette or Versailles), and more collabs with others in Japanese culture or companies, in general. The closest, it appears, that we've gotten are references to the sweet lolita style (seen in the IDW comics, on two ponies named Marcie Pan and Fawn Doo, and the gothic-semi-lolita-esque pony, Inky Rose, in Fim's episode "Where the Apple Lies". Rarity would be a good pony to use when collabing with the artists of the shironuri fashion style and artists, Rainbow Dash for Visual Kei bands/companies, and perhaps Inky Rose or Twilight for the Gothic Lolita collabs. Collabs with Sanrio, perhaps, could feature Pinkie Pie or Fluttershy. Heck- g3's Kimono, herself, seems to be made for collabs with Japan, too! (she's terribly underutilized). It breaks my heart that there's such a deep pool of opportunity, but Hasbro doesn't want to reach out and make it happen.

I know there's little hope, as MLP doesn't appear to be too popular in Japan right now, so there's less chance of collabs with fashion/ music artists and/or companies from there, with the pony brand, but still, there's much potential to be had with MLP and what comes from the land of the rising sun (even popular anime collabs). Is there anything that you guys want to see?

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[Mana Minori]

Soooo whaddya know? I can't believe that one of my hope has been made to reality, and MLP is collabing with Sanrio! Called it!

https://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_US/2018/02/hello-kitty-creator-sanrio-teaming-up.html

[LadyMoondancer]

The link doesn't work for me . . . but that sounds cool!

Incidentally at one point they did a Hello Kitty / Transformers crossover and made a transforming Hello Kitty.  What really gets me is that she was a Decepticon. 

[Mana Minori]

The link doesn't work for me . . . but that sounds cool!

Incidentally at one point they did a Hello Kitty / Transformers crossover and made a transforming Hello Kitty.  What really gets me is that she was a Decepticon. 

for some reason, this board forcibly changes the url from equestria daily (dot) com to hasbro (dot) com
That's why

[Carrehz]

yeah, links to that site aren't allowed, since they can post.. unsavoury things, I believe.

[Leave a Whisper]

Doesn't work. It says 404 not found.

[TheBeatlesPkmnFan42]

Or, there's always the original source.

https://twitter.com/mylittleponyjpn/status/963677141660569600

Nothing is really known about the Little Twin Stars x MLP collab yet, other than that the stuff will be released in the summer (in Japan, of course).

[Leave a Whisper]

Or, there's always the original source.

https://twitter.com/mylittleponyjpn/status/963677141660569600

Nothing is really known about the Little Twin Stars x MLP collab yet, other than that the stuff will be released in the summer (in Japan, of course).

Oh.

Thanks for the link.

[Mana Minori]

Or, there's always the original source.

https://twitter.com/mylittleponyjpn/status/963677141660569600

Nothing is really known about the Little Twin Stars x MLP collab yet, other than that the stuff will be released in the summer (in Japan, of course).

if you can read Japanese, sure.

Hope the stuff won't be too hard to get outside of Japan. And if they don't try to put Luna with the Twin Stars in some way, I am going to cry.

[Leave a Whisper]

I'm a bit disappointed. I was just hoping we'd get a variety of Sanrio collectibles. The only Sanrio store is a different city and I love Hello Kitty, but I love other characters too.

[tailrustedtealeaf]

This sounds like a way to get Japan more interested in ponies, as I've heard that they aren't as popular as they are here.

[Mana Minori]

I'm a bit disappointed. I was just hoping we'd get a variety of Sanrio collectibles. The only Sanrio store is a different city and I love Hello Kitty, but I love other characters too.

same here.
I would love a collectable with Luna (or g3 Starcatcher) rearing on hind legs, and one of the twin stars on her back and the other touching her muzzle, overhead of her

[Leave a Whisper]

I'm a bit disappointed. I was just hoping we'd get a variety of Sanrio collectibles. The only Sanrio store is a different city and I love Hello Kitty, but I love other characters too.

same here.
I would love a collectable with Luna (or g3 Starcatcher) rearing on hind legs, and one of the twin stars on her back and the other touching her muzzle, overhead of her

Actually I was talking about just Sanrio collectibles. Affordable ones that aren't 100 different versions of Hello Kitty.

[Taffeta]

Or, there's always the original source.

https://twitter.com/mylittleponyjpn/status/963677141660569600

Nothing is really known about the Little Twin Stars x MLP collab yet, other than that the stuff will be released in the summer (in Japan, of course).

if you can read Japanese, sure.

I can read |Japanese. O.o. 

What is Kikirara (or Kikilala?)

All it says is that the collaboration with whatever the Kikirara thing is is decided, and it's projected to happen this summer, so look forward to it. I'm guessing Kikirara is twin stars. Google search suggests so...so that I guess?

Nothing of any detail beyond that.

@LAW - we have a store in London that does mail order. Maybe there's one in the US that does similar?

[Leave a Whisper]

Or, there's always the original source.

https://twitter.com/mylittleponyjpn/status/963677141660569600

Nothing is really known about the Little Twin Stars x MLP collab yet, other than that the stuff will be released in the summer (in Japan, of course).

if you can read Japanese, sure.

I can read |Japanese. O.o. 

What is Kikirara (or Kikilala?)

All it says is that the collaboration with whatever the Kikirara thing is is decided, and it's projected to happen this summer, so look forward to it. I'm guessing Kikirara is twin stars. Google search suggests so...so that I guess?

Nothing of any detail beyond that.

@LAW - we have a store in London that does mail order. Maybe there's one in the US that does similar?

I didn't think of that.