Yes it's part of his bio that he is a Master of Disguise! 

Still waiting on season 2 of the anime and patiently waiting for the manga to keep releasing...

busy days go by fast! 

Started watching Frieren: Beyond Journey's End.  I don't love the emotional/nostalgic heart-string tugging anime series, but my husband does, so I will endure it.

Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian was okay... I was glad it stayed boring and slice of life rather than going with the fanservice.  There was more than enough of that! 

congrats, those are great finds!

sounds like it was a good swim meet and a fun day at work

Oh!  Nice to e-meet you!    I am thrilled that you are so happy with her!
(I was the seller of this pony) 

I was sad that she was living in my closet not getting any attention, but now she has found a new home where she will be loved.  I just don't have room for displaying MLP the way I used to many years ago.

hello and welcome

Hasbro doesn't care to admit that the massive influx of money they got during G4 was from internet-absorbed adult male collectors who were expecting to be influential, playing a part in directing the merchandise, conventions, fandom, and TV show.  and that cannot co-exist with preschooler entertainment.  MLP won't reach that level of profit ever again, probably.

G1 was magic in a bottle - with so little fantasy animal toys on the market, of course Hasbro was going to be the gold standard.  And they enjoyed it for 10-15 years.  That gave other toy companies more than enough R&D time to find things that could compete with MLP. 

Today's toys have a struggle Unless there is some tech tie-in:  kids are done with toys by the time they are like, 8.  .  Most toys that are marketed to children (preschoolers) have all sorts of marketing limitations when it comes to the internet.  It's all about multichannel marketing these days.

Pokemon have video games and a CCG and a TV show.  and that is only popular among a wide audience because it's a combat game.  yes yes there is friendship and other stuff, but in the end, it's a competitive combat game. 

Hasbro is also limited by the retailers, unlike in previous years, where it was "here is what is available for order".  That's why Basic Fun didn't make the Flutters - retailers told them they were not interested in selling them.  Most of us collectors would have happily bought them but we weren't given the opportunity.   I would love to know if BF considered the Celestials a success or not, given that Amazon was the major way that they were sold. 

I really feel like I am repeating myself endlessly when the subject comes up and newbies are like, "when are we getting more?"  :/