G4 Buildable Vinyl Figures - odd little creatures

[Cherry_Sunset]

They remind me of the Sonic the hedgehog gashapon figures that they had out last year! (Gashapon (sp?) is the Japanese word for buildable figure)

I will be picking these up when I'm able to  Thanks for sharing, they're very cute!

EDIT

Nevermind what I said above, others have mentioned Gashapon before me, and I kind of look stupid mentioning it again

[Violet CLM]

"Gashapony" is the most logical portmanteau I've seen in a long time.

[cards4me]

They remind me a little of Kinder Surprise toys.

That was my thought exactly! If they are us in the US are out of luck.

[BerryPunch]

I really really want these. Somehow the chubbiness and derp eyes make them actually pretty cute. Rainbow's hair is all wrong but Applejack has her hat 

[Galactica]

They are cute- I hope someone can figure out where they are from!

[CupcakeLoverXx]

I got a Mario keyring in March which came in a similar capsule and with a similar leaflet. I got it in Toys R Us in the UK so maybe it'll come out here?

[BerryMouse]

Wanna hear some news?

Those popped up in Germany?

A pony pal from the german pony board found them in a toy store.
*me wants to find them too lol*

I have no idea about the price thou =)

[Shenanigans]

Hmm, interesting!

[Rhini]

Oooh yay!

[StarZetRaven]

Pinkie and Rainbow Dash kind of look like they're not smiling. They look worried to me

[hathorcat]

Yay that they are actually turning up in stores

[shabbychicdee]

they look like Kinder surprise, they do specials like Disney characters, my son got one Cars and one Toy story for his birthday.

sorry too sick to read all five pages to this post if someone has mentioned this already.  anyways i would put my money on it that's what they are.
yay now i can hunt for them

[spookysage]

Those are cute, they reminded me of Kinder eggs too (sometimes the toy takes a little assembly to fit), since that's the reference I have. Never really encountered gashapon toys before, though I've heard I should look out for cute ones at game stores and the like now! I have a huge weakness for tiny toys, so I'll have to keep an eye out for more like these.

[ShortyBoo]

they look like Kinder surprise, they do specials like Disney characters, my son got one Cars and one Toy story for his birthday.

sorry too sick to read all five pages to this post if someone has mentioned this already.  anyways i would put my money on it that's what they are.
yay now i can hunt for them

If you put your money on them being Kinder Surprise toys, you'd lose your money. These are Gatcha figures, made by the Japanese toy company Takara-Tomy. They're sold in regular stores, usually with the trading cards. I usually find them at Target. They come several of the plastic ball capsules to a big box and they're usually sold blind. But there's a few tiny holes in the capsule so you can see inside if you look carefully. Of course, the pony ones look to be more translucent than the Super Mario ones I've bought for my son, so maybe these won't be sold blind.

[shabbychicdee]

they look like Kinder surprise, they do specials like Disney characters, my son got one Cars and one Toy story for his birthday.

sorry too sick to read all five pages to this post if someone has mentioned this already.  anyways i would put my money on it that's what they are.
yay now i can hunt for them

If you put your money on them being Kinder Surprise toys, you'd lose your money. These are Gatcha figures, made by the Japanese toy company Takara-Tomy. They're sold in regular stores, usually with the trading cards. I usually find them at Target. They come several of the plastic ball capsules to a big box and they're usually sold blind. But there's a few tiny holes in the capsule so you can see inside if you look carefully. Of course, the pony ones look to be more translucent than the Super Mario ones I've bought for my son, so maybe these won't be sold blind.

oh darn, i was wishing they were too, i can only wish they would make it over here, but we miss out on so much of the cool stuff. i will have to ask at my local toyworld, they are quite large, fingers crossed.

what is it about teeny tiny ponies huh