information about My Little Pony G1 in Japan (Takara Ponies)

[2003pony]

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Hello everyone, everything good? Today I decided to do some research on My Little Pony G1 in Japan and post it here. I think everyone knows the My Little Pony takara line and those who don't know it will love getting to know it.
マイリトルポニー" ⇒ mai ritoru ponii ⇒ My Little Pony

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In the 1980s, Hasbro had a barter relationship with Japanese toy company Takara (now called Takara Tomy). Takara licensed Transformers to Hasbro. Hasbro licensed Takara's "My Little Pony." In 1985, the toy line "Mai Ritoru Ponii - Osharena Ponii" or "My Little Pony - Stylish Pony" debuted exclusively in Japan. The toys were marketed as dolls that you could dress and style their hair. There are 4 main characters and at least 11 different outfits that can be purchased separately.

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The information on this page about the Takara line is as described on the packaging and catalog pages. Since only a few of the toys are known to collectors to definitively exist, it is very likely that many of them never made it past the prototype stage. The toys that have been confirmed to exist are shown in a chart below. The lack of a thrift store network like those that exist in the United States is one of many possible reasons why so few toys have been found by modern collectors.

Additionally, of the few items found, there was variation between two pieces of pony attire that apparently should have been the same item. There's no telling what kind of color/pattern/accessory variation is possible with these toys.

Characters
The main characters are twin sisters Pinky and Milky and their younger twin sisters Lily and Popo.
There are four additional Ochame Fashion friends who are the same size as Pinky and Milky.
There are 10 additional sets of animal twins that are the same size as Lily and Popo.
Here is the link to the commercial in Japanese for the toy line for anyone who wants to see it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GdfAoE9__g
My dream is to buy one of these but they are so rare I wish I had them in my collection!!

[pinkkittywinks]

Thank you for posting this and sharing this information

Takara ponies are lovely and I am lucky enough to own one (regular Milky).

They are so different compared to "regular" ponies, but very adorable in their own, unique way.

I hope you get chance to own one, they aren't quite as rare as they used to be, but they are still hard to find and sought after.

Love pkw xxx

[Crystal-Sushi]

I would also love to own one some day, but sadly I don't have the funds or insane luck to find one 'in the wild' haha 

In the meantime, I also designed my own fanmade set - the Sweets Cafe Ponies - a take on how they might have tackled the 'scented pony' gimmick had the line continued!

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[pinkkittywinks]

That is really cute Crystal <3 I can just imagine all the baked goods and puddings they would make.

Thank you for sharing.

Love pkw xxx