While we wait for them to get another pony announced after collecting feedback over the last two days, it looks like Kotobukiya has come out of left field with one of the most unexpected announcements yet! They will be releasing a Hatsune Miku pony figure in the near future, complete with a little cartoon horse version of her on the side.
Expect Miku Pony and her human counterpart some time soon.
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Over the years, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Twilight Sparkle were always the Hasbro favorites for merchandise lines. The rest of the mane 6 followed them, and then we got princesses and occasional side ponies getting the toy love. Companies like Funko came in and represented the backgrounders that our fandom adopted, along with the slew of shirt sites showing them off in various designs.
With 300 something significant characters, there was a lot of opportunity for merchandise with this show! Despite that, loads of them were either completely forgotten, or barely represented at all. It feels like Funko got the furthest into fanside, but they stopped making ponies after a few years and we unfortunately didn't get some of the later-season fandom favorites.
With Kotobukiya asking for fan recommendations on future figures, it begs the question. Who needs more pony merch love? Discuss below!
That is a surprising number of people that are still loyal to their original favorite. I've bounced around so much at this point I've left the show entirely for favorite horses!
New Poll Time: Which Character Do You Want to See With a Kotobukiya Figure Next?
Get these results below and go vote on the side bar for the new one!
Vinyl Scratch and Octavia Day is just a week away happening on the 27th of this month! You should definitely draw them. It feels good to make a pony happy, but two ponies means double feelings of good. Yes.
To submit, send your stuff to [email protected] with the email subjectVINYL AND OCTAVIA DAY followed by what it is, so VINYL AND OCTAVIA DAY - OPEN ART for the open art post.
Submissions close on the 26th at 11:59 PM PST! So get to it!
Kotobukiya has tossed a tweet up asking the community for input on who they want to see join the figure lineup you see up above! The mane 6, Celestia, Luna, and Sunset Shimmer have all been re-created in human form at this point, so we are venturing into the side ponies and backgrounders now.
So far it's looking like a few characters are standing out among the crowd. Go get your input in! The tweet is over here.
