Toonzone Awards 2011 - Friendship is Magic

By Kate, Editor in Chief

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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic rounded up an impressive 7 wins in the Toonzone Awards 2011. The series received:

• Best TV Series
• Best Voice Actor on a TV Series (John de Lancie as Discord)
  
• Best Voice Actress on a TV Series (Ashleigh Ball as Applejack and Rainbow Dash)
  
• Best Voice Acting Ensemble
• Best Director on a TV Series (Jayson Thiessen) 
• Best Writing for a TV Series
• Best Music Score for a TV Series

Congrats to all the talented people working on the series!

New MLP Arena

By Kate, Editor in Chief

http://mlparena.com/mlp/

The MLP Arena is new and improved and has moved! Check it out at http://www.mlparena.com/mlp/

Pony Fashion Friday: January 27, 2012

New t-shirts from WeLoveFine:

Rainbow Dash Nouveau (Mens) (Womens)
Light Blue, Black, Cream in mens
Sky Blue, Black, Cream in womens

Derpy Speaks
Comes with pin.

Pinkie Pie "Fus Ro Dah!" (Mens)

Pinkie Pie "One Cupcake to Rule" (Mens)

Rarity Nouveau (Mens) (Womens)
White, Light Blue, Heather in mens
White, Sky Blue, Cement in womens

New styles from WeLoveFine:

• Fluttershy Metal (now in womens)
• Rainbow Stardust (now in womens) (Art Print)

My Little Pony Phone Charms by Jihye Lee

By Sam, New Ponies & Merch Editor

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Jihye Lee is selling cute pony phone charms in their etsy shop! You can purchase the mane six set featured above here for $25.00, or a Princess Celestia and Princess Luna set here for $10.00. You can also pick any one phone charm for $5.00 here.

Friendship is Magic Episodes on LeapFrog

By Kate, Editor in Chief

Image from MyLittlePony.com coloring books (no longer available on site)

LeapFrog is offering a Friendship is Magic video app for their LeapPad and Leapster Explorer devices. The app retails for $7.50 and includes two episodes: Dragonshy (Season 1, Episode 7), and Swarm of the Century (Season 1, Episode 10).

"We ❤ Ponies” Mare-A-Thon

By Sam, New Ponies & Merch Editor

Voting is now open for the "We ❤ Ponies” Mare-A-Thon on The Hub. You can vote for up to ten different clips per day. It includes episode from both season one and season two. The Mare-a-Thon will air on February 11, 2012, starting at 6 AM EST.

Dutch Brony Group

By Rebecca, Events Editor

If you are in the Netherlands check out this site for awesome Brony news and meetups. There's one happening on the 4th of February.

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Have you checked out our Calendar? It's every swap sign-up, contest and event we've posted about, with links to the original article. You can access the Calendar (and other useful pages) from the black navigation bar at the top of the page."

Pony Princess Wedding Castle (Princess Cadence and Shining Armor)

By Sam, New Ponies & Merch Editor

Some images have surfaced of the aforementioned wedding castle. It includes Princess Cadence and Shining Armor figures. Shining Armor is the first brushable stallion of G4!

Images from here.

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Have you checked out our G4 Checklist? It's every Friendship of Magic pony and merchandise item we've posted about, with links to the original article. You can access the G4 Checklist (and other useful pages) from the black navigation bar at the top of the page.

Meetup for Boston Bronies

By Rebecca, Events Editor

Where: Boston College T Stop (Green Line - End of B Train)
When: January 28th, 2012
More Information: Boston Brony Meetup

(via equestriadaily.com)

KLECT Marketplace Now Free

By Kate, Editor in Chief

Klect.com

The KLECT Marketplace is now free. Previously, a paid membership was required to sell My Little Ponies on KLECT, and to put up custom images. However, they just announced via facebook that

"FYI: all of the marketplace is now free! Yep, use the custom photos and marketplace as you wish. The only requirement is to enter a valid address."

Princess Cadence and Wedding Castle

By Sam, New Ponies & Merch Editor

StrawberryReef on MLP Arena found two listings on a German brand licensing website for Princess Cadence products. Neither listings have images.

Princess Cadence Figure/Playset

Wedding Castle Playset

The listed release date is August 2012.

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Have you checked out our G4 Checklist? It's every Friendship of Magic pony and merchandise item we've posted about, with links to the original article. You can access the G4 Checklist (and other useful pages) from the black navigation bar at the top of the page.

Ponyrific Pictures Facebook App

By Kate, Editor in Chief

Check out the Ponyrific Pictures Facebook App. You can use it to add pony themed backgrounds and Pinkie Pie sound clips to your Facebook photos.

G4 Pony Jigsaw Puzzles

By Sam, New Ponies & Merch Editor

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Found by CheerBearsFan on deviantART at Lincraft, an Australian store. There are two 24-piece puzzles and one four-in-one pack.

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Have you checked out our G4 Checklist? It's every Friendship of Magic pony and merchandise item we've posted about, with links to the original article. You can access the G4 Checklist (and other useful pages) from the black navigation bar at the top of the page.

Wave 3 Blind Bag Identification Chart

By Sam, New Ponies & Merch Editor

Here is the identification chart for the third wave of blind bag ponies. Thanks to Equestria Daily for this chart.

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Speaking of blind bags, it has been confirmed by several sources that the first wave of blind bag ponies are available at Walmart stores in the United States. Finally!

Pony Fashion Friday: January 20, 2012

By Sam, New Ponies & Merch Editor

New t-shirts from WeLoveFine:

Baking Bad (Mens)
White, Light Blue, Black

Filly Cooly (Mens)
Royal Blue, Charcoal, Black

Pinkie Pie Nouveau (Mens) (Womens)
Light Blue, Cream, Black in mens
Sky Blue, White Black in womens

Zap Apple Jam (Mens)

Zapapple Harvest (Mens)
Purple, Black, Royal Blue

Daft P0N-3 Rainbow (Mens)

Celayeria (Mens)
Black, Charcoal, Heather

Fluttershy Metal (Mens)
Black, Charcoal, Navy

Mane Six Rock (Mens)
Charcoal, Navy

Rainbow Stardust (Mens)

Doctor Whooves (Mens)
Navy, Black, Charcoal

Doctor Whooves (v. 2) (Mens) (Womens)
Black, Indigo, Silver in mens
Black, Navy in womens

New hats from WeLoveFine:

Derpy Hooves Cutie Mark Pilot

Rainbow Dash Brimmed Beanie
Black, Light Blue

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Have you checked out our G4 Checklist? It's every Friendship of Magic pony and merchandise item we've posted about, with links to the original article. You can access the G4 Checklist (and other useful pages) from the black navigation bar at the top of the page.

G4 Notebooks

By Sam, New Ponies & Merch Editor

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Notebooks featuring Twilight Sparkle, Princess Celestia, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. These can be found at a supermarket called King Soopers. If they are available elsewhere as well, please let us know.

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Have you checked out our G4 Checklist? It's every Friendship of Magic pony and merchandise item we've posted about, with links to the original article. You can access the G4 Checklist (and other useful pages) from the black navigation bar at the top of the page.

My Little Pony Valentines

By Sam, New Ponies & Merch Editor

Show your love pony style!

You can pick up these Valentines at your local Walmart.

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(No Rarity. :( Boo!)

See more images here at Equestria Daily.

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Have you checked out our G4 Checklist? It's every Friendship of Magic pony and merchandise item we've posted about, with links to the original article. You can access the G4 Checklist (and other useful pages) from the black navigation bar at the top of the page.

Blind Bags at Walmart in Dayton, Ohio

By Sam, New Ponies & Merch Editor

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This may be another fluke, but Walmart is much more promising than a JC Penney outlet, that's for sure. These Wave 1 blind bags were found in a Dayton, Ohio Walmart by our good friend Edward Mowinckel, located in the toy section with the rest of the MLP merch. You can see the original post here on the MLP Arena Facebook page.

I will keep you guys updated on any more sightings and if you have any information, please contact MLP News!

[Editor's Note: In my haste to post this, I forgot to add the price! They were reportedly $1.96 each.]

Pony Fashion Friday: January 6, 2012

By Sam, New Ponies & Merch Editor

There was no new pony fashion to report about last week, but we're back in full swing for the new year!

New t-shirts from WeLoveFine:

Pinkie Pie Party Canon (Mens) (Womens)
Black, Purple, Royal Blue in mens
Black, Grape, Navy in womens

Twilight Nouveau (Mens) (Womens)
Cream, Charcoal, Light Blue in mens
Cement, Sky Blue in womens

Ponies With Pets (Mens) (Womens)
Royal Blue, Light Blue, Black in mens
Navy, Sky Blue, Black in womens

New hoodies from WeLoveFine:

Big Macintosh "Brony"

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Have you checked out our G4 Checklist? It's every Friendship of Magic pony and merchandise item we've posted about, with links to the original article. You can access the G4 Checklist (and other useful pages) from the black navigation bar at the top of the page.

New MyLittlePony.com (Again)

By Kate, Editor in Chief

MyLittlePony.com

MyLittlePony.com has once again updated their look. They also added some new content. There are several puzzle games, including a Bridle Gossip Puzzle Game which was also released on Hubworld. There's also a G3.5 "Curtains Up Matching" game, which I haven't seen before. It must have been used for a contest at some point, since if you make all the matches it says you get a bonus entry to a contest, though the contest doesn't seem to exist.

The previous iteration of the site would periodically update with episode guides, which included coloring and activity pages corresponding to Season 1 episodes. That fizzled out after "Bridle Gossip" was posted, but it appears that the coloring and activity pages for the rest of the season are now available under Printables. Nothing for Season 2 yet though.

Smile! Charity Album from Bronies for Good

By Kate, Editor in Chief

Screenshot of Season 1, Episode 14, My Little Pony:Friendship is Magic

Bronies for Good has launched a charity event called Smile! They've put together a charity album with the music community at My Little Remix, and are offering a digital copy of the album to those who donate to The Children's Cancer Association via their page at Global Giving. Furthermore, they are offering several prizes to the top donors. And to top it off, copies of the album are being sent to The Children's Cancer Association for the kids to listen to too. This charity event ends January 25, 2011.

Ponies #9 in TIME's Top 10 Memes of 2011

By Kate, Editor in Chief

G1, G3, G4...Can't we all just get along? (Image Source)

Happy New Year Ponyfans! MLP News took an impromptu holiday break, but we're back now and ready to bring you the latest pony news.

With the end of 2011 came the usual Top 10 Lists, and ponies made a big one: TIME's Top 10 Memes of 2011. Bronies got the nod at Number 9.

Equestria Daily reported, also pointing out that TIME chose the wrong pony era for their picture. But really guys, "hippoponies"? Don't dis G1! (And by the way, many collectors compare the new ponies to deer).

Happy New Year 2012!

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Happy New Year 2012 from My Little Pony News!