Merchandise

Other than toys, Hasbro produces and licenses an assortment of Friendship is Magic branded products.

Apparel
The fashion chain Hot Topic started selling FiM-branded shirts in mid-2011, with Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and Twilight Sparkle on the front as well as hats with the main 6 and their cutie marks on them, necklaces, socks, and lingerie including hot pants and a bandeau bra each depicting Rainbow Dash smiling and looking with half-open eyes at the viewer. The retail chain Asda sells licensed MLP merchandise on its online store and Georgia branch. Zazzle started selling licensed MLP and FiM merchandise in November 2011. 80sTees.com also sells licensed shirts. FashionPlaytes.com started selling licensed shirts on April 3, 2012. TruffleShuffle sells MLP clothing for fans living in Europe and Australia.

WeLoveFine
Online store WeLoveFine.com started selling licensed FiM shirts and accessories in mid-2011. Many of these designs are made by fans and licensed by Hasbro.

Calendars
Multiple calendars have been released.

An Advent Calendar is available for purchase in Amazon Germany. It became available slightly prior to the winter 2011 holiday season.

Cards
A set of six cards featuring the main six ponies is included in the My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Collector's Box.

A My Little Pony Digigraph, meant to promote Shout! Factory's DVD My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Royal Pony Wedding, is available from PonyWedding.com or by text messaging the code ROYAL to 95323. It is personalized with one's name as part of a digital autograph attributed to Princess Cadance and Shining Armor, who appear in the faux-photograph.

Collector cards
Collector cards accompany each of the mini-figure toys from all eight waves of mystery packs and the Toys "R" Us exclusive Pony Collection Set, for a total of 204 cards divided into eight sets of 24 and one set of 12. There are four different language versions of the collector card sets (though no one version encompasses all of the sets): English-only versions (of mystery pack waves 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and the Pony Collection Set), English/French/Spanish versions (of mystery pack waves 4, 5, and 7), English/French/German/Spanish/Portuguese/Italian/Dutch/Swedish/Danish/Greek/Polish/Turkish versions (of mystery pack waves 1, 2, and 3), English/French/German/Spanish/Portuguese/Italian/Dutch/Swedish/Danish/Greek/Polish/Turkish/Russian versions (of mystery pack waves 4, 5, and 6), and Italian-only versions (of mystery pack wave 3 by Gedis Edicola).

Trading cards
Enterplay has made My Little Pony Friendship is Magic Trading Card Fun Packs, which were pre-sold at BronyCon on June 30, 2012, released at hobby stores on July 11, 2012, and released at retail stores throughout the U.S. and Canada on July 17, 2012. Shipments to the UK and Australia began in February 2013.

Series 1 of the set contains a total of 156 cards: 84 base collectable cards including characters, locations and scenes from the show; 32 foil cards; 12 FunTat tattoos, six of which are cutie marks; and 9 pop-up standees. There are also four foil gold box toppers that come with the booster boxes, a six part Discord puzzle set, and nine additional special foil cards. A promotional foil Rarity card numbered F40 was distributed along with the pre-sale at BronyCon, and other promotional foil cards are being distributed elsewhere. The cards were designed specifically with the brony demographic of older fans in mind, and the writer-consultant for the set has said the consultants submitted "at least a dozen direct fandom nods".

Series 2 was released in April 2013, with a pre-release at Big Apple Ponycon on March 23–24. The first series 2 card to be released was a Fluttershy foil, which comes with the Fluttershy collectors' box; another new special card was released at Big Apple Ponycon. Series 2 contains a total of 167 items: 82 common cards, 44 foil cards, 8 gold cards, 9 standees, 9 FunTat tattoos, and 15 stickers (of which six are foil).

Several collectors' tins, boxes, and other materials have also been released or announced, each containing a special foil card, a poster, card packs, and other features. Other items are also available from Enterplay's store and other retailers.

Collectible card game
Enterplay is making a My Little Pony Collectible Card Game, demoed at Gen Con Indy in mid-August 2013 and launching in November of the same year. The game was code-named "Frank", and was hinted at under this name by Enterplay's Facebook page posting an image of Frank Sinatra and asking "What if Frank was a pony!?" in late July 2013.

Coloring books
Several coloring books have been published. The front and back covers of two Hasbro-licensed My Little Pony Giant Coloring and Activity Books by Bendon Publishing include Derpy: one book shows her in the window of a cottage in the background, and another book shows Princess Celestia with her cutie mark containing an image of Derpy. A Hasbro-licensed My Little Pony/Transformers Prime Comic Creator Kit manufactured by Buzz Products has been released by Singapore Airlines. The kit's 16-page Comic Creator book includes three MLP comics to finish creating: Friendship Surprise, Boutique Buddies, and Twilight Afternoon.

Comic book
IDW Publishing are publishing Hasbro-licensed full-color comic book series titled My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, My Little Pony Micro-Series, and My Little Pony Animated with editor Bobby Curnow and a host of artists. The comic is done in cooperation with the show's staff and takes place within the show's continuity.

Other than the comic book series, several short comic strips appear in different magazines.

Signature
A My Little Pony magazine by Signature Publishing is being sold in some European countries. These countries include the United Kingdom and Croatia. In the magazine there is a 8 paged story, posters, general info on the ponies, a cooking recipe, activities, and a free gift with each issue.

UK
Issue one of the UK magazine has an eight page story of Friendship is Magic, part 1 and a two page story of The Ticket Master. Issue two has an eight page story of Friendship is Magic, part 2 and a two page story of Applebuck Season. Issue three's main story is Griffon the Brush Off and its short story is Dragonshy. Other issues have Winter Wrap Up and Look Before You Sleep, Bridle Gossip and Suited For Success, and a four page story of Sonic Rainboom and a two page story of The Show Stoppers. Issue ten has Over a Barrel and The Dog and Pony Show. Another issue has Owl's Well That Ends Well and Green Isn't Your Color.

The magazine mistakenly names Winona as "Jackaroo", abbreviates zap apples to "Zapples", and completely removes the changeling storyline from A Canterlot Wedding.

Sparkle World
Sparkle World magazine includes My Little Pony as well as several other series such as Polly Pocket, Littlest Pet Shop, Rainbow Magic, Puppy in my Pocket, Strawberry Shortcake, Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps, and Winx Club. Several My Little Pony stories have been printed in this magazine: Rain, Rain Go Away! (four pages, also printed in the Dutch magazine), The Magic of Friendship (two pages), Pinkie Pie's Twitchy Tail! (two pages, based on the episode Feeling Pinkie Keen), Christmas at Canterlot!, Spooky Slumber Party! (four pages), The Hero of Ponyville! (four pages), A Scary Visitor! (two pages), Winter Wonderland! (four pages), Pony Friend of The Year! (four pages), The Great Cake Disaster! (two pages), and Pony Flu! (four pages).

Dutch
There is a Dutch My Little Pony magazine. At least one comic has been printed in this magazine (based on the episode The Ticket Master). At least one story has been printed in this magazine (four pages, a Dutch version of the Sparkle World story Rain, Rain Go Away!).

French
There is a French My Little Pony magazine, published by Panini. At least three stories have been printed in this magazine: Les surprises de l'amitié (five pages, also printed in the German magazine as Das Überraschungsfest), La récolte d'Applejack (eight pages, based on the episode Applebuck Season), and one about the Grand Galloping Gala.

German
There is a German My Little Pony magazine, published by Panini. At least eleven comics have been printed in this magazine: Wundersame Apfelkekse ("Wondrous Apple Cookies"; five pages), one whose title translates to A Big Decision (three pages), one whose title translates to The Secret Mission (three pages), one whose title translates to The Great Search (five pages), one whose title translates to Slip 'n Slide (three pages), one whose title translates to No Way Too Far (five pages), Der Stern der Winterträume ("The Star of Winter Dreams"; five pages), Mach mal Pause! ("Take a Break!"; five pages), Apple Blooms großes Abenteuer ("Appple Blooms Big Adventure"; five pages), Einfach rufus ("Just rufus" five pages), and one whose title translates to A Bright Idea (five pages). At least eight stories have been printed in this magazine: Ein glänzender Auftritt für Rarity ("A Dazzling Performance for Rarity"two pages), Ein unlösbares Rätsel für Twilight Sparkle ("An Unsolvable Mystery for Twilight Sparkle"; four pages), Eine Freundin hat's nicht leicht ("Being a Friend isn't Easy"; based on the episode The Ticket Master), Das Überraschungsfest ("The Surprise Party"; five pages, also printed in the French magazine as Les surprises de l'amitié), the first part of Die Legende von Nightmare Moon ("The Legend of Nightmare Moon"; five pages, based on the beginning of the episode Friendship is Magic, part 1), the second part of Die Legende von Nightmare Moon and/or one or more other stories based on the episodes Friendship is Magic, part 1 and Friendship is Magic, part 2, Ein komischer Vogel ("A Strange Bird"; four pages, based on the episode A Bird in the Hoof), and Superschwestern fürs Leben ("Super-Sisters for Life"; eight pages, based on the episode Sisterhooves Social). Multiple posters have been printed in this magazine, including a reprint of the Comic Con 2011 promotional poster.

Hungarian
There is a Hungarian My Little Pony magazine. At least one story has been printed in this magazine. Multiple posters have been printed in this magazine, including a reprint of the Comic Con 2011 promotional poster.

Pucchigumi
Pucchigumi magazine, published in Japan by Shogakukan, is to include a My Little Pony Friendship is Magic manga. The manga is drawn by Akira Himekawa, and debuted on August 12, 2013.

Egmont
There is a Norwegian My Little Pony magazine, published by Egmont. At least six stories have been printed in this magazine: Kappløp i luften! (four pages), one whose title translates to The Birthday Cake (three pages), Karnevalet (four pages, also printed in the Polish magazine as Bal przebieranców), one whose title translates to Pinkie Pie becomes sick (four pages, also printed in the Polish magazine as Katar Pinkie Pie), Te på slottet til Celestia (four pages), and Regntøy til alle! (four pages).

Polish
There is a Polish My Little Pony magazine. At least five stories have been printed in this magazine: Bal przebieranców (four pages, also printed in the Norwegian magazine as Karnevalet), Katar Pinkie Pie (four pages, also printed in the Norwegian magazine), Spacer nad rzekę (four pages), Przygoda z muszkami (four pages), and Dzielna baletnica (four pages).

Posters
A limited-edition poster with 5000 printings was sold at San Diego Comic-Con 2011, containing a host of characters from the show, one of whom had not yet debuted. Another poster was also handed out at the convention, this one containing only the main cast and the official logo.

Ten posters were available at Comic Con 2012:
 * A poster of Hasbro's Design a My Little Pony Contest winner Tinker and nine runners-up Super Fan, Sunny Sweet, Sugar Sprinkles, Steel Masquerade, Pineapple Splash, Neon Brights, Farafra, Clever Heart, and Cocoa Steam, captioned with the title "2012 Design a MY LITTLE PONY Finalists".
 * A poster of twenty-one characters from the show, most of whom have also been made as toys.
 * An inspirational poster of Spike, captioned with the word "AMBITION" and the quote "'Spike want!!!!' –Spike" from Secret of My Excess.
 * An inspirational poster of Applejack, captioned with the word "INDEPENDENCE" and the quote "'I harvested the entire Sweet Apple Acres without your help. How do you like them apples?' –Applejack" from Applebuck Season.
 * An inspirational poster of Pinkie Pie, captioned with the word "SPIRIT" and the quote "'I never leave home without my party cannon.' –Pinkie Pie" from Sweet and Elite. An early version of this poster used fanart; the artwork was redrawn for the final version.
 * An inspirational poster of Princess Celestia, captioned with the word "ACHIEVEMENT" and the quote "'We are gathered here today to once again honor the heroism of these six friends who stood up to the villain Discord and saved Equestria from eternal chaos.' –Princess Celestia" from The Return of Harmony Part 2.
 * An inspirational poster of Rainbow Dash, captioned with the word "COURAGE" and the quote "'I could clear this sky in ten seconds flat.' –Rainbow Dash" from Friendship is Magic, part 1.
 * An inspirational poster of Twilight Sparkle, captioned with the word "DETERMINATION" and the quote "'If I can't find a friendship problem, I'll make a friendship problem!' –Twilight Sparkle" from Lesson Zero.
 * An inspirational poster of Rarity, captioned with the word "CONFIDENCE" and the quote "'Nice is an understatement, I look fabulous!' –Rarity" from Dragon Quest.
 * An inspirational poster of Fluttershy, captioned with the word "SUCCESS" and the quote "'Yay!' –Fluttershy" from Sonic Rainboom.

Four posters were released on August 3, 2012. One features a map of Equestria, another features a season two cast picture, the third features some antagonists from the show's history, and the final poster features the Royal Wedding party. The "antagonist + monster" poster is the third version designed for the purpose, according to the animator who created it.

My Little Pony art prints are available from the online store WeLoveFine.com. Many of the designs printed on its My Little Pony products are made by fans and only licensed by Hasbro.

Reference books
A 256-page My Little Pony Friendship is Magic official guidebook entitled My Little Pony: The Elements of Harmony, written by Brandon T. Snider with a foreword by Lauren Faust and an introduction by Meghan McCarthy and Jayson Thiessen, is to be published in English by Little, Brown and Company on June 4, 2013, with the respective ISBN-10 and ISBN-13 numbers 0316247545 and 9780316247542 and a list price of $16.99. It is to include an updated Equestria map. Barnes & Noble and Amazon initially listed this book online in September 2012 as a handbook with a lower page count of 144 pages, an earlier publication date of April 2, 2013, and a lower list price of $14.99. Meghan McCarthy contributed behind the scenes info to the book.

My Little Pony: I Love to Draw!, stylized as My Little Pony: I ♥ to Draw!, was published on June 11, 2013, containing 32 pages with stencils and stickers, instructing how to draw the ponies.

My Little Pony: Mini Pony Collectors Guide is scheduled to be published in October 2013, bundled with an "exclusive" mini-figure toy of Tealove, which was previously released in Europe as part of the second wave of mystery packs.

Storybooks
Many Friendship is Magic storybooks have been licensed or published by Hasbro. Some are bundled in printed form with toys, while others are sold individually in print or as e-books for the Barnes &amp; Noble Nook. Several of the books recount episodes from the animated series, for example The Ticket Master, Applebuck Season, Dragonshy, and others. Other books add narrative that fits into the animated series, like Twilight Sparkle and the Crystal Heart Spell and Pinkie Pie and the Rockin' Ponypalooza Party!.

Chapter books
Friendship is Magic chapter books are published by Little, Brown and Company in print and e-book formats. Each features a different character and has an original story that ties in to the show.

Music
German audio drama albums in CD and MP3 formats are being released by Edel Germany GmbH. Volume 1, entitled My Little Pony Freundschaft ist Magie: Ein Auftrag von Prinzessin Celestia, was released on April 6, 2012, containing Ein Auftrag von Prinzessin Celestia (Teil 1) and Ein Auftrag von Prinzessin Celestia (Teil 2). Volume 2, entitled My Little Pony Freundschaft ist Magie: Apfelschüttelernte, was also released on April 6, 2012, containing Eine Freundin hat's nicht leicht and Apfelschüttelernte. Volume 3, entitled My Little Pony Freundschaft ist Magie: Angeber-Trixie, was released on August 10, 2012, containing Gilda, die Partybremse and Angeber-Trixie. Volume 4, entitled My Little Pony Freundschaft ist Magie: Die Pyjama-Party, was also released on August 10, 2012, containing Drachenscheu and Die Pyjama-Party. Volume 5, entitled My Little Pony Freundschaft ist Magie: Das fremde Zebra, was released on November 9, 2012, containing Das fremde Zebra and Fürchterlich niedliche Tierchen. Volume 6, entitled My Little Pony Freundschaft ist Magie: Etwas ganz Besonderes, was also released on November 9, 2012, containing Frühlingsanfang in Ponyville and Etwas ganz Besonderes. Volume 7, entitled My Little Pony Freundschaft ist Magie: Die Modenschau, was released on February 15, 2013, containing Das Blätterrennen and Die Modenschau. Volume 8, entitled My Little Pony Freundschaft ist Magie: Pinkie Weisheiten, was also released on February 15, 2013, containing Pinkie Weisheiten and Rainbows großer Tag. Volume 9, entitled My Little Pony Freundschaft ist Magie: Die Showstars, was released on May 17, 2013, containing Babysitter Fluttershy and Die Showstars. Volume 10, entitled My Little Pony Freundschaft ist Magie: Fluttershy auf dem Laufsteg, was also released on May 17, 2013, containing Diamanten-Hunde and Fluttershy auf dem Laufsteg. Volume 11, entitled My Little Pony Freundschaft ist Magie: Celestias Haustier, is to be released on August 16, 2013, containing Büffelherden und Apfelbäume and Celestias Haustier. Volume 12, entitled My Little Pony Freundschaft ist Magie: Schönheitsflecken-Geschichten, is also to be released on August 16, 2013, containing Schönheitsflecken-Geschichten and Eule gut, alles gut.

Jayson Thiessen commented in his September 2011 BroNYcon Q&A session that Hasbro has had plans for a My Little Pony Friendship is Magic soundtrack for quite some time.

Home media
Friendship is Magic is available for digital download on iTunes in 480p Standard Definition or 720p and 1080p High Definition, with individual episodes retailing at up to $2.99 and whole seasons at $49.99.

Three LeapFrog Video Apps containing two episodes each are available in the LeapFrog App Center for LeapPad and Leapster Explorer. Volume 1 contains Dragonshy and Swarm of the Century; Volume 2 contains Friendship is Magic, part 1 and Friendship is Magic, part 2; Volume 3 contains The Show Stoppers and Stare Master.

Episodes have been made available on online video streaming service Netflix starting on April 1, 2012.

Shout! Factory has released an English Region 1 DVD entitled My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: The Friendship Express on February 28, 2012. However, certain stores released it earlier. The Friendship Express contains the following: Friendship is Magic, part 1; Friendship is Magic, part 2; Over a Barrel; Hearth's Warming Eve; The Last Roundup (original version); an episode of Pound Puppies (2010); a My Little Pony theme song (extended version) karaoke sing-along; six of the eight character profiles (all except Meet Spike the Dragon and Meet Rainbow Dash); a Swarm of the Century coloring page; and three commercials: one for the show on The Hub, one for the G3.5 DVD My Little Pony: Twinkle Wish Adventure, and one for Pound Puppies on The Hub.

An English MiniDVD entitled My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Lesson Zero, containing the eponymous episode, was bundled with select Pony Wedding Playful Ponies toys such as: Cherry Berry, Lyra Heartstrings, Sunny Rays, and Trixie Lulamoon.

Region 4 DVD releases of season one began on June 20, 2012 and were released by Madman Entertainment, beginning with volumes 1 and 2, subtitled Friendship Changes Everything and That's What Friends Are For respectively, and a collector's box containing Volume 1 and an exclusive gift. Volumes retail at AU$19.99, while the collector's box retails at AU$29.99.

On August 7, 2012, Shout Factory released a second DVD of five episodes entitled Royal Pony Wedding, featuring the episodes A Canterlot Wedding, Part 1, A Canterlot Wedding, Part 2, Sweet and Elite. Hearts and Hooves Day, and The Best Night Ever.

Software
The Friendship is Magic franchise extends to several Flash, iOS, and Android video games and software, including interactive books like Twilight Sparkle: Teacher for a Day, and video games like the My Little Pony game for iOS and Android.

Board games
There are multiple board games. Monopoly, to be released by USAopoly in July 2013, features Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, and Applejack; each of the six ponies is included as a token. Regnbågsspelet/Regnbuespillet/Sateenkaaripeli, released by Kärnan in 2012, features Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Lyra Heartstrings; each of the four ponies is included as a mini-figure toy. Trouble, by MB Games, features Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Twilight Sparkle; some playing pieces (pegs) are shown flying out on the front of the packaging, which states that "Pieces do not fly out during play."

Miscellaneous
Other branded products include: coloring books, pencil cases, notebooks, backpacks, reusable shopping bags, stickers, magnets, beddings, Mylar party balloons, pony-themed tissues, and many more. Novelty toy manufacturer Imperial Toy has licensed the character Pinkie Pie for a series of bubble-blowing toys. Seven have been available, two of which have a Pinkie Pie plastic figurine. Hasbro-licensed translucent Special Edition Crystal Pony keychains of Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Rarity made by Basic Fun were presented at the February 2011 Toy Fair; Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash were released later in the same year, but Applejack and Rarity have not been released. A Pinkie Pie Christmas ornament was sold in various stores for Christmas 2011. Three different Double Twist Pegasus Pony necklaces have been available from Onch Movement, licensed by Hasbro. GetGlue has stickers for season 3, one per episode except for the two parts of The Crystal Empire, which are combined. Mimoco has released MIMOBOT designer USB flash drives, licensed by Hasbro: Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, and exclusive limited edition Rarity, all three in late February 2013. Ultra PRO has announced a partnership with Enterplay to produce MLP-themed collectible card accessories. World Trade Jewelers announced a partnership with Hasbro to produce jewelry replicating select Hasbro themes, including My Little Pony. In addition, Hot Topic carries a wide variety of lapel pins, many of which feature MLP characters.

Funko figures
Hasbro-licensed vinyl figures made by Funko, between the sizes of Playful Ponies and Design-A-Pony toys, are carried by Hot Topic: Rainbow Dash and unnamed Derpy (called Derpy on Funko's website) were released in late 2012, Fluttershy and Dr. Whooves were released in late February 2013, and Lyra Heartstrings and Pinkie Pie are to be released in July. Future releases include DJ Pon-3, Octavia Melody, Spitfire, Sweetie Drops, and possibly Trixie, as well as the rest of the main six and something "larger". Funko POP! figures are also to be released in June (Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy) and September (Derpy Hooves and DJ Pon-3).

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