My Little Pony Equestria Girls

Equestria Girls is an animated television series starring the main cast of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic as humans.

History
On December 17 and 18, 2012, Hasbro filed trademarks of "EQUESTRIA GIRLS", the first for "Toy ponies and accessories for use therewith" and the second for "Entertainment services, namely an on-going animated television series for children" and "Dolls, doll clothing and doll accessories".

The animated series was announced in Kidscreen magazine's February/March 2013 issue, which was distributed at the 2013 American International Toy Fair. An article which covers Hasbro's 2013 plans mentions that the series is "set to air this spring, sending the pony heroes on a mission to a new world where they take on human form." The editor of Kidscreen later stated that Equestria Girls is a completely separate show that will have no bearing on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. An article in The New York Times, published at the beginning of March 2013 both online and in print, mentions that Hasbro "plans to introduce a new extension this fall called Equestria Girls" to celebrate the My Little Pony brand's thirtieth anniversary, and includes an image of the six main characters each as a pony and as a human.