MLP is growing big in China. /mlp/ thoughts on this?

don't care unless they make some kino oc that's not completely culturally alien

>>42355024 (OP)
Surprised it was never big in the east before, they love everything "cute"

Wonder how they'll view bronies tho

>>42355024 (OP)
Don't care it's just regurgitated slop nothing new

>>42355024 (OP)
what even is this?

Hasn't it been popular for a few years now? Either way it's nice to get a chunk of new G4 merch, the Chinamen have some pretty nifty items being produced.

>>42355024 (OP)
>eqg reference
cool

>>42355036
They were expecting it to do just that with Japan but it didn't do as well back then.

>>42355024 (OP)
I'm happy for them. The more people share in pony the better. I hope they carry the torch long enough to reintroduce it to the west when the time is right.

What's the prevailing opinions over there?

>>42355024 (OP)
>Western Countries in 2012
>Russia in 2019-2020
>China in 2024-2025
why would anyone who comes to this board regularly be surprised?

>>42355058
>Hasn't it been popular for a few years now?
Yes.

>>42355024 (OP)
more poniponi across the world is always something good

>>42355024 (OP)
They will carry the torch forward

>>42355366
Amazing song. Hear he's a fairly nice person.

>>42355359
That's strange to read. As far as I witnessed, the golden age of Russian ponyfaggotry is 2012-2014. By 2017 it was as dead as it is now.

>>42355024 (OP)
Winning over the chinese with patriotic pony pussy = awesome
The ccp shows interest in acquiring the IP to build detonate-able plushies = grim

>>42355024 (OP)
I'm down for a little cultural exchange. Interested to see their take on cons

i'm glad to see it. the eastern fandom will be different from the west and i wonder how much it will differ
i feel like thy might skip on the Starlight Glimmer introduction episodes

>>42355024 (OP)
The more the merrier
We know their artfags are good

>>42355024 (OP)
I wonder if MLP would boost monarchism in China.

>>42355024 (OP)
The Chinese are regaining their mandate of heaven

>>42355036
>>42355024 (OP)
Most "bronies" in China are greatly underage, kinda like the Reddit crowd but without all the woke shit. People still think it’s weird if you’re into ponies and not a girl, but won't resort to bullying you for fun. In worst senarios they ghost you and that's probably all. Back in high school my friends loved to tease me about that and we are still bros.

College though people just treat me like a fucking filthy degenerate and stay as far from me as they can cuz I'm into ponies as a guy, or just that I'm ugly, I honestly can't tell. There are two girls I know who like ponies and they are such social butterflies that everyone loves. I wouldn't say they are brony. it’s more like they’re into the pony trend that’s shown in this thread, which makes it seem cool to like ponies unless you’re a guy of course. Or just an ugly guy specifically??? I don’t even know anymore. One thing I know is that it's cool for women to be into ponies. Just go check RedNote, people are dropping a thousand yuan for a single pony trading card and have their own community about it, calling themselves brony. It's fucking wild.

But yeah, all the merch here in China does make mlp popular as hell in general but the actual brony community I'd say still stays the same as before to some extent. Some really hate the merch scene for watering down the fandom. I personally kinda like it as it keeps the show relevant so it doesn't fall into sad oblivion. Also it's pleasant seeing ponies everywhere imaginable.

Another curious thing, I’m sure you’ve all noticed by now that there’s literally zero G5 merch in China. I don't know if that's a copyright issue or some stuff but it basically confirms g5 designs are objectively hideous as fuck and nobody wants them.

Sorry if what I said is poorly articulated. I'm kinda autistic.

>>42355058
>Hammer and Sickle with a Taijitul.
Mao would be rolling in his grave if he saw this.

>>42357411
spoken like a true 13 year old HoI4 player

>>42358994
It's an ugly thing. You are ugly.

>>42355024 (OP)
I hate Chinese "people" and I hate that the "people" at Hasbro are making money at all.
I want Hasbro, China and the mlp ip to die forever.

>>42359005
Fuck.

>>42359015
Guess I struck a nerve with the jannies

Chairman Xi will offer Faust a small studio of 100K Chinese animators to make a new pony IP

>>42359004
spoken like a cock sucking faggot who got raped in his youth

>>42355024 (OP)
They get more cool merchandise than we ever did. It isn't fair.

>>42358994
>just that I'm ugly, I honestly can't tell.
Its your ugliness 100%. You can like the manliest shit on the planet and people will hate you because you are ugly. While Chads can collect plushies and wear pony shirt IRL and still drown in pussy because girls will think that he is quirky and cute.

>>42358994
these make me want to live in China ngl

at least i have these "natural series" figurines by popmart I imported on aliexpress

They've been there only for a couple years and already look a bit more asian

>>42359362
>Price tag
It says RP. Probably Rupiah, currency of Indonesia. The store probably imported made-in-china products. Though, the merchandise does look cool

>>42359158
projecting much? jeez

>>42359383
The only one projecting is (You), republicantranny.