You want Japanese speaking ponies? You're gonna get them!

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TV Tokyo has confirmed that there will be an actual Japanese Dub for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, complete with 52 episodes worth of ponies (all of season 1 and 2) starting April this year.
Here's the stuff we do know about the dub, along with the franchise itself:
- Japanese Title is マイリトルポニー:トモダチは魔法 (Mai Ritoru Ponii: Tomodachi wa Mahou "My Little Pony: Friendship is magic", although it's closer to "Friends are magic")
- The Japanese Dub is unique as TV Tokyo will air two versions for each episode: One fully dubbed, the other in the original English. This is an attempt to encourage learning English as well as friendship.
- Four Japanese voice actresses, or seiyuu, have been confirmed. Interestingly, all four are the seiyuu for a popular media franchise called Tantei Opera Milky Holmes. Twilight's an Fluttershy's wil be revealed later.
- Applejack - Sora Tokui
- Rarity - Mikoi Sasaki
- Pinkie Pie - Suzuko Mimori
- Rainbow Dash - Izumi Kitta
- The toy line will be targeted for younger girls, while there will be other forms of merchandising for older audiences, including a dedicated magazine.
It's not complete yet, but there is a website made specifically for the Japanese Dub.
Edited by Daz, 24 January 2013 - 08:47 AM.








