Today I've spotted a very interesting new set on Shopee/Taobao: These adorable Crystal Blocks figures by MGL Toys. They seem to be modeled after the Cutie Mark Cew line and included are the whole Mane Six together with spike. Every figure comes in it's own box with the picture on the front showing you which character you'll be getting. So no blind boxes! No dimensions for the figures itself are listed but the boxes are 11 cm/4.3 inches tall so I expect the figures to be around 3 inches.

The listing we managed to found has them listed for RM59.90 which is about $14 USD however this is with the current 49% sale. Their normal price is around $27 USD You can find the listing here!

Have more images below:

I suppose it's that time of the year where suddenly all new kinds of merchandise starts to pop up on websites? It's one of my favorites... anyway. Amazon.com has listed a brand new Compact Creation set which includes Hitch and Sparky named the Critter Corner. As the name suggests this set is themed around critters and alot of them are included! Rabbits, armadillo's, birds and more cute animal-themed accesories including some color changing ones!

Set by set we're seeing images pop up for the review listings we posted about earlier. After the Mini World Magic Mare Stream we now also sourced photos for the Sunny Starscout Smoothie Truck!

Our initial guess based on the review information isn't far off from what the set looks like: a brightly colored food truck featuring all sorts of (hoof to heart) accessories for Sunny Starscout to mix smoothies with and an oven for snacks. We also get to see the light-up sign on top of the truck, but sadly the photos do not show it in action. Inside the truck you can fit the included Sunny Starscout, but it wouldn't hold a second pony. The chalkboard on the front does open up, so the pony is accessible from both the front and back of the truck.

Below we have the full description for the set and more photos.

Serve up some magic with the Sunny Starscout Smoothie Truck 2-in-1 My Little Pony playset. Sunny is an adventurous Earth Pony who makes sweet treats in her mobile smoothie truck in the My Little Pony: Make Your Mark programme. My Little Pony set comes with a 7.5-cm scale articulated pony figure that children can pose in different ways. This food truck playset for children opens up into a play kitchen with pretend food! Imagine making pretend cupcakes in the oven or smoothies in the blender accessory. Press this Sunny Starscout toy's hoof onto the truck's lever to turn on the neon light and open the truck window. Then, open the truck to reveal the play kitchen inside. Includes 15 accessories, some of which attach onto Sunny's hoof.

Collectors of NFC-enabled figures, like Amiibos, Disney Infinity or Skylanders might already be familiar with Tonies and their Toniebox: a music player that plays different songs or stories based on the figure that's placed on top of it. They have quite a collection of brands and figures, and as of last week my Little Pony is added to that list as well!

About a month ago a new line of Cutie Mark Magic (not to be confused with the 2014 line) toys were revealed on a UK wholesale website, introducing new single ponies with brushable tails and Hoof to Heart accessories. Now Amazon has listed the first batch, consisting of Sunny and Pipp, up for pre-order.

Whereas the first set was only available on Chinese marketplaces for several weeks, the new My Little Pony figures by Pop Mart are already listed and available on Amazon! And that just 1 day after the official start of sales in China, according to the earlier annoucement.

One of the more popular figures to be released last year was Pop Mart's Natural Series. We even reviewed some of them ourselves and really enjoyed them! Turns out that a new series will be released very, very soon!

According to Pop Mart's official WeChat, the 28th of January will be the release date of the brand new Leisure Afternoon Series. This time the members of the Mane Six are displayed enjoying relaxing drinks and treats. This time all of the Mane Six will receive two figures and the chase figure for this series is Princess Cadance. 

Starting January 28 they will be available at Popmart local stores and Tmall shops in China, or the official store on AliExpress which also means they should be able to order internationally. One box will cost about 12 USD with the full set being 130 USD.

Have all the images from the WeChat below. Many thanks to RDB for the heads up!

Slowly but steady new merch for the upcoming spring line-up for 2022 is being spotted online. This morning we can add some new toys to that list as an  Indonesian website named Ruparupa has listed new Crystal-themed singles.

This release includes 2-inch singles of the five main ponies for G5, that being Hitch, Izzy, Pipp, Sunny and Zipp. From the look of it they seem to be made of one solid piece of translucent plastic with no signs of articulation. (If I'm right) The packaging is also quite interesting to see as you can't see the figure itself but they actually included a render on the front which also serves to show the actual size of the figure. The packaging also states the packaging is completely plastic-free (aside from tape and glue) which, in my opinion, is a huge plus in my book. However it's a bit dull to display them in packaging like this am I right?

According to the listing they are Rp 39.900 each which is about $3 USD so it's likely these are just some kind of budget release. No word yet when they will appear in other countries but let us know if you spot them! 

Thanks to June | red01 for the heads up!

Online two brand new My Little Pony sets have been found that are most likely going to be released in early 2022: the Royal Room Reveal with a Pipp Petals figure and a set with Sunny Starscout that's currently labeled as 'Spring Driver' and 'Color Game Lantern'. Both sets come with surprising new features not seen in earlier sets!

Those that are subscribed to our database newsletter might have been surprised by a brand new alicorn figure of Sunny Starscout! And we added her in the other figures database instead of the main figures database, so where is she coming from?