Is there hope for an MLP anime?

[theponytheoristMM 15]

Now, there has been desire for an MLP anime among the g4 fan base for a long time now. There has been an official MLP the Manga, and Equestria Girls has paved the way for anime magical girl sequences through their many movies. I think that the biggest play that Hasbro could make at this point, is allowing the G1 Takara ponies to make a comeback and giving them their own anime through a fresh and fancy reboot. Now, I get it- the Takara ponies are a branch of MLP that is pretty obscure outside of the g1 collector's fan base, and only limited to Japan, but with with the MLP franchise approaching 50 years of pastel ponies, I think this branch could be given a second chance.

In my opinion, Hasbro could take a leap of faith and really go all in on reinventing the Takara line for an anime- especially since it was a Japanese exclusive toyline, and Japan pretty much pushed anime to the world, and it is no longer something to be made fun of and ridiculed, as it used to be. I would love to see possibly even a brand new character being introduced, as well as fleshing out the very scarce Takara pony lore through an anime. Filly Frills (or just "Frilly") could be the new character- perhaps a protege of Milky and Pinky, the g1 Takaras, who, like g4 Rarity, could be all about fashion and style, or just have interesting magical girl transformation sequences that showcase different outfits, like that of Cardcaptor Sakura.

[EpicEnergy 23,220]

I'd love to see an MLP anime! I don't think it is likely to happen, but I love the idea of it!

[Otaku-sempai 499]

Well, Power Puff Girls got an anime series (Power Puff Girls Z), so why not? 

[Magitronique 57]

I don't personally think a full anime or anime-style series is particularly likely, but I don't think an anime-style short animation or two is out of the question at all! They've already played around in that space in general a little bit with the manga (as previously mentioned!), and if those stop motion shorts they made for Pony Life a few years ago are any indication, there's no fear of trying out different animation styles either. It'd be fun!
 

If they were to ever make Horse Anime™ real, I think taking inspiration from the Takara line like that would be a wonderful way to go about it!

[ChloeCute 166]

I thought that Equestria Girls was an anime lol 

[Dreambiscuit 9,893]

I'd love to see an anime, but Hasbro isn't exactly brimming over with originality in how it presents and promotes the ponies. Considering how long it took just to get the MLP Movie, and the haphazard way they handled G5, I think an MLP anime is likely to remain a great idea and little more.