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マイリトルポニー〜トモダチは魔法〜 is the Japanese dub of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. Originally airing on TV Tokyo in Japan for two seasons, from April 2, 2013 to March 25, 2014, the dub would soon enter a hiatus. Reruns took place courtesy of Dlife and Disney Channel starting August 4, 2018, and September 3, 2018 respectively. Production of the dub would soon continue, albeit with a different voice cast, as the third season premiered on Dlife on August 3, 2019. After the fourth season finished airing on March 28, 2020, the dub entered yet another hiatus. The channel shut down a mere 3 days later.

The dub was revived once more on December 2, 2021, with the season five premiere on Disney Channel; this time, the new voice cast was recorded from South Korea, instead of Japan, most likely for budget reasons.

The dub was available to stream on Netflix. The first four seasons are currently available on Hulu in Japan, alongside the original version. Starting September 11, 2021[1], the official Japanese My Little Pony YouTube channel started uploading full episodes of the dub. Any cut parts of the TV Tokyo broadcast were re-recorded by the seasons 3-4 voice cast, for syndication purposes.

Cast[]

Seasons 1-2 (2013-2014)[]

Character Actor
Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
トワイライトスパークル
Miyuki Sawashiro
沢城みゆき
Roma (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
"Roma" (S02E19)
Rainbow Dash (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
レインボーダッシュ
Izumi Kitta
橘田いずみ
Featherweight (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
フェザーウェイト
Pinkie Pie (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
ピンキーパイ
Suzuko Mimori
三森すずこ
Nurse Snowheart (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Nurse Snowheart (S02E16)
Surf (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
"Surf" (S02E16)
Rarity (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
ラリティ
Mikoi Sasaki
佐々木未来
Cloudchaser (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
クラウドチェイサー
Applejack (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
アップルジャック
Sora Tokui
徳井青空
Pound Cake (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
パウンドケーキ
Fluttershy (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
フラッターシャイ
Emiri Katō
加藤英美里
Katsuhisa Hōki
宝亀克寿

(as "Flutterguy")
Spike (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
スパイク
Motoko Kumai
くまいもとこ
Princess Celestia (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
プリンセスセレスティア
Kikuko Inoue
井上喜久子
Princess Luna (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Nightmare Moon (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
プリンセスルナ
ナイトメア・ムーン
Yumi Uchiyama
内山夕実

(as Luna, episode 2)
Takako Honda
本田貴子
Princess Cadance (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
プリンセスケイデンス
Ayahi Takagaki
高垣彩陽
Shining Armor (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
シャイニングアーマー
Mamoru Miyano
宮野真守
Iron Will (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
アイアンウィル
Akio Ōtsuka
大塚明夫
Prince Blueblood (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Prince Blueblood
Takehito Koyasu
子安武人
Apple Bloom (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
アップルブルーム
Ikue Ōtani
大谷育江
Dr. Fauna (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Dr. Fauna
Scootaloo (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
スクータルー
Mariya Ise
伊瀬茉莉也
Junebug (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Junebug
Sweetie Belle (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
スウィーティーベル
Taeko Kawata
川田妙子
Big McIntosh (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
ビッグマッキントッシュ
Hiroshi Shirokuma
白熊寛嗣
Bulk Biceps (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
バルクバイセップス
File:Apple Strudel (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
Apple Strudel
Crafty Crate (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Crafty Crate (S02E19)
File:Fizzle (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
白ドラゴン
Granny Smith (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
グラニースミス
Asami Yoshida
吉田麻実
Mrs. Cup Cake (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
ミセスカップケーキ
Silver Spoon (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
シルバースプーン
Matilda (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Matilda
Octavia Melody (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Octavia Melody
Shoeshine (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Shoeshine
Flitter (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Flitter
Amethyst Star (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Amethyst Star
Cherry Berry (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Cherry Berry
Cloudy Quartz (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Cloudy Quartz
File:Crystal Clear (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
"Crystal Clear"
File:Dainty Dove (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
"Dainty Dove"
Lily Valley (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Lily Valley
File:Nightingale (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
"Nightingale" (S01E02)
Nurse Sweetheart (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
"Nurse Sweetheart" (S02E16)
File:Lucy Packard (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
Lucy Packard (S02E19)
File:Slipstream (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
"Slipstream" (S02E22)
Lyra Heartstrings (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
ライラハートストリングス (S02E25)
Braeburn (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Braeburn
Kazuyuki Okitsu
興津和幸
Twist (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
ツイスト
Ikumi Nakagami
中上育実
Nurse Redheart (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Nurse Redheart
Aunt Orange (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Aunt Orange
Drizzle (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
"Drizzle" (S01E03)
Golden Harvest (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Golden Harvest (S01E06)
Minuette (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Minuette (S02E25)
File:Play Write (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
"Play Write"
Rose (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Rose
Upper Crust (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Upper Crust
Pumpkin Cake (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Pumpkin Cake
Emiri Katō
加藤英美里
Twinkleshine (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Twinkleshine
Ikumi Nakagami
中上育実

(S01E01, first voice)
Yumi Uchiyama
内山夕実

(S01E01, second voice, S02E25)
Mr. Carrot Cake (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Mr. Carrot Cake
Shinobu Matsumoto
松本忍
Filthy Rich (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
フィルシーリッチ
Uncle Orange (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Uncle Orange
File:Morton Saltworthy (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
"Morton Saltworthy"
File:Mule (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
Mule
Doc Top (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Doc Top
File:Crackle (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
Crackle
Savoir Fare (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Savoir Fare (S01E03)
Royal guard (S01E22 & S02E20)
Instructional Film Narrator (S02E22)
File:Globe Trotter (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
Globe Trotter
Shinobu Matsumoto
松本忍

(S02E19)
Madoka Shiga
志賀麻登佳

(S02E08)
Diamond Tiara (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
ダイアモンドティアラ
Yumi Uchiyama
内山夕実
Spitfire (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Spitfire
Muffins (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Muffins
Sweetie Drops (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Bon Bon
Daisy (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Daisy
File:Rainbowshine (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
Rainbowshine
Daisy Jo (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Daisy Jo (S01E04)
File:Millie (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
"Millie" (S02E08)
File:Turf (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
"Turf" (S02E19)
File:Truffle Shuffle (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
Truffle Shuffle (S02E23)
Wild Fire (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Wild Fire
Snips (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
スニップス
Kappei Yamaguchi
山口勝平
Snails (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
スネイルズ
Akira Ishida
石田彰
Pipsqueak (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Pipsqueak
Akiko Yajima
矢島晶子
Queen Chrysalis (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Queen Chrysalis
Kaori Nazuka
名塚佳織
Gilda (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
ギルダ
Akeno Watanabe
渡辺明乃
Trixie (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
トリクシー
Ryōka Yuzuki
柚木涼香
Discord (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Discord
Shigeru Chiba
千葉繁
Flim (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
フリム
Wataru Takagi
高木渉
Flam (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
フラム
Yōhei Tadano
多田野曜平
Ahuizotl (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Ahuizotl
Shōzō Iizuka
飯塚昭三
Garble (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
ガーブル
Yuichi Nakamura
中村悠一
Hoity Toity (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
ホイティトイティ
Nobuo Tobita
飛田展男
Zecora (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
ゼコラ
Nao Fujita
藤田奈央
Sapphire Shores (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
サファイアショアーズ
Photo Finish (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
フォトフィニッシュ
Rikako Aikawa
愛河里花子
Fancy Pants (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Fancy Pants
Kenyū Horiuchi
堀内賢雄
Daring Do (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
A.K. Yearling (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
ダーリンドゥー
AKイアーリング
Minami Takayama
高山みなみ
Soarin (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Soarin
Yoshiyuki Shimozuma
下妻由幸
Thunderlane (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Thunderlane
File:Green Daze (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
"Green Daze" (S02E23)
Hoops (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Hoops
Igneous Rock (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Igneous Rock
File:Mr. Waddle (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
Mr. Waddle
Jet Set (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Jet Set
Royal guard (S01E22)
File:Parcel Post (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
"Parcel Post" (S02E14)
File:Fuzzy Slippers (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
"Fuzzy Slippers" (S02E16)
File:Karat (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
"Karat" (S02E17)
Lucky Clover (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Lucky Clover
File:Persnickety (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
"Persnickety" (S02E17)
File:Sand Trap (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
Sand Trap (S02E19)
File:Serenity (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
"Serenity" (S02E22)
File:Shady Daze (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
"Shady Daze" (S02E23)
File:Vex (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
Vex
File:Mr. Zippy (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
"Mr. Zippy" (S02E19)
Sheriff Silverstar (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Sheriff Silverstar
Yōji Ueda
上田燿司
Cherry Jubilee (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Cherry Jubilee
Fumi Hirano
平野文
Mayor Mare (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
町長
Mami Horikoshi
堀越真己
Cheerilee (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
チアリー
Megumi Han
潘めぐみ
Chief Thunderhooves (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Chief Thunderhooves
Banjō Ginga
銀河万丈
Rover (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
ローバー
Kentarō Itō
伊藤健太郎
Fido (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
フィドー
Kenta Miyake
三宅健太
Spot (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
スポット
Nobutoshi Canna
神奈延年
Gustave le Grand (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Gustave le Grand
Masashi Ebara
江原正士
Mulia Mild (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Mulia Mild
Cranky Doodle Donkey (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
クランキー・ドゥードゥル・ドンキー
Takayuki Sugō
菅生隆之
Hondo Flanks (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Hondo Flanks
Madoka Shiga
志賀麻登佳
Hayseed Turnip Truck (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Hayseed Turnip Truck
File:Bags Valet (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
Bags Valet (S02E08)
All Aboard (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
"All Aboard" (S02E14)
File:Black Stone (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
"Black Stone"
Madden (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Madden
Kōji Takeda
武田幸史
Score (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Score
File:Steam Roller (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
Steam Roller
Dumb-Bell (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
"Dumb-Bell"
Ryô Kuratomi
倉富亮
File:Meadow Song (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
Meadow Song (S01E16)
File:Noteworthy (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic).png
Noteworthy (S01E21)
Masayoshi Sugawara
菅原雅芳
Clump (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
"Clump"
Satoshi Tsuruoka
鶴岡聡
Joe (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Joe
Eiji Takeuchi
竹内栄治
Doctor Horse (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Doctor Horse
Dr. Hooves (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Dr. Hooves
Yoshiyuki Shimozuma
下妻由幸

(S01E12)
Ryou Kuratomi
倉富亮

(S01E16)
Steven Magnet (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Steven Magnet
Hiroshi Iwasaki
岩崎 ひろし
Dragon (S01E07) Tesshō Genda
玄田哲章
Dragon (S01E24) Fumihiko Tachiki
立木文彦
Fume (S02E21) Yasuyuki Kase
加瀬康之
Technical staff
Production company
AC Create
ACクリエイト
Recording studios
AC Studio
ACスタジオ
Studio Uni
スタジオ・ユニ
Editing studio
Techno Max
テクノマックス
Planning
Noboru Yamada
山田昇
Chiyo Andō
安東ちよ
Translation
Makiko Henmi
辺見真起子

(episodes 1-18, 20-26)
Momoko Wani
和爾桃子

(episode 19)
Asako Satō
佐藤朝子

(episodes 27-28, 30, 32-33, 35, 37-38, 41, 43, 45, 47, 51-52)
Chizuko Terao
寺尾知寿子

(episodes 29, 31, 34, 36, 39-40, 42, 44, 46, 48-50)
Supervision
Hiroto Ishikawa
石川裕人
Singing Production
Yōichi Ichinose
市之瀬洋一

(episodes 2-3, 7, 12, 17-18, 21, 23, 25-26, 33, 39, 41, 43, 44, 51-52)
Vocal Editor
Jirō Takeda
武田二郎

(episodes 2-3, 12, 17-18, 21, 23, 25-26, 33, 41, 43, 44, 51-52)
Lyrics Subtitling
Yasuko Ishida
石田泰子

(episodes 11, 14, 35, 37)
Recording and Engineering
Masahito Takeda
武田将仁
Yoshimi Itagaki
板垣良美
Kazumi Kanaya
金谷和美

(episodes 1-6)
Video Editor
Masataka Yoshimura
吉村政孝

(episodes 1-3)
Tsutomu Mutō
武藤努

(episodes 4-23)
Hideaki Tsuchiya
土屋英明

(episodes 24 and onward)
Opening and Ending Video Editor
Ryōichi Kuratani
Opening and Ending Video Collaboration
ZERO-G
Production Manager
Manami Narita
成田まなみ
Producer
Ryōichi Uchikoshi
打越領一
Music Collaboration
TV Tokyo Music
Assistant Producer
Rika Tone
利根りか
Associate Producer
Kazuhiro Morita
森田和寛
Program Manager
Yōsuke Takabayashi
高林庸介

(episodes 1-45)
Miki Yamauchi

(episodes 46 and onward)
Program Marketing
Kazumi Noguchi
野口かず美

(episodes 1-28)
Yuko Inoue
井上祐子

(episodes 29-36)
Kei Ikenaga

(episodes 37 and onward)
Executive Producer
Manami Watanabe
渡邊愛美
Hideyuki Kachi
可知秀幸
Sponsoring
Bushiroad
Universal Music LLC
Pony Canyon (episodes 1-26)
DeAGOSTINI Japan (episodes 1-13)
SHOWA NOTE (episodes 14 and onward)
FuRyu Corporation (episodes 14 and onward)


Little Pony TV
Production company
Analogical
アナロジカル
Recording studio
Procen Studio
プロセンスタジオ
Director
Kenta Hoshi
星健太

(episodes 1-36)
Natsumi Watanabe

(episodes 37 and onward)
Series Composition
Takahiro Nagano
永野たかひろ
Technical
Gonshirō
権四郎
Wardrobe
Chisato Honma
本間千聖
(episodes 1-9)
Satomi Kamata
鎌田里美
(episodes 10 and onward)
Wardrobe Collaboration
galaxxxy SPINS (episodes 10-36)
Grace SPINS SOHO (episodes 37 and onward)
Makeup
Rumi Gotō
後藤るみ
(episodes 1-9)
Reiko Kobayashi
小林麗子
(episodes 10 and onward)
Line Producer
Shinichi Kawakami
AP
Kyōko Itō
伊藤京子
(episodes 1-18)
Shiho Yokoyama
AAA
(episodes 19 and onward)

Seasons 3-4 (2019-2020)[]

This voice cast also re-recorded any cut parts of the first two seasons, for syndication purposes.

Character Actor
Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
トワイライトスパークル
Manami Hanawa
塙真奈美
Rainbow Dash (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
レインボーダッシュ
Shinobu Izumi
和泉忍
Silver Spoon (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
シルバースプーン
Pinkie Pie (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
ピンキーパイ
Rie Misuzu
みすずりえ
Princess Luna (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
プリンセスルナ
Rarity (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
ラリティ
Yukana Tabata
田端佑佳奈
Applejack (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
アップルジャック
Natsumi Ogawa
小川夏実
Fluttershy (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
フラッターシャイ
Miku Ozaki
尾崎未來
Apple Bloom (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
アップルブルーム
Spike (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
スパイク
Rena Koba
小場玲奈
Diamond Tiara (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
ダイアモンドティアラ
Princess Celestia (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
プリンセスセレスティア
Yuri Makuta
幕田有里
Zecora (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
ゼコラ
Princess Cadance (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
プリンセスケイデンス
Kanako Ikegaya
池ヶ谷華菜子
Babs Seed (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
バブスシード
Shining Armor (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
シャイニングアーマー
Nobuyuki Doi
土居伸之
Snips (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
スニップス
Scootaloo (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
スクータルー
Erina Okuno
奥野恵梨奈
Trixie (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
トリクシー
Sweetie Belle (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
スウィーティーベル
Miki Egoshi
江越美紀
Granny Smith (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
グラニースミス
Akemi Sawazaki
澤崎アケミ
Discord (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
ディスコード
Takashi Uezumiya
上住谷崇
King Sombra (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
キングソンブラ
Masatoshi Fujita
藤田将利
Snails (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
スネイルズ
Maud Pie (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
モードパイ
Haruka Ominami
大南 悠
Teddie Safari (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Teddie Safari
Flam (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
フラム
Hiroki Katō
加藤 寛規

Seasons 5-6 (2021-2022)[]

Character Actor
Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
トワイライトスパークル
Emi Tanaka
田中絵美
[2]
Rainbow Dash (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
レインボーダッシュ
Ricky (speaking)[4]
ERI
에리

(singing)[3]
Fluttershy (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
フラッターシャイ
ASUKA
아스카

(singing)[5][6]
Princess Luna (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
プリンセスルナ
Shining Armor (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
シャイニングアーマー
Ryota Aoki
リョウタアオキ
[7]
Sunburst (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
サンバースト
Zephyr Breeze (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic)
Zephyr Breeze
Kee Won-ee
김기원

(singing)[3]
Theme song singer
ASUKA
아스카
[8]
Technical staff
Song director
ASUKA
아스카
Lyricist
ASUKA
아스카

Music[]

Song Singer(s)
At the Gala
Yasutaka Anzai
安西康高
Isamu Ishizuka
石塚勇
Toshiyuki Miyamoto
宮本敏行
Risa Ohki
大木理紗
Junko Tsuji
辻純更
Yuu Uchida
内田有
The Flim Flam Brothers
Wataru Takagi
高木渉
Yōhei Tadano
多田野曜平
Yasutaka Anzai
安西康高

(chorus)
Masumi Harada
原田真純

(chorus)
Isamu Ishizuka
石塚勇

(chorus)
Ayano Kunigami

(chorus)
Shota Nakano
中野翔太

(chorus)
Junko Tsuji
辻純更

(chorus)
Smile Song
Suzuko Mimori
三森すずこ
Yasutaka Anzai
安西康高

(chorus)
Masumi Harada
原田真純

(chorus)
Isamu Ishizuka
石塚勇

(chorus)
Ayano Kunigami

(chorus)
Shota Nakano
中野翔太

(chorus)
Junko Tsuji
辻純更

(chorus)

History[]

2013–2014: TV Tokyo[]

マイリトルポニー〜トモダチは魔法〜 first premiered on TV Tokyo in Japan on April 2, 2013. The first two seasons were broadcast in both Japanese and English.[9] It featured numerous formatting changes and cuts, such as a completely redone opening theme, another opening theme that replaced the first one starting with the show's fourteenth episode, a third opening theme that replaced the second starting with the fortieth episode, a closing theme, and a second closing theme that replaced the first one in the show's twenty-seventh episode, with new background visuals to accompany the second closing starting with the thirty-second episode.

Both closing themes contain two segments. The first is called "Ponies' Gallery", which displays clips of the characters Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, the three Cutie Mark Crusaders, Zecora, and Cheerilee. It does not change from episode to episode. The second is a preview of the next episode that displays clips and the title of the next episode.

The dub completed its run with two seasons on March 25, 2014.[10]

Little Pony TV[]

Little Pony TV is a short live-action segment inserted before closing credits in the Japanese version of My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic. The segment is presented by Suzuko Mimori, who also voices Pinkie Pie and sings the first intro theme for the Japanese version. The segment features Mimori and Twilight Sparkle talking, and ends with a segment called "Lucky Pony Slot", which functions like a slot machine, and picks a different character each episode.

Best Selection[]

Beginning April 1, 2014, TV Tokyo ran a rebroadcast of select Friendship Is Magic episodes called "My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic Best Selection".[11] The rebroadcasted episodes were largely unchanged from their initial premiere on TV Tokyo, but the run included a fourth opening theme and used the extended version of the English theme song as its closing theme. The ending sequence's "Ponies' Gallery" also includes Princess Celestia.

2018–present: Dlife and Disney Channel[]

Starting August 4, 2018, reruns of the first two seasons would take place on Dlife. Additionally on September 3, 2018, the Japanese dub aired on Disney Channel, with episodes 1 to 5 being broadcast on continuous loop and regular broadcasts from Mondays to Fridays at 7:00.[12] The format of the Japanese dub for these reruns hews much closer to the English original. For instance, the extended opening and closing themes, as well as the Little Pony TV ending segment, are all done away with. The opening theme is now a dub of the original English opening, while the closing is the equivalent of what the English closing theme is. Additionally, the episodes no longer feature time cuts. There are also no longer Japanese credits for the ending: the credits are left in English.

The dub continued with season 3, which has the same format as the reruns of seasons 1-2, but a different voice cast. It aired on Dlife starting August 3, 2019. The fourth season ran from November 2, 2019 to March 28, 2020, when the dub entered another hiatus. The channel then shut down on March 31. Production would resume when season five premiered on Disney Channel on December 2, 2021, featuring a third set of voice actors that were located in Goyang, South Korea, as opposed to the usual Japan. The dub is now currently on season six.

Episodes[]

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Japanese title Original title Premiere[10]
FIRST SEASON
1 ようこそポニービルへ Friendship Is Magic April 2, 2013
2 トモダチは魔法 April 9, 2013
3 チケットは誰のモノ? The Ticket Master April 16, 2013
4 一人でできるもん! Applebuck Season April 23, 2013
5 いたずらパーティ Griffon the Brush-Off April 30, 2013
6 大魔法使いトリクシー Boast Busters May 7, 2013
7 ドラゴン注意報 Dragonshy May 14, 2013
8 お泊まり会をしよう! Look Before You Sleep May 21, 2013
9 ゼコラの呪い Bridle Gossip May 28, 2013
10 パクパクパニック! Swarm of the Century June 4, 2013
11 冬をお片付け Winter Wrap Up June 11, 2013
12 あたしのキューティーマーク Call of the Cutie June 18, 2013
13 June 25, 2013
14 July 2, 2013
15 July 9, 2013
16 July 16, 2013
17 July 23, 2013
18 July 30, 2013
19 August 6, 2013
20 August 13, 2013
21 August 20, 2013
22 August 27, 2013
23 September 3, 2013
24 September 10, 2013
25 September 17, 2013
26 September 24, 2013

Videos[]

Notes[]

  • Various decisions were made in the Japanese dub that only apply to the first two seasons' broadcast on TV Tokyo:
    • The credits at the beginning of the episode are edited out, and placed during the first sequence of the closing theme, at the very beginning. Only the episode title is displayed during the episode itself.
    • Small time cuts are made within each episode itself.
    • Introductory shots of some characters have their names written on screen in Katakana.
    • Although most songs are dubbed, a few of them were undubbed from the original, and instead Japanese subtitling is shown on screen. These include "Art of the Dress", "Winter Wrap Up", "The Heart Carol", "Love Is in Bloom", and "Becoming Popular".
  • The holiday special Best Gift Ever, which doubles as the show's 196th episode overall, was dubbed and aired during production of season four.
  • In "The Cutie Pox", Apple Bloom speaks an upper-class dialect of Japanese instead of French. This is technically an error, as the fleur de lis symbol represents France, making it inaccurate for her to speak any language apart from French.

References[]

  1. マイリトルポニー〜日本語 | ようこそポニービルへ | マイリトルポニー〜トモダチは魔法〜 - YouTube
  2. tanaka,emi on Twitter: "今回海外制作となりトワイライト・スパークル役で参加させていただく事になりました。 長年のファンの方にとって声優交代は納得いかない部分だと思いますが、どうぞ温かい目で応援よろしくお願い致します。 #マイリトルポニーS5"
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://www.instagram.com/tv/CbM4I7ZlWxx/
  4. Ricky on Twitter: "今まで秘密にしてたのですが 遂に今日からディズニーチャンネルでマイリトルポニー シーズン5放送されます。レインボーダッシュの声を担当させて頂きました!🌈🐴 海外にいる為放送の様子をTwitterから見ようと思ってます。 良ければポストして下さい😆 #マイリトルポニー #マイリトルポニーシーズン5"
  5. ASUKA 아스카 on Twitter: "シーズン6の歌の作業は、音楽プロデューサーとしての楽しみを味あわせてくれた。譜面が読めなかったのに、自然と読めるようになったし。感動と奇跡のような作業でした。 Fluttershy's voice actor is ASUKA(明日叶) #mylittlepony #マイリトルポニー #마이리틀포니"
  6. ASUKA 아스카 on Twitter: "Fluttershy's Song voice casting is ASUKA 明日叶아스카 やっと聞かせてあげられます。ふふ"
  7. Ryota Aoki on Twitter: "MLP、Season6公開になったのでツイ。 ep1,2では、シャイニングアーマーとサンバーストをやらせてもらいました。 トワイライトと再開したときの、あのシャイニングのイッちゃってる目が、全てを物語っていると思った子育て中の私。 #マイリトルポニー #MyLittlePony"
  8. [Japanese] MLP:FiM - theme song (Season 5)lyrics&song by 아스카(ASUKA/明日叶) Disney Channel - YouTube
  9. http://www.animate.tv/news/details.php?id=1358923230
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/mylittle-pony/episodes/
  11. http://mylittleponyjapan.com/『マイリトルポニー-~トモダチは魔法~-ベストセ/
  12. ディズニー・チャンネル公式 on Twitter: "#ディズニー・チャンネル で #マイリトルポニー ~トモダチは魔法~ 放送開始! ★9月1日(土)13時より、第1話~5話を連続放送! レギュラー放送は9月3日より 月~金 朝7時~"
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