File under: not all that surprising.
A new cafe has opened in Japan with meals and decor inspired by ’80s toy line-turned-animation phenomenon My Little Pony.
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The real question, of course, is what took them so long?
Surprisingly, though, most of the art appears to draw from the original 1980s iteration of the series rather than the more current Friendship is Magic take.
東京のUMAJO SPOTでは勝ちUMAJO撮影会やSNS投稿キャンペーンなど、イベント色々やってます。 マイリトルポニーとのコラボも！ #UMAJO pic.twitter.com/hVXhQkpOYP
— UMAJO (@umajo_jra) October 10, 2015
ポニーたちと写真を撮った後は、 こんなにかわいいマカロンも…❤️ #UMAJO pic.twitter.com/shlnGIBDvC
— マイリトルポニー【公式】 (@mylittleponyjpn) October 11, 2015
東京競馬場の写真をSNSにアップするとかわいいオリジナルチロルチョコももらえちゃいます❤️（女性限定） #UMAJO pic.twitter.com/oziDRpjXFX
— マイリトルポニー【公式】 (@mylittleponyjpn) October 11, 2015
MY LITTLE PONY CAFE meets UMAJO 13時からオープンします！ #umajo pic.twitter.com/GesjCEX9p5
— UMAJO (@umajo_jra) October 13, 2015
世界初！マイリトルポニーのコラボカフェが原宿に–カラフルなメニューもキュート https://t.co/LbpvzOG60W #マイリトルポニー pic.twitter.com/LpF3Xx4YPn
— えん食べ (@entabejp) October 15, 2015
パステルカラーのかわいい「マイリトルポニー」のコラボカフェが原宿に登場です♡メニューが可愛すぎるのでこれは行かなきゃソン！ https://t.co/Gsv2hcTQTZ #カフェ #スイーツ pic.twitter.com/RVEYJhkZ1i
— ガールズまとめ～GIRLY～ (@girl_matome) October 18, 2015According to Rocket News 24, “This very special café will only be around until November 29, so make sure you head to Harajuku for a chance to dine in the land of pastel colors and magical ponies.”
Decades into its lifespan, the My Little Pony franchise is far from being put out to pasture:Sony recently announced it intends to try and build a feature film franchise around it.
