Man I love anime!  It's great that there are a wide variety of genres for animated shows in Japan.
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is the only anime I know of, and it's children'ts anime.  That's how I first heard the term "bronies."
Heh, I think bronies get a bad rap because a few of them (let's be honest, a bit more than a few) are a little... intense... but you can't really judge them by the worst examples, right?
I am a high school teacher and about 10 years ago some students started a Bronie club.  Cracked me up.  They just watched MLP over and over and got so excited.  Easiest club we ever had.
Heh Anime fans can get to be the same way.  Sometimes they just find a really good show and fantasize about it being real.  It's nothing new, really.  Star Trek had the same kind of fans back in the day.
I guess it is similar to ComicCon and Trekkies. Didn't Trekkies also enjoy "The Man From U.N.C.L.E?"
Maybe.  I know "the Man From U.N.C.L.E." was an inspiration for one of the classic 70s animes "Lupin the III."
Montreal Comiccon
The Montreal Comiccon (French: Le Comiccon de Montréal), under its current form, was launched in 2006 as "Montreal Comic-Con". The event features comic books, toys, games, science-fiction, horror, anime, non-sport cards and collectibles. It is held 2 times a year at the Palais des Congrès convention center in downtown Montreal, with the larger "Comic-Con" taking place in July over the course of 3 days. The same organizers also hold and
, and that other collectors resent the sudden popularity of "Friendship Is Magic". She said that that these earlier fans and collectors had thought; " ... what about us? We've been here forever, and nobody seemed to care. But now that there are all these guys in their 20s that are crazy about it, it's suddenly important and it means something." Hayes also said, "To the bronies, I say, I think My Little Pony is awesome, so more power to you