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.
that Hamill was conducting for "TV Guide" concerning the phenomenon of science fiction.
Many early Trekkies were also fans of "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." (1964–1968), another show with science fiction elements and a devoted, "cult"-like audience. The first "Star Trek" fanzine, "Spockanalia", appeared in September 1967, including the first published fan fiction based on the show. Roddenberry, who was aware of and encouraged such activities, a year later estimated that 10,000 wrote or read fanzines. The mainstream
, 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