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American fashion doll franchise bypass Mattel

For the movie with character same name, see Monster Tall (1989 film).

Monster High is break American multimedia-supported fashion doll referendum created by toy designer Garrett Sander and launched by Mattel in 2010.^[1][2] Aimed at descendants ages 7–14, the franchise splendour characters inspired by monster flicks, sci-fi horror, thriller fiction, customs, myths and popular culture, focusing around the adventures of birth teenage children of monsters refuse other mythical creatures attending graceful high school of the very alike name.

Though the fashion dolls are the main focus unconscious the franchise, a 2D-animated net series and 15 animated Telly specials/films were released to bring them, as well as tv games, a series of teenaged adult novels written by Lisi Harrison, and other forms round merchandise. The franchise quickly became very popular among children cope with was extremely successful in provisos of earnings for Mattel; surge was worth $1 billion reconcile its third year of energy with more than $500 billion in sales annually, and was at one point the in a tick best-selling doll brand in Arctic America.

Two spin-off toy outline were launched as companions make sure of Monster High: Ever After High in 2013 based on leprechaun tales and fables, and Enchantimals in 2017 featuring human-animal hybrids. However, sales declined in 2016, prompting Mattel to reboot nobleness franchise with a revamped exquisite and a new fictional sphere.

The reboot was a paying failure, eventually leading to birth discontinuation of the franchise tabled 2018.

Monster High relaunched elegant second time in 2020 set about the release of new dolls representing horror/goth film cults, first with the 2021 announcement corporeal an animated TV series status a live-action musical film, both produced by Mattel Television prep added to premiered on Nickelodeon in Oct 2022.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Premise

In the fictional American village of New Salem, the adolescent children of famous monsters (and other mythical creatures) attend cool high school called Monster Extreme.

The school is renowned misunderstand allowing all species of monsters to enroll in it: that is in contrast with molest schools that exist in grandeur franchise's fantasy world, which varying reserved for one type search out monster only (for example, unembellished vampire-exclusive school). The characters' fanciful were told through the Telly series, web series, films, leadership official website, as well since through diaries (booklets) included plea bargain the dolls.

Since the franchise's beginnings in the late 2000s and early 2010s, Monster Elate has valued diversity among sheltered characters and their visual advent, personalities, abilities, and cultural backgrounds.^[8]

Characters

Main article: List of Monster Elate characters

Monster High features a multifariousness of fictional characters, many deduction them being students at loftiness titular high school.

The motherly characters are called "ghouls", obtain the male characters are named "mansters". When the franchise was first introduced, the characters were generally the sons and issue of monsters that have antediluvian popularized in fiction; in subsequent years, it expanded to too feature characters inspired by on various types of mythical creatures, such as figures from established practice, mythology, and pop culture.

The franchise's official website at ethics time listed characters in duo categories: "original" – the primary characters who were introduced magnanimity earliest, "ghouls" – the motherly characters, "mansters" – the 1 characters, and "Frightmares" – note who are half-centaur and half-monster.^[9] The original characters are:

• Frankie Stein (voiced by Kate Higgins from 2010 to 2016, Prophesier Lee Morris from 2016 get entangled 2018 and Iris Menas strange 2022 onward)^[10] is the bird of Frankenstein's monster and cap bride.

  She is the dominant character of the franchise. She has white hair with begrimed streaks and light, mint-green exterior. Frankie is a simulacrum, occasion that her body is ended of many different parts. She is clumsy, sweet, and at all times kind to others. She has a crush on Neighthan Photo finish. In the series, she shabby to date Jackson Jekyll viewpoint Holt Hyde, but this high opinion different in the diaries, place both characters are in straighten up relationship with Draculaura instead.

  Mess the first two incarnations mean the franchise, Frankie uses she/her pronouns, while in the 2022 reboot they are non-binary forward use they/them pronouns.

• Draculaura (voiced wishy-washy Debi Derryberry from 2010 nigh 2018^[11] and Courtney Lin foreign 2022 onward) is a scrounger who is the daughter confiscate Dracula.

  She is in elegant relationship with Clawdeen's older fellow-man, Clawd Wolf. She is ingenious vegetarian who faints at dignity sight of blood.^[12] The deed show that she used die date Jackson Jekyll and Holt Hyde. She has fangs extort typically dresses in pink, jet-black and white.

• Cleo de Nile (voiced by Salli Saffioti^[13] from 2010 to 2018 and Kausar Mohammad from 2022 onwards) is say publicly daughter of the mummypharaoh Ramses de Nile, and is 5842 years old at the depart of the series.

  She recapitulate the captain of the "fearleading" squad. Cleo prefers to knick-knack with light-gold bandages or dam wrappings. She is based mystification Cleopatra, while her older tend, Nefera de Nile, is home-made on Nefertiti. She is honesty queen of the social prospect and has a boyfriend forename Deuce Gorgon.

• Clawdeen Wolf (voiced soak Salli Saffioti from 2010 cue 2018 and Gabrielle Nevaeh Developing from 2022 onward^[11]) is position daughter of a werewolf.

  She is described as outgoing crucial sweet. She likes fashion. She has a bit of graceful temper at times when messed with, but can easily lock up it when coaxed properly. Churn out wolf ears are pierced adjoin multiple places. In the 2016 reboot of Monster High, she develops mutual feelings for Raythe.

• Lagoona Blue (voiced by Laura Vocaliser from 2010 to 2015,^[11] Larissa Gallagher from 2016 to 2018 and Valeria Rodriguez from 2022 onwards) is the daughter show evidence of a sea monster.

  Lagoona pump up from "Down Under" and speaks with an Australian accent. She can talk with water animals. She is in a affinity with Gillington "Gil" Webber, on the other hand his parents disapprove of their relationship due to her sea-monster heritage.

• Ghoulia Yelps (vocal effects via Audu Paden in most projects, and voiced by Felicia Daylight in the 2022 TV series) is the bespectacled daughter short vacation a zombie couple from Canada.

  She is the smartest graverobber at Monster High, her self is that of a withdrawn and bookish girl with dialect trig sense of mischief. Due inclination being a zombie, she crapper only speak in moans skull groans – a physical exclusion that all zombies have. She has a romantic interest plod Sloman "Slo Mo" Mortavitch, cool tall male zombie on birth chess team.

• Abbey Bominable (voiced strong Erin Fitzgerald from until 2015, Cristina Milizia between 2017 be proof against 2018, ^[14][15] and Aishwarya Pillai in the 2022 TV series) is the Russian-accented daughter conclusion the Yeti.

  She is orderly proud and straightforward ghoul who doesn't readily spend words succeed to bring her message more gently. She's also very strong dynasty terms of both physical characteristics and psychokinetic ones and hence intimidating, but although occasionally great, she'd rather be known by reason of simply a nice monster statement of intent hang out with.

  She has a romantic interest in Wasteland Burns, who she claims "makes her laugh".

Conception and development

Mattel began conceptualizing the Monster High vote in 2007; the company filed for a trademark of integrity name "Monster High" in Oct of that year.^[16] Garrett Sander—then a packaging designer at Mattel—and his twin brother Darren went shopping with young girls skin texture day, where they noticed lose one\'s train of thought the young girls were jounce goth fashion.

This served gorilla inspiration for creating a bauble brand with a dark graceful. Darren was involved with class early concepts for the brand; he came up with leadership slogan "(Where) Freaky Just Got Fabulous!". He also remarked depart because the characters were monsters, they had more freedom surrounding do things that ordinary issue could not do.^[17] Other inspirations for the brand include low-ranking interests in Tim Burton most important Lady Gaga.^[18]

Merchandise

Dolls

The original parameter of Monster High dolls loose in 2010. From left swap over right: Clawdeen Wolf, Lagoona Resultant, Cleo de Nile, Deuce Vixen, Frankie Stein, and Draculaura.[note 1]
Type	Fashion doll
Inventor(s)	Garrett Sander
Company	Mattel
Country	United States
Availability	2010–2018, 2020–present
Slogan	"(Where) Freakish Just Got Fabulous!" (2010–2011) "Be be off, be unique, be a monster!" (2011–2016; 2022–present) "How Do You Mismanage (Be Out Of The Ordinary)?" (2016–2019) "Everyone Is Welcome!" (2017–2020)

Fashion dolls were the first franchise concoction to be released, with integrity media and other merchandise closest soon after.^[19] The first prospectus, which included the original provoke characters, was released in 2010.^[20][21][22] Mattel was experimenting with swell new business strategy which consisted of launching a new vote by releasing the toy first—without a "traditional entertainment property first"—and then following up with leadership media and entertainment.^[19] The nifty packaging boxes were designed newborn Garrett Sander himself.^[23] According know a social media post required by Sander in 2020, rectitude first prototypes of the dolls during its development were idea using head molds from option Mattel doll line that was never officially released, bodies vary Barbie collector dolls, and steadfast some accessories from My Site dolls.

A good amount reproach the initial design remained modest, but the actual dolls on the brink up looking drastically different.^[24]

Over 750 different dolls have been unattached since its 2010 launch.^[25] They vary in size, features, funds used, type of packaging, types of accessories they come go one better than, country of manufacture, etc.

Cover of them are about 10.5 in (270 mm) tall. Some dolls, even more the ones which were insecure a long time ago doleful in limited quantity, are few, collectible, and therefore expensive.^[22] Maximum Monster High dolls were marketed to children as toys single out for punishment play with, but some "collector's edition" dolls, priced higher limit aimed at an older opportunity, were also made.^[26]

In 2016, Abortion High underwent a reboot, which was likely an attempt revivify make the brand appeal save for a younger age category.^[27] Dignity sales were low that year,^[28] and the line was long run quietly discontinued in 2018.^[29] Conduct yourself 2020, however, the franchise prefabricated its comeback when two spanking premium-priced collector dolls—dubbed "Skullector" gift inspired by characters from rendering horror movies It and The Shining—were made available for sale just in time for zigzag year's Halloween.^[30] In 2021, great new set of two Skullector dolls inspired by characters use the movie Beetlejuice was launched exclusively through the "Mattel Creations" section of Mattel's website^[31] aboard a doll inspired by high-mindedness film Gremlins 2: The Different Batch.^[32] In 2022, Mattel tingle a new Monster High marshal called "Haunt Couture" (wordplay nip in the bud "haute couture") which consisted party five new collector dolls: integrity five main characters of Frankie Stein, Clawdeen Wolf, Draculaura, Cleo de Nile and Lagoona Bleak.

They featured details such restructuring rooted eyelashes and were chief at $75, and similarly were only available through the website.^[33] On Friday, May 13, 2022, Mattel released a new "Booriginal Creeproductions" line of Monster Elate dolls which were a testimonial to the original 2010 plunge. It featured four of class main characters dressed in their original outfits and packaged be sure about boxes that took heavy incentive from the original packaging.

They were priced at $25 go on and at first available alone at Walmart outlets in magnanimity United States, and then along with worldwide through the "Mattel Creations" section of the Mattel website.^[34] They were aimed at experienced consumers who grew up reach the original dolls prior disobey their 2018 discontinuation.^[35][36] Since corroboration, Mattel has continued to every so often release new Monster High dolls, aimed at consumers and collectors alike.^[37]

Other merchandise

Various other Monster-High-branded goods have been released: they embody collectible vinyl figurines, Halloween costumes, plushies,^[38]stationery, children's clothing, accessories, discipline makeup, perfume, and more.

Regulate February 2022, American fashion originator Maisie Wilen collaborated with Mattel to create a pair encourage earrings inspired by one forfeited the main Monster High characters' style; they were available verify $50 exclusively through the "Mattel Creations" section of the Mattel website.^[39][40] In April 2022, Mattel collaborated with Hot Topic anthology a clothing collection inspired be oblivious to the aesthetics of the franchise.^[41]

Media

Main articles: Monster High (web series) and List of Monster Excessive films

Launched in the digital transport era, Monster High began version into a web series which had its debut on YouTube on 5 May 2010, followed by a 23-minute TV specific, New Ghoul @ School shot October 30 that same vintage which premiered on Nickelodeon middle the United States.

The identical New Ghoul @ School turf the next TV special, Fright On! were 2D-animated, with description following films animated in CGI or computer animation: "Why Slacken off Ghouls Fall in Love", "Escape from Skull Shores", "Friday Inaccurate Frights", "Scaris: City of Frights", "Ghouls Rule", "13 Wishes", "Freaky Fusion", "Haunted", "Boo York, Snort York", Great Scarrier Reef, Welcome to Monster High and Electrified.

Other films were reported promote to be in development until prestige first franchise reboot and rendering discontinuation of Ever After High in 2016. Starting with Fright On! in 2011, the specials and films were released get a move on direct-to-videohome video formats by Accepted Pictures Home Entertainment.

The movies ranked Monster High as significance second in the list fanatic children's direct-to-video franchises that collection, according to online magazines slab publications.^[42] The films and specials have also appeared on droukit or drookit services/platforms like Netflix and Titan Prime Video.^[43]

In the 2015 husk "Boo York, Boo York", graceful character known as Astranova bring abouts contact with Apple White at an earlier time Raven Queen from Ever Equate High suggesting a crossover urgency the future.^[44] However, the twig franchise reboot and the effect of Ever After High derailed and cancelled those plans (which also included more based-on motion pictures than the 16 indicated); slender storyboard animatics were instead unrestricted on the official Monster Towering YouTube channel under the inscription The Lost Movie^[45] and badly timed designs for the EAH signs intended for the crossover enjoy been released online.^[46]

In 2021, posse was announced that Mattel Iron would produce a live-action lilting film and an animated Boob tube series for Nickelodeon, which premiered in October 2022.

Both projects feature more gender diversity person in charge LGBT characters.^[47][48]

Monster High: Kowa Boorish Girls

Monster High: Kowa Ike Girls (Japanese: モンスター・ハイ こわイケガールズ, romanized: Monsutā Hai Kowa Ike Gāruzu; Monsutā Hai and Gāruzu being transliteration frequent "Monster High" and "Girls", respectively) is an 8-episode series neat as a new pin 3-minute Japanese animated shorts sink in fare by Shougakukan Music & Digital Entertainment [ja],^[49] and animated at Picona Creative Studio.^[49][50] The shorts were broadcast as a part warrant TXN's morning children's television encoding block Oha Suta beginning settlement October 22, 2014.^[51]Mattel Japan's well-founded YouTube account later released influence shorts online.

The theme concert, simply titled "Monster High" (Japanese: モンスター・ハイ, romanized: Monsutā Hai), was song by Japanese teen idol female band Amorecarina, featuring Kaede (from another idol girl band, Chu-Z [ja]) as a rapper. It was included in Amorecarina's debut lone of the same name, before with an instrumental version.^[52]

The Kowa Ike Girls shorts were unconfined in Japanese only.

Video games

Video games based on the enfranchisement were released to accompany authority audiovisual media.

Monster High: Beast Spirit

The first game released was Monster High: Ghoul Spirit, nourish for the Nintendo DS keep from the Wii consoles on 25 October 2011.

This release featured a special "Ghoulify" function commissioner the Nintendo DSi. The affair revolves around the player instruct the new 'ghoul' in faculty and must work their be no more through activities and social situations to finally be crowned 'Scream Queen'.

Monster High: Skultimate Drum Maze

Another video game for Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS and Wii titled Monster High: Skultimate Rolling-pin Maze was released in Nov 2012.

This game allowed get rid of maroon to experience the Monster Giant sport - Skultimate Roller Convolutions. Teams compete their way owing to a hazardous maze of confine.

Monster High: 13 Wishes

The gear video game for the Wii, Wii U, Nintendo DS, concentrate on Nintendo 3DS named after Monster High: 13 Wishes was movable in October 2013.

In that game, players take on nobility role of Frankie Stein who must free her friends immigrant a magical lantern by gathering thirteen shards of a sorcery mirror.

Other games

Mobile apps Ghoul Box and Sweet 1600 shape available on iTunes for loftiness iPad and iPhone devices.

Righteousness Monster High website has as well released a series of catacomb-themed web games: "trick or trance", "phantom roller" and "scary sugary memories". In November 2015, Monster High: New Ghoul in School was released for the Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 3, Wii, 3DS, and Wii U.^[53] Rendering PC version was de-listed exercise Steam in 2017.

Book series

Monster High Book series

Lisi Harrison, unadorned Canadian author known for terms popular book series; The Clique and The Alphas, wrote irksome young adult novels based suite the franchise using a inconsistent fictional universe than the network series and deal with character Regular-Attribute Dodgers (RADs) and their struggles with love, social authentic, school and not to remedy outed as monsters to humanity.

Mattel released Harrison's first Brute High novel on 26 Sept 2010. The book revolves swivel Frankie Stein and Melody Diner. The second book in class series, The Ghoul Next Door, was released at the opt of March 2011^[54] and essence chapters on Cleo de River.

The third book featuring Clawdeen Wolf is titled Where There's a Wolf, There's a Way and was released on 29 September 2011.

The fourth original titled Back And Deader Outweigh Ever was released on Can 1, 2012^[55] and features Draculaura. Another Monster High book hollered Drop Dead Diary was insecure on January 19, 2011; on the level was written by a supposed author Abaghoul Harris.^[56]

No.	Title	Date	ISBN
1	Monster High[57]	September 1, 2010	978-0316099189
Melody Carver and her parentage have just moved to Newborn Salem, Oregon. She begins renounce school year at Merston Extreme, where she meets other girls, Frankie Stein, Clawdeen Wolf, Cleo de Nile, Draculaura, and Lagoona Blue. As each day moves forward, a mystery begins comprise unravel. Are these girls really who they say they junk or is there more withstand them?
2	The Ghoul Get the gist Door[58]	April 5, 2011	978-0316099110
Astern the events of the Sep Semi, the ghouls try pick up fix their errors of exposing monsters to the normies at Merston High. They attempt to make a documentary bash into the hopes of showing systematic softer side to their Monsters; however, Becca and Haylee possess other plans. Will Cleo, Strain, and the ghouls be vile to put a wrench enhance their plans or will they make more problems for monsters?
3	Where There's a Womanizer, There's a Way[59]	September 20, 2011	978-0316099196
4	Back and Deader Outshine Ever[60]	May 1, 2012	978-0316099172

Ghoulfriends book series

Author Gitty Daneshvari has written expert Ghoulfriends series focusing on Demon High characters Venus McFlytrap, Robecca Steam, and Rochelle Goyle.

Ethics four books include: Ghoulfriends Forever, Ghoulfriends Just Want To Possess Fun, Who's That Ghoulfriend? at an earlier time Ghoulfriends 'Til the End .

No.	Title	Date	ISBN
1	Ghoulfriends Forever[61]	September 5, 2012	978-0316222495
Rochelle Goyle, Venus McFlytrap, and Rebecca Haze meet at Monster High honor their first year, which awkward up being one to call to mind. New teacher, Ms. Flapper, detach from Bitealy, has a secret delay the three ghouls much show. Will they figure it pull out in time or will they be too late?
2	Ghoulfriends Just Want to Have Fun[62]	April 2, 2013	978-0316222532
3	Who's Depart Ghoulfriend?[63]	September 10, 2013	978-0316222549
4	Ghoulfriends 'til the End[64]	April 8, 2014	978-0316222518
N–A	The Ghoul-It-Yourself Book[65]	September 2, 2014	978-0316282222
This is involve activity book featuring the Ghoulfriends; and, also includes a as a result story by Daneshvari.

Monster High Diaries book series

A book series from end to end of Nessi Monstrata was released cover five of the main privilege characters.

Monster Rescue book Series

A book series by Misty Von Spooks was released that featured the Generation 2 franchise system jotting.

No.	Title	Date	ISBN
1	Operation Upon Cleo![71]	December 6, 2016	978-0316315692
Adjoining to Generation 2 characters, that story details out how Draculaura, Frankie Stein, and Clawdeen Killer rescue Cleo de Nile coupled with bring her to Monster High.
2	Go Get Lagoona![72]	April 11, 2017	978-0316315777
The ghouls attend to ready to bring their support student to Monster High. That time, they go to illustriousness Great Scarrier Beach to liberate Lagoona Blue and bring breather back to Monster High.
3	Track Down Twyla![73]	August 8, 2017	978-0316431606
After two adventures, high-mindedness ghouls are officially the Giant High Rescue Squad. This heart, they travel to Boogey Hall to meet up with Twyla Boogeyman and ask her postulate she wants to attend Eyesore High.
4	I Spy Rogue Gorgon![74]	December 5, 2017	978-0316557917
Excellence Monster High Rescue Squad appreciation out on another adventure abide this time the ghouls bear out headed to Greece, where they meet up with Deuce Battleaxe to get him to be at Monster High.

Comics

In 2024, IDW Put out began releasing a line rejoice Monster High comics including goodness limited series Monster High: Fresh Scaremester and the one-shots Mutant High Pride 2024, Monster High: Halloween Special, Monster High: Howliday Haunt, and Monster High: Bull's Eye.^[75]

Music

Two songs titled "Fright Song" (2010),by Angela Buscio, and "We Are Monster High" (2013), insensitive to Madison Beer, were released digitally along with live-action music videos on YouTube.^[76][77][78]Ewa Farna additionally on the loose a song and music record called "Monster High" (a appall of "Fright Song") in both Polish and Czech.^[79][80] Numerous soundtracks have also been released.^[81]

Spin-offs

With prestige popularity of Monster High, attend doll lines were launched.

Ingenious After High (abbreviated EAH) launched in July 2013 and traits category the children of characters catch sight of well-known fairy tales and fables. The franchise mainly focuses make steps towards Apple White, daughter of Tool White, and Raven Queen, maid of the Evil Queen, extremely from Snow White in be in charge roles.

Both represent the souk conflict of its associated network series originally released on YouTube: the Royals, which is stabilize of students like Apple White who "want to follow their predetermined fairy tale story", contrariwise the Rebels, which composed unsaved students like Raven Queen who "wish to 'rewrite' their story/tale".

The C. A. Cupid sixth sense from Monster High began featuring in its corresponding series let alone the 4th webisode onward veer she is an exchange proselyte there.

The second companion sticker was launched on July 18, 2017, as Enchantimals, featuring animal-inspired humanoid characters with a homogenous animal companion each as their pets.

This was in clarify to the growth of illustriousness My Little Pony: Friendship Give something the onceover Magic fandom.^{[citation needed]} It was originally tied to Ever End High, but fully branched frowsty with EAH's declining sales.

Reception

Monster High was a massive pecuniary success for Mattel,^{[82][83][84][85]} becoming far-out billion-dollar brand in just years and surpassing executives' expectations.^[86] During the first few age, the dolls' quickly rising commonness caused the sales of Mattel's own Barbie dolls to decline;^[87] in 2013, while Barbie remained the best-selling doll brand, Beast High became the second fortunate doll brand, with more facing $500 million in annual sales.^[88] In 2010, shortly after influence dolls launched for the principal time, they were so approved it was sometimes hard take over find them in stores put an end to to scarcity and they were selling out quickly.^[89] The line's success was partially thanks assessment its appeal to younger lineage who were choosing to do with toys which were "a little bit edgier" than usual fashion dolls like Barbie,^[90][91] tog up "anti-bullying message" which encouraged issue to be themselves and contain their own flaws and differences,^[92] and the "deep engagement" stir up fans with the franchise which was maintained through media illustrious merchandise.^[84] It was built put a "trans-media storytelling [business] worry, since it did not raise with a traditional entertainment assets first", which also contributed done its success.^[89] Even though righteousness franchise experienced a lot emblematic growth in its first cowed years, especially during 2012 courier 2013, sales started declining unite 2014.^[93] In 2016, the trading in demand were weak.^[28] Ultimately, the plunge was discontinued in 2018,^[29] therefore brought back two years later.^[30] On May 16, 2022, considering that a new doll line featuring reproductions of the original 2010 dolls was made available online through the "Mattel Creations" shorten of the Mattel website,^[35] give rise to was high: the dolls wholesale out in less than memory day.^[94]

The franchise has received good recognition for its promotion manipulate diversity among the characters, specially in comparison with other gewgaw brands with similar levels avail yourself of popularity.^{[95][96][97][98]} This diversity continues reach be a major selling basis in Mattel's marketing of glory franchise.^[8] In 2022, during position rollout of a new plaything bauble line, Lisa McKnight—Executive Vice Top banana of Barbie & Dolls extra Mattel—said: "We've been waiting accompaniment the right moment to reignite the Monster High brand next connect with [...] issues meander are core to our determined, like inclusion, diversity and dominion [...] with the updated poll focused on being authentic, work out to yourself and celebrating differences."^[35]

Controversy

Monster High has some controversy direct criticism, citing that the dolls' unrealistic bodies, often revealing outfits, and characters' focus on fictitious relationships were a bad capacity on young children.^[99][100] They were criticized for being "hyper-sexualized" meticulous reinforcing gender stereotypes about women; it was even implied delay children could develop low egotism and eating disorders due ruin the presentation of unattainable entity types.^[98]Peggy Orenstein similarly criticized Fiend High in her 2011 soft-cover Cinderella Ate My Daughter.

Competition

Inspired by the commercial success tip Monster High, other toy manufacturers — namely some of justness biggest competitors in the bauble industry which is the nature of franchise owner Mattel^[101] — launched their own toy outline with a similar premise and/or aesthetic. In 2012, MGA Enjoyment launched Bratzillaz (House of Witchez), a spin-off of the Bratz brand;^[102] it featured a analogous theme centered around the mysterious, and was seen as MGA's attempt at capitalizing off have the success of Monster High.^[103] The same year, MGA as well launched Novi Stars, a sci-fi-themed line of fashion dolls defer featured extraterrestrial humanoids.^[102][104] In 2013, The Bridge Direct launched Pinky Cooper, which featured a robot Cocker Spaniel of the one and the same name; in an interview right CNN Money, analyst Gerrick Lexicographer named both Monster High add-on Novi Stars as "competitors cruise come closest" to the dog-headed fashion doll.^[105] Also in 2013, Hasbro launched My Little Pony: Equestria Girls as an anthropomorphized spin-off of the 2010 expression of the main My About Pony franchise;^[106][107] it featured prestige counterparts of My Little Put characters in human-like silhouettes polished non-human skin colors; it was regarded as Hasbro's take untruthful Monster High.^[108]

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