When you said that older kids probably appreciate rainbow high/shadow high Dolls i have to say I agree as a 13 year old I don't vrd them and still get them off of Amazon. I am also mad that they rebooted it
I am exactly like you described!I got into dolls again because of rh i really enjoyed the quality of the outfits and the second one! I was sad about loosing the second outfits but the slime dolls were my final straw
It's crazy to see how Rainbow High and Shadow High were revolutionary in ways and were heading the doll collecting community next to og Monster High - then the brand just nosedived themselves into being a joke trying to revive the weird slime gimmick. Literally overnight, RH went from "the high fashion collector dolls that rival barbie" to "those weird slime dolls in the walmart clearance bin"
I just don’t get why they try and fix what’s not broken. Yes sales could be down for what ever reason. Happens each time, but after 5 years they go back to their OG formula to make money and it sells. I guess they just bank on Nostalgia? I have a feeling it’s accountants who make these decisions to try and drive up revenue when in the long run it bites them in the butt because they always end up going back to their original ideas. They could AT least make a collectors line for adults who buy RH/SH. That’s what Mattel’s been doing and it’s very successful.
I love when dolls have family members. Like Lalaloospies little siblings, LOL OMG dolls with their Tot counterparts, making my own little family units, etc. But this ain't it. Like the siblings should be better established or something. I'm looking at you, Sandy. You know what you did.
@@itsjustalicia123 My main issue with it was that many of the characters in Gen 1 already had siblings. Like the whole Wolf fam, Cleo with her older sister, etc. A few of the siblings were fine (I do like that Frankie built a little sister), but the others just came outta nowhere or overshadowed already established family members.
“You’ve never seen a boy franchise have to reboot every two to three years.” - TMNT and Transformers series says hi. Note: Yes I know some of the shows have many seasons to them but we get a new incarnation every decade and sometimes more than one. I’m certain there’s others but these two are the first to come to my mind upon hearing what Jay said. Oh wait Power Rangers too. Ok three.
Amaya and Krystal’s little sisters are literally the only ones I would consider getting… or downloading the promo art and making them into tiny cardboard cutouts 😂
To your point of doll brands always rebranding: Me who got into doll collecting because of American Girl which (while yes the brand has had issues like all companies and brands) the dolls and brand remains pretty much consistent in terms of style, design, and stories. Plus, there is a huge back catalog of Ag stuff on the secondhand market. So when a brand like, say, Rainbow High has rebranded to the point where I have decided to not collect any of the rebrand dolls, I can turn back to AG instead which has been relatively the same for years. It’s my safe and comfort doll line.
Thank you Jay for your content. I hope MGA will return to making quality dolls for both children and adult collectors. Slime, reduced articulation and a lack of inset eyes, is not what the consumer wants.
In fact, the reason for simplifying the brand is inflation. It's easier for companies to refer to the transition to a kids audience than to admit to a crisis...
MGA also wasted a shit ton of money introducing Mermaze to kill the competitor brand Mermaid High, then suddenly and unceremoniously canceled it with new releases both created and in the works after Mermaid High had circled the drain. That is crazy to me, it’s a terrible business decision that smacks of vindictiveness. What if he’d taken the budget that went to THAT and used it to improve Rainbow High? Then if they really were looking for a younger audience they could have released these and other simple but well made dolls alongside the fancier, better dressed and more accessorized main line.
Yeah, I feel like that is pretty much the entire issue with these latest rainbow high lines. They’re technically not horrible dolls, and could be called cute (if they’re your taste..). But they are the follow up to several highly detailed and highly praised doll lines. Plus, they are our only new rainbow high dolls right now. If you liked an old line, like Shadow High, you’re out of luck.
1. The fantasy friends from 3 years ago are all over aliexpress right now an except the weird glatter throw up gimmick they're in my opinion more appealing, despite having no hairplay. I wish for the Littles that MGA would leave out those slime pets and instead put the effort into the dolls quality.
It's crazy looking at the Littles next to Magic Mixies Pixlings. The MMP are so much more detailed in comparison for only $7ish (or less with sales) more and a gimmick that doubles as a display bottle essentially?
It's kinda wild how magic mixies gave us molded on tops and we're generally pretty okay with it cause they're good quality and well designed, and then other brands can so easily do... whatever this is. And try to charge almost the same price. So wild 😮
@@qryptid I think people vibes with Pixlings having molded on tops because they're a bit figurine like. But I expect a fashion doll to have, you know, fashion. Molded clothing doesn't fit the bill.
I can see these being great for younger children who can't fully comprehend articulated dolls and how delicate they can sometimes be. This sort of doll is a bit more durable and easy to move for small hands, and the plastic clothes are washable. For the price, it is cheap looking, but i feel like a 3 -5 year old wouldnt really mind much.
Jay you nailed it. I was never into dolls as a kid and now I'm 40 years old and I only got into those because I fell in love with the rainbow high line. I completely stopped collecting as soon as they rebranded with this crap. I own every single thing they've made up until this point. But I walked away.
I dont like how Tween Skylar is looking at me 😭😂😂 Love the chat talking about the disgusting lil creature and the brand as a whole, totally into it if you wanna do more casual chats 👌 im nosey asf i like hearing everybody's opinions on everything 😂
I wouldn’t care if they made these only IF their highest payers were children, but they know damn well the adult collectors are their money makers, how could they betray us and their own selves??!?
Adult collectors are not their money makers, if they were all the RH collector dolls wouldn't have gone on insane clearance (from $130 to $30). Or costume ball wouldn't have flopped
I think these are supposed to compete against the Disney petite princess from Jakks Pacific. They sell really well and there articulation and quality looks to be similar.
As an adult collector I'm absolutely crushed by this. And whenever people push back by saying "they're kids toys" as if any person isn't allowed to be sad about a change in something they love, the brand could make this kid friendly line WITHOUT absolutely gutting it's already successful higher quality line. Rainbow high got me back into doll collecting and Shadow high has some of my favorite playline dolls of all time. I wish I understood wtf they were thinking by doing this while at the top of their game X___X Guess I don't have to worry about running out of space in my home for Rainbow High dolls anymore lol
💙 I don't collect Rainbow High from after the reboot. I know kids are their main target audience and I hope they do well with them but I don't think they don't give kids enough credit. They will for sure notice the drop in quality, the hair not being as nice, there not being as many details and even the loss of articulation, assuming they have older RH dolls. Besides, the RH Littles look more like mini versions of their older sisters rather than a similar but different individual. They could as well just have made Rainbow High Mini's and give them inset eyes, nice hair and some articulation and some good details, although since they would be a smaller scale they can't be expected to be as detailed as their bigger counterparts.
I just am shocked we’re at this point with the brand sadly :( like I just found out about and started collecting RH/SH late last year and fell in love with it! It became my favorite over Barbie and really got me back into collecting play line dolls..just crazy to look back at the previous releases now yanno but 💙💙💙💙
I personally don’t think she looks bad. Eyes are a little unsettling, but I think she’s fairly cute. I wouldn’t buy her, but kids would probably like her
Assuming that it comes out for adults, I think upgrading the doll completely comes first instead of bags or pets. Love like Rainbow High, Lovely children, in my personal opinion, shine with just one individual child. Carefully bring up the story that if you improve your joints, hair, etc., you will be loved more. Because one individual alone will shine beautifully enough. 😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
if rainbow high does both these and the regular fashion dolls that we know and love, i’d be happy with less releases if we were getting quality dolls… but if we get this and the gimmick slime dolls and that’s it, i’m going to be a bit devastated. i just recently got into dolls and i LOVE rainbow high, and i’m so sad that it seems to be going in a direction that i don’t like just as i started collecting and now all the good dolls are going for outrageous prices 😢
I always think that’s the problem of the us toy brands. They’re not willing to change the characters with the same quality. They just redesign and redesign for ages. I grew up with Japanese kids anime. They don’t redesign the old characters. They make new characters in different generations. Siblings don’t share the same design. That let new fans come but keep old fans to see new stories with new characters.
LOL Wow she does look like a big American Girl doll compared to Skyler. I got into RH only last year and just LOVE the details and quality of the line (deboxing is hell though). This was after several years break in fashion doll collecting with Monster High and Ever After High. The animated series is done fairly well, it isn’t just fashion, these girls are attending art schools. The Slime stuff though… I didn’t realize these came from the Poopsie line. Why so many toys were about pooping slime is beyond me. I don’t care for them going back to that, and the season 5 is just… what? Why? I was debating on the Littles but seeing how there isn’t much to them, it’s a hard pass. Thanks for sharing this, info much appreciated.
For LOL, I can admire a lot of the designs but not feel any desire to collect most of them. It honestly wasn't until the more recent OMG dolls that I had any interest at all.
💙 I only have the Shadow High twins. I'm a Monster High fan newbie (less than a year, but man, I went all in 😬$) But I gotta admit I look to MGA for outfits, they are (were?!! Say it ain't so!!! 😲) EPIC quality.
@@faith4disney ya but it was literally 18% at one point. Plus it’s usually 2% per year so it would cost more regardless. That’s just a fundamental fact.
As a doll artist I thought it would be fun to give a gremlin a new face up and a complete makeover. But after I learned they have 0 articulation and the heads don’t tilt that project went out the window.
It’s sad to see where rainbow high has gone too. I do share the opinion, if you don’t like the doll, don’t buy her and that should be okay. And if you do like the doll, do buy her and that’s okay. It’s so weird actually to see that people start fights over something that should give them joy. I am wondering though, why didn’t they used junior high as the sisters, would have made a lot more sense to me. The proportions would have been a whole lot better and maybe it would have made a bit more sense 🤷🏼♀️
I've never been a big Rainbow High fan but the quality of the dolls was absolutely incredible and the downgrade of the quality is so insanely depressing. It reminds me of what they did to Monster High with G2. Oh god I was so upset.
like the video! honestly, rainbow high's fall was really shocking. grew up during the rise of monster high and the flop of g2, but was graduating at the time and didn't have the money to collect them anyway so it wasn't as impactful. its like the fall of RH feels like a Hindenburg style crash and burn. they released in the summer of 2020 and steadily got amazing over the next three years only to suddenly start flopping slowly then all at once. i WANT an affordable budget line for a doll like RH (before the fall), but the little sisters line looks like dollar store knock offs. i swear a few months ago i could go in and find something similar. absolutely not worth the $10 price point and doesn't even read as rainbow high if you take away the marketing. also them advertising krystal's sister but her not appearing anywhere is pretty suspicious, MGA acted like they wanted to do better about doll line inclusion but wide releasing without the only black girl doll in sight says a lot. i completely agree with the unachievable ubiquity of a brand like lego for most doll lines, the only one that's grabbed it has been miss barbara roberts and that's from mattel refusing to back down even if the quality has dropped. MGA feels all too willing to drop wildly popular and profitable doll brands for seemingly no reason. could be an investor thing, maybe the 60 yr old white guys in suits who think they have a pulse on what kids who play with dolls want thought having a doll line with detailed clothing and interesting characters with easy to recognize color coordination wasn't on the 2024 best sellers list? i dunno, i'm definitely a bit bitter considering how much i loved many of the dolls in RH/SH. hope we get a good and solid reboot eventually.
I always had a feeling Rainbow High was too good to be true. The dolls and clothing had such great quality for a reasonable price. I'm just glad I have some of the dolls. I have 20 of them.
This Sapphire doll reminds of the Na Na Na Surprise mini's... and that doll line is slowly going down the drain 🙁 Since Mattel is getting its groove back, thanks to The Barbie Movie and their dolls, Monster High reboot, MGA is struggling to keep up. And with Mattel's upcoming new doll line Barbie Dream Besties, it will be even harder for MGA. And that's a shame. Since Mattel has gotten away with making dolls with a lack of quality, detail and a lot of glue heads for years. MGA now has a hard time. While they gave us unique and high quality dolls for years. I don't choose side's. I'm not a Mattel stan, MGA stan or whatever stan. I grew up with Barbie in the late 80's early 90's as a kid. And from my adolescence since 2006 I've been collecting Barbie and later MH and EAH. Those were magical times. But the magic MGA gave us the last years with LOL Surprise OMG and Tweens, Rainbow High and Bratz repro's, MGA deserves better. But cutting on detail, quality and creativity is not a good choice from MGA. The two new LOL Surprise OMG dolls look promising. And I hope Rainbow High slowly creeps back up to the iconic High Fashion dolls they once were 🫶🏼 The upcoming Rainbow High Winter Wonderland dolls are already a little step in the right direction 🌈
I'm not a fan of this direction, but I have been here since the launch of Rainbow high, and I can clearly remember majority of collectors perception of RH price vs value started going down around s3. Most collectors considered them overpriced so imagine how parents felt. I also don't think this kind of thing "happens" with action figures because most of those figures are based on comics, movies and TV series, all of which have so many variations so they do go through reboots and different companies get license to produce different reboot merch. Like action figures that look more realistic vs action figures which are tiny and baby proportioned.
mga is a billion dollar company; they don't have an excuse for the lack of quality. even if they're marketing to younger kids, they still deserve high quality. kids will notice the drop in quality so they *really* have no excuse for this.
I think you make some really good points! Sexism is definitely a part of it. Why is doll collecting weird when people who collect Lego sets are just cool? 💙
If they had made the "Littles" just a 'little' bigger, the scale would've been *so* much better. I'll still get "Daisy", though...she's too cute to say "No" to. 🌼
As someone from South America, it's really difficult for me to get my hands on Rainbow High dolls because import taxes means that they're hella expensive for me, which is why I only have four RH dolls up to date and I really am kinda sad because I think eventually the beautiful Shadow High and Rainbow High dolls are going to sell out everywhere and I'm probably never going to be able to get another one like ever in my entire lifetime. I guess this means I should be happy these new dolls are way cheaper but it actually makes me so mad. They're hideous. I really don't know what MGA thinks they're doing.
If they were going for large Polly pocket should’ve done the really squishy material shirt and the bottoms the same and extra outfit of the squishy type stuff. Could’ve made it a little more fun idk
Honestly she looks so much better in person... the stock photos are terrifying. I would've love the doll as a kid. (Except for the animal what is THAT!?) I just wish they gave more care to the desings because if you didn't tell me this was a little sister i would just think it's baby Skyler... Siblings aren't exact copies Mga 😔😔
I swear to god MGA has to got to be doing this sh*t on this level of s*it on purpose as an advertizement for rainbow high g3 I REFUSE to belive that they actually think this is a good idea
I really hate that they are not to scale, but it looks like they are meant to compete with Chelsea and Pixlings and stuff. If so then the size, painted eyes, and plastic shirts makes sense. As a Rainbow High doll it's a fail, but as an alternative to a Chelsea doll I dunno. We'll have to see how children like them. I guess the Dream Ella little sisters couldn't compete with Chelsea so MGA is probably trying again with a more popular doll line.
I can’t get over how rainbow high is constantly spiralling downwards…. These dolls were so freakin successful and the eyes , the quality of the clothes and the love for details…and now that abomination. I was not happy with the slime dolls and still only want sunny. Was not happy about the lack of articulation and I’m already dreading what the future will bring
Doll collectors tend to forget that first and foremost, dolls are for child's play. I personally think this line is a good for the younger children especially if one is concerned about them playing rough or letting them handle the more expensive dolls. A parent can also buy these for their kids if they can't afford the main line -- I'm telling you, having an original and brand-new doll from the same doll brand could mean the world to a child.
It's their response to a Chelsea doll. Same price same idea of plastic on top and fabric shirt, same poly hair. But you get a purse and a pet for the same price, at least here in EU. It would have been smarter to have spent the budget on lashes, and kawaii eyes on an articulated body. Save on cost with a painted bathing suit and a fabric wrap. A cheap beach theme, and people would have a better opinion. Plus cute summer photos with the big sista.
I dunno, I feel like Transformers and TMNT reboot just as much. Though with Transformers it's less obvious because every line is going to have Optimus Prime, Starscream, Bumblebee, etc. But looking at the past decade, it was three years of Transformers Prime, three years of TF Robots in Disguise, two or three years of Cyberverse, and right now two years of Earthspark. (And some other lines for specific demographics, like Rescue Bots aimed at toddlers and the Studio series for adults.) Even though they're all "Transformers", each line has its own aesthetic. Transformers generations seem more planned out though, even if a line is popular they will replace it after three years. With doll lines it seems more like "Let's ride this until the wheels fall off." Anyway, a pox upon polypropylene hair. The head shape on these new dolls are very strange, they look like aliens.
💙for Jay but not for Sapphire. I never collected Bratz, and RH were the first MGA dolls I collected. It was a very short time that they went from exemplary to falling behind some of Mattel's dolls.
Ngl when I saw their leaks, even I didn't like it, and I am like one of the biggest rh defender atm I guess 😂 But seeing them irl.. it's actually cute! I especially like the darker skin one with purple braids, shes super cute imo. Ofc it's not the same as RH, but I kinda don't even think about it in this way, this is like a spin off, like a bonus. And I am positive about it, I see it as a splitting into two ways. This "littles' way is the one where they can keep the gimmicks, more glitter, more slime etc. for the kids and the other way is our teenager og RH ones which now don't need to be somewhere in the middle, trying to please both kids and adult collectors, but can just come back to being.. them like before 😅Oh, also the price.. I am too lazy to calculate the price point, but if og size RH dolls would cost 30(of some value) and this little one be like.. idk 15?10?? Then even more I don't mind - just a cheap and still cute alternative
ive been having to restyle most of the series 1 slime dolls to make them look good i was hoping maybe wed get like fresh new looks for the series 1 characters bc if sunny got one i was expecting the others to have one too but they decided to do this…
wishing I got into rainbow/shadow high sooner but I literally only brought my first dolls today and I only brought them because I could get 3 for the price of 1 😭
I agree about how it’s kinda ruining the experience of collecting rainbow high because I started collecting dolls because of rainbow high and the amazing quality and now they are just ???. But thankful Monster High and Bratz are still slaying lol
I usually support Rainbow High but I think that these dolls are a mistake. If I do buy them ( and I probably will buy some ) it will be used as a doll for them, not an actual sibling. Some people will like them but I just don't feel what they were going for. I do want a Sunny Winter one and looking forward to the Moonbows .
Our dude Jay out here doing the lord’s work. I wonder how pissed toxic RH stans were about the recent Doll Spa… 😅 But seriously, why is it acceptable to consider something “lesser” if kids and especially girls like it? At that point, they aren’t even trying to hide their true thoughts.
These dolls aren’t something that’s gonna be cherished, hair frizzy out of the box, the eyes wonky. This is the type of doll ur gonna see thrown all over goodwill. That’s what happens to cheap budget crap. Just like the cheap Disney hasbro dolls. Tbh as someone who bought EVERY rainbow high release ever and am so proud of my rainbow high dolls! till this re boot…. I’m done collecting. My money is going elsewhere. I wish they would have just ended rainbow high instead then did this reboot cause it’s just sad. I think the market is mostly adults cause let’s be real, children are aging fast now. They rather ask for Sephora products then toys
Not sure how long I’ll have this video up, but lmk your thoughts on the rainbow high franchise
When you said that older kids probably appreciate rainbow high/shadow high Dolls i have to say I agree as a 13 year old I don't vrd them and still get them off of Amazon. I am also mad that they rebooted it
They're a pass for me as a collector.
@@Jessica-ml6td that is ok but I think there beautiful I am getting the shadow high twins for my birthday
You should leave the video up, so people can see these dolls suck lol
I am exactly like you described!I got into dolls again because of rh i really enjoyed the quality of the outfits and the second one! I was sad about loosing the second outfits but the slime dolls were my final straw
It's crazy to see how Rainbow High and Shadow High were revolutionary in ways and were heading the doll collecting community next to og Monster High - then the brand just nosedived themselves into being a joke trying to revive the weird slime gimmick. Literally overnight, RH went from "the high fashion collector dolls that rival barbie" to "those weird slime dolls in the walmart clearance bin"
I just don’t get why they try and fix what’s not broken. Yes sales could be down for what ever reason. Happens each time, but after 5 years they go back to their OG formula to make money and it sells. I guess they just bank on Nostalgia? I have a feeling it’s accountants who make these decisions to try and drive up revenue when in the long run it bites them in the butt because they always end up going back to their original ideas. They could AT least make a collectors line for adults who buy RH/SH. That’s what Mattel’s been doing and it’s very successful.
oh my god shes a jumpscare
Na word
She’s literally that soulless smiling picture of Miley
Lmfao
SOOOOOOOOOOO TRUE
This is like when MH added all the random little siblings during G2 *vomits*
Oh god not those
I love when dolls have family members. Like Lalaloospies little siblings, LOL OMG dolls with their Tot counterparts, making my own little family units, etc. But this ain't it. Like the siblings should be better established or something.
I'm looking at you, Sandy. You know what you did.
Idk I feel like that was the best part of G2 😅
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My main issue with it was that many of the characters in Gen 1 already had siblings. Like the whole Wolf fam, Cleo with her older sister, etc. A few of the siblings were fine (I do like that Frankie built a little sister), but the others just came outta nowhere or overshadowed already established family members.
Alivia is the cutest!
Thank you Jay for buying one I'm so sorry that you had to buy that gremlin your bravery will be remembered
😂😂😂
I stay heartbroken that SH is completely gone and RH is ruined💔
Is shadow high gone? They were my favorite
@@mamalion3Sorry yeah they're discontinued sadly. 😭
But i just bought a shadow high.... @@destinysutton5676
@@mamalion3 They did not renew the license for the name SH so it is definitely gone 😭
Me too. Sad beyond words
“You’ve never seen a boy franchise have to reboot every two to three years.” - TMNT and Transformers series says hi. Note: Yes I know some of the shows have many seasons to them but we get a new incarnation every decade and sometimes more than one. I’m certain there’s others but these two are the first to come to my mind upon hearing what Jay said. Oh wait Power Rangers too. Ok three.
Molded on/plastic clothes..
The ultimate sign of downfall (besides the hideous slime pets and lack of articulation)
I’m surprised people aren’t bringing up the plastic clothing. It truly does show that the brand just does not care about quality anymore :(
@@fettuccinealfredo6499mlp eqg always had that. but in hasbro i didnt know what to expect with the bad quality and horrible designs
Amaya and Krystal’s little sisters are literally the only ones I would consider getting… or downloading the promo art and making them into tiny cardboard cutouts 😂
Just saying, the cardboard option is cheaper and you get essentially the same aesthetic..🤣
Really tempted to get Amaya's sister and do surprise surgery--I mean, give her inset eyes
When he said “giant American Girl doll” I went hmmm and decided to put Amaya on my wishlist and wait for a sale lol.?
To your point of doll brands always rebranding: Me who got into doll collecting because of American Girl which (while yes the brand has had issues like all companies and brands) the dolls and brand remains pretty much consistent in terms of style, design, and stories. Plus, there is a huge back catalog of Ag stuff on the secondhand market. So when a brand like, say, Rainbow High has rebranded to the point where I have decided to not collect any of the rebrand dolls, I can turn back to AG instead which has been relatively the same for years. It’s my safe and comfort doll line.
Yay another gremlin to add to the Skyler Family/Council
I'm being sarcastic about the YAY by the way lmao
“family/council” is taking me out😂
The denim council.
Thank you Jay for your content. I hope MGA will return to making quality dolls for both children and adult collectors. Slime, reduced articulation and a lack of inset eyes, is not what the consumer wants.
In fact, the reason for simplifying the brand is inflation. It's easier for companies to refer to the transition to a kids audience than to admit to a crisis...
@vadim.donetsk02 MGA tried to offer good quality products even through inflation but people kept calling them overpriced.
MGA also wasted a shit ton of money introducing Mermaze to kill the competitor brand Mermaid High, then suddenly and unceremoniously canceled it with new releases both created and in the works after Mermaid High had circled the drain. That is crazy to me, it’s a terrible business decision that smacks of vindictiveness. What if he’d taken the budget that went to THAT and used it to improve Rainbow High? Then if they really were looking for a younger audience they could have released these and other simple but well made dolls alongside the fancier, better dressed and more accessorized main line.
She's not horrendous...I can definitely see people buying these for the price because they are cute when you dont see what they are based on lol
Yeah, I feel like that is pretty much the entire issue with these latest rainbow high lines. They’re technically not horrible dolls, and could be called cute (if they’re your taste..). But they are the follow up to several highly detailed and highly praised doll lines. Plus, they are our only new rainbow high dolls right now. If you liked an old line, like Shadow High, you’re out of luck.
I genuinely like dolls at this scale, but they have just done everything they can to make this line the least appealing possible :(
They remind me of a less cute mini Decora Girl.
1. The fantasy friends from 3 years ago are all over aliexpress right now an except the weird glatter throw up gimmick they're in my opinion more appealing, despite having no hairplay.
I wish for the Littles that MGA would leave out those slime pets and instead put the effort into the dolls quality.
It's crazy looking at the Littles next to Magic Mixies Pixlings. The MMP are so much more detailed in comparison for only $7ish (or less with sales) more and a gimmick that doubles as a display bottle essentially?
It's kinda wild how magic mixies gave us molded on tops and we're generally pretty okay with it cause they're good quality and well designed, and then other brands can so easily do... whatever this is. And try to charge almost the same price. So wild 😮
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I think people vibes with Pixlings having molded on tops because they're a bit figurine like. But I expect a fashion doll to have, you know, fashion. Molded clothing doesn't fit the bill.
Well neither does whatever MGA is doing with these.
The pixlings look really cute and are quite detailed for their size and price point. These are just sad.
I'm not a Skyler fan but the original looks like a goddess compared to the gremlin thing
I can see these being great for younger children who can't fully comprehend articulated dolls and how delicate they can sometimes be. This sort of doll is a bit more durable and easy to move for small hands, and the plastic clothes are washable. For the price, it is cheap looking, but i feel like a 3 -5 year old wouldnt really mind much.
The way she looks like a fake and cheaper version of last years rainbow high dolls,she kinda looks like that fake skylar doll you had😭
Jay you nailed it. I was never into dolls as a kid and now I'm 40 years old and I only got into those because I fell in love with the rainbow high line. I completely stopped collecting as soon as they rebranded with this crap. I own every single thing they've made up until this point. But I walked away.
She be looking like a knock off of Rainbow High's past 😂
💙 you hit the nail on the head with this vid! what happened with the SS4 clawdeen doll vid tease btw king?
I returned the whole wave🙈 wasn’t feeling them at full price tbh
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Honestly very fair. If a doll doesn't speak to you, better to save your money for something else.
I certainly understand that. I usually wait for a price drop or sale before I buy anything lmao. I might get abbey full price though.
I dont like how Tween Skylar is looking at me 😭😂😂
Love the chat talking about the disgusting lil creature and the brand as a whole, totally into it if you wanna do more casual chats 👌 im nosey asf i like hearing everybody's opinions on everything 😂
My little sister totally agrees she loves the old rainbow high (she is 6)
I wouldn’t care if they made these only IF their highest payers were children, but they know damn well the adult collectors are their money makers, how could they betray us and their own selves??!?
Adult collectors are not their money makers, if they were all the RH collector dolls wouldn't have gone on insane clearance (from $130 to $30). Or costume ball wouldn't have flopped
instead giving us these litles hideous doll, MGA should give us RH s6 / reproduce slumber party line 😢
I think these are supposed to compete against the Disney petite princess from Jakks Pacific. They sell really well and there articulation and quality looks to be similar.
You deserve a gold star… she looks like Sid the sloth…
As an adult collector I'm absolutely crushed by this. And whenever people push back by saying "they're kids toys" as if any person isn't allowed to be sad about a change in something they love, the brand could make this kid friendly line WITHOUT absolutely gutting it's already successful higher quality line. Rainbow high got me back into doll collecting and Shadow high has some of my favorite playline dolls of all time. I wish I understood wtf they were thinking by doing this while at the top of their game X___X Guess I don't have to worry about running out of space in my home for Rainbow High dolls anymore lol
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I don't collect Rainbow High from after the reboot. I know kids are their main target audience and I hope they do well with them but I don't think they don't give kids enough credit. They will for sure notice the drop in quality, the hair not being as nice, there not being as many details and even the loss of articulation, assuming they have older RH dolls.
Besides, the RH Littles look more like mini versions of their older sisters rather than a similar but different individual. They could as well just have made Rainbow High Mini's and give them inset eyes, nice hair and some articulation and some good details, although since they would be a smaller scale they can't be expected to be as detailed as their bigger counterparts.
She looks like a completely different doll line standing next to her sisters, don’t care for these at all.
I just am shocked we’re at this point with the brand sadly :( like I just found out about and started collecting RH/SH late last year and fell in love with it! It became my favorite over Barbie and really got me back into collecting play line dolls..just crazy to look back at the previous releases now yanno but 💙💙💙💙
This is actually so sad, like even monster high didn't have such a drastic glowdown from g1 to g2😭💙
***Dim Down*** glow down doesn’t make sense
I personally don’t think she looks bad. Eyes are a little unsettling, but I think she’s fairly cute. I wouldn’t buy her, but kids would probably like her
This line is intensely disappointing and has no right to exist! It honestly doesn't feel like Rainbow High, and it just feels wrong to me!🖤💜
Assuming that it comes out for adults, I think upgrading the doll completely comes first instead of bags or pets.
Love like Rainbow High, Lovely children, in my personal opinion, shine with just one individual child.
Carefully bring up the story that if you improve your joints, hair, etc., you will be loved more.
Because one individual alone will shine beautifully enough.
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I feel like these dolls really have customization potential. I wonder how easy the head pops off
Rainbow high has it's Monster High g2 Phase😭
if rainbow high does both these and the regular fashion dolls that we know and love, i’d be happy with less releases if we were getting quality dolls… but if we get this and the gimmick slime dolls and that’s it, i’m going to be a bit devastated. i just recently got into dolls and i LOVE rainbow high, and i’m so sad that it seems to be going in a direction that i don’t like just as i started collecting and now all the good dolls are going for outrageous prices 😢
So I’m not the only one that noticed that Krystal’s sister wasn’t in the group stock photo. Good to know
It's hard being a doll collector if they keep doing this
I agree with you completely Jay, you made great points.💙
I always think that’s the problem of the us toy brands. They’re not willing to change the characters with the same quality. They just redesign and redesign for ages. I grew up with Japanese kids anime. They don’t redesign the old characters. They make new characters in different generations. Siblings don’t share the same design. That let new fans come but keep old fans to see new stories with new characters.
LOL Wow she does look like a big American Girl doll compared to Skyler. I got into RH only last year and just LOVE the details and quality of the line (deboxing is hell though). This was after several years break in fashion doll collecting with Monster High and Ever After High. The animated series is done fairly well, it isn’t just fashion, these girls are attending art schools. The Slime stuff though… I didn’t realize these came from the Poopsie line. Why so many toys were about pooping slime is beyond me. I don’t care for them going back to that, and the season 5 is just… what? Why? I was debating on the Littles but seeing how there isn’t much to them, it’s a hard pass. Thanks for sharing this, info much appreciated.
💙 I really enjoy your videos. Especially rh
For me, this new line is the same as LOL, where I can't believe people find those cute and actually collect them.
At least LOL usually give their weird little gremlins unique and fun clothing
The lol omg dolls aren’t so bad but the baby ones are.. 😬
I'm glad I'm not the only one in the doll community that doesn't like LOL dolls 😭
For LOL, I can admire a lot of the designs but not feel any desire to collect most of them. It honestly wasn't until the more recent OMG dolls that I had any interest at all.
@@crowqueenampsyeah the same with me some of the outfits I’m not interested in but then again you can switch the outfits to but idk
💙 I only have the Shadow High twins. I'm a Monster High fan newbie (less than a year, but man, I went all in 😬$)
But I gotta admit I look to MGA for outfits, they are (were?!! Say it ain't so!!! 😲) EPIC quality.
Oof girl excuse me she’s giving that face😂😂😂 0:09
To give MGA a little credit regarding argument concerning the fantasy friends and inset eye - inflation prob is the reason.
Inflation is always the reason 😭
@@faith4disney ya but it was literally 18% at one point. Plus it’s usually 2% per year so it would cost more regardless. That’s just a fundamental fact.
As a doll artist I thought it would be fun to give a gremlin a new face up and a complete makeover. But after I learned they have 0 articulation and the heads don’t tilt that project went out the window.
TLDR review: It’s S H I T
It's beyond my brains compression that *THIS* is the current state of Rainbow High...I'm speechless
It’s sad to see where rainbow high has gone too. I do share the opinion, if you don’t like the doll, don’t buy her and that should be okay. And if you do like the doll, do buy her and that’s okay. It’s so weird actually to see that people start fights over something that should give them joy.
I am wondering though, why didn’t they used junior high as the sisters, would have made a lot more sense to me. The proportions would have been a whole lot better and maybe it would have made a bit more sense 🤷🏼♀️
the rainbow high littles are so funny looking lmao lowkey wanna purchase one my thoughts on the brand i really miss the dolls from 2020-2022
It’s Horrifying🥶
Thanks for your video!
Thanks for showing me this dog toy. Ozzy will love it!!
I've never been a big Rainbow High fan but the quality of the dolls was absolutely incredible and the downgrade of the quality is so insanely depressing. It reminds me of what they did to Monster High with G2. Oh god I was so upset.
I cant believe you didnt mention her lack of neck😂💀
like the video! honestly, rainbow high's fall was really shocking. grew up during the rise of monster high and the flop of g2, but was graduating at the time and didn't have the money to collect them anyway so it wasn't as impactful. its like the fall of RH feels like a Hindenburg style crash and burn. they released in the summer of 2020 and steadily got amazing over the next three years only to suddenly start flopping slowly then all at once. i WANT an affordable budget line for a doll like RH (before the fall), but the little sisters line looks like dollar store knock offs. i swear a few months ago i could go in and find something similar. absolutely not worth the $10 price point and doesn't even read as rainbow high if you take away the marketing. also them advertising krystal's sister but her not appearing anywhere is pretty suspicious, MGA acted like they wanted to do better about doll line inclusion but wide releasing without the only black girl doll in sight says a lot. i completely agree with the unachievable ubiquity of a brand like lego for most doll lines, the only one that's grabbed it has been miss barbara roberts and that's from mattel refusing to back down even if the quality has dropped. MGA feels all too willing to drop wildly popular and profitable doll brands for seemingly no reason. could be an investor thing, maybe the 60 yr old white guys in suits who think they have a pulse on what kids who play with dolls want thought having a doll line with detailed clothing and interesting characters with easy to recognize color coordination wasn't on the 2024 best sellers list? i dunno, i'm definitely a bit bitter considering how much i loved many of the dolls in RH/SH. hope we get a good and solid reboot eventually.
I always had a feeling Rainbow High was too good to be true. The dolls and clothing had such great quality for a reasonable price. I'm just glad I have some of the dolls. I have 20 of them.
I had been hoping for smaller versions for so long and I'm so disappointed. 💙
This Sapphire doll reminds of the Na Na Na Surprise mini's... and that doll line is slowly going down the drain 🙁
Since Mattel is getting its groove back, thanks to The Barbie Movie and their dolls, Monster High reboot, MGA is struggling to keep up. And with Mattel's upcoming new doll line Barbie Dream Besties, it will be even harder for MGA.
And that's a shame. Since Mattel has gotten away with making dolls with a lack of quality, detail and a lot of glue heads for years. MGA now has a hard time. While they gave us unique and high quality dolls for years. I don't choose side's. I'm not a Mattel stan, MGA stan or whatever stan. I grew up with Barbie in the late 80's early 90's as a kid. And from my adolescence since 2006 I've been collecting Barbie and later MH and EAH. Those were magical times. But the magic MGA gave us the last years with LOL Surprise OMG and Tweens, Rainbow High and Bratz repro's, MGA deserves better. But cutting on detail, quality and creativity is not a good choice from MGA. The two new LOL Surprise OMG dolls look promising. And I hope Rainbow High slowly creeps back up to the iconic High Fashion dolls they once were 🫶🏼 The upcoming Rainbow High Winter Wonderland dolls are already a little step in the right direction 🌈
Doing gods work💙💙💙
I'm not a fan of this direction, but I have been here since the launch of Rainbow high, and I can clearly remember majority of collectors perception of RH price vs value started going down around s3. Most collectors considered them overpriced so imagine how parents felt. I also don't think this kind of thing "happens" with action figures because most of those figures are based on comics, movies and TV series, all of which have so many variations so they do go through reboots and different companies get license to produce different reboot merch. Like action figures that look more realistic vs action figures which are tiny and baby proportioned.
mga is a billion dollar company; they don't have an excuse for the lack of quality. even if they're marketing to younger kids, they still deserve high quality. kids will notice the drop in quality so they *really* have no excuse for this.
I'd really like to see the moonbows in real life.
I think you make some really good points! Sexism is definitely a part of it. Why is doll collecting weird when people who collect Lego sets are just cool? 💙
If they had made the "Littles" just a 'little' bigger, the scale would've been *so* much better.
I'll still get "Daisy", though...she's too cute to say "No" to. 🌼
As someone from South America, it's really difficult for me to get my hands on Rainbow High dolls because import taxes means that they're hella expensive for me, which is why I only have four RH dolls up to date and I really am kinda sad because I think eventually the beautiful Shadow High and Rainbow High dolls are going to sell out everywhere and I'm probably never going to be able to get another one like ever in my entire lifetime. I guess this means I should be happy these new dolls are way cheaper but it actually makes me so mad. They're hideous. I really don't know what MGA thinks they're doing.
😮she looks like a Disney jackks doll😱
If they were going for large Polly pocket should’ve done the really squishy material shirt and the bottoms the same and extra outfit of the squishy type stuff. Could’ve made it a little more fun idk
Hiii I love ur vids
It feels illegal to be this early 😅
Honestly she looks so much better in person... the stock photos are terrifying. I would've love the doll as a kid. (Except for the animal what is THAT!?)
I just wish they gave more care to the desings because if you didn't tell me this was a little sister i would just think it's baby Skyler...
Siblings aren't exact copies Mga 😔😔
I swear to god MGA has to got to be doing this sh*t on this level of s*it on purpose as an advertizement for rainbow high g3 I REFUSE to belive that they actually think this is a good idea
I really hate that they are not to scale, but it looks like they are meant to compete with Chelsea and Pixlings and stuff. If so then the size, painted eyes, and plastic shirts makes sense. As a Rainbow High doll it's a fail, but as an alternative to a Chelsea doll I dunno. We'll have to see how children like them. I guess the Dream Ella little sisters couldn't compete with Chelsea so MGA is probably trying again with a more popular doll line.
I can’t get over how rainbow high is constantly spiralling downwards…. These dolls were so freakin successful and the eyes , the quality of the clothes and the love for details…and now that abomination. I was not happy with the slime dolls and still only want sunny. Was not happy about the lack of articulation and I’m already dreading what the future will bring
the three hasbro stan’s watching hasbro drop the same 10 disney dolls every other month
Doll collectors tend to forget that first and foremost, dolls are for child's play. I personally think this line is a good for the younger children especially if one is concerned about them playing rough or letting them handle the more expensive dolls. A parent can also buy these for their kids if they can't afford the main line -- I'm telling you, having an original and brand-new doll from the same doll brand could mean the world to a child.
It's their response to a Chelsea doll. Same price same idea of plastic on top and fabric shirt, same poly hair. But you get a purse and a pet for the same price, at least here in EU. It would have been smarter to have spent the budget on lashes, and kawaii eyes on an articulated body. Save on cost with a painted bathing suit and a fabric wrap. A cheap beach theme, and people would have a better opinion. Plus cute summer photos with the big sista.
💙 It sucks because the dolls aren’t as nice and I just started collecting so it feels kind of like I missed the train.
I dunno, I feel like Transformers and TMNT reboot just as much. Though with Transformers it's less obvious because every line is going to have Optimus Prime, Starscream, Bumblebee, etc. But looking at the past decade, it was three years of Transformers Prime, three years of TF Robots in Disguise, two or three years of Cyberverse, and right now two years of Earthspark. (And some other lines for specific demographics, like Rescue Bots aimed at toddlers and the Studio series for adults.) Even though they're all "Transformers", each line has its own aesthetic.
Transformers generations seem more planned out though, even if a line is popular they will replace it after three years. With doll lines it seems more like "Let's ride this until the wheels fall off."
Anyway, a pox upon polypropylene hair. The head shape on these new dolls are very strange, they look like aliens.
💙… Sending my condolences to the RH collectors
💙for Jay but not for Sapphire. I never collected Bratz, and RH were the first MGA dolls I collected. It was a very short time that they went from exemplary to falling behind some of Mattel's dolls.
The only good thing about the only doll line I collect going downhill is that I can save some more money lmao
don’t worry we weren’t planing on it! 😊
Ngl when I saw their leaks, even I didn't like it, and I am like one of the biggest rh defender atm I guess 😂 But seeing them irl.. it's actually cute! I especially like the darker skin one with purple braids, shes super cute imo. Ofc it's not the same as RH, but I kinda don't even think about it in this way, this is like a spin off, like a bonus. And I am positive about it, I see it as a splitting into two ways. This "littles' way is the one where they can keep the gimmicks, more glitter, more slime etc. for the kids and the other way is our teenager og RH ones which now don't need to be somewhere in the middle, trying to please both kids and adult collectors, but can just come back to being.. them like before 😅Oh, also the price.. I am too lazy to calculate the price point, but if og size RH dolls would cost 30(of some value) and this little one be like.. idk 15?10?? Then even more I don't mind - just a cheap and still cute alternative
ive been having to restyle most of the series 1 slime dolls to make them look good i was hoping maybe wed get like fresh new looks for the series 1 characters bc if sunny got one i was expecting the others to have one too but they decided to do this…
LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK! Everyone is allowed to have an opinion without being attacked.
RIP rainbow high 💙⚰️💀🥀
wishing I got into rainbow/shadow high sooner but I literally only brought my first dolls today and I only brought them because I could get 3 for the price of 1 😭
I'm scared!
6:17 I can’t think of any male oriented franchises that have underwent a change every 2-3 years
We neeed little brothers tooo!
i got into doll collecting because of rainbow high 😢 i don’t collect anymore bc i’ve gotten so tired of what they’re putting out
I agree about how it’s kinda ruining the experience of collecting rainbow high because I started collecting dolls because of rainbow high and the amazing quality and now they are just ???. But thankful Monster High and Bratz are still slaying lol
I usually support Rainbow High but I think that these dolls are a mistake. If I do buy them ( and I probably will buy some ) it will be used as a doll for them, not an actual sibling. Some people will like them but I just don't feel what they were going for. I do want a Sunny Winter one and looking forward to the Moonbows .
I’m definitely getting Daisy because I’m collecting all the Madison sisters
Our dude Jay out here doing the lord’s work. I wonder how pissed toxic RH stans were about the recent Doll Spa… 😅
But seriously, why is it acceptable to consider something “lesser” if kids and especially girls like it? At that point, they aren’t even trying to hide their true thoughts.
She’s so small 😭😭😂😂 the scale really didn’t hit me until seeing the comparison with the other dolls 💀 💙
These dolls aren’t something that’s gonna be cherished, hair frizzy out of the box, the eyes wonky. This is the type of doll ur gonna see thrown all over goodwill. That’s what happens to cheap budget crap. Just like the cheap Disney hasbro dolls. Tbh as someone who bought EVERY rainbow high release ever and am so proud of my rainbow high dolls! till this re boot…. I’m done collecting. My money is going elsewhere. I wish they would have just ended rainbow high instead then did this reboot cause it’s just sad. I think the market is mostly adults cause let’s be real, children are aging fast now. They rather ask for Sephora products then toys