#mga entertainment

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Hope yall weren't planning on buying Bratz dolls as a Christmas present this year cuz the CEO is a die-hard Israel supporter and against a ceasefire.

Please note that LOL Surpise and Rainbow High dolls aren't safe either. They're made by the same company.

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Free Palestine 🇵🇸

source is political.plushies on insta

part 1

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Rainbow High Project Runway

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Novi Stars reboot when? 🪐✨️⚡️

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Top: The original Rainbow High dolls (Series 1) released in July of 2020

Bottom: The soft reboot Rainbow High dolls released in January of 2024

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It's always funny to me how a company says "we own everything an employee makes even on their own time" when the employee can just...

not tell them. Sit on it until they're unemployed.

well... about that... Carter Bryant waited until his contract was over before pitching the full Bratz concept while trying to get work elsewhere.

When Bratz made it big, someone at Mattel did manage to remember he had at some point vaguely tried to pitch a teen doll line and it'd been rejected and they went digging. In court, they used the fact that he'd done some sketches on the free notepads they hand to their designers as evidence it probably wasn't done on company time but on company "property".

For a while there Mattel owned Bratz until the decision was reversed. And you might be thinking like I did, ah good the property reverted to its original owner.

Nope, Bryant gets nothing. MGAe are using the work he did in the early 2000s on the repros and he gets nothing. Both big doll companies won't employ him. Same for Garrett Sander: he sells artwork of "teen monsters" and does conventions.

It was part of their job to keep coming up with ideas and pitch as many as possible but it's also part of their job that they're disposable as designers... but if they pitch old ideas there's a chance it could result in litigation. I can't be certain but I think Sanders is hamstrung by having worked extensively on the (non cartoon) She-Ra: he couldn't pitch a warrior princess, magical girl or superhero line to any company without Mattel saying they own it or some design elements like a cape and sword combo, look they have these files in their vaults!

This, from companies that copy liberally from each other, from celebs and from fashion. The whole thing is absurd. These two designers have less ownership over their work than your local painter.

So a doll designer can't sit on anything unless they keep their ideas in their head and it's literally their job to be not just spitballing but sketching ideas all day and the company will only produce a few (but own them all).

I don't know many many industries this spans but it's wild: imagine Disney suing Taika Waititi for a new film he wrote the super basic outline for while he was bored on a plane for a press conference for Thor 4 because he used a company rental tablet to rehearse for questions and send himself an email, what if it had jokes he pitched in a writers' room at some point not knowing someone was keeping minutes?

Steven Sumners currently works for MGAe but I've been following on flickr since the 2010s and he's worked at Spinmaster, Mattel and Hasbro. They're expected to bounce around the industry as doll lines come and go but somehow keep the ideas flowing but also locked in their heads? Also no royalties, no copyright. Baffling.

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~Delfina Young next to her dress inspiration~

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Bratz CD Player Radio Combo Boombox Stereo with Flip Vanity Light Up Mirror

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Shrek Kung-Fu Princesses Doll Line

For #InternationalWomansDay here's a bit of doll history! DreamWorks made a line of dolls in conjecture with Shrek fhe Third of Fiona & her princess friends. However the designs were different from their cinematic counterparts. They didn't even bother to add Doris >:(

I assume this was done to avoid a lawsuit from the mouse. Still, it's kinda hilarious that Dreamworks made their princess line when the entire point of the shrek series is to poke fun at Disney's ultra-corporatism.

First Fiona. Her doll form is her human form and included a bust of her Ogre form to change heads. She has her green gown which is the iconic item in her wardrobe. Her face does NOT look accurate to her human appearance in the movie!

Next we have Rapunzel. Her doll keeps the long golden hair but in a different style. In the movie she wore a yellow&red dress while the doll's dress is pink. Odd, given the other two princesses wear pink. Yellow would've stood out more. I got her & Cindy mixed up!

Third is Cinderella. Like with Rapz her doll form retains the blond and replaces her blue dress with pink. Funny the Disney version had its version of cindy wear a pink dress briefly.

Fourth is Sleeping Beauty! Her doll has a blue dress while the movie wears green&white. They also have different shades of brown. I guess they didn't want two girls to wear the same color. Also a bit of irony Disney S.B. wore a blue dress, and pink but never green.

Finally we have *sighs* Snow White. Honestly except for Immigrant Song she was my least favorite she came off as a total witch! But that's a rant for another time. Of the dolls she's the most accurate in terms of physical features. However her dress is dark pink, and her hair is long instead of short. Movie Snow wore red&purple. I think they should've went with that or have her wear entirely purple to fill in for Doris.

Speaking of, Doris was very much a main part of the group! It was Rapunzel who betrayed the team (for a guy no less!). My guess: to avoid spoiling the film. Given the films Anti Disney/status quo message including a Doris would've helped. To see someone not consisted attractive by society's standards get a glamorous doll of her own would be a huge step for the time! Alas, they had to play by the rules.

One can only imagine if DW revisit the Princesses & try again. Hope they actually make them accurate with their unique qualities including doris (& Lillian too! More older woman dolls please!). With success of The Last Wish, this may be one dream that might come true!

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1:30AM Dollposting:

-Rainbow High Food-themed lines: so a fruit-themed line, a pastry line, or a ice-cream line (the ice cream thought is what’s inspiring this post. Idk let’s run with it)

-Rainbow High Harajuku theme; the students of RH/SH are challenged to bring themselves to the next level of fashion by exploring fashion culture abroad

-Shadow High Gothic Lolita line. Because I want it plz.

-Shadow High Scene/Emo line for junior high; slay. Absolute slay I need this

-A collector Glitch doll for the holiday doll would be fire tbh; she’s my favorite character

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So I’ve been trying to buy my childhood Bratz dolls and all the dolls of my favorite Bratz character, Phoebe.

Well buying from ppl on Mercari is annoying. And I’m gonna vent cuz I’m annoyed.

Like I ordered a back to school Phoebe and Yasmin for like $170 and these are used and don’t have their all their original accessories. Which is a good price for these dolls. For reference an new in box back to school Phoebe can cost from $250-$500+ American dollars.

Well they canceled my order after creating a shipping label and got my hopes up for having my childhood doll back.

Now I see they posted the 3 back to school series dolls again for a higher price of $323. I really am starting to get annoyed with the scalper prices. So I commented on the post to let ppl know she was not a good sell cuz I could not review after they canceled my order. Then I got restricted and they DMed me that my comments were uncalled for.

Well maybe they should have canceled my order before they created the shipping label. Their actions were rude and are now selling the dolls for a higher price.

Be weary of scalpers.

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I FORGOT HOW UNHUNGED BRATZ MOVIES ARE LMAOO

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Rosie Redwood + Lavender Lynn Stock Photos (Shadow High Series 3 Prototypes)

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Rainbow High/World Update

The website has been edited/rebranded to fit 1.5. Here are some main takeaways.

- The new series is confirmed be called Rainbow World.

- Bella and Poppy weren’t featured in the first release of slime dolls but they seem to be present going forward. They do not have new art but Poppy is shown to have a new design in an episode preview (along with a unicorn creature of her own).

- Pet species are revealed.

Ruby has a fox. Sunny has a bear. Jade has a monkey. Skyler has a yeti (wtf lol). Violet has a dog (poodle). Amaya has a unicorn. And Poppy seems to have a cat (based off video clip mentioned above). Bella has not been shown with a slime pet yet.

- No mention of secondary characters other than the New Friends (Rainbow High) and 2023 Shadow High releases. Bios from previous characters have been deleted.

- New school setting teased as background?

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Posted February 14, 2024

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