Monster High
Monster High is a franchise of Mattel, which was released in July 2010, with a focus on fashion dolls. The concept of the series was inspired by horror movies and horror literature, which is why it is different from most fashion dolls. It was created by designer Garrett Sander, with illustrations by Kellee Riley. Barbie and Monster High are both manufactured by Mattel, but they are to compete in the market anyway.
The Monster High franchise includes in addition to the dolls also other products such as stationery, bags, key chains, and various games and even sports equipment. Not to mention Halloween costumes that correspond to each individual doll series. There are also Monster High TV specials, a web series and video games. The first youth book series written by Lisi Harrison and released in the U.S. in 2010 and Germany in 2011.
The characters are offspring of famous monsters such as Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy, Medusa, the monster of the black lagoon, the Phantom of the Opera or provided in connection with zombies and werewolves.
Dolls
The dolls are 24 cm tall and have slightly oversized heads, button eyes and small noses. The bodies are made from ABS plastic, while the heads of softer PVC. They have various skin tones (blue, green, pink, etc.) and each character has its own head shape. The hair is made of saran or kanekalon fibers, the male dolls usually have plastic essays instead of hair. The dolls are completely portable with removable forearms and hands.
In addition to physical characteristics, there are significant differences in their clothing style to lift their individual character. Where there are strong hints of her Monster "parents", both painted (eg fangs or seams ) and tangible (eg, wolf ears, webbed or bandages ) features.
Media and Website
The website went online on May 5, 2010. The offers include games, character biography, downloads, and much more. The site also offers the opportunity to see the web series of Monster High. The latest episode was provided every Friday since May 5 to July 30, 2010. The advertising for the website was first aired nationally in the U.S. on August 5, 2010. After almost 6 months break the show with the episode " Freakout Friday" was continued on October 29, 2010. The music video of the Monster High theme song " Fright Song" can be found on Youtube and on sale on iTunes. It even has been asked by the creators online a " disability the screams " video.
The TV specials were broadcast in the United States by Nickelodeon while in Germany Super RTL took over the broadcast.
The magazine is published monthly since October 20, 2011 by Ehapa. It contains diaries of the students, puzzles, horoscopes, quizzes, comics, extras ( Pen box, cell phone cover, ... ) and much more.
The game " Monster High: The Monster Blatant High School Class of " how " Monster High: Labyrinth skating ," which will be released on November 13, 2012, a " USK 0" get released and were both for the Nintendo DS as well as for the Nintendo Wii published.
The 3D animated film Monster High - Mega Monster Party, the first official movie on DVD and Blu Ray was released in Germany on 18 October 2012. ( Krass love monsters and battle for the school symbol ) Double Feature, Scaris - - Other films with the same animation techniques such as Monster High Monster city of fashion followed (on DVD ) and 13 wishes. The films received by the FSK, the age ranges 0 or 6
The first Monster High youth book series was written by Lisa Harrison, the celebrated inter alia through its book series The Clique great success. The plot of the book, however, takes place in a somewhat modified " Monster High " universe, which differs significantly from the web series and TV specials. The monsters go through not only the adolescent difficulties in the areas of love, social life and school, but must also cope with their " otherness " as a monster and be careful not revealed.
Mattel released the first volume on September 26, 2010 in the United States, Germany, the series was published by Arena Verlag in 2011.
On September 5, 2012, in the United States with Gitty Daneshvari as a writer Monster High: started Ghoulfriends Forever a more youth - book series. The series is based, unlike the first book series strongly on the parameters of the " Monster High " universe.
Main Characters
- Frankie Stein - Frankie is the daughter of Frankenstein's monster and 15 years old. She has black hair with white streaks, seams and bolts. It is the novelty of the Monster High. Your pet is a puppy named Watzit. Frankie is very friendly and athletic, but also very clumsy, because their body parts are not very stuck, especially her right hand often results in chaos. Since her body is energized, it happens not infrequently that they missed their environment current surges.
- Clawdeen Wolf - Clawdeen is the daughter of the werewolf and has an older brother named Clawd and a younger sister named Howleen. She is 16 years old and covered with fur, with two piercings on each ear Wolf. Your purple cat is called Crescent, loves fashion and is confident, outgoing, wild and very friendly to any monster.
- Draculaura - Draculaura is the daughter of Count Dracula. It was 1599 years old and has become on Valentine's Day 1600 years old. Valentine's Day was created specially for Draculaura from the insidious vampire Valentin to seduce her and break her heart. She wears a heart-shaped birthmark under a left eye. The Draculauras family was displaced by an angry mob from their homeland in the Middle Ages, so she came to Monster High. Your pet is a bat named Count Fabulous. Although Draculaura is a vampire, she eats vegan and does not drink, only no blood, but falls just at the mention of blood fainted. She has fangs, pale, pink skin and is very friendly for the typical vampiristischen skills, eg However, the transformation into a bat, she's still too young. She likes to write stories about her friends and long walks in the sun ( with an umbrella of course). Draculaura is dating Clawd, which ended the previous rivalry between vampires and werewolves on the Monster High and led to a more relaxed relationship between the two types of monsters.
- Cleo de Nile - Cleo is the daughter of the Mummy and has an older sister named Nefera. It has a snake named Hissette that is somehow toxic. She is the captain of the Chearleader teams, queen of social life and Deuce Gorgon's girlfriend. Cleo is the most popular monster of Monster High. She is snapped up quickly, but it is also a good friend and can be very soft on her friends. Her best friend is Ghoulia Yelps. Strenuous activities, they can be of servants who are inspired by the warriors of the Egyptian death god Anubis, do.
- Deuce Gorgon - Deuce is the son of Medusa. His whole family can turn anything to stone. He likes to ride skateboard, is interested in cooking and loves to play basketball with his team. He wears sun glasses to prevent other into stone when he looks at her and has several green snakes on his head, which he styled a kind of " Snake Iro ". He has his two-tailed rat named Perseus (probably to annoy his mother ) and Cleo de Nile goes with.
- Lagoona Blue - Lagoona is the daughter of the sea monster. She lives in a reef near Australia and has a pink Pet Pirania called Neptune's Fountain, which she always carries in a fishbowl purse at all times. She is a sporty tomboy who loves to be in the water.
- Ghoulia Yelps - Ghoulia is the daughter of the zombies. It is the genius of the school, but they can speak ( grunting and groaning ) only in the language of the zombies. She is Cleo's closest friend and a big fan of comics, especially Dead Fast and her trademark is her Nerd horn rimmed glasses. Your pet owl called Sir owls fright.