Honest confession: I am male. I had never shown any interest in girls' things, due to the oversaturation of pink and other feminine stereotypes and cliches which I found tiresome and uninteresting. When I first heard of Monster High, I thought it was another ugly Bratz follower, and quickly dismissed it. A few years later, though, I found out more about it and quickly fell in love, due to my own love of monsters.
The show/movies are written well enough, but their greatest strength is in making every character likable (if they're supposed to be). Despite the horror lens, all of the conflicts in the stories come from real problems people face, with the fantastical elements being interchangeable with real-life substitutes. The message of the brand is admirable and important, too. It uses the variety of monsters to promote equality and diversity, as well as self-acceptance.
The character designs and concepts are very detailed and well thought-out, and the dolls themselves are pretty high quality for their price. They also get pretty weird, which I love. Two characters have multiple pairs of arms, there's a cyclops doll, and one of the dolls is conjoined twins with the bonus of being daughters of the Hydra!
Overall, MH is an accessible and fun love letter to classic monsters, and the most interesting and inventive girl-targeted brand on the market.
Surprisingly high-quality, and a standout in girl-targeted media and toys.
Honest confession: I am male. I had never shown any interest in girls' things, due to the oversaturation of pink and other feminine stereotypes and cliches which I found tiresome and uninteresting. When I first heard of Monster High, I thought it was another ugly Bratz follower, and quickly dismissed it. A few years later, though, I found out more about it and quickly fell in love, due to my own love of monsters.
The show/movies are written well enough, but their greatest strength is in making every character likable (if they're supposed to be). Despite the horror lens, all of the conflicts in the stories come from real problems people face, with the fantastical elements being interchangeable with real-life substitutes. The message of the brand is admirable and important, too. It uses the variety of monsters to promote equality and diversity, as well as self-acceptance.
The character designs and concepts are very detailed and well thought-out, and the dolls themselves are pretty high quality for their price. They also get pretty weird, which I love. Two characters have multiple pairs of arms, there's a cyclops doll, and one of the dolls is conjoined twins with the bonus of being daughters of the Hydra!
Overall, MH is an accessible and fun love letter to classic monsters, and the most interesting and inventive girl-targeted brand on the market.