@@Evening-Appl I mean they didn't sell bratz to resellers, they just bought more than half the stock of the mean girls dolls. The resellers are a huge problem though and MGA should have done a better job at preventing them.
@justice5188 believe it or not, the slime dolls sold wonderfully, kids are buying them out like crazy so while adults may be salty, in the end, it making huge bank
MGA does kick ass with their MINIVERSE line tho, they need to spend some of the money they are getting from that on their doll lines ... Return to form!!
Other than $plurging too much, 😬😆 I felt the same. After about a 10 year hiatus, I'd rediscovered collecting around September/October of 2023, and just went from one new fascination to the next. I just felt reborn! So, yes, 2024 was this fun voyage of rediscovering my joy. 👍🍀🙂🖐️
oh i'm just in love with G3 Venus, her mold, her hair, her fashion, SO good. i even got her skulltimate secrets doll even tho its not the most fantastic bc she just had such good accents i couldn't stay away from the hanging plant earrings or the vine baby hairs...and boy oh boy am i hyped for her fearbook doll!!! the overalls!!! the gloves!!! oh it makes me feel like a little kid! and i love to paint all the tiny details they mold in but don't factory paint. the garden skulltimate secrets was so frustrating to me though. the theme idea is GREAT-and even some of the concepts they put in there, like a rosy red toned draculaura, were so good! but the theme was wasted on a packaging gimmick line...the three of them deserved lolita tea party dresses, and much nicer hair styling. i'm so hype for Jinafire too, i loved the lny doll as well, i was always frustrated with the color balancing of her g1 palette but i think it does it justice, to give so much gold and jewel tones a big showy stage to shine on instead of being packed into a doll that looked a bit clashy imo. so to see g3's take on her palette was wonderful, it all compliments each other instead of fighting to be the boldest color there. and the scales all over are so cute, and the faux embroidery on the boots??? omg...i cannot wait to get my hands on her, and one for my kid sister who always talks abt wanting to be a fashion designer.
As much as I love Lolita style and agree that it would have been perfect for a garden tea party series, the fashion in the garden skulltimate secrets hits a perfect point of millennial nostalgia for me. I love the clothes and shoes so much. I made sure I had duplicate dolls (from other lines) for each ghoul so that both full outfits could be worn, and have the six dolls together with Bite In The Park furniture for their tea party. Edit: Also very excited about the Fearbook Venus! :D
That Jinafire collector doll trully brought me back to why I love this hobby because omg. She's insane. Like she LOOKS collector. FINALLY Mattel gives us something collector quality!!!!
8:35 my rule of thumb, if it costs $70 dollars or more aka collector money it deserves to be judged fully and held to a higher standard. For monster high to usually have so much detail and interesting monster design ideas I can see why a sack dress with no shape or pack of detail would make you sad for sure. I have also not seen this doll I think since release if that so apparently everyone forgot about her too
I think calling the RH dolls a flop is fair. RH leaned into even their playline dolls being popular with collectors as a way they branded themselves for a long time. With older RH dolls, only the budget line dolls felt like they weren't also aimed at collectors. That's what I liked about them! they were still playable and easy to find in stores, but great quality with interesting designs.
i LOVE the pixlings, but oh my god the Pixie Supremes are so cheap looking. For the price they go for (nearly 100+ CAD), they should be done up in goddamn premium fabrics or something good lord!!!! 😭😭
Finally someone talking about their awful quality outfits!! I only ever see people talk about the price and the mirror thing, which I understand that they’re also bad, but even if the mirror wasn’t there and the price was half that the dolls are still bad. Such a cheap dress. On the small scale dolls, they can get away with it because they’re smaller and have really cute designs, but the full size ones look so cheap.
@@nixxdraWith the quality of the dress I’d expect her to be the same price as a regular Pixling tbh. I think the reason the mirror is so outrageous is because they showed they had the budget for an actual quality outfit and decided to waste it on the most boring and useless gimmick to come out
You: "I hope kids like the Rainbow High Littles, at least." My 84 year old dad, who loves creepy things: "I have two for my desk, three for the walls!"
Moose forcing this reveal gimmick on all their toys just sucks, id get so many of the mixies if they didnt have that stuff, is it really appaealing to kids and parents???
Im a blindbox doll and plush collector, i like mystery boxes and such, but with those theyre either all cardboard or cardboard and a plastic baggie, i hate the big reveal gimmicks
Hopefully Moose Toys realizes how much money they leave on the table by not offering the dolls without the opening play gimmic. Just think if MGA would have kept L.O.L. only as a capsule toy!
you're SO right about the big mixies, i bought one of them and was so annoyed about the gimmick, i just kind of pried the box open forcibly and tossed it in the bin. won't be buying any more of them unless they ditch the gimmick, cuz the doll is lovely but it's not worth the money and plastic waste.
@@linphillips8331 tbh them making gimmick dolls is smart because it reels in kids into the brand more, which in turn makes them more money and solidified their spot in the fashion doll sector, and guess what it worked, all the gimmick dolls this year sold out like hot cakes
Woooowah Metaphor mention I did not expect ! I don’t know too much about dolls; I just put these videos on in the background. I was happy to hear of something I’m more familiar with hehgheh
I actually like Lenore but not for the AUD$160 she would cost for me in Australia. Her face is really pretty but she's like $100 too much. That IT mermaid is amazing. I wish she wasn't members only
The only good thing about the Littles is, that they are the big unifying thing to the doll community, as in, that we can universally bond over HOW terrible these are.
i love everythign you said about the valentines releases i hate those so much omg. you're telling me they made a draculaura doll for valentines day and it was a flop????? girl get up this is your day!!!
I am kind of surprised there wasnt a monster high and Lisa Frankenstein collab. Like, maybe I'm too much in a bubble where that movie was pretty freaking popular but these brands seem totally made for each other! On top of the designers being able to make their penchant for 80s fashion actually make sense 😅
Monster High really stepped up their game this year, and Barbie seems to be following suit. Almost all of my doll purchases this year were Monster High. Rainbow High has ceased to interest me aside from picking up some dolls I hadn't picked up when they were in stores. I was hoping Bratz would fill the RH shaped hole in my heart, but the accessory game and the face ups just are not nearly as exciting as I'd hoped they would be. I look forward to Mattel's recent success shaking up MGA and getting some better dolls in the future. P.S. The Odile face mold is gonna be my downfall. I haven't bought a Barbie in decades, but that mug mugs so hard I will gladly empty my pockets for her.
Your number 1 book of the year was a book I was, just a few hours ago, debating buying at Target because it looked interesting. Ended up getting Garden Ghouls Drac and Twyla instead of just one doll and a book, but now that I have a rec from someone whose opinion I tend to agree with, I'm going to keep an eye out for it next time I go to the library or a bookshop! Definitely agree with you on Jinafire. She's gorgeous! Mine's still in-box because I haven't had a chance to open her yet (I have a backlog). As for the Littles... I don't think they're as bad, but in terms of flop releases, I will agree. They aren't for us adult collectors, and they do seem to be a harbinger for RH as a whole (though Iris's doll looks cute and the new version of Meline does as well - I just am tired of gimmicks!).
I'm very excited for the upcoming Monster High releases, especially since they're close to my birthday so I get to spend all my birthday money on more Frankie's.
I don't really collect dolls, but if you don't mind what I definitely can talk about is video games! My favourite is absolutely the Ace Attorney Investigations Collection which I got for my birthday! I haven't finished the entire thing yet but I've loved every second of playing it. No real resolutions for this year though, sorry about that.
I had totally forgotten Leonore's existence too 😂 And gosh, the Valentine Howliday pack of Clawd and Draculaura was released this year?? It feels like ages to me 😮 And Jinafire... I saw recently someone made a review of her. She's gorgerous, a piece of art (and for someone who has zero affection to the character, it says a lot) no wonder she's the best release of the year. PS: I laughted when you've mentionned the RH Littles. 😂 I knew it they would be the Flop #1.
Yes ! Big points to Monster High on many good release choices lately. Especially the Wave 1 Creepros. Having wave one was a dream for me. I wasn't collecting back with other releases. So, them making them widely available on Amazon, was a great decision.
I tend to have the opposite opinion of Monster High fans when it comes to their releases, and the Squid Game Skullector was no exception. It'll be a long time before I go looking to buy one, but I hope that the lack of enthusiasm among collectors means it won't cost too much on ebay when I do.
Wait, I looove you sharing your non-doll faves for this year, that's so fun! I'll have to check out Don't Let the Forest In. So I'm not a doll collector really? But the Lenore, Flop #5, honestly looks cheap enough to be a playline doll to me. I cannot BELIEVE they tried to sell that for 75 bucks. Contrasting her with Jinafire,,,, it's not even a contest
The second you crowned dream besties as 2nd i was so happy and grabbed my restyled brookyln barbie. Im a dream bestie stan and hope we get more of them for sure
Here's my take on the Barbie Dream Besties: I would really really like them if they weren't Barbie and her classic friends. Because I'm too attached personally to their original faces and styles. But I do think they're cute I just wish they were all new characters.
I just ordered two Monster High (Venus and Abby) all-time favorites as a late Christmas present for myself, and I am so happy to get into doll collecting now where it's not so WILD and I really didn't miss out on anything. Looking forward to what both you and the next year have to offer for the doll world!!!
I think I started watching you this year, I’ve been watching doll UA-camrs for about ten years now, amazing, you’ve quickly become my favorite, I love watching all your videos, seeing your opinions on dolls or new releases 😭😭
I love love watching your videos even though I'm not a doll collector, HOWEVER the doll on the right at 13:45 is just so pretty omg😭 I'm thinking of buying it cuz I absolutely adore that aesthetic
i literally STARTED collecting a bit due to RH, so to see it flop...makes me sad. but also happy bc im broke rn and cant buy much :3. Also, MGA SHOULD have made the Mean Girl dolls be sold in stores, it would have made *much* bigger waves in the general public. MH i love youuuu, jinafire collector's doll and the repro's are still in my wishlist.
I only bought three unopened dolls this year (they're mostly not sold for good prices here and I do not like to order dolls online) so I always appreciate your videos for a completely different perspective!
Awwe I love your orange shirt, it's so cuuute! I do a similar thing around the new-years, updating my monster high ranking list. It's one of my favorite new-years traditions! I always look forward to these videos 💖💖💖
Licca Chan also had some great dolls this year. There was a "Photogenic" (more poseable) Hello Kitty doll in red that was so cute. The price was fairly high for what it was, but I just love the aesthetic.
I thought Barbie had a strong year, particularly the Swirl Ponytail, Pink Premiere, Diwali, Maeve Reilly, Styled by Design, Juan Gabriel, Tribute to Fashion, Dream Besties, and BFMC reboot dolls. Some of the Fashionistas were surprisingly good too, like the Blind Barbie and 65th Anniversary tributes, plus the new Deluxe Style dolls. I also loved the MH Venus McFlytrap doll, like, LOVED her. So, good year for dolls, bad for my wallet, lol. 😄 💸
Amazing list! For my 2024 favs it would be.. Just Monster High G3, this was such a good year for them! Venus, Catty, core refresh Cleo! All bangers! I'm excited to search for Jinafire! Decora Girlz- I lowkey got addicted to the small blind bags and I'm excited for the new ones! Bratz Slumber party repros! I love them all, they sit in my dollhouse and they're having their own slumber party! Alwayz Bratz Sasha and Yasmin! These two hold a special place in my heart!
I was very surprised last month when I went to Aldi and found Pixlings Shimmerverse in their rotating aisle. And for $12.99 too! Definitely keep an eye out at Aldi if you have them in your area!
Idk if you plan on doing more streams but i would LOVEEE to see you stream infinity nikki!! The fashion dreamer stream was so fun and getting to see you style cute outfits would be so rad!
Ha, when you mentioned favorite book, I also went to Don't Let The Forest In even before you said it. I'm still finishing it but it's been the most unique and intense new release this year I've read.
9:03 THAT SIREN IS BEAUTIFUL It reminds me of the old mermaid Barbies 🥺 17:59 She was also made for me, she’s like a modern superstar Barbie and I love her! I really hope odile becomes her new face mold 🙏 27:37 I’m so happy I got this Jinafire and love knowing that fans decided her accessories, I’m glad they put more effort into her than Rochelle as it shows they learned. It also feels like they wanted to represent Chinese culture better this time.
He left.. last year? I thought he was mostly detached from ATLUS ever since his work on SMTIV’s story drafts-so, a while ago. The last I heard of him was him making NFTs. Blegh… … It’s true though.. I do adore his doll-like humanoid designs as well
I agree with everything you have had to say here. As a big Bratz fan the only doll I believe I tried for was Regina but of course with no luck. Rainbow High and LOL are on the downslide you would think MGA would have given the collectors a better shot at them and at this point I am not willing to buy from a scalper. Jinafire Long was definitely the most beautiful release for the year and so happy I got to purchase one. Thank you for the video I really enjoyed it and look forward to these yearly.
The thing about Lenore that still pisses me off is that an Edgar Allen Poe themed doll could have, nay SHOULD have, been a massive slay. The fact that Mattel tried to hype her up so much before release just adds to it. Year of the Dragon Jinafire however was everything I wanted and more. 100% worth waiting almost a year for lmao
I always find it very funny that you mention the decline in quality of Rainbow High's but I haven't seen them yet, because the first line of dolls just arrived in stores near me !!
Lenore is actually a very strong doll. She just need a different hairstyle, more victorian like, and a different and better suiting dress. But she's still a beautiful doll. Her face is very well done and gorgeous. Also, the first G3 Spectra should be in everyone's list for favorite dolls of 2024. She's simply exquisite and perfect.
Quiet as far as Rainbow High & OMG...yes. But since i didnt buy but 2 RH reboot dolls, it gave me a chance to catch up on the older dolls & even get some doubles. And grab a few Ever After High dolls. And older MH. So, not that I'm needing a bunch of new exciting releases, but i am glad ive got older ones now & can look forward to what comes next.
Love this ranking! Personally, my favorites are Get Ready with Me Nadja Rhymes, Sweet Treat Rayna Ahmadi, and all of the Odile face-mold Barbies that have been released (can’t pick just one)
I'm suprised to see how many releases happened this year. Definitely think Barbie had a very good run this year and so did Monster High.MGA on the other hand need to get their act together and bring back the RH we know and love!
I mean I'm not against them making gimmick dolls for kids because, for one, a lot of brands do that, plus these other brands are just not giving in the playline department cough* Barbie
I do not entirely hate the RH rebrand.I like the improved screenings better than the og ones and I definitely think is not half as bad as g2 monster high was. But when you compare the slime dolls to let's say the series 1-5 dolls you can see the quality and thoughtfulness clearly dropping.
tbh I actually really love Lenore (even though I think there's a missed oportunity with not having her be raven themed). Like; I want to say she looks a lot better in person because the details on her dress are more visible, but I know people tend to dismiss that kind of thing. But even putting aside what I like about her design and her cute little spider candle pet; The fact that she's a brand new character instead of a remade/remodeled existing character is just really cool to me. Other than that though this year has not been kind to me financially. I was able to participate in the fang vote for Jinifire and order her, and was able to get some smart dolls (which have become some of my favorite dolls), but then the money ran out and I have to worry about keeping food in the house and lights on instead of fun stuff like dolls. Favorite wishlist dolls though definitely includes Skulltimate Secrets Abbey and G3 Jinifire. I haven't even seen her in stores here x.x. I wish I could have gotten that IT mermaid doll too but I don't think that's ever going to happen now. I think I missed this year's Skelita too and she is my favorite MH character. Here's hoping we'll finally get her in G3 next year.
I'd you enjoy Gothic horror I cannot recommend enough The Strange Case of the Alchemists Daughter by Theodora Goss, it's like monster high meets Gothic lit!
Great list! My favorite release for 2024 was the My Scene dolls . I've waited years for Mattel to bring those girls back. Their re-issue was amazing for me.❤❤❤
I didn’t collect many dolls this year, with a decent amount being ones that released in previous years. However, two of my favorite releases were lol omg Ace (if you can’t tell from my username) and also the full size Decora Girlz!
The Rainbow High Littles are absolutely demonic. The main slime dolls? Sure, not as great as before in terms of fashion, but they're still pretty cute and good quality. But these ones? Just hideous, horrible to look at.
17:25 even worse! As Moose is an Aussie company they're well aware that the retail price for these guys is $70 AUD here in their country of origin....!
I got my first LOL doll this year with Thea Stars and she’s adorable. Though I wish she had a stand I’m sad that Rainbow High has entered its flop era American Girl’s GOTY for 2025 is a total letdown
You know, I agree with you on Lenora, but I did see some photoshoots someone did with her and I think a big part of why she flopped is the poor quality of her stock photo's composition. She definitely has a more interesting shape in other poses and angles.
(devil on your shoulder voice) i know its important to have a good community culture but when it comes to people getting pressed about your doll rankings... i kind of want to say you should let the girlies argue about your opinions on plastic women in the comments as much as they want. if they cant separate their ego from doll rankings then a disclaimer probably isnt reaching their brains either, so why not milk it.... this is youtube, thats called free engagement!
Right when we got hopeful for the creepos alot of us international collectors got an email on the 31st saying we have been refunded due to shipping issues 😭 one way to end the year.
My new years Resolution: To clean, fix and set up my doll room. will be a task as my sister thinks I have 3000 all in storage, would have to clean and redress (preferably in original clothing for the 80's and 90's dolls) and set up most my dolls. doubles and triples will be cleaned and stored or possibly sold to make room for dolls i want to add to the collection. I am horrible at making videos but i would like to make videos of my doll collection as I set up at add to my you tube channel so I can share my love of dolls with the doll community.
I’m curious about your thoughts on the return of the BFMC in 2024. I’m surprisingly underwhelmed and I don’t know why. 🤪 I guess we’ll see if/what they release in 2025 - Kada 💕
Well done presentation- I found I was very inline with your top and bottom picks. I will say that I am and have been extremely disgusted with MGA and Mattel for having such horrible releases in terms of the resale plague.i believe there is a way to fix this : make more dolls so the reseller can’t possibly buy 2000 of the same doll . Make them readily available! What a concept :)
@ that’s a good thing right ? Don’t we want to pay less for our dolls? It’s an expensive hobby -especially coupled with temptation and resellers. I think dolls are worth whatever we are willing to pay- I have a lot of dolls that I have purchased from other countries and we talking about hundreds of dollars , It was worth it to me. When I see a monster high or bratz doll that is widely unavailable it kind of seems like we are competing to be the one who was able to get it. Ive been collecting for years. I have seen it all. I guess im just not willing to stress and freak out over a doll not even remotely worth the reseller price ( in my opinion ) stay blessed now !
The Integrity Sirene is the doll of the year for me. I too am a W Club member who doesn't buy many of their dolls. I mean, I would like all of them, but to justify the price vs playline dolls takes something really special. There are some gorgeous Barbie mermaids from years ago, but Sirene is articulated and has outfits that can be changed. Just outstanding.
All MGA knows is be corny, sell brats to resellers, and drag Rainbow High's corpse out to sell slime
I like this.
@@Evening-Appl I mean they didn't sell bratz to resellers, they just bought more than half the stock of the mean girls dolls. The resellers are a huge problem though and MGA should have done a better job at preventing them.
@justice5188 believe it or not, the slime dolls sold wonderfully, kids are buying them out like crazy so while adults may be salty, in the end, it making huge bank
MGA does kick ass with their MINIVERSE line tho, they need to spend some of the money they are getting from that on their doll lines ... Return to form!!
Plot twist: MGA is/are the resellers
im actually very glad this year was pretty chill in terms of new releases because it allowed me to focus more on secondhand/thrifted finds
Plus things are getting expensive asf in general, gas, bills etc 😂😂
Other than $plurging too much, 😬😆 I felt the same. After about a 10 year hiatus, I'd rediscovered collecting around September/October of 2023, and just went from one new fascination to the next. I just felt reborn! So, yes, 2024 was this fun voyage of rediscovering my joy. 👍🍀🙂🖐️
shout out to the resin class action lawsuit special for being the worst of 2025 before it even started!!!
😭 MGA when I catch you...
Still shocked that a company thought selling resin to kids was a good move and it passed through enough people to make it to shelves like.. how
@@KingOfGaymes Same way the Wicked website slipped through 🤣
oh i'm just in love with G3 Venus, her mold, her hair, her fashion, SO good. i even got her skulltimate secrets doll even tho its not the most fantastic bc she just had such good accents i couldn't stay away from the hanging plant earrings or the vine baby hairs...and boy oh boy am i hyped for her fearbook doll!!! the overalls!!! the gloves!!! oh it makes me feel like a little kid! and i love to paint all the tiny details they mold in but don't factory paint.
the garden skulltimate secrets was so frustrating to me though. the theme idea is GREAT-and even some of the concepts they put in there, like a rosy red toned draculaura, were so good! but the theme was wasted on a packaging gimmick line...the three of them deserved lolita tea party dresses, and much nicer hair styling.
i'm so hype for Jinafire too, i loved the lny doll as well, i was always frustrated with the color balancing of her g1 palette but i think it does it justice, to give so much gold and jewel tones a big showy stage to shine on instead of being packed into a doll that looked a bit clashy imo. so to see g3's take on her palette was wonderful, it all compliments each other instead of fighting to be the boldest color there. and the scales all over are so cute, and the faux embroidery on the boots??? omg...i cannot wait to get my hands on her, and one for my kid sister who always talks abt wanting to be a fashion designer.
As much as I love Lolita style and agree that it would have been perfect for a garden tea party series, the fashion in the garden skulltimate secrets hits a perfect point of millennial nostalgia for me. I love the clothes and shoes so much. I made sure I had duplicate dolls (from other lines) for each ghoul so that both full outfits could be worn, and have the six dolls together with Bite In The Park furniture for their tea party.
Edit: Also very excited about the Fearbook Venus! :D
I love embellishing too, it just helps make them your own, like adding accessories to a motorcycle! 🥰
This ia clearly the year of "good dolls but shitty companies"
That Jinafire collector doll trully brought me back to why I love this hobby because omg. She's insane. Like she LOOKS collector. FINALLY Mattel gives us something collector quality!!!!
She’s so beautiful ugh I love her
8:35 my rule of thumb, if it costs $70 dollars or more aka collector money it deserves to be judged fully and held to a higher standard.
For monster high to usually have so much detail and interesting monster design ideas I can see why a sack dress with no shape or pack of detail would make you sad for sure.
I have also not seen this doll I think since release if that so apparently everyone forgot about her too
I love her 🥰 She went on sale, I bought another. I'm relieved she's not popular. Those "sold out in two minutes" launches are too traumatic. 😬
@sharonthompson672 yeah, I'm sure it is traumatic to be in line to buy something and told to turn away its already sold out
I think calling the RH dolls a flop is fair. RH leaned into even their playline dolls being popular with collectors as a way they branded themselves for a long time. With older RH dolls, only the budget line dolls felt like they weren't also aimed at collectors. That's what I liked about them! they were still playable and easy to find in stores, but great quality with interesting designs.
i LOVE the pixlings, but oh my god the Pixie Supremes are so cheap looking. For the price they go for (nearly 100+ CAD), they should be done up in goddamn premium fabrics or something good lord!!!! 😭😭
Finally someone talking about their awful quality outfits!! I only ever see people talk about the price and the mirror thing, which I understand that they’re also bad, but even if the mirror wasn’t there and the price was half that the dolls are still bad. Such a cheap dress. On the small scale dolls, they can get away with it because they’re smaller and have really cute designs, but the full size ones look so cheap.
those outfits looked like they are made of paper 😭
@@nixxdraWith the quality of the dress I’d expect her to be the same price as a regular Pixling tbh. I think the reason the mirror is so outrageous is because they showed they had the budget for an actual quality outfit and decided to waste it on the most boring and useless gimmick to come out
You: "I hope kids like the Rainbow High Littles, at least."
My 84 year old dad, who loves creepy things: "I have two for my desk, three for the walls!"
That’s so funny omg
Personally as someone who likes creepy stuff I still hate them, just those eyes.. I don’t like them looking at me 😭
Moose forcing this reveal gimmick on all their toys just sucks, id get so many of the mixies if they didnt have that stuff, is it really appaealing to kids and parents???
Im a blindbox doll and plush collector, i like mystery boxes and such, but with those theyre either all cardboard or cardboard and a plastic baggie, i hate the big reveal gimmicks
Yea, I'm not a fan of all the plastic being used, not very environment friendly
Hopefully Moose Toys realizes how much money they leave on the table by not offering the dolls without the opening play gimmic. Just think if MGA would have kept L.O.L. only as a capsule toy!
Shut up, we like it and if you were smart, you’d use them as places to store your dolls or make a background!
@@Emmuzka trust me they’re making tons of money every time 1 comes out. It’s completely sold out and has been for the past three years.
Rainbow unicorn homunculi oh my god I'm CRYING LOL
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Came here to say this, that comment killed me 😂
Lenore was such a missed opportunity to have Edgar Allen Poe easter eggs
I'd love to hear you talk about books, especially gothic horror books, more
you're SO right about the big mixies, i bought one of them and was so annoyed about the gimmick, i just kind of pried the box open forcibly and tossed it in the bin. won't be buying any more of them unless they ditch the gimmick, cuz the doll is lovely but it's not worth the money and plastic waste.
I was laughing when you pulled out the Littles 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Welp...with the demise of RH (in my mind), I saved a lot of money this year. 🤷🏼♀️
I did not because it made me panic and start back collecting the last three years of RH lol
@@linphillips8331 tbh them making gimmick dolls is smart because it reels in kids into the brand more, which in turn makes them more money and solidified their spot in the fashion doll sector, and guess what it worked, all the gimmick dolls this year sold out like hot cakes
Woooowah Metaphor mention I did not expect ! I don’t know too much about dolls; I just put these videos on in the background. I was happy to hear of something I’m more familiar with hehgheh
I actually like Lenore but not for the AUD$160 she would cost for me in Australia. Her face is really pretty but she's like $100 too much.
That IT mermaid is amazing. I wish she wasn't members only
The only good thing about the Littles is, that they are the big unifying thing to the doll community, as in, that we can universally bond over HOW terrible these are.
i love everythign you said about the valentines releases i hate those so much omg. you're telling me they made a draculaura doll for valentines day and it was a flop????? girl get up this is your day!!!
I am kind of surprised there wasnt a monster high and Lisa Frankenstein collab. Like, maybe I'm too much in a bubble where that movie was pretty freaking popular but these brands seem totally made for each other! On top of the designers being able to make their penchant for 80s fashion actually make sense 😅
I am SO happy someone else is also loving the Dream Besties!
Monster High really stepped up their game this year, and Barbie seems to be following suit. Almost all of my doll purchases this year were Monster High. Rainbow High has ceased to interest me aside from picking up some dolls I hadn't picked up when they were in stores. I was hoping Bratz would fill the RH shaped hole in my heart, but the accessory game and the face ups just are not nearly as exciting as I'd hoped they would be. I look forward to Mattel's recent success shaking up MGA and getting some better dolls in the future. P.S. The Odile face mold is gonna be my downfall. I haven't bought a Barbie in decades, but that mug mugs so hard I will gladly empty my pockets for her.
Rainbow high fell from the mountaintop to under the mountain with the goblins😂🤡
The only new release doll I bought was Venus G3. She was so well done with her braids and baby hairs. I love her.
Love your passion for, as you astutely put it, "the art form of fashion dolls"! Beautiful little plastic women 💓
It's a little funny seeing this after the reveal/leak of the Powerpuff girls lol omg collab. They're so back
Lenore has so much potential to be cute, I really love her dress.
It’s beautiful she’s a ghost
Your number 1 book of the year was a book I was, just a few hours ago, debating buying at Target because it looked interesting. Ended up getting Garden Ghouls Drac and Twyla instead of just one doll and a book, but now that I have a rec from someone whose opinion I tend to agree with, I'm going to keep an eye out for it next time I go to the library or a bookshop!
Definitely agree with you on Jinafire. She's gorgeous! Mine's still in-box because I haven't had a chance to open her yet (I have a backlog). As for the Littles... I don't think they're as bad, but in terms of flop releases, I will agree. They aren't for us adult collectors, and they do seem to be a harbinger for RH as a whole (though Iris's doll looks cute and the new version of Meline does as well - I just am tired of gimmicks!).
Love how Lenore (an Edgar Allen Poe inspired doll) does not have a pet raven. Like, what?
I'm very excited for the upcoming Monster High releases, especially since they're close to my birthday so I get to spend all my birthday money on more Frankie's.
Love me some Frankie 🙂👍
Ngl Frankie has been slaying a lot this generation
I love seeing your videos so much. You are so reflected and I love lists like this so much. Love from Norway.
I don't really collect dolls, but if you don't mind what I definitely can talk about is video games! My favourite is absolutely the Ace Attorney Investigations Collection which I got for my birthday! I haven't finished the entire thing yet but I've loved every second of playing it. No real resolutions for this year though, sorry about that.
I love AAI too!! I was so happy to see it get a full release here!
Omg i cannot WAIT for my unproblematic divas the Mean Girl Bratz to be in the top one!!!!
I had totally forgotten Leonore's existence too 😂
And gosh, the Valentine Howliday pack of Clawd and Draculaura was released this year?? It feels like ages to me 😮
And Jinafire... I saw recently someone made a review of her. She's gorgerous, a piece of art (and for someone who has zero affection to the character, it says a lot) no wonder she's the best release of the year.
PS: I laughted when you've mentionned the RH Littles. 😂 I knew it they would be the Flop #1.
Yes ! Big points to Monster High on many good release choices lately. Especially the Wave 1 Creepros. Having wave one was a dream for me. I wasn't collecting back with other releases. So, them making them widely available on Amazon, was a great decision.
The Ghoulia is one of my favorites.
I tend to have the opposite opinion of Monster High fans when it comes to their releases, and the Squid Game Skullector was no exception. It'll be a long time before I go looking to buy one, but I hope that the lack of enthusiasm among collectors means it won't cost too much on ebay when I do.
Wait, I looove you sharing your non-doll faves for this year, that's so fun! I'll have to check out Don't Let the Forest In.
So I'm not a doll collector really? But the Lenore, Flop #5, honestly looks cheap enough to be a playline doll to me. I cannot BELIEVE they tried to sell that for 75 bucks. Contrasting her with Jinafire,,,, it's not even a contest
The second you crowned dream besties as 2nd i was so happy and grabbed my restyled brookyln barbie. Im a dream bestie stan and hope we get more of them for sure
Here's my take on the Barbie Dream Besties: I would really really like them if they weren't Barbie and her classic friends. Because I'm too attached personally to their original faces and styles. But I do think they're cute I just wish they were all new characters.
I just ordered two Monster High (Venus and Abby) all-time favorites as a late Christmas present for myself, and I am so happy to get into doll collecting now where it's not so WILD and I really didn't miss out on anything. Looking forward to what both you and the next year have to offer for the doll world!!!
I think I started watching you this year, I’ve been watching doll UA-camrs for about ten years now, amazing, you’ve quickly become my favorite, I love watching all your videos, seeing your opinions on dolls or new releases 😭😭
I love love watching your videos even though I'm not a doll collector, HOWEVER the doll on the right at 13:45 is just so pretty omg😭 I'm thinking of buying it cuz I absolutely adore that aesthetic
i literally STARTED collecting a bit due to RH, so to see it flop...makes me sad. but also happy bc im broke rn and cant buy much :3. Also, MGA SHOULD have made the Mean Girl dolls be sold in stores, it would have made *much* bigger waves in the general public.
MH i love youuuu, jinafire collector's doll and the repro's are still in my wishlist.
Rainbow unicorn homunculi KILLED me 😭
I only bought three unopened dolls this year (they're mostly not sold for good prices here and I do not like to order dolls online) so I always appreciate your videos for a completely different perspective!
I was just watching another video of you and I instantly went on this
Excellent list 🌹 Venus was my favorite doll of the year 😍
Awwe I love your orange shirt, it's so cuuute! I do a similar thing around the new-years, updating my monster high ranking list. It's one of my favorite new-years traditions! I always look forward to these videos 💖💖💖
As a huge Monster High stan, Jinafire earned that top spot
Yay!! Dream besties Brooklyn is my favorite doll of the year!! SHE'S GORGEOUS and looks amazing in everything I put her in.
Licca Chan also had some great dolls this year. There was a "Photogenic" (more poseable) Hello Kitty doll in red that was so cute. The price was fairly high for what it was, but I just love the aesthetic.
I thought Barbie had a strong year, particularly the Swirl Ponytail, Pink Premiere, Diwali, Maeve Reilly, Styled by Design, Juan Gabriel, Tribute to Fashion, Dream Besties, and BFMC reboot dolls. Some of the Fashionistas were surprisingly good too, like the Blind Barbie and 65th Anniversary tributes, plus the new Deluxe Style dolls. I also loved the MH Venus McFlytrap doll, like, LOVED her. So, good year for dolls, bad for my wallet, lol. 😄 💸
Amazing list! For my 2024 favs it would be..
Just Monster High G3, this was such a good year for them! Venus, Catty, core refresh Cleo! All bangers! I'm excited to search for Jinafire!
Decora Girlz- I lowkey got addicted to the small blind bags and I'm excited for the new ones!
Bratz Slumber party repros! I love them all, they sit in my dollhouse and they're having their own slumber party!
Alwayz Bratz Sasha and Yasmin! These two hold a special place in my heart!
I was very surprised last month when I went to Aldi and found Pixlings Shimmerverse in their rotating aisle. And for $12.99 too! Definitely keep an eye out at Aldi if you have them in your area!
Idk if you plan on doing more streams but i would LOVEEE to see you stream infinity nikki!! The fashion dreamer stream was so fun and getting to see you style cute outfits would be so rad!
IM SO EARLY ALSO I LOVE DARLING DOLLS SM
Rainbow High Littles look like a PSA warning against substance abuse during pregnancy, I'M SORRY BUT IT'S TRUE.
Ha, when you mentioned favorite book, I also went to Don't Let The Forest In even before you said it. I'm still finishing it but it's been the most unique and intense new release this year I've read.
2 dolls i wasn't able to get & would love now. VH Draculaura & Fang Vote Jinafire. They're both top tier for sure !
9:03 THAT SIREN IS BEAUTIFUL
It reminds me of the old mermaid Barbies 🥺
17:59 She was also made for me, she’s like a modern superstar Barbie and I love her! I really hope odile becomes her new face mold 🙏
27:37 I’m so happy I got this Jinafire and love knowing that fans decided her accessories, I’m glad they put more effort into her than Rochelle as it shows they learned. It also feels like they wanted to represent Chinese culture better this time.
Related to Atlus and somewhat to Metaphor, what do you think about Kaneko leaving last year? I loved his doll-like character designs back in 2000s.
He left.. last year? I thought he was mostly detached from ATLUS ever since his work on SMTIV’s story drafts-so, a while ago. The last I heard of him was him making NFTs. Blegh… … It’s true though.. I do adore his doll-like humanoid designs as well
@@penguinlover22His humans look so intimidating and unique compared to most JRPGs, way more high-fashion influence when it comes to his designs.
My favorites this year:
6) Jakk's ILY 4Ever Jack & Sally doll
5) Barbie's comeback
4) Antu's deer centaur dolls
3) UF doll's Cat TV dolls
2) Petwork's Ruruko little devil dolls
1) Both Jinafires
Great vid
I agree with everything you have had to say here. As a big Bratz fan the only doll I believe I tried for was Regina but of course with no luck. Rainbow High and LOL are on the downslide you would think MGA would have given the collectors a better shot at them and at this point I am not willing to buy from a scalper. Jinafire Long was definitely the most beautiful release for the year and so happy I got to purchase one. Thank you for the video I really enjoyed it and look forward to these yearly.
The integrity sirene is literally Peach PRC. Hair and face sculpt and everything.
The thing about Lenore that still pisses me off is that an Edgar Allen Poe themed doll could have, nay SHOULD have, been a massive slay. The fact that Mattel tried to hype her up so much before release just adds to it.
Year of the Dragon Jinafire however was everything I wanted and more. 100% worth waiting almost a year for lmao
Just downloaded Don’t Let The Forest In for Kindle! Excited to start it when I finish my current read! ❤ 😊
I literally can’t believe Lenore came out this year… feels like last year
3:28 Infinity Nikki has me in a chokehold and will NOT let go! I love the game so much💜
I always find it very funny that you mention the decline in quality of Rainbow High's but I haven't seen them yet, because the first line of dolls just arrived in stores near me !!
Lenore is actually a very strong doll. She just need a different hairstyle, more victorian like, and a different and better suiting dress. But she's still a beautiful doll. Her face is very well done and gorgeous. Also, the first G3 Spectra should be in everyone's list for favorite dolls of 2024. She's simply exquisite and perfect.
Quiet as far as Rainbow High & OMG...yes. But since i didnt buy but 2 RH reboot dolls, it gave me a chance to catch up on the older dolls & even get some doubles. And grab a few Ever After High dolls. And older MH. So, not that I'm needing a bunch of new exciting releases, but i am glad ive got older ones now & can look forward to what comes next.
Oh man, I totally forgot about Metaphor re: Fantazio! Thanks for the reminder, I had meant to check that out!
😮 OMG monster high Lenore Loomington is actually my favorite doll right now. I just love this doll gost so much.
Love this ranking! Personally, my favorites are Get Ready with Me Nadja Rhymes, Sweet Treat Rayna Ahmadi, and all of the Odile face-mold Barbies that have been released (can’t pick just one)
1 min squad #goated 💥💥
youre so real for the metaphor shoutout!
I'm suprised to see how many releases happened this year.
Definitely think Barbie had a very good run this year and so did Monster High.MGA on the other hand need to get their act together and bring back the RH we know and love!
I mean I'm not against them making gimmick dolls for kids because, for one, a lot of brands do that, plus these other brands are just not giving in the playline department cough* Barbie
Honestly, I like some of them. The swim and style dolls have some gorgeous faces for series 1, the sparkle and shine dolls are beautiful too
Um RH slime dolls were the best selling dolls of spring 24 and I'm pretty sure that fall RH had great sales as well. Kids still love them.
@tyreebishop8093 yep, they sold out like hotcakes at my target, the swim and style dolls too
I do not entirely hate the RH rebrand.I like the improved screenings better than the og ones and I definitely think is not half as bad as g2 monster high was.
But when you compare the slime dolls to let's say the series 1-5 dolls you can see the quality and thoughtfulness clearly dropping.
tbh I actually really love Lenore (even though I think there's a missed oportunity with not having her be raven themed). Like; I want to say she looks a lot better in person because the details on her dress are more visible, but I know people tend to dismiss that kind of thing. But even putting aside what I like about her design and her cute little spider candle pet; The fact that she's a brand new character instead of a remade/remodeled existing character is just really cool to me.
Other than that though this year has not been kind to me financially. I was able to participate in the fang vote for Jinifire and order her, and was able to get some smart dolls (which have become some of my favorite dolls), but then the money ran out and I have to worry about keeping food in the house and lights on instead of fun stuff like dolls. Favorite wishlist dolls though definitely includes Skulltimate Secrets Abbey and G3 Jinifire. I haven't even seen her in stores here x.x. I wish I could have gotten that IT mermaid doll too but I don't think that's ever going to happen now.
I think I missed this year's Skelita too and she is my favorite MH character. Here's hoping we'll finally get her in G3 next year.
I'd you enjoy Gothic horror I cannot recommend enough The Strange Case of the Alchemists Daughter by Theodora Goss, it's like monster high meets Gothic lit!
SO very off topic- im just noticing the kururun plush in the background thats SO cute!!!
Great list! My favorite release for 2024 was the My Scene dolls . I've waited years for Mattel to bring those girls back. Their re-issue was amazing for me.❤❤❤
This was really enjoyable! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to you, and enjoy those dolls. 🖐️🙂🎊🎈🎉☮️
I didn’t collect many dolls this year, with a decent amount being ones that released in previous years. However, two of my favorite releases were lol omg Ace (if you can’t tell from my username) and also the full size Decora Girlz!
The Rainbow High Littles are absolutely demonic. The main slime dolls? Sure, not as great as before in terms of fashion, but they're still pretty cute and good quality. But these ones? Just hideous, horrible to look at.
17:25 even worse! As Moose is an Aussie company they're well aware that the retail price for these guys is $70 AUD here in their country of origin....!
I got my first LOL doll this year with Thea Stars and she’s adorable. Though I wish she had a stand
I’m sad that Rainbow High has entered its flop era
American Girl’s GOTY for 2025 is a total letdown
A good video to end the year. ❤
I want that shirt. Where can I get it? 😄
3:40 METAPHOOOOR✨️👏🏽
I agree Monster High Fang Vote Jinafire Long is the greatest doll this year!
You know, I agree with you on Lenora, but I did see some photoshoots someone did with her and I think a big part of why she flopped is the poor quality of her stock photo's composition. She definitely has a more interesting shape in other poses and angles.
(devil on your shoulder voice) i know its important to have a good community culture but when it comes to people getting pressed about your doll rankings... i kind of want to say you should let the girlies argue about your opinions on plastic women in the comments as much as they want. if they cant separate their ego from doll rankings then a disclaimer probably isnt reaching their brains either, so why not milk it.... this is youtube, thats called free engagement!
Right when we got hopeful for the creepos alot of us international collectors got an email on the 31st saying we have been refunded due to shipping issues 😭 one way to end the year.
My new years Resolution: To clean, fix and set up my doll room. will be a task as my sister thinks I have 3000 all in storage, would have to clean and redress (preferably in original clothing for the 80's and 90's dolls) and set up most my dolls. doubles and triples will be cleaned and stored or possibly sold to make room for dolls i want to add to the collection. I am horrible at making videos but i would like to make videos of my doll collection as I set up at add to my you tube channel so I can share my love of dolls with the doll community.
I’m curious about your thoughts on the return of the BFMC in 2024. I’m surprisingly underwhelmed and I don’t know why. 🤪 I guess we’ll see if/what they release in 2025 - Kada 💕
Well done presentation- I found I was very inline with your top and bottom picks. I will say that I am and have been extremely disgusted with MGA and Mattel for having such horrible releases in terms of the resale plague.i believe there is a way to fix this : make more dolls so the reseller can’t possibly buy 2000 of the same doll . Make them readily available! What a concept :)
Mga did that, and now Maria Garcia is on clearance for like $30. Not the best business strategy
@ that’s a good thing right ? Don’t we want to pay less for our dolls? It’s an expensive hobby -especially coupled with temptation and resellers. I think dolls are worth whatever we are willing to pay- I have a lot of dolls that I have purchased from other countries and we talking about hundreds of dollars , It was worth it to me. When I see a monster high or bratz doll that is widely unavailable it kind of seems like we are competing to be the one who was able to get it. Ive been collecting for years. I have seen it all. I guess im just not willing to stress and freak out over a doll not even remotely worth the reseller price ( in my opinion ) stay blessed now !
The Integrity Sirene is the doll of the year for me. I too am a W Club member who doesn't buy many of their dolls. I mean, I would like all of them, but to justify the price vs playline dolls takes something really special. There are some gorgeous Barbie mermaids from years ago, but Sirene is articulated and has outfits that can be changed. Just outstanding.