Rainbow High (dolls)

Rainbow High

Type	Fashion doll, web series
Inventor(s)	Michael Scott Anderson
Company	MGA Entertainment
Country	United States
Availability	2020–present
Slogan	Collect the Rainbow (2020-2021) Let Your True Colors Shine (2022-present)
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Rainbow High is a line of fashion dolls released by American toy company MGA Entertainment in 2020. The line revolves around an elite high school for visual arts, featuring students who represent colors of the rainbow. The line is a spin-off from MGA's Poopsie Slime Surprise brand.

History[]

Rainbow High dolls from 2020. The characters, shown left to right, are Ruby Anderson, Poppy Rowan, Sunny Madison, Jade Hunter, Skyler Bradshaw, and Violet Willow.

In 2019, MGA released a line of 14-inch fashion dolls under their Poopsie brand, named Rainbow Surprise.^[1] Though these dolls bear some resemblance to the eventual Rainbow High dolls, they are scaled up and have painted eyes rather than inset eyes. These four dolls were later rereleased the following year under the Rainbow High brand in new packaging. Rainbow Surprise also included a series of blind-boxed Fantasy Friends dolls which were also incorporated into the Rainbow High brand.

The first 11-inch Rainbow High dolls were released in 2020, with the initial lineup including Ruby Anderson, Poppy Rowan, Sunny Madison, Jade Hunter, Skyler Bradshaw and Violet Willow dolls. Each of the original dolls included two outfits and a doll stand, while the dolls themselves featured inset eyes and thirteen points of articulation.^[2]

Characters[]

Main[]

• Ruby Anderson (voiced by Tara Sands) - A graphic designer and style trailblazer known for making custom shoes, Her theme color is Red.
• Poppy Rowan (voiced by Anairis Quiñones) - A music engineer and the go-to DJ at Rainbow High, Her theme color is Orange.
• Sunny Madison (voiced by Laura Stahl) - An computer animation girl with a bright and bubbly personality, and Violet's childhood friend. Her theme color is Yellow.
• Jade Hunter (voiced by Jenny Yokobori) - A smart, sassy makeup artist who loves shocking people with dramatic looks, Her theme color is Green.
• Skyler Bradshaw (voiced by Anairis Quiñones) - A shy and quiet girl but talented fashion designer who prefers to let her work speak for itself, Her theme color is Blue.
• Violet Willow (voiced by Kira Buckland) - A digital media student and an influencer with her own online reality show "The Vi Life", and Sunny's childhood friend. Her theme color is Purple.
• Bella Parker (voiced by Brittany Cox) - An art direction student and a member of the girls' initial runway group, Her theme color is Pink.
• Amaya Raine (voiced by Brittany Lauda) - A fashion designer and Bella's replacement in the girls' runway group, Her theme color is Rainbow.

Other students and faculty[]

• Avery Styles (voiced by Laura Stahl) - A member of "The A's" and one of the upperclassmen and prefects, Her theme colors are Holographic colors.
• Aiden Russell (voiced by Christian Banas) - A member of "The A's" and one of the upperclassmen and prefects, His theme color is Light Grey.
• Ainsley Slater (voiced by Jenny Yokobori) - A member of "The A's" and one of the upperclassmen and prefects, Her theme color is Black.
• Colin (voiced by Hayden Summerall) - A mixed-media student and Skyler's longtime boyfriend/later ex-boyfriend, His theme color is Violet.
• Stella Monroe (voiced by Deneen Melody) - A British cosmetology student and member of the cheerleading team, Her theme color is Hot Pink.
• River Kendall (voiced by Zach Aguilar) - An aspiring actor and star athlete on the football team, His theme color is Teal.
• Karma Nichols (voiced by Shanta Parasuraman) - A digital media student and captain of the cheerleading team, Her theme color is Neon Green.
• Krystal Bailey (voiced by Tatiana Varria) - A journalism student and editor-in-chief of the school magazine, Her theme color is Indigo.
• Kia Hart (voiced by Giselle Fernandez) - A stylist and a girl who loves to matchmake and Krystal's best friend. Her theme color is Pastel Pink.
• Laurel De'Vious (voiced by Deva Marie) - Twin sister of Holly De'Vious and is a major in Performing Arts, Her theme colors are Warm Colors.
• Holly De'Vious (voiced by Cherami Leigh) - Twin sister of Laurel De'Vious and is a major in Performing Arts, Her theme colors are Cool Colors.
• Daria Roselyn (voiced by Kiera Please) - A first year from Miami who majors in Music, Her theme color is Rose.
• Georgia Bloom (voiced by Mela Lee) - An aspiring actress who's not your average debutante, She majors in Performing Arts. Her theme color is Peach.
• Sheryl Meyer (voiced by Lizzie Freeman) - A heiress to Lemon fortune, She grew up in Beverly Hills and majors textile design. Her theme color is Marigold.
• Daphne Minton (voiced by Suzie Yeung) - An Accessory Design student who grew up in New Mexico making Jewelry, She majors in Accessory Design. Her theme color is Mint.
• Gabriella Icely (voiced by Cherami Leigh) - An Alaskan bajillionaire who's a competitive first year fashion focus student. Her theme color is Ice Blue.
• Emi Vanda (voiced by Xanthe Huynh) - A student who's passion is art and never boring and she majors in Visual Art. Her theme color is Orchid.
• The Assistant (voiced by Leigh Joel Scott) - Laurel and Holly De'Vious' assistant who helps them on their lighting and other equipment's, His theme color is Beige.
• Jett Dawson (voiced by Judy Alice Lee) - A fourth year student who majors in fashion and textile design who has traveled throughout Asia, Her theme colors are Black, White, and Rainbow.
• Lyric Lucas (voiced by Morgan Berry) - The lead singer of the band Rainbow Dream, Growing up as a child actress and knows how to sing like a goddess. Her theme colors are Rainbow.
• Carmen Major (voiced by Cristina Vee) - The guitarist of the band Rainbow Dream, Majoring in classical music before, She dropped out and started doing Rock & Roll. Her theme colors are Rainbow.
• Vanessa tempo (voiced by Khaya Fraites) - The drummer of the band Rainbow Dream, She loves sustainability and thrifting fashion, Her family consists of renowned musicians.
• Brianna Dulce (voiced by Mela Lee) - A student who majors in animation and beams light into every room she enters, Her theme color is Bubblegum Pink.
• Marisa Golding (voiced by Ivy Dupler) - Growing up in Manhattan, there's nothing she has seen and that's when she found her passion for photography, Her theme color is Gold.
• Robin Sterling (voiced by Shara Kirby) - Born as a star, She has been in the light and has been shining her whole life. She majors in Performing Arts and her theme color is Light Blue.
• Lily Cheng - She was born in San Francisco with family roots in Shanghai and she majors in Textile Design, Her theme color is Chinese Red.
• Ms. Lou Wright (voiced by Rebeka Thomas) - The head of Rainbow High, Her theme color is Dark Violet.
• Ms. Pamela Morton (voiced by Tara Sands) - The advisor for the girls' runway group, Her theme color is Blush Pink.

Media[]

A series of computer-animated webisodes was announced ^[3] following the release of the first dolls. The series is produced by Australian animation studio Pixel Zoo^[4] with the first episode premiering on October 2, 2020 and additional episodes releasing at least every two weeks. A series of shorter in-universe webisodes from the perspective of Violet Willow ("The Vi Life") were released concurrently with the main animated episodes, premiering every other week. Karma Nichols (Kontent with Karma) released its first episode on April 16, 2021. The first season of the computer-animated webisodes released its finale episode on June 11, 2021,^[5] Season 2 is aired on July 16,2021 and finished on January 28, 2022.

Reception[]

Following their release in mid 2020, Rainbow High dolls appeared on multiple hot-toy lists including Toys "R" Us Canada^[6] and The Toy Insider,^[7] while The NPD Group reported that in August 2020, Rainbow High dolls were the No. 3 best selling fashion dolls and the No. 7 best selling dolls overall in the U.S.^[8]

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