Enchantimals is a toy franchise created by Mattel in 2017. The line consists of human-animal hybrids and their woodland creature pets who live in Everwilde. It was released as a companion and spin-off line to Monster High and Ever After High. It has spawned a web series, two chapter books, and a television special for Nick Jr. Development began in late 2015 after new Ever After High dolls stopped production. It was announced on October 12, 2016 and toys were first released in June of 2017. It met with lukewarm reception.
Unlike its two predecessors, Enchantimals lacks many male characters and is intended for younger girls.
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Characters
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The Enchantimals are humanoids with animal characteristics that mainly consists of girls. Male Enchantimals will be introduced later on.
- Bree Bunny - An energetic inventor.
- Bren Bear
- Cameo Crab
- Cherish Cheetah
- Clarita Clownfish
- Danessa Deer - The fastest runner of the Enchantimals. The irony is that despite having antlers (only used for male deer), Danessa is female.
- Dolce Dolphin
- Ekaterina Elephant
- Fanci Flamingo
- Felicity Fox
- Fluffy Bunny - The only known Enchantimal to share the same species with another.
- Gillian Giraffe
- Hixby Hedgehog - Only Enchantimal to have been confirmed to be male.
- Jessa Jellyfish
- Karina Koala
- Lorna Lamb
- Merit Monkey
- Ohana Owl
- Patter Peacock - A jungle Enchantimal who was from Junglewood, as confirmed in Finding Home. Besides that, Patter also has the inability to sing, unless duets with Flap count.
- Peeki Parrot
- Petya Pig
- Preena Penguin
- Prue Panda
- Raelin Racoon
- Saffi Swan
- Sage Skunk
- Sancha Squirrel
- Sandella Seahorse
- Starling Starfish
- Taylee Turtle
- Zelena Zebra
Pets
The pets that the Enchantimals own consist of forest animals. The Enchantimals either have one or two pets.
- Twist, owned by Bree.
- Snore and Zia, owned by Bren.
- Chela, owned by Cameo.
- Quick-Quick, owned by Cherish.
- Cackle, owned by Clarita.
- Sprint, owned by Danessa.
- Largo, owned by Dolce.
- Antic, owned by Ekaterina.
- Swash, owned by Fanci
- Flick, owned by Felicity.
- Mop, owned by Fluffy.
- Pawl, owned by Gillian.
- Pointer, owned by Hixby.
- Marisa, owned by Jessa.
- Dab, owned by Karina.
- Flag, owned by Lorna.
- Compass, owned by Merit.
- Yawn and Kani, owned by Ohana.
- Flap, owned by Patter.
- Sheeny, owned by Peeki.
- Streusel and Nisha, owned by Petya.
- Jayla, owned by Prenna.
- Nari, owned by Prue.
- Pester and Romy, owned by Raelin.
- Caper, owned by Sage.
- Stumper, owned by Sancha.
- Idyl, owned by Starling.
- Hoofette, owned by Zelena Zebra.
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Development and release
The franchise originally began as part of the Ever After High franchise with the characters as smaller, animal-themed pixies. Trademarks are filled on January 14, 2016 for a line called "Pixie World", which was to be a pixie-centric arc that was to follow the introductions of two groups of pixies in Mid December, 2015 and Early June, 2016.
Following the discontinuation of the EAH toy line, the "Pixie World" line was scrapped, but it does serve as the basis for Enchantimals. However, its heritage speaks only from its core concepts and is thus farther removed from its predecessors than Ever After High was from Monster High.
Enchantimals has not received similar marketing, being only recognizable as part of the greater whole due to similarities. It is unknown it this is intentional as a means for Mattel to start afresh, which is suggested by the avoiding of the high school setting, or a consequence of the cancellation and rebooting of the older two franchises. Like its predecessors with Bratz and Disney Princess, Enchantimals takes a cue or two from competing doll franchises.
My Little Pony's 2010 incarnation and its spin-off Equestria Girls, as well as the 2012 Littlest Pet Shop toy line, all done by Mattel's long-time main rival Hasbro, is the inspiration of Enchantimals' themes of nature and group-based friendship. Mattel looked on into them as Hasbro made a deal with Disney to produce newer licensed toys and games. Mattel itself has pointed at the "popular animal aesthetic [as seen in] social media filters" as a direct inspiration for the franchise, though whether this means the earlier pixies were based on the filters or if the filters account for the design difference between the pixies and the Enchantimals is not specified. The choice for the small size of the Enchantimals dolls has been ascribed to the market influence of the 2014 franchise Shopkins with emphasis on its 2015 doll spinoff Shoppies.
See also
- Monster High
- Ever After High
References
External links
- Official website
Source of article : Wikipedia
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