Novi Stars

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Novi Stars
Novi-Stars-Logo.jpg
Type Fashion doll
Company MGA Entertainment
Country United States
Availability2012–2014
SloganWhat on earth is going on?!
Official website

Novi Stars was an American line of fashion dolls released by MGA Entertainment in 2012. [1] It revolved around a set of alien girls who landed on Earth and wanted to be like humans. At the end of 2013, it was announced that no new Novi Stars would be produced. However, the last line of Novi Stars was released in fall of 2014, before the line was officially discontinued. [2]

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History

Novi Stars was announced in July 2012 by MGA Entertainment deeming the dolls 'cosmic themed' and were to be shelved in the same month. [3] Their popularity was extended through the use of releasing webisodes, showing how the main line of dolls adjusted to life on Earth. The webisodes released from 30 August-27 December 2012. Similar to Bratzilliaz and Monster High webisodes, these webisodes consisted of simple plots in short-time frames. A month after the reveal of the dolls, a live-action music-video was released of actresses playing the main line of dolls. [4] In December 2012, Novi Stars was given special promotion at the Nickelodeon SlimeFest in Australia, where makeup was done for kids and headbands were handed out to attendance. [5]

Novi Stars was a short-lived success, ranking as a Walmart top toy only months before cancellation. [6] The last line of dolls arrived on shelves in 2014.

Dolls

The dolls were highly stylized with large heads and small torsos. They had inset eyes and fairly little articulation. Each doll had a special feature that was promoted on their box, and had a bio [7] which revealed the details about the character. Each doll came with a pet (excluding Nita Light, who came with an energy pod) and a glow-in-the-dark doll stand. The handle from the box could become a hair band for the owner.

Most of the dolls had hair rooted in their head, with the exception of Mae Tallick, Sila Clops, Cici Thru, and Gail Lexi. The Cici Thru and Gail Lexi dolls utilized wigs. Mae Tallick and Sila Clop's wigs came off to access their battery packs. Alie Lectric, Mae Tallick, Sila Clops, and Ina Ferna required batteries.

Releases

Summer/Fall 2012:

Winter/Spring 2013:

Summer/Fall 2014:

Characters

References

  1. Entertainment, M. G. A. "MGA Entertainment in Partnership with Justice Reveals Stellar New Brand Novi Stars™". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  2. "Novi Stars | MGA Entertainment (Series) | hobbyDB". www.hobbydb.com. Archived from the original on 2024-08-21. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  3. "MGA unveils doll lines | Toy World Magazine". 2014-11-03. Archived from the original on 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  4. "Video Jam: Video Jam #747 Novi Stars - WCCA TV 194". www.wccatv.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  5. Novi Stars (2012-12-20). Novi Stars at Nickelodeon Slimefest Australia . Retrieved 2024-08-21 via YouTube.
  6. Dickson, Jeremy (2012-09-17). "Walmart ranks Top Toys for the holidays". kidscreen.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  7. "- Novi Stars official website". Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2020-04-21.