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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5</span> <span>Financial decline and failed merger with Sega (1995–1999)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Financial_decline_and_failed_merger_with_Sega_(1995–1999)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Namco_takeover_and_restructuring_(2005–present)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Namco_takeover_and_restructuring_(2005–present)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6</span> <span>Namco takeover and restructuring (2005–present)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Namco_takeover_and_restructuring_(2005–present)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Product_lines" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Product_lines"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Product lines</span> </div> </a> <button 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href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai" title="Bandai – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Bandai" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B9_(%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F)" title="Бандай (компания) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Бандай (компания)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai" title="Bandai – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Bandai" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai" title="Bandai – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Bandai" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai" title="Bandai – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Bandai" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai" title="Bandai – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Bandai" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C" title="بندای – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="بندای" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai" title="Bandai – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Bandai" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B0%98%EB%8B%A4%EC%9D%B4" title="반다이 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="반다이" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai_Co" title="Bandai Co – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Bandai Co" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai" title="Bandai – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Bandai" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai" title="Bandai – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Bandai" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai" title="Bandai – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Bandai" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai" title="Bandai – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="Bandai" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai_(bendrov%C4%97)" title="Bandai (bendrovė) – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Bandai (bendrovė)" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%89" title="بانداى – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="بانداى" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai" title="Bandai – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Bandai" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai_(bedrijf)" title="Bandai (bedrijf) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Bandai (bedrijf)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4" title="バンダイ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="バンダイ" 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai" title="Bandai – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Bandai" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai" title="Bandai – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Bandai" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai" title="Bandai – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Bandai" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai" title="Bandai – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Bandai" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai" title="Bandai – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Bandai" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%94_(%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%8D%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B8%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%99)" title="บันได (บริษัทญี่ปุ่น) – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="บันได (บริษัทญี่ปุ่น)" 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line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Native name</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">株式会社バンダイ</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Romanization" title="Romanization">Romanized</a> name</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Kabushiki-gaisha Bandai</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Bandai-ya</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Company type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiary</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Entertainment" title="Entertainment">Entertainment</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">July 5, 1950<span class="noprint">; 74 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">July 5, 1950</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Naoharu Yamashina</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Tait%C5%8D" title="Taitō">Taitō, Tokyo</a>, Japan</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent">Masaru Kawaguchi (<a href="/wiki/President_(corporate_title)" title="President (corporate title)">president</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Action_figure" title="Action figure">Action figures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virtual_pet" title="Virtual pet">Virtual pets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rail_transport_modelling" title="Rail transport modelling">Model trains</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Brands</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Bandai Shokugan</li><li>Charapaki</li><li><a href="/wiki/Digimon" title="Digimon">Digimon</a></li><li>Harumika</li><li><a href="/wiki/Tamagotchi" title="Tamagotchi">Tamagotchi</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Earnings_before_interest_and_taxes" title="Earnings before interest and taxes">Operating income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span><span style="white-space: nowrap">¥</span>21.7 billion (2019)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Net_income" title="Net income">Net income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span><span style="white-space: nowrap">¥</span>242.8 billion (2019)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of employees</div></th><td class="infobox-data">851 (January 2021)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bandai_Namco_Holdings" title="Bandai Namco Holdings">Bandai Namco Holdings</a> (2005–present)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiaries</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Bandai Logipal</li><li>Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles</li><li>Corporación Bandai México</li><li>Bandai UK</li><li>Bandai France</li><li>Bandai España</li><li><a href="/wiki/Bandai_Spirits" title="Bandai Spirits">Bandai Spirits</a></li><li>CCP</li><li>Heart</li><li>MegaHouse</li><li>Plex</li><li>Seeds</li><li>Sun-Star Stationary</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bandai.co.jp/e/">www.bandai.co.jp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><b>Footnotes / references</b><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200517235639/https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/file/view/9501?entry_id=6637">"Bandai Namco Group Integrated Report 2019"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Bandai_Namco_Holdings" title="Bandai Namco Holdings">Bandai Namco Holdings</a>. September 13, 2019. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/file/view/9501?entry_id=6637">the original</a> on May 17, 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 17,</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Bandai+Namco+Group+Integrated+Report+2019&rft.pub=Bandai+Namco+Holdings&rft.date=2019-09-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bandainamco.co.jp%2Fcgi-bin%2Freleases%2Findex.cgi%2Ffile%2Fview%2F9501%3Fentry_id%3D6637&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABandai" class="Z3988"></span><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190130094021/http://www.bandai.co.jp/e/company/index_bc.html">"About Company"</a>. Bandai. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bandai.co.jp/e/company/index_bc.html">the original</a> on January 30, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 21,</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=About+Company&rft.pub=Bandai&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bandai.co.jp%2Fe%2Fcompany%2Findex_bc.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABandai" class="Z3988"></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Bandai Co., Ltd.</b><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a Japanese <a href="/wiki/Multinational_corporation" title="Multinational corporation">multinational</a> toy manufacturer and distributor headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Tait%C5%8D" title="Taitō">Taitō, Tokyo</a>. Its international branches, Bandai Namco Toys & Collectables America and Bandai UK, are respectively headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Irvine,_California" title="Irvine, California">Irvine, California</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Richmond,_London" title="Richmond, London">Richmond, London</a>. Since 2005, Bandai is the toy production division of <a href="/wiki/Bandai_Namco_Holdings" title="Bandai Namco Holdings">Bandai Namco Holdings</a>, currently the world's second largest toy company measured by total revenue.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Between 1981 and 2001, Bandai was a manufacturer of <a href="/wiki/Category:Bandai_consoles" title="Category:Bandai consoles">video game consoles</a>. </p><p>Bandai was founded by <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> veteran Naoharu Yamashina as Bandai-Ya on July 5, 1950, as the corporate spin-off of a textile wholesaler. The company began as a distributor of metallic toys and rubber swimming rings, before moving to metal cars and aircraft models. It was renamed Bandai Co., Ltd. in 1961 and achieved considerable success with its action figures based on the anime <i><a href="/wiki/Astro_Boy_(1963_TV_series)" title="Astro Boy (1963 TV series)">Astro Boy</a></i>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bandai&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origins_and_success_with_toys_(1947–1968)"><span id="Origins_and_success_with_toys_.281947.E2.80.931968.29"></span>Origins and success with toys (1947–1968)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bandai&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Origins and success with toys (1947–1968)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1947, Naoharu Yamashina began working for a <a href="/wiki/Kanazawa" title="Kanazawa">Kanazawa</a>-based textile wholesaler.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The eldest son to a rice retailer, Yamashina had studied business in high school and was enlisted in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, where an impact from a grenade shrapnel blinded him in his right eye.<sup id="cite_ref-Economist_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Economist-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Grant_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The textile business, ran by his wife's brother, was struggling financially as a result of Japan's post-war economy.<sup id="cite_ref-Ryall_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ryall-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He made little money working, and as he was having a difficult time finding ways to allow the business to pick up, a neighbor told him about the potential of the toy industry and the financial success that could be generated from it.<sup id="cite_ref-Ryall_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ryall-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Intrigued, Yamashina convinced his wife to travel to Tokyo with him to begin studying the potentially lucrative market for toys.<sup id="cite_ref-Grant_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With little money or exposure in the field, the two worked long hours to establish a small toy distribution division within the textile business.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Img_history_01.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Img_history_01.png/220px-Img_history_01.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Img_history_01.png 1.5x" data-file-width="253" data-file-height="191" /></a><figcaption>Bandai logo from 1951 to 1959</figcaption></figure> <p>Yamashina assumed full control of the toy division on July 5, 1950, when it was spun-off as a separate company named Bandai-ya<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in <a href="/wiki/Tait%C5%8D,_Tokyo" class="mw-redirect" title="Taitō, Tokyo">Taitō, Tokyo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-History_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The name was derived from Japanese reading of Chinese phrase "bandai fueki" (<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%B8%87%E4%BB%A3%E4%B8%8D%E6%98%93" class="extiw" title="wikt:万代不易">万代不易</a>), meaning "eternally unchanging" or "things that are eternal."<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Economist_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Economist-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RGamer_36_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RGamer_36-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Being assisted by Atsuko Tatsumi, publisher of the <i>Weekly Toy News</i> in Tokyo, Bandai-ya distributed and imported celluloid dolls, metallic toys, and rubber swimming rings.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Grant_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company released its first original product the same year, the Rhythm Ball, a beach ball with a bell inside that suffered from numerous quality defects.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-History_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bandai-ya improved the quality of its products as it continued designing new kinds of toys, such as inexpensive metal cars and aircraft models.<sup id="cite_ref-Grant_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RGamer_36_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RGamer_36-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several of these were exported to the United States and elsewhere as a result of their popularity, being among the earliest "Made In Japan" products exported outside the country.<sup id="cite_ref-Grant_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bandai_(1950s)_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/98/Bandai_%281950s%29_logo.svg/120px-Bandai_%281950s%29_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/98/Bandai_%281950s%29_logo.svg/180px-Bandai_%281950s%29_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/98/Bandai_%281950s%29_logo.svg/240px-Bandai_%281950s%29_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1092" data-file-height="1428" /></a><figcaption>Bandai logo from 1959 to 1975</figcaption></figure> <p>As its revenue increased, Bandai-ya began expanding its operations.<sup id="cite_ref-Grant_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A new shipping and warehouse facility was constructed in spring 1953, followed by research and development (R&D) and product inspection departments later that year.<sup id="cite_ref-Grant_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A manufacturing facility, Waraku Works, was opened in early 1955 to increase the production of toys.<sup id="cite_ref-Grant_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the same year, it implemented the toy industry's first quality assurance system; the first toy approved by this was the 1956 <a href="/wiki/Toyopet_Crown" class="mw-redirect" title="Toyopet Crown">Toyopet Crown</a> model car, which was also Bandai-ya's first product with a guarantee.<sup id="cite_ref-History_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DeMaria_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeMaria-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The growing company worked on creating a friendly corporate image for itself, introducing a new logo, slogan, and television commercials that emphasized its quality products.<sup id="cite_ref-Grant_5-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bandai-ya was renamed Bandai in July 1961, the same time it started spreading its operations overseas, beginning with the establishment of Bandai Overseas Supply in New York City.<sup id="cite_ref-History_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DeMaria_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeMaria-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While its toys often sold well in Japan, Bandai didn't achieve considerable success until 1963, when it began producing action figures based on the anime <i><a href="/wiki/Astro_Boy" title="Astro Boy">Astro Boy</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-History_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Grant_5-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DeMaria_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeMaria-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The toy line's success prompted Bandai to reorganize and rethink its business strategies, as the company transitioned from working on original products to funding the creation of new television series and acting as a sponsor during their run, with advertisements that showed off Bandai's tie-in action figures and costumes.<sup id="cite_ref-History_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Grant_5-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A similar blockbuster hit was found with action figures in the likenesses of <i><a href="/wiki/Ultraman" title="Ultraman">Ultraman</a></i> characters, largely due to the popularity of the television series at the time; the figures were later released in North America to little fanfare.<sup id="cite_ref-Grant_5-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 1966, it released Crazy Foam, a line of bubble blowing canisters that sold 2.4 million units in three months, thanks to the backing of an extensive marketing campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-History_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bandai's other products included the Thunderbird electrical vehicles, the Water Motor bath toys, and the Naughty Flipper, the last of which received a gold medal at the 1968 New York International Innovative productions Exhibition.<sup id="cite_ref-DeMaria_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeMaria-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An additional manufacturing plant was acquired in late 1969 to further increase the production of toys.<sup id="cite_ref-Grant_5-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Continuing_expansion_and_Mobile_Suit_Gundam_(1971–1983)"><span id="Continuing_expansion_and_Mobile_Suit_Gundam_.281971.E2.80.931983.29"></span>Continuing expansion and Mobile Suit Gundam (1971–1983)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bandai&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Continuing expansion and Mobile Suit Gundam (1971–1983)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bandai1961.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Bandai1961.svg/220px-Bandai1961.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="247" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Bandai1961.svg/330px-Bandai1961.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Bandai1961.svg/440px-Bandai1961.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1308" data-file-height="1467" /></a><figcaption>Bandai logo from 1975 to 1983</figcaption></figure> <p>Bandai continued its expansion throughout the 1970s. The company established a joint venture with model car manufacturer <a href="/wiki/Tonka" title="Tonka">Tonka</a> in 1970 and established Tonka Japan K.K., as part of Bandai's continuing mission in establishing ties with foreign companies. A subsidiary named <a href="/wiki/Popy" title="Popy">Popy</a> was formed a year later that specialized in the manufacturing of toys based on popular children's characters. Though Bandai became a major player in the Japanese toy industry, competing with companies such as <a href="/wiki/Takara" title="Takara">Takara</a> and <a href="/wiki/Epoch" title="Epoch">Epoch</a>, executives believed the company needed to further spread out into international territories to help increase worldwide brand awareness. </p><p>Bandai continued to expand in the 1970s with the creation of several subsidiaries; Tonka Japan in 1970 following a joint venture with <a href="/wiki/Tonka" title="Tonka">Tonka</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bandai Models being established in 1971, and finally <a href="/wiki/Popy" title="Popy">Popy</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who specialized in the manufacturing of toy characters.<sup id="cite_ref-1970s_history_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1970s_history-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although not their most profitable range, Bandai's 1/48 scale AFV models dominated that segment of the model kit market. Bandai America Inc. was established as local US sales/marketing operation in 1978. <a href="/wiki/Spacewarp_(toy)" title="Spacewarp (toy)">Spacewarp</a>, a line of build-it-yourself toy rolling ball "roller coasters" was introduced by Bandai in the 1980s. </p><p>In May 1980, Makoto Yamashina, son of the founder, became president of Bandai. Naoharu Yamashina became chairman of the board. Upon his arrival, Makoto Yamashina completely changed the ageing staff of Bandai and replaced them with younger employees with the intent of not only bringing new ideas, but also revisiting the strategy of the group. The new president took a different commercial approach by selling directly to retailers rather than going through intermediates.<sup id="cite_ref-Grant_5-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-History_8-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 1980, Bandai launched the 'Gundam Plastic Model' based on the animated series <i><a href="/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam" title="Mobile Suit Gundam">Mobile Suit Gundam</a></i> which gave birth to the <a href="/wiki/Gunpla" title="Gunpla">Gunpla</a> range of scale model kits.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November, the subsidiary Celent was created.<sup id="cite_ref-History_8-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Entry_into_the_video_game_market_(1983–1989)"><span id="Entry_into_the_video_game_market_.281983.E2.80.931989.29"></span>Entry into the video game market (1983–1989)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bandai&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Entry into the video game market (1983–1989)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo_Bandai.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Logo_Bandai.svg/220px-Logo_Bandai.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" 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tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:292px;max-width:292px"><div class="trow"><div class="theader">Bandai videogame platforms</div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:174px;max-width:174px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:129px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bandai_Arcadia_2001_(1982)_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Bandai_Arcadia_2001_%281982%29_2.jpg/172px-Bandai_Arcadia_2001_%281982%29_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="172" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Bandai_Arcadia_2001_%281982%29_2.jpg/258px-Bandai_Arcadia_2001_%281982%29_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Bandai_Arcadia_2001_%281982%29_2.jpg/344px-Bandai_Arcadia_2001_%281982%29_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2624" data-file-height="1968" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Arcadia_2001#Bandai_Arcadia" title="Arcadia 2001">Arcadia</a></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:114px;max-width:114px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:129px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bandai_LCD_Solarpower.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Bandai_LCD_Solarpower.jpg/112px-Bandai_LCD_Solarpower.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Bandai_LCD_Solarpower.jpg/168px-Bandai_LCD_Solarpower.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Bandai_LCD_Solarpower.jpg/224px-Bandai_LCD_Solarpower.jpg 2x" data-file-width="937" data-file-height="1080" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Handheld_electronic_game#Bandai_LCD_Solarpower" title="Handheld electronic game">LCD Solarpower</a></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:141px;max-width:141px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:102px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bandai-Playdia-Front.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Bandai-Playdia-Front.jpg/139px-Bandai-Playdia-Front.jpg" decoding="async" width="139" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Bandai-Playdia-Front.jpg/209px-Bandai-Playdia-Front.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Bandai-Playdia-Front.jpg/278px-Bandai-Playdia-Front.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4280" data-file-height="3160" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Playdia" title="Playdia">Playdia</a></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:147px;max-width:147px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:102px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WonderSwan-Black-Left.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/WonderSwan-Black-Left.jpg/145px-WonderSwan-Black-Left.jpg" decoding="async" width="145" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/WonderSwan-Black-Left.jpg/218px-WonderSwan-Black-Left.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/WonderSwan-Black-Left.jpg/290px-WonderSwan-Black-Left.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="3060" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/WonderSwan" title="WonderSwan">WonderSwan</a></div></div></div></div></div> <p>Bandai became one of the first third-party developers for the Nintendo <a href="/wiki/Family_Computer" class="mw-redirect" title="Family Computer">Family Computer</a> in 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among its first titles was <i><a href="/wiki/Tag_Team_Match:_MUSCLE" class="mw-redirect" title="Tag Team Match: MUSCLE">Tag Team Match: MUSCLE</a></i>, a video game adaptation of the <i><a href="/wiki/Kinnikuman" title="Kinnikuman">Kinnikuman</a></i> manga, which sold over one million copies.<sup id="cite_ref-History_8-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bandai also produced the Family Trainer Pad, released outside Japan as the <a href="/wiki/Power_Pad" title="Power Pad">Power Pad</a>, which also performed well commercially. A series of games was released both in the US and in Japan, including <i><a href="/wiki/Athletic_World" class="mw-redirect" title="Athletic World">Athletic World</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Stadium_Events" title="Stadium Events">Stadium Events</a></i> for the NES. Shortly after its release, Nintendo purchased the rights to the FFF mat in North America, replacing it with their own redesign, the <a href="/wiki/Power_Pad" title="Power Pad">Power Pad</a>. In order to maintain branding continuity, <i>Stadium Events</i> was pulled from shelves after a short period of availability at <a href="/wiki/F._W._Woolworth_Company" title="F. W. Woolworth Company">Woolworth's</a> stores. Because the game was pulled from shelves and discontinued before many copies were sold, Bandai's <i>Stadium Events</i> is universally accepted as the rarest licensed NES game released in North America.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A shrink-wrapped copy of the game sold for $41,270 on eBay in February 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The sister game to <i>Stadium Events</i>, called <i>Athletic World</i> was initially released with a label that indicated compatibility with the Family Fun Fitness mat, but was later re-released with an updated label that mentions the Power Pad instead.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stadium Events was not released by name again, but instead was slightly modified and relaunched as the Power Pad pack-in game, <i><a href="/wiki/World_Class_Track_Meet" class="mw-redirect" title="World Class Track Meet">World Class Track Meet</a></i>. </p><p>Since the 1980s, Bandai has become the leading toy company of Japan, and to this day, has the main toy licenses in Japan to popular properties including <i><a href="/wiki/Kaiju" title="Kaiju">Daikaiju</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Ultraman" title="Ultraman">Ultraman</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Robot" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Robot">Super Robot</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Kamen_Rider" title="Kamen Rider">Kamen Rider</a></i>, the <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Sentai" title="Super Sentai">Super Sentai</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Power_Rangers" title="Power Rangers">Power Rangers</a></i> series (which it took part in creating), <i><a href="/wiki/Gundam" title="Gundam">Gundam</a></i>, and many others. In February 1989, it acquired arcade game developer Coreland and reorganized it into <a href="/wiki/Banpresto" title="Banpresto">Banpresto</a>, which became Bandai's coin-operated entertainment division.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the early 1990s, Bandai published games for <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a> in <a href="/wiki/Video_gaming_in_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Video gaming in the United Kingdom">the United Kingdom</a>, including <i><a href="/wiki/Street_Fighter_II" title="Street Fighter II">Street Fighter II</a></i> on the <a href="/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Super Nintendo Entertainment System">Super Nintendo Entertainment System</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mainstream_success_and_expansion_(1989–1995)"><span id="Mainstream_success_and_expansion_.281989.E2.80.931995.29"></span>Mainstream success and expansion (1989–1995)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bandai&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Mainstream success and expansion (1989–1995)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bandai&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">August 2022</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Financial_decline_and_failed_merger_with_Sega_(1995–1999)"><span id="Financial_decline_and_failed_merger_with_Sega_.281995.E2.80.931999.29"></span>Financial decline and failed merger with Sega (1995–1999)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bandai&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Financial decline and failed merger with Sega (1995–1999)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 1997, Bandai announced it would merge its operations with Japanese video game developer <a href="/wiki/Sega" title="Sega">Sega</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CVG_187_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVG_187-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The merger, a $1 billion <a href="/wiki/Stock_swap" title="Stock swap">stock swap</a> where Sega would acquire Bandai and dissolve the company,<sup id="cite_ref-CVG_187_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVG_187-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> would have established a new entertainment conglomerate named Sega Bandai Ltd. with an estimated $6 billion in revenue.<sup id="cite_ref-Kotaku_Merge_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kotaku_Merge-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The announcement followed a <span style="white-space: nowrap">¥</span>9 billion loss from Bandai the same month, attributed to declining game sales and the poor reception of the <a href="/wiki/Apple_Pippin" title="Apple Pippin">Apple Pippin</a> console.<sup id="cite_ref-CVG_187_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVG_187-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bandai felt Sega was an appropriate company to merge with, as it possessed an American management model and several international offices, in addition to owning several successful franchises like <i><a href="/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog" title="Sonic the Hedgehog">Sonic the Hedgehog</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-CVG_187_24-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVG_187-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kotaku_Merge_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kotaku_Merge-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Opposition arose within Bandai's employees and midlevel executives, as neither felt the company's family-friendly work ethic meshed well with Sega's top-down corporate culture.<sup id="cite_ref-Wired_Merge_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired_Merge-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result, Bandai called off the merge in May before its finalization in October.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> President Makoto Yamashina took responsibility for its failure, publicly apologizing and resigning his position within the company.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bandai instead agreed to a business alliance with Sega.<sup id="cite_ref-Wired_Merge_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired_Merge-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Namco_takeover_and_restructuring_(2005–present)"><span id="Namco_takeover_and_restructuring_.282005.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Namco takeover and restructuring (2005–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bandai&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Namco takeover and restructuring (2005–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After its merger with game developer and amusement facility operator <a href="/wiki/Namco" title="Namco">Namco</a> in 2005, Bandai Company is now under the management and a member of <a href="/wiki/Bandai_Namco_Holdings" title="Bandai Namco Holdings">Bandai Namco Holdings</a> (Bandai Namco Group). Following a group reorganisation in 2006, Bandai heads the group's Toys and Hobby <a href="/wiki/Strategic_business_unit" title="Strategic business unit">strategic business unit</a> (SBU).<sup id="cite_ref-toyshobbysbu_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-toyshobbysbu-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bandai Entertainment announced it would cease its distribution operations in January 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Beez Entertainment is no longer releasing new anime in Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2018, <a href="/wiki/Saban_Brands" title="Saban Brands">Saban Brands</a> and Bandai's US division jointly announced a mutual agreement to not renew their <a href="/wiki/Power_Rangers" title="Power Rangers">Power Rangers</a> master toy license, effective Spring 2019, after which competing toy company <a href="/wiki/Hasbro" title="Hasbro">Hasbro</a> will inherit the license. This transition will not affect Bandai Japan's <a href="/wiki/Super_Sentai" title="Super Sentai">Super Sentai</a> (the series from which Power Rangers takes footage) master toy license with <a href="/wiki/Toei_Company" title="Toei Company">Toei</a>. </p><p>A sister company, <a href="/wiki/Bandai_Spirits" title="Bandai Spirits">Bandai Spirits</a>, was established on 15 February 2018. On 1 April 2018, the division of Bandai that dealt with products for adult customers (including figures and plastic models) as well as <a href="/wiki/Banpresto" title="Banpresto">Banpresto</a>'s prizes business were transferred over to Bandai Spirits.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Product_lines">Product lines</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bandai&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Product lines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scale_models">Scale models</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bandai&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Scale models"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>(incomplete list)</i> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:192px;max-width:192px"><div class="trow"><div class="theader">Scale model trains by Bandai</div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:190px;max-width:190px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:111px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:205_B-train_and_N-gauge.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/205_B-train_and_N-gauge.jpg/188px-205_B-train_and_N-gauge.jpg" decoding="async" width="188" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/205_B-train_and_N-gauge.jpg/282px-205_B-train_and_N-gauge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/205_B-train_and_N-gauge.jpg/376px-205_B-train_and_N-gauge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1716" data-file-height="1020" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:190px;max-width:190px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:64px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E6%AF%94%E8%BC%83.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E6%AF%94%E8%BC%83.jpg/188px-%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E6%AF%94%E8%BC%83.jpg" decoding="async" width="188" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E6%AF%94%E8%BC%83.jpg/282px-%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E6%AF%94%E8%BC%83.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E6%AF%94%E8%BC%83.jpg/376px-%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E6%AF%94%E8%BC%83.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1221" data-file-height="421" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:190px;max-width:190px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:105px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BTr-Enoden.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/BTr-Enoden.jpg/188px-BTr-Enoden.jpg" decoding="async" width="188" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/BTr-Enoden.jpg/282px-BTr-Enoden.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/BTr-Enoden.jpg/376px-BTr-Enoden.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1080" /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Star_Wars"><i>Star Wars</i></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bandai&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Star Wars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bandai has developed kits of the following <i>Star Wars</i> vehicles and figures: </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Millennium_Falcon" title="Millennium Falcon">Millennium Falcon</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X-wing_fighter" title="X-wing fighter">X-Wing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Y-wing" title="Y-wing">Y-Wing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TIE_fighter" title="TIE fighter">Tie fighter</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Toys">Toys</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bandai&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Toys"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=S.H.Figuarts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="S.H.Figuarts (page does not exist)">S.H.Figuarts</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.H.Figuarts" class="extiw" title="ja:S.H.Figuarts">ja</a>]</span> line <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kira_Yamato" title="Kira Yamato">Kira Yamato</a><sup id="cite_ref-:0_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lacus_Clyne" title="Lacus Clyne">Lacus Clyne</a><sup id="cite_ref-:0_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Demon_Slayer:_Kimetsu_no_Yaiba" title="Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba">Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba</a></i> Action Figures <ul><li>Tanjiro and Nezuko (2024)<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>“<a href="/wiki/Pocoyo" title="Pocoyo">Pocoyo</a>” related products (2010-2012)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Corporate_structure">Corporate structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bandai&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Corporate structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bandai's headquarters is in <a href="/wiki/Tait%C5%8D,_Tokyo" class="mw-redirect" title="Taitō, Tokyo">Taitō, Tokyo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>. The company owns offices in the United States (Bandai America), Mexico (Bandai Corporación Mexico), the United Kingdom (Bandai UK), Indonesia (Bandai Namco Indonesia), France, Spain, Taiwan, and mainland China. In the past, it owned offices in Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand, Germany, and East Asia, which acted as distributors for Bandai products in their respective countries. Bandai is a wholly owned subsidiary of <a href="/wiki/Bandai_Namco_Holdings" title="Bandai Namco Holdings">Bandai Namco Holdings</a> and heads its parent's Toy and Hobby Content Strategic Business Unit (CSBU). </p><p>Bandai is among the largest and most profitable toy companies worldwide, alongside <a href="/wiki/Hasbro" title="Hasbro">Hasbro</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mattel" title="Mattel">Mattel</a>. The company focuses on creating unique and innovative products for its consumers, and to bend established conventions within the industry; its slogan, "Break out of the box" was made in reference to this.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Subsidiaries_of_Bandai">Subsidiaries of Bandai</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bandai&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Subsidiaries of Bandai"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BANDAI_Hobby_Center_%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%83%9B%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC_-_panoramio.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/BANDAI_Hobby_Center_%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%83%9B%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC_-_panoramio.jpg/220px-BANDAI_Hobby_Center_%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%83%9B%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC_-_panoramio.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/BANDAI_Hobby_Center_%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%83%9B%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC_-_panoramio.jpg/330px-BANDAI_Hobby_Center_%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%83%9B%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC_-_panoramio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/BANDAI_Hobby_Center_%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%83%9B%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC_-_panoramio.jpg/440px-BANDAI_Hobby_Center_%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%83%9B%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC_-_panoramio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>The Bandai Hobby Center in <a href="/wiki/Aoi-ku,_Shizuoka" title="Aoi-ku, Shizuoka">Aoi-ku, Shizuoka</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Bandai Spirits Co., Ltd. produces figurines and plastic models targeted towards older demographics, utilizing popular licenses such as <i><a href="/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam" title="Mobile Suit Gundam">Mobile Suit Gundam</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/One_Piece" title="One Piece">One Piece</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon" title="Pokémon">Pokémon</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Kirby_(series)" title="Kirby (series)">Kirby</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Disney" class="mw-redirect" title="Disney">Disney</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars" title="Star Wars">Star Wars</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Hatsune_Miku" title="Hatsune Miku">Hatsune Miku</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Dragon_Ball" title="Dragon Ball">Dragon Ball</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Demon_Slayer:_Kimetsu_no_Yaiba" title="Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba">Demon Slayer</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Kamen_Rider" title="Kamen Rider">Kamen Rider</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Sentai" title="Super Sentai">Super Sentai</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Ultraman" title="Ultraman">Ultraman</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/My_Hero_Academia" title="My Hero Academia">My Hero Academia</a></i>. </p><p>Bandai produces confectioneries, board games, and capsule toys through its subsidiary MegaHouse Corporation, which also releases toys and figurines under its MegaToy label. MegaHouse also holds the license for the <a href="/wiki/Rubik%27s_Cube" title="Rubik's Cube">Rubik's Cube</a> in Japan, and has created multiple variations of the toy specifically for Japanese audiences. Manga series, television shows, and character-themed products are created by the Plex subsidiary.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bandai&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>: <span lang="ja">株式会社バンダイ</span>, <a href="/wiki/Hepburn_romanization" title="Hepburn romanization">Hepburn</a>: <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kabushiki_gaisha" title="Kabushiki gaisha">Kabushiki gaisha</a> Bandai</i></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>: <span lang="ja">株式会社万代屋商店</span>, <a href="/wiki/Hepburn_romanization" title="Hepburn romanization">Hepburn</a>: <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kabushiki gaisha Bandai-ya Shōten</i></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bandai&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_game_manufacturers" title="List of game manufacturers">List of game manufacturers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fisher-Price" title="Fisher-Price">Fisher-Price</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hasbro" title="Hasbro">Hasbro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Lego_Group" title="The Lego Group">LEGO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mattel" title="Mattel">Mattel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spin_Master" title="Spin Master">Spin Master</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MGA_Entertainment" title="MGA Entertainment">MGA Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomy" title="Tomy">TOMY</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bandai&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/241241/revenue-of-major-toy-companies-worldwide/">"Revenue of major toy companies worldwide 2017"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Statista" title="Statista">Statista</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190402054544/https://www.statista.com/statistics/241241/revenue-of-major-toy-companies-worldwide/">Archived</a> from the original on April 2, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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href="/wiki/Bandai_Super_Vision_8000" title="Bandai Super Vision 8000">Bandai Super Vision 8000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Data_Carddass" title="Data Carddass">Data Carddass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Datach" title="Datach">Datach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Design_Master_Senshi_Mangajukuu" class="mw-redirect" title="Design Master Senshi Mangajukuu">Design Master Senshi Mangajukuu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digi_Casse" title="Digi Casse">Digi Casse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digital_Monster_(virtual_pet)" class="mw-redirect" title="Digital Monster (virtual pet)">Digimon Virtual Pet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bandai_LCD_Solarpower" class="mw-redirect" title="Bandai LCD Solarpower">LCD Solarpower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Playdia" title="Playdia">Playdia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Power_Pad" title="Power Pad">Power Pad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SuFami_Turbo" title="SuFami Turbo">SuFami Turbo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamagotchi" title="Tamagotchi">Tamagotchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terebikko" title="Terebikko">Terebikko</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=TV_JACK&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="TV JACK (page does not exist)">TV JACK</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_JACK" class="extiw" title="ja:TV JACK">ja</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WonderSwan" title="WonderSwan">WonderSwan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Namco" title="Namco">Namco</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/GunCon" title="GunCon">GunCon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/JogCon" class="mw-redirect" title="JogCon">JogCon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namco_Arcade_Stick" title="Namco Arcade Stick">Namco Arcade Stick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NeGcon" title="NeGcon">NeGcon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namco_System_21" title="Namco System 21">System 21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namco_NA-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Namco NA-1">NA-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namco_System_22" title="Namco System 22">System 22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namco_NB-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Namco NB-1">NB-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namco_System_11" class="mw-redirect" title="Namco System 11">System 11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namco_ND-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Namco ND-1">ND-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namco_System_12" class="mw-redirect" title="Namco System 12">System 12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namco_System_23" title="Namco System 23">System 23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namco_System_10" title="Namco System 10">System 10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namco_System_246" title="Namco System 246">System 246</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namco_System_357" title="Namco System 357">System 357</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namco_System_N2" title="Namco System N2">System N2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Sunrise_television_series200" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Sunrise" title="Template:Sunrise"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Sunrise" title="Template talk:Sunrise"><abbr 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(1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kum-Kum" title="Kum-Kum">Kum-Kum</a></i> (1975–1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%8Ddenji_Robo_Combattler_V" title="Chōdenji Robo Combattler V">Chōdenji Robo Combattler V</a></i> (1976–1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dinosaur_Expedition_Born_Free&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dinosaur Expedition Born Free (page does not exist)">Dinosaur Expedition Born Free</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%81%90%E7%AB%9C%E6%8E%A2%E6%A4%9C%E9%9A%8A%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC" class="extiw" title="ja:恐竜探検隊ボーンフリー">ja</a>]</span></i> (1976–1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Voltes_V" title="Voltes V">Chōdenji Machine Voltes V</a></i> (1977–1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Invincible_Super_Man_Zambot_3" title="Invincible Super Man Zambot 3">Invincible Super Man Zambot 3</a></i> (1977–1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Majokko_Tickle" title="Majokko Tickle">Majokko Tickle</a></i> (1978–1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dsh%C5%8D_Daimos" title="Tōshō Daimos">Tōshō Daimos</a></i> (1978–1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Invincible_Steel_Man_Daitarn_3" title="Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3">Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3</a></i> (1978–1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cyborg_009" title="Cyborg 009">Cyborg 009</a></i> (1979–1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Future_Robot_Daltanious" title="Future Robot Daltanious">Future Robot Daltanious</a></i> (1979–1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam" title="Mobile Suit Gundam">Mobile Suit Gundam</a></i> (1979–1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ultraman" title="The Ultraman">The Ultraman</a></i> (1979–1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scientific_Adventure_Team_Tansar_5&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scientific Adventure Team Tansar 5 (page does not exist)">Scientific Adventure Team Tansar 5</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A7%91%E5%AD%A6%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA%E9%9A%8A%E3%82%BF%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC5" class="extiw" title="ja:科学冒険隊タンサー5">ja</a>]</span></i> (1979–1980)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Invincible_Robo_Trider_G7" title="Invincible Robo Trider G7">Invincible Robo Trider G7</a></i> (1980–1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Space_Runaway_Ideon" title="Space Runaway Ideon">Space Runaway Ideon</a></i> (1980–1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fang_of_the_Sun_Dougram" title="Fang of the Sun Dougram">Fang of the Sun Dougram</a></i> (1981–1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Combat_Mecha_Xabungle" title="Combat Mecha Xabungle">Combat Mecha Xabungle</a></i> (1982–1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aura_Battler_Dunbine" title="Aura Battler Dunbine">Aura Battler Dunbine</a></i> (1983–1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Armored_Trooper_Votoms" title="Armored Trooper Votoms">Armored Trooper Votoms</a></i> (1983–1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ginga_Hy%C5%8Dry%C5%AB_Vifam" title="Ginga Hyōryū Vifam">Ginga Hyōryū Vifam</a></i> (1983–1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Heavy_Metal_L-Gaim" title="Heavy Metal L-Gaim">Heavy Metal L-Gaim</a></i> (1984–1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Giant_Gorg" title="Giant Gorg">Giant Gorg</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Panzer_World_Galient" title="Panzer World Galient">Panzer World Galient</a></i> (1984–1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Choriki_Robo_Galatt" title="Choriki Robo Galatt">Choriki Robo Galatt</a></i> (1984–1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Zeta_Gundam" title="Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam">Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam</a></i> (1985–1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dirty_Pair" title="Dirty Pair">Dirty Pair</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blue_Comet_SPT_Layzner" title="Blue Comet SPT Layzner">Blue Comet SPT Layzner</a></i> (1985–1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam_ZZ" title="Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ">Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ</a></i> (1986–1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Metal_Armor_Dragonar" title="Metal Armor Dragonar">Metal Armor Dragonar</a></i> (1987–1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/City_Hunter" title="City Hunter">City Hunter</a></i> (1987–1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mister_Ajikko" title="Mister Ajikko">Mister Ajikko</a></i> (1987–1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mashin_Hero_Wataru" title="Mashin Hero Wataru">Mashin Hero Wataru</a></i> (1988–1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ronin_Warriors" title="Ronin Warriors">Ronin Warriors</a></i> (1988–1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/City_Hunter" title="City Hunter">City Hunter 2</a></i> (1988–1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jushin_Liger_(anime)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jushin Liger (anime)">Jushin Liger</a></i> (1989–1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mad%C3%B6_King_Granz%C3%B6rt" title="Madö King Granzört">Madö King Granzört</a></i> (1989–1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/City_Hunter" title="City Hunter">City Hunter 3</a></i> (1989–1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Patlabor:_The_TV_Series" title="Patlabor: The TV Series">Patlabor: The TV Series</a></i> (1989–1990)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Brave_Exkaiser" title="Brave Exkaiser">Brave Exkaiser</a></i> (1990–1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mashin_Hero_Wataru" title="Mashin Hero Wataru">Mashin Hero Wataru 2</a></i> (1990–1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Brave_Fighter_of_Sun_Fighbird" class="mw-redirect" title="The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird">The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird</a></i> (1991–1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Future_GPX_Cyber_Formula" title="Future GPX Cyber Formula">Future GPX Cyber Formula</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/City_Hunter" title="City Hunter">City Hunter '91</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Armored_Police_Metal_Jack" title="Armored Police Metal Jack">Armored Police Metal Jack</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Matchless_Raijin-Oh" title="Matchless Raijin-Oh">Matchless Raijin-Oh</a></i> (1991–1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mama_wa_Sh%C5%8Dgaku_4_Nensei" title="Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei">Mama is a 4th Grader</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Brave_Fighter_of_Legend_Da-Garn" title="The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn">The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn</a></i> (1992–1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Genki_Bakuhatsu_Ganbaruger" title="Genki Bakuhatsu Ganbaruger">Genki Bakuhatsu Ganbaruger</a></i> (1992–1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Brave_Express_Might_Gaine" title="The Brave Express Might Gaine">The Brave Express Might Gaine</a></i> (1993–1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nekketsu_Saiky%C5%8D_Go-Saurer" title="Nekketsu Saikyō Go-Saurer">Nekketsu Saikyō Go-Saurer</a></i> (1993–1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Victory_Gundam" title="Mobile Suit Victory Gundam">Mobile Suit Victory Gundam</a></i> (1993–1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shipp%C5%AB!_Iron_Leaguer" title="Shippū! Iron Leaguer">Shippū! Iron Leaguer</a></i> (1993–1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brave_Police_J-Decker" class="mw-redirect" title="Brave Police J-Decker">Brave Police J-Decker</a></i> (1994–1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ha%C5%8D_Taikei_Ry%C5%AB_Knight" title="Haō Taikei Ryū Knight">Haō Taikei Ryū Knight</a></i> (1994–1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mobile_Fighter_G_Gundam" title="Mobile Fighter G Gundam">Mobile Fighter G Gundam</a></i> (1994–1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Brave_of_Gold_Goldran" title="The Brave of Gold Goldran">The Brave of Gold Goldran</a></i> (1995–1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Knights_Gulkeeva" title="Wild Knights Gulkeeva">Wild Knights Gulkeeva</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam_Wing" title="Mobile Suit Gundam Wing">Mobile Suit Gundam Wing</a></i> (1995–1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brave_Command_Dagwon" title="Brave Command Dagwon">Brave Command Dagwon</a></i> (1996–1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Vision_of_Escaflowne" title="The Vision of Escaflowne">The Vision of Escaflowne</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/After_War_Gundam_X" title="After War Gundam X">After War Gundam X</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ganba!_Fly_High" title="Ganba! Fly High">Ganbarist! Shun</a></i> (1996–1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Reideen_The_Brave" class="mw-redirect" title="Reideen The Brave">Reideen the Superior</a></i> (1996–1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_King_of_Braves_GaoGaiGar" title="The King of Braves GaoGaiGar">The King of Braves GaoGaiGar</a></i> (1997–1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mashin_Hero_Wataru" title="Mashin Hero Wataru">Super Mashin Hero Wataru</a></i> (1997–1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Outlaw_Star" title="Outlaw Star">Outlaw Star</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ginga_Hy%C5%8Dry%C5%AB_Vifam" title="Ginga Hyōryū Vifam">Ginga Hyōryū Vifam 13</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sentimental_Graffiti" title="Sentimental Graffiti">Sentimental Journey</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brain_Powerd" title="Brain Powerd">Brain Powerd</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/DT_Eightron" title="DT Eightron">DT Eightron</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gasaraki" title="Gasaraki">Gasaraki</a></i> (1998–1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cowboy_Bebop" title="Cowboy Bebop">Cowboy Bebop</a></i> (1998–1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Crest_of_the_Stars" title="Crest of the Stars">Crest of the Stars</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aesop_World" title="Aesop World">Aesop World</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Angel_Links" title="Angel Links">Angel Links</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Betterman_(TV_series)" title="Betterman (TV series)">Betterman</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Turn_A_Gundam" title="Turn A Gundam">Turn A Gundam</a></i> (1999–2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Seraphim_Call" title="Seraphim Call">Seraphim Call</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_O" title="The Big O">The Big O</a></i> (1999–2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Infinite_Ryvius" title="Infinite Ryvius">Infinite Ryvius</a></i> (1999–2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Mighty_Cat_Masked_Niyander" title="Mighty Cat Masked Niyander">Mighty Cat Masked Niyander</a></i> (2000–2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Banner_of_the_Stars" title="Banner of the Stars">Banner of the Stars</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dinozaurs" title="Dinozaurs">Dinozaurs: The Series</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brigadoon:_Marin_%26_Melan" title="Brigadoon: Marin & Melan">Brigadoon: Marin & Melan</a></i> (2000–2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Argento_Soma" title="Argento Soma">Argento Soma</a></i> (2000–2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gear_Fighter_Dendoh" title="Gear Fighter Dendoh">Gear Fighter Dendoh</a></i> (2000–2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Inuyasha" title="Inuyasha">Inuyasha</a></i> (2000–2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Z.O.E._Dolores,_I" title="Z.O.E. Dolores, I">Z.O.E. Dolores, I</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Banner_of_the_Stars" title="Banner of the Stars">Banner of the Stars II</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/S-CRY-ed" title="S-CRY-ed">s-CRY-ed</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Crush_Gear_Turbo" title="Crush Gear Turbo">Crush Gear Turbo</a></i> (2001–2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Witch_Hunter_Robin" title="Witch Hunter Robin">Witch Hunter Robin</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Overman_King_Gainer" title="Overman King Gainer">Overman King Gainer</a></i> (2002–2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam_SEED" title="Mobile Suit Gundam SEED">Mobile Suit Gundam SEED</a></i> (2002–2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_O" title="The Big O">The Big O II</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Machine_Robo_Rescue" title="Machine Robo Rescue">Machine Robo Rescue</a></i> (2003–2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Crush_Gear_Turbo" title="Crush Gear Turbo">Crush Gear Nitro</a></i> (2003–2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tank_Knights_Fortress" title="Tank Knights Fortress">Tank Knights Fortress</a></i> (2003–2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Planetes" title="Planetes">Planetes</a></i> (2003–2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Superior_Defender_Gundam_Force" title="Superior Defender Gundam Force">Superior Defender Gundam Force</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kaiketsu_Zorori" title="Kaiketsu Zorori">Kaiketsu Zorori</a></i> (2004–2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sgt._Frog" title="Sgt. Frog">Sgt. Frog</a></i> (2004–2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/My-HiME" title="My-HiME">My-HiME</a></i> (2004–2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Onmy%C5%8D_Taisenki" title="Onmyō Taisenki">Onmyō Taisenki</a></i> (2004–2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam_SEED_Destiny" title="Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny">Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny</a></i> (2004–2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yakitate!!_Japan" title="Yakitate!! Japan">Yakitate!! Japan</a></i> (2004–2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kaiketsu_Zorori" title="Kaiketsu Zorori">Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori</a></i> (2005–2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_King_of_Braves_GaoGaiGar_Final" title="The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final">GaoGaiGar Final -Grand Glorious Gathering-</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cluster_Edge" title="Cluster Edge">Cluster Edge</a></i> (2005–2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/My-Otome" title="My-Otome">My-Otome</a></i> (2005–2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Zegapain" title="Zegapain">Zegapain</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gintama" title="Gintama">Gintama</a></i> (2006–2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Intrigue_in_the_Bakumatsu_%E2%80%93_Irohanihoheto" title="Intrigue in the Bakumatsu – Irohanihoheto">Intrigue in the Bakumatsu – Irohanihoheto</a></i> (2006–2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Code_Geass" title="Code Geass">Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion</a></i> (2006–2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kekkaishi" title="Kekkaishi">Kekkaishi</a></i> (2006–2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dinosaur_King" title="Dinosaur King">Dinosaur King</a></i> (2007–2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Idolmaster:_Xenoglossia" title="Idolmaster: Xenoglossia">Idolmaster: Xenoglossia</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam_00" title="Mobile Suit Gundam 00">Mobile Suit Gundam 00</a></i> (2007–2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dinosaur_King" title="Dinosaur King">Dinosaur King D-Kids Adventure: Pterosaur Legend</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Code_Geass" title="Code Geass">Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Battle_Spirits:_Shounen_Toppa_Bashin" title="Battle Spirits: Shounen Toppa Bashin">Battle Spirits: Shounen Toppa Bashin</a></i> (2008–2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tales_of_the_Abyss" title="Tales of the Abyss">Tales of the Abyss</a></i> (2008–2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam_00" title="Mobile Suit Gundam 00">Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season</a></i> (2008–2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Girl_Who_Leapt_Through_Space" title="The Girl Who Leapt Through Space">The Girl Who Leapt Through Space</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Black_God_(manga)" title="Black God (manga)">Black God</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Inuyasha" title="Inuyasha">Inuyasha: The Final Act</a></i> (2009–2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hipira" title="Hipira">Hipira</a></i> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/SD_Gundam_Sangokuden_Brave_Battle_Warriors" title="SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors">SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors</a></i> (2010–2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tiger_%26_Bunny" title="Tiger & Bunny">Tiger & Bunny</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gintama" title="Gintama">Gintama'</a></i> (2011–2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sacred_Seven" title="Sacred Seven">Sacred Seven</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Horizon_in_the_Middle_of_Nowhere" title="Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere">Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere</a></i> (2011–2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam_AGE" title="Mobile Suit Gundam AGE">Mobile Suit Gundam AGE</a></i> (2011–2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phi_Brain:_Puzzle_of_God" title="Phi Brain: Puzzle of God">Phi Brain: Puzzle of God</a></i> (2011–2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Daily_Lives_of_High_School_Boys" title="Daily Lives of High School Boys">Daily Lives of High School Boys</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Natsuiro_Kiseki" title="Natsuiro Kiseki">Natsuiro Kiseki</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Accel_World" title="Accel World">Accel World</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Good_Luck_Girl!" title="Good Luck Girl!">Good Luck Girl!</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Battle_Spirits:_Sword_Eyes" title="Battle Spirits: Sword Eyes">Battle Spirits: Sword Eyes</a></i> (2012–2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gintama" title="Gintama">Gintama': Enchousen</a></i> (2012–2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aikatsu!" title="Aikatsu!">Aikatsu!</a></i> (2012–2015, <small>#1–126</small>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love_Live!_School_Idol_Project" title="Love Live! School Idol Project">Love Live! School Idol Project</a></i> (2013–2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Valvrave_the_Liberator" title="Valvrave the Liberator">Valvrave the Liberator</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Battle_Spirits:_Saikyou_Ginga_Ultimate_Zero" title="Battle Spirits: Saikyou Ginga Ultimate Zero">Battle Spirits: Saikyou Ginga Ultimate Zero</a></i> (2013–2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gundam_Build_Fighters" title="Gundam Build Fighters">Gundam Build Fighters</a></i> (2013–2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Complex" title="Buddy Complex">Buddy Complex</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sgt._Frog" title="Sgt. Frog">KERORO</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam-san" title="Mobile Suit Gundam-san">Mobile Suit Gundam-san</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Complex" title="Buddy Complex">Buddy Complex: The Final Chapter</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tribe_Cool_Crew" title="Tribe Cool Crew">Tribe Cool Crew</a></i> (2014–2015, <small>#1–24</small>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gundam_Reconguista_in_G" title="Gundam Reconguista in G">Gundam Reconguista in G</a></i> (2014–2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gundam_Build_Fighters_Try" title="Gundam Build Fighters Try">Gundam Build Fighters Try</a></i> (2014–2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cross_Ange" title="Cross Ange">Cross Ange: Rondo of Angels and Dragons</a></i> (2014–2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam:_Iron-Blooded_Orphans" title="Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans">Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans</a></i> (2015–2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam_Unicorn" title="Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn">Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love_Live!_Sunshine!!" title="Love Live! Sunshine!!">Love Live! Sunshine!!</a></i> (2016–2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/ClassicaLoid" title="ClassicaLoid">ClassicaLoid</a></i> (2016–2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Magic-kyun_Renaissance" class="mw-redirect" title="Magic-kyun Renaissance">Magic-kyun Renaissance</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gundam_Build_Divers" title="Gundam Build Divers">Gundam Build Divers</a></i> (2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Double_Decker!_Doug_%26_Kirill" title="Double Decker! Doug & Kirill">Double Decker! Doug & Kirill</a></i> (2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam:_The_Origin" title="Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin">Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin – Advent of the Red Comet</a></i> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Wave,_Listen_to_Me!" title="Wave, Listen to Me!">Wave, Listen to Me!</a></i> (2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Raid:_Successors_of_the_Will" title="King's Raid: Successors of the Will">King's Raid: Successors of the Will</a></i> (2020–2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yashahime" title="Yashahime">Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon</a></i> (2020–2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love_Live!_Nijigasaki_High_School_Idol_Club" title="Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club">Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club</a></i> (2020–2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/SD_Gundam_World_Heroes" class="mw-redirect" title="SD Gundam World Heroes">SD Gundam World Heroes</a></i> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Scarlet_Nexus_(TV_series)" title="Scarlet Nexus (TV series)">Scarlet Nexus</a></i> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love_Live!_Superstar!!" title="Love Live! Superstar!!">Love Live! Superstar!!</a></i> (2021–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Amaim_Warrior_at_the_Borderline" title="Amaim Warrior at the Borderline">Amaim Warrior at the Borderline</a></i> (2021–2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam:_The_Witch_from_Mercury" title="Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury">Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury</a></i> (2022–2023)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yohane_the_Parhelion:_Sunshine_in_the_Mirror" title="Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirror">Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirror</a></i> (2023)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Faraway_Paladin" title="The Faraway Paladin">The Faraway Paladin: The Lord of Rust Mountain</a></i> (2023)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Maebashi_Witches" title="Maebashi Witches">Maebashi Witches</a></i> (2025)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/My_Status_as_an_Assassin_Obviously_Exceeds_the_Hero%27s" title="My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's">My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the 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