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Clover was a Japanese toy company founded in January 1973 by a former head of Tsukuda Hobby. [1] It closed in 1983. [1] Zaku Gundam toys made by Clover. Today it is mainly known as the sponsor of the original Gundam TV-series in 1979. As such, it was responsible for ending the season early because of lackluster toy sales.
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. [6] [8] 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 ...
Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. [a] (commonly known as Bandai Namco [b] and formerly Namco Bandai until 2015, also known as Bandai Namco Group, [4]) is a Japanese mass media and entertainment conglomerate founded in 2005 by the merger of Namco and Bandai. The company specializes in toys, video games, arcades, anime, restaurants, and amusement parks. [5]
Gundam Plastic models, Gundam Plamo, or Gunpla (ガンプラ, Ganpura) [1] are model kits depicting the mecha machinery and characters of the fictional Gundam multiverse by Bandai Spirits. These kits became popular among mecha anime fans and model enthusiasts in Japan and nearby Asian countries beginning in the 1980s.
Tamagotchi (Japanese: たまごっち, IPA: [tamaɡotꜜtɕi], "Egg Watch") is a brand of handheld digital pets that was created in Japan by Akihiro Yokoi of WiZ and Aki Maita of Bandai. [1] It was released by Bandai on November 23, 1996 in Japan and in the United States on May 1, 1997, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] quickly becoming one of the biggest toy fads ...
[24] [25] On May 23, 2008, Bandai Namco Holdings announced that Bandai Visual USA would be merged into the newly formed Bandai Entertainment which was consummated on July 1, 2008. [ 26 ] The company confirmed on January 2, 2012, that they would stop offering new DVD, Blu-ray disc and manga releases by February, but would continue to produce ...
Popy (ポピー) was a Japanese toy manufacturer of the 1970s and early 1980s. The company was owned by Bandai.It was founded in 1971 and merged back into the parent company in 1983.
Gundam Factory Yokohama was an entertainment complex located at Yamashita Pier in Yokohama, Japan. [1] Its main feature was a moving Gundam , an 18-metre tall [ 2 ] "mech" (a large mechanical automaton which in its fictional universe has a human operator inside) from the Japanese animated franchise Gundam .