Bandai Spirits
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 Headquarters in Minato, Tokyo | |
Native name | 株式会社BANDAI SPIRITS |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Toy |
| Predecessor | Banpresto (second incarnation) |
| Founded | February 15, 2018 |
| Headquarters | Sumitomo Fudosan Tokyo Mita Garden Tower, Minato, Tokyo , Japan |
| Brands | Banpresto Gunpla Tamashii Nations B-Train Ichiban Kuji |
| Owner | Bandai |
| Subsidiaries | Bandai Namco Nui |
| Website | bandaispirits |
Bandai Spirits Co., Ltd.[a] is a Japanese toy manufacturer based in Minato, Tokyo, owned by Bandai, a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings. The company manufactures and distributes toys and collectibles mainly aimed at adults such as the Banpresto and Tamashii Nations brands, B-Train and plastic models such as Gunpla among others which prior to 2018, were previously handled by Bandai as well as Banpresto's prize and convenience store businesses, which were inherited from the second incarnation of Banpresto in 2008 following the original company's absorption into Namco Bandai Games. The formation of the company was the final stage of a major restructuring of Bandai Namco Holdings, aimed to create more properties, which also involved in the spin-off of Bandai Namco Entertainment's amusement machine division to Bandai Namco Amusement and the formation of Bandai Namco Pictures, an animation studio that transferred several productions previously produced by Sunrise to BNP. Bandai Spirits' products are distributed internationally via Bandai Namco Toys and Collectibles in North America, Bandai SAS in France, Bandai España in Spain, Bandai UK in the UK & Ireland, Bandai (Shenzhen) in China, Bandai Namco Asia in other Asian territories, Bandai Namco Korea in South Korea and via Bandai's distributors in several other territories.
History
[edit]Bandai Spirits was founded on February 15, 2018 and its restructuring plan was approved by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry a month later on March 28.[1] On February 22, 2019, Bandai Spirits announced that it would absorb the second incarnation of Banpresto, which was completed by April 1, 2018.[2] On December 22, 2022, the company announced the acquisition of stuffed toy company Sunrise (unrelated to the animation division of Bandai Namco Filmworks, also owned by Bandai Namco).[3]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "産業競争力強化法に基づき株式会社BANDAI SPIRITSの事業再編計画を認定しました". Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (in Japanese). 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "BANDAI SPIRITSとバンプレストが合併…バンプレストは解散へ". Gamebiz (in Japanese). 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "BANDAI SPIRITS、ぬいぐるみメーカー・サンライズの子会社化を発表". Hobby Watch (in Japanese). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2024.