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Bandai Co. , Ltd.
Type Private (subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings)
Founded July 5, 1950
Headquarters Flag of Japan Tokyo, Japan
Key people Kazunori Ueno, President
Industry Toy Maker, Software & Programming, film production
Products Gundam models, Super Sentai models, Naruto Gachapon and Figurines, Tamagotchi, Digimon, plastic model kits
Employees 973 (as of March 31, 2005)
Parent Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc.
Website Bandai Japan
Bandai UK
Bandai US
Bandai Europe
Bandai Asia

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After the merger with game developer and amusement facility operator Namco, Bandai Co. is an amusement company based in Japan, best known overseas for Video games development , Ltd. is now under the management of Namco Bandai Holdings Inc. This article is about the holding company and the group of companies it owns After group reorganisation in 2006, Bandai heads the group's Toys and Hobby Strategic Business Unit (SBU). Strategic Business Unit or SBU is understood as a Business unit within the overall Corporate identity which is distinguishable from other business because

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History

Bandai head office
Bandai head office

Bandai was founded in 1950. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Some of the early tin plate toys are highly collectible; the pictured model car will sell for around US$150. For the record label see Collectables Records For the Ashanti album see Collectables by Ashanti A collectable The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been

In the 1960s Bandai expanded to include export sales. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Bandai's racing car set, which first appeared in 1962, became a huge success.

The 1970s continued to see Bandai expand, with Bandai Models being established in 1971. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. 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.

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 Daikaiju, Ultraman, Super Robot, Kamen Rider, the Super Sentai series (which they took part in creating), Gundam and many others. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. is a Japanese word that means "strange beast" but often translated in English as " Monster. is a Fictional character featured in Tokusatsu, or "special effects" television programs in Japan is a term used in Manga and Anime to describe a giant robot or Mecha, with an arsenal of fantastic super-powered weapons sometimes transformable or combined from The is the overall name of a franchise of Japanese Tokusatsu. The is the name given to the long running Japanese Superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Company Ltd is a Metaseries of English Anime, featuring tiny robots or " Kounans " created by Sunrise studios

Saab 96 tin plate toy car by Bandai
Saab 96 tin plate toy car by Bandai

The managements of Bandai and Sega officially agreed to merge in the late 1990s, but the merger was later cancelled, citing "cultural differences". The Saab 96 is an Automobile made by Saab. It was introduced in 1960 and was produced until January 1980 a run of 20 years is a multinational Video game Software and Hardware development company and a former Home computer

Former Bandai Subsidiaries

Before the formation of Namco Bandai Holdings, Bandai had many subsidiaries. After group reorganisation in 2006, they are managed under several strategic business units (SBUs) of the group. Further detail:

Toys and Hobby SBU

Bandai America

Bandai America is the American distribution arm of Bandai that makes toy products for the U. S. market and manufactures Power Rangers and Ben 10 toys. Power Rangers is a long-running American Children's television series adapted from the Japanese Tokusatsu Super Sentai Series, though it Ben 10 is an American Animated television series created by "Man of Action" (a group consisting of Duncan Rouleau, Joe Casey, Other past products includes

Visual and music contents SBU

Bandai Visual

Main article: Bandai Visual

Bandai Visual, Co. Alienators Evolution Continues (also known as Evolution the Animated Series in the UK is a traditionally animated series based on the moderately successful is a remake of the 1960s Anime series of the same name created by Osamu Tezuka, which was produced by his company Tezuka Productions and the anime television Big Bad Beetleborgs ' (and later Beetleborgs Metallix, see below is an American Television series produced by Saban Dick Tracy is a 1990 action - Adventure film based upon the Dick Tracy Comic strip created by Chester DICE (DNA Integrated Cybernetic Enterprises is an Animated television series produced by Bandai Entertainment Inc DinoZaurs The Series, also known as Prehistoric Warriors and in Japan, is the name of a show which is a combination of Japanese is a popular Japanese series of media and merchandise including Anime, Manga, Toys Video games trading card games and other Etymology Name "Godzilla" is a combination of two Japanese words and. is a Metaseries of English Anime, featuring tiny robots or " Kounans " created by Sunrise studios also known as Knights of the Zodiac, is a Manga series authored by Masami Kurumada, and later adapted to Anime. Masked Rider is an American Adaptation of the Japanese television series Kamen Rider BLACK RX, the ninth in a line of series Mega Man was an animated television series co-produced between Japan & United States and is based on the game series of the same name. is the title of a Japanese Media franchise created by Naoko Takeuchi. Tamagotchi Connection (uk Tamagotchi connexion from Bandai is a Tamagotchi that uses infra-red technology to connect and make friends with other Tamagotchi owners and was first The Tick is an American Animated television series adaptation of the New England Comics Superhero, The Tick. Teen Titans is an American animated television series created by Sam Register and Glen Murakami, developed by David Slack The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog was a Television series set in a Fantasy version of ancient Ireland, created by Saban Entertainment Ultimate Muscle The Kinnikuman Legacy, known in Japan as, is a Manga and Anime series made by Yoshinori Xyber 9 New Dawn is an Animated television series produced by Bokabi and Saban Entertainment. is a Japanese Anime, film production and distribution enterprise established by Bandai Co is a Japanese Anime, film production and distribution enterprise established by Bandai Co Ltd, produces and distributes many popular anime and tokusatsu titles. (anime in Japanese, is a Japanese word that literally means " Special effects " It is primarily used to refer to Live-action Japanese Film and These titles include Cowboy Bebop, Big O, Outlaw Star, Please Teacher!, Escaflowne, and the popular Gundam, Kamen Rider, Ultraman, and Super Sentai series. is a Japanese animated television series. Directed by Shinichirō Watanabe and written by Keiko Nobumoto, Cowboy Bebop was produced by is a Japanese animated Television series created by director Kazuyoshi Katayama and designer Keiichi Sato for Sunrise Studios is a Manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Ito. The series takes place in the distant future 150 years after the development of Spacecraft capable is a Japanese Anime series directed by Yasunori Ide and written by Yōsuke Kuroda, and produced by Bandai Visual, which was adapted into is a 26- Episode Anime Television series produced by Sunrise Studios and directed by Kazuki Akane. is a Metaseries of English Anime, featuring tiny robots or " Kounans " created by Sunrise studios The is the overall name of a franchise of Japanese Tokusatsu. The is the collective name for all the shows produced by Tsuburaya Productions featuring Ultraman, his many brethren and the myriad Ultra Monsters. The is the name given to the long running Japanese Superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Company Ltd The company logo is the Moai, a statue found on Easter Island. Moai (or mo‘ai) (ˈmoʊаɪ are Monolithic human figures carved from rock on the Polynesian island of Rapa Nui (Easter Island A statue is a Sculpture in the round representing a person or persons an animal or an event normally full-length as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size It now heads the Visual and Music Contents SBU.

Bandai Entertainment

Main article: Bandai Entertainment

Bandai Entertainment, Inc. Bandai Entertainment Inc is an Anime distribution company owned by the Japanese enterprise Namco Bandai Holdings. Bandai Entertainment Inc is an Anime distribution company owned by the Japanese enterprise Namco Bandai Holdings. is involved in the distribution of numerous anime in North America, as well as manga and other merchandising ventures related to anime. ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly Its headquarters in the United States are located in Cypress, California. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Cypress is a city located in southern California near the northern border of Orange County. [1]

Carddass

Carddass is the Bandai subsidiary responsible for releasing trading card games based on popular Bandai franchises. A subsidiary, in business matters is an entity that is controlled by a bigger and more powerful entity Collectible card games (CCGs also called trading card games (TCGs or customizable card games (CCGs are played using specially designed sets of cards This includes games such as the Gundam War Collectible Card Game based on the Gundam metaseries, as well as a Gash Bell (Zatch Bell!) TCG, Naruto CCG, and their newest TCG, Rangers Strike (Sentai). Gundam War Mobile Suit Gundam the Card Game also known simply as Gundam War is a Collectible card game based on the Gundam anime is a Metaseries of English Anime, featuring tiny robots or " Kounans " created by Sunrise studios Zatch Bell! The Card Battle is a Trading card game released in 2005 based on the Zatch Bell! series Published by Bandai, the Naruto Collectible Card Game is a Collectible card game (CCG based on the Naruto series is a Japanese Trading card game created by Carddas initially based upon Toei 's Super Sentai Series Television franchise

Sunrise

Main article: Sunrise (company)

Game contents SBU

Bandai Games (Now Namco Bandai Games)

Bandai Games produced and distributed video games based on Bandai properties including Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front, Gundam Wing: Endless Duel and Mobile Suit Gundam: Journey to Jaburo. is a Japanese Anime studio and production enterprise It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Mobile Suit Gundam Zeonic Front (known as Zeonic Front Kidou Senshi Gundam 0079 New Mobile Report Gundam Wing Endless Duel was a fighting game released in Japan in 1996 Mobile Suit Gundam Journey to Jaburo is a video game for the Playstation 2. In the beginning of 2005, Bandai Games opened a United States office as a wholly owned subsidairy of Bandai America which, prior to that, handled the publishing of video games in North America itself. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

On March 31, 2006, it was merged into Namco Ltd. and Namco Ltd. was renamed Namco Bandai Games Inc. is an arcade and home Video game producer which is the product of a merger between Bandai 's video game division and the game development division of the original

Console

In 1982 the Bandai Arcadia, a variant of the Emerson Arcadia 2001, was released in Japan by Bandai. The Arcadia 2001 is a second-generation 8-bit console released by Emerson Radio Corp. There were also 4 Japan-only game releases which were the only known Arcadia titles written by other companies than UA Ltd.

The Pippin was a gaming console made by Bandai & Apple. Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics

Handheld systems

Bandai has also released a series of handheld game consoles including the WonderSwan, WonderSwan Color and Swan Crystal . A handheld game console is a lightweight portable electronic machine for playing Video games Unlike Video game consoles the controls screen and speakers The is the third and final version of Bandai 's WonderSwan Handheld game console brand succeeding the WonderSwan and WonderSwan Color. The systems were only released in Japan.

Bandai released a series of LCD games (including the LCD Solarpower series), in the 1980s, in both regions. The LCD Solarpower series was a Handheld electronic games powered by Solar energy made by Bandai in 1982 comprising the following games The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.

Games produced/published by Bandai

Arcadia 2001

Microsoft Windows

Playdia

3DO

Sega Game Gear

Game Boy

NES

SNES

PlayStation

PlayStation 2

Nintendo GameCube

Wii

Virtual reality

Xbox 360

Game Boy Advance

See also

References

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  2. ^ * Dig Dug II box art, also see Moby Games entry.

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