Announcement

Bandai Hobby Center Expands with New Facility to Boost Gunpla Production by 35%

BANDAI SPIRITS announced that the new production facility at the “Bandai Hobby Center” (Naganuma, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture) is scheduled for completion in January 2025. Following the introduction of production equipment, operations are expected to commence around summer 2025. The new facility, constructed on approximately 14,724 square meters adjacent …

Announcement

First BANDAI SPIRITS Adult Survey: “Realities of Plamodel and Figure Users” Conducted

BANDAI SPIRITS Co., Ltd., a member of the Bandai Namco Group specializing in high-target toy hobby business (President and CEO: Hiro Sakakibara, Headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo), has launched the “BANDAI SPIRITS Adult Survey” aiming to understand the hobbies and lifestyles of the Reiwa-era adult generation. This inaugural survey targeted 1,000 …

Announcement

“Kirby Cafe (カービィカフェ)” in the theme of the popular game series “Kirby of the Stars,” developed by HAL Laboratory, Inc. and published by Nintendo Co., Ltd., is holding the perfect winter menu, “Kirby Cafe WINTER 2023,” from November 9th, 2023 (Thursday).

The event will be held for a limited time from November 9th, 2023 (Thursday) to February 29th, 2024 (Thursday) at Kirby Cafe TOKYO (Tokyo Skytree Town, Tokyo) and Kirby Cafe HAKATA (Canal City Hakata, Fukuoka). Winter has arrived at Kirby Cafe once again this year. “Kirby Cafe WINTER 2023” offers …

Announcement

First Conference of “THE iDOLM@STER” Series
PROJECT IM@S Conference” to be held!
Announcing “PROJECT IM@S 3.0 VISION,” an IP-based strategy for the series’ 20th anniversary in 2025 and the future

(Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Yasuo Miyagawa) held the first conference of the “THE iDOLM@STER” series, “PROJECT IM@S Conference,” today at the “MIRAIKEN studio” in the xR Studio, with the attendance of Kai Tanaka, Executive Officer, Head of the 3rd IP Business Division, Kimoji Hatano, General Manager, 765 Production, …

Announcement

TAMASHII NATIONS STORE TOKYO” will move to a new location near Akihabara station in June!

TAMASHII NATIONS TOKYO, the direct flagship store of BANDAI SPIRITS Collectors Division, will relocate and open as the new TAMASHII NATIONS STORE TOKYO on June 23, 2022 (Thursday). The new location will be near Akihabara Station. Since its launch in 2008, TAMASHII NATIONS has expanded its fan base with a …

Anime

Spoilers for “Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-San”! A romantic comedy that reverses the status quo!

Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-San has two main attractions: the overly cool words and actions of the beautiful girl heroine Shikimori-San, and the heroine-like cuteness of the boy Izumi, who has an unhappy constitution. Plus, the occasional gap between the two is just irresistible. ……! This work has received a …

Anime

The second season of “TIGER&BUNNY” will start airing in 2022!

TIGER&BUNNY” is an anime in which unique heroes wearing sponsor logos play a major role.It is also known by the name “TIGER&BUNNY.The first TV anime season was broadcasted, and from there, two movie versions of this popular work were produced. It has been announced that the second season will begin …

Anime

With the decision to make a movie, the anime “ODD TAXI” will continue to attract attention in 2022! A direct interview with the producer about the appeal of this work that sticks in the minds of people today and the backstage of its production!

The anime “ODD TAXI” aired from April to June 2021, and has continued to spread explosively with its shocking final episode. The “Blu-ray Box Project” that was held after the end of the broadcast recorded 6,038 sets, which was more than the expected number of orders. And on April 1, …

Anime

Tokyo Revengers’ original art exhibition “TOKYO MANJI REVENGERS EXIHIBITION” will be held in Tokyo and Osaka in 2022! The event teaser visual has been released, and the ticket lottery has started!

Tokyo Revengers” is a hugely popular manga series that began serialization in Weekly Shonen Magazine in 2017 and has sold over 40 million copies. The latest manga by Ken Wakui, the author of “Shinjuku Swan,” will be broadcast on TV in April 2021, and a live-action movie will be released …

Anime

A new season of “Bungo Stray Dogs” is in the works! Teaser visual released!

Bungo Stray Dogs” has announced the production of a new season. Bungo Stray Dogs” is a cross-genre battle action work in which characters named after real-life literary giants such as Atsushi Nakajima, Osamu Dazai, and Ryunosuke Akutagawa are active. The manga was first serialized by Kafuka Asagiri and 35 Harukawa …