年間ランキング

Numerous titles have achieved record breaking sales in a short period!2025 PC Game New Release Rankings

The 2025 PC game new release rankings announced by Steam featured record-breaking titles that reached several million copies in total global sales and hundreds of thousands of players within a short period. Therefore, movements toward the adaptation of these titles into films and the creation of character figures are becoming active.
環境活動

Evolved into a colored product! Gunpla Recycling Project

The 'Gunpla Recycling Project,' undertaken by four companies of the Bandai Namco Group, has evolved. The content involves the use of raw materials blended with recycled materials to obtain SGS Green Mark certification and the multicolorization of recycled products. The environmental initiative to collect this Gunpla runner and recycle it into new products is being carried out without succumbing to challenges.
新商品

New Toy Products Early Summer 2026 Edition A focused coverage on character bag charms!

This time, we will introduce eight new Japanese-made toy products for 2026 that will be released for the summer.More than half of them are products suitable for inbound consumption. This time, we have especially focused on gathering character bag charms.
イベント

The ultimate action figure METAL BUILD ! new product is Hatsune Miku

The TAMASHII NATIONS STORE TOKYO in Akihabara, Tokyo, is holding the 'METAL BUILD EXPO' until July 6.A pop-up event that introduces action figures that pursue the ultimate to consumers and sells the products.During the period, you can experience the top-tier action figures among those handled.
調査報告

Worldwide Gundam General Election The most popular names vary by language for Gundam

The final results of 'The Worldwide Gundam General Election,' the first official Gundam popularity poll conducted by Bandai Namco Filmworks, were announced on March 31.The top spot in the global comprehensive ranking was taken by the ν Gundam, which appeared in Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack.
新サービス

gashacoco app Released with a capsule toy inventory search feature

Happinet Vending Service launched the official smartphone app for its capsule toy store 'gashacoco' on March 26.There is an inventory search function that shows which directly managed store has which products and what the stock levels are.
新商品

New Hobby Toys for Spring 2026 ~Joint Exhibition of Hobby Manufacturers~

I went to the 'Hobby Maker Joint Exhibition and Business Meeting 2026 Winter,' a trade event that general consumers cannot attend, and heard about new products.This time, we are particularly focusing on game-related character products and have carefully selected eight products that suit inbound consumption.
企業

A new brand of tabletop games is coming! Themes are Pokémon and Gundam

BANDAI SPIRITS announced the launch of a new tabletop game brand.The ones being released are a Pokémon dice battle game and a Gundam miniature game.This brand focuses on delivering experiences and ways to play through real events.
イベント

Trading Card Support Festival  Introducing the achievements of Japanese players and Shohei Ohtani

Topps Co., Ltd. held an experiential baseball trading card event called the 'Toreka Support Festival,' showcasing the performances of Japanese players from the previous WBC and Shohei Ohtani in Major League Baseball.At that venue, explanations of rare cards and actual high-priced rare cards were also on display.
海外展開

Japanese anime movies were very successful in 2025. Furthermore, this year, companies are accelerating their expansion overseas.

In 2025, Japanese anime films like Demon Slayer and Chainsaw Man were hugely successful globally.To make the most of this favorable environment, there has been an increase this year in cases where Japanese companies collaborate to expand overseas.