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CapitalBandai Namco Q1 2027 Earnings: Gunpla, Dragon Ball, and One Piece Drive Toy Business Profit Surge

Bandai Namco announced its Q1 2027 earnings on August 6, 2026, with net sales of 328.4 billion yen (+9.3% YoY) and operating profit of 69.2 billion yen (+33.3% YoY), marking a record high. The Toy & Hobby business saw net sales of 192.7 billion yen (+31.3% YoY) and segment profit of 53.9 billion yen (+89.1% YoY), driven by Gunpla, Dragon Ball, One Piece, trading cards, and capsule toys.

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CapitalBandai Namco's Gundam IP revenue grew 2.50x over 5 fiscal years; Toy & Hobby accounts for 60.8% of profit across 5 business segments

Bandai Namco reported 1.3482 trillion yen revenue and 189.5 billion yen operating profit for the fiscal year ended March 2026. Toy & Hobby generated 674 billion yen revenue and 126.9 billion yen profit, accounting for 60.8% of total segment profit. Gundam IP revenue grew from 101.7 billion yen to 254.3 billion yen over five years.

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EventsBandai Namco Toys & Collectibles Returns to NYCC with Immersive Exhibits and Exclusives

Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles returns to NYCC with immersive exhibits and event exclusives for Gundam, Dragon Ball, One Piece, and Godzilla. The event features the GUNDAM Showcase 2026, TAMASHII NATIONS booth with event exclusives and voice actor meet-and-greets, and the GUNDAM booth with the GUNDAM ZERO statue and qualifying-purchase promotions.

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EventsTamashii Nations Official Store Opens Temporarily in Osaka from March 19 to October 13

Tamashii Nations opened a limited‑time official store, ‘TAMASHII NATIONS STORE Satellite in OSAKA 2025’, on the 5th floor of Daimaru Umeda in Osaka on March 19, 2025, operating until October 13. The shop offers figures featured in the EXPO2025 Gundam NEXT FUTURE PAVILION, such as the RX‑78F00/E Gundam, the mascot MyakuMyaku movable figure, and various limited‑edition and sustainability‑focused items priced between ¥6,600 and ¥33,000.

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EventsTamashii Nations 2024 Opening Ceremony Showcases New Figure Lineup

Bandai held the opening ceremony for Tamashii Nations 2024 on November 14, 2024, announcing that the event will launch on November 15 and featuring exhibition spaces for multiple brands. Guest actor Hideaki Ito expressed his passion for figures and previewed upcoming releases, including the latest Gundam Super Alloy RX‑78F00/E slated for April 2025, as well as new items from Dragon Ball, Ultraman and other series.

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EventsBandai’s Tamashii Nations to Host METAL BUILD FESTIVAL 2024 in Tokyo (July 5‑Sept 2)

From July 5 to September 2 2024, Bandai’s Tamashii Nations will hold the METAL BUILD FESTIVAL 2024 WITH CLUB TAMASHII MEMBERS at the TAMASHII NATIONS STORE in Akihabara, Tokyo, offering a free METAL BUILD FESTIVAL 2024 SPECIAL BOOK to visitors. The show will feature latest prototype figures such as the METAL BUILD Zeta Gundam from the Mobile Suit Z Gundam series, and club members can receive exclusive stickers and enter a purchase‑based lottery. After the event, select metal figures like the METAL BUILD Strike Freedom Gundam will be sold online for ¥38,500.

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EventsBandai’s Tamashii Nations Store Tokyo Hosts Gundam SEED Series Exhibition (Jan 18–Mar 10 2024)

Bandai’s Tamashii Nations opened the ‘Gundam SEED Series Exhibition – Searching for a Certain Light’ at its Tokyo store in Akihabara on January 18, 2024, running through March 10. The show features completed figures such as METAL ROBOT魂, ROBOT魂, METAL BUILD and Figuarts mini, original illustrations by Kunio Ohgawara, and fifteen photo‑spot characters. Exclusive Freedom and Justice Gundam METAL ROBOT魂 figures, a special 16‑page book and themed accessories are sold on‑site.

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EventsBandai’s TAMASHII NATIONS 2023 Opening Ceremony Report

On November 17, 2023, Bandai held the opening ceremony of TAMASHII NATIONS 2023 in Tokyo, where President Hiroshi Sakakibara presented the event’s theme ‘Connecting through figures, expanding passions.’ Guests including actors Eita Ito, Mizuki Yamamoto and comedian Takashi Yoshimura joined, and the show unveiled new S.H.Figuarts figures such as a ‘Gundam SEED FREEDOM’ character, a Saint Seiya Saint Cloth Myth EX piece, and announced the upcoming renewal of the CLUB TAMASHII MEMBERS service.

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EventsTAMASHII NATIONS Tokyo Launches “ROBOT FIGURES LAUNCH!” Robot Figure Exhibition (July 28‑Sept 11, 2022)

Bandai Spirits held the ‘ROBOT FIGURES LAUNCH!’ exhibition at TAMASHII NATIONS STORE TOKYO in Chiyoda, Tokyo from July 28 to September 11, 2022, with free admission. The event featured robot figures from the Gundam series, the 40th‑anniversary Macross lineup, the Bandai‑Takaratomy ‘Super Alloy RZ‑041 Liger Zero’ and offered on‑site reservation for exclusive limited‑edition items. Selected products such as the METAL STRUCTURE MSN‑04 Sazabi were priced at ¥189,200 and slated for a December 2022 release.

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ReleasesBandai releases Gundam Aerial ver. A.N.I.M.E. figure from Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, priced at ¥7,700, launching November 2022

Bandai released the Gundam Aerial ver. A.N.I.M.E. figure from Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury in November 2022, priced at ¥7,700 (tax included) and available at toy stores and online retailers. Featuring flexible joints, clear parts, a rifle, shield and multiple interchangeable accessories, the 125 mm figure can pose in extreme bends to recreate the anime’s dynamic action scenes.

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EventsBandai to Host GUNDAM FIGURES LIVE Live Stream on March 17, 2022, Unveiling New Gundam 00 and SEED Figure Projects

Bandai streamed the GUNDAM FIGURES LIVE program on March 17, 2022 at 19:00 JST via YouTube, unveiling a new Gundam 00 project in collaboration with METAL BUILD and details of the Gundam SEED figure line. The broadcast featured voice actor Soichiro Hoshi and director Seiji Mizushima, who presented the first 3‑D model of the upcoming METAL BUILD figure. An English‑simultaneous translation was provided, and a free special‑edition video was made available on the Gundam Channel until March 21.

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EventsBandai’s ‘GUNDAM FIGURES LIVE’ to stream on July 28 with limited METAL BUILD 10th‑anniversary figures

Bandai will stream ‘GUNDAM FIGURES LIVE’ on July 28 at 19:30 via its official YouTube channel, showcasing the latest Gundam figures from the METAL BUILD line and other series. The broadcast coincides with the limited‑edition METAL BUILD 10th‑anniversary releases – the Strike Gundam (¥16,000) and Aile Striker (¥8,500) – which open for pre‑order on July 29 at 18:00 on the Tamashii Nations web store, with stock limited.

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EventsBandai Announces TAMASHII Cyber Fes 2020 Virtual Event (Feb 21‑23) Featuring New Gundam and Kamen Rider Figures

Bandai’s collector division will host its first virtual exhibition, TAMASHII Cyber Fes 2020, from February 21‑23, 2020, featuring an online ‘Cyber Gallery’, live streams and exclusive coupons. During the event, new large‑scale figures from Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Mobile Suit Gundam THE ORIGIN and Kamen Rider Zero‑One will be announced daily, and participants who register for CLUB TAMASHII MEMBERS between January 14 and February 16 will receive special coupons.

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EventsTamashii Nations Tokyo launches limited 2nd series figures

Bandai opened its first Tamashii Nations flagship store, Tamashii Nations Tokyo, in Akihabara on April 27, 2019, and began selling the second‑series limited figures on July 27. The first release is a One Piece Figure‑arts ZERO Monkey D. Luffy – Battle Ver. priced at ¥4,860, followed by the NXEDGE STYLE Hi‑ν Gundam (Tokyo Limited) slated for August 24 at ¥3,780. The shop also features a rotating exhibition floor that updates weekly for collectors.

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EventsTamashii Nations METAL BUILD∞ Exhibition – June 22‑23, 2019, Akihabara

Bandai held the “METAL BUILD∞” exhibition in Akihabara’s Bellesalle venue from June 22 to 23, 2019, with free admission. The show displayed over 60 METAL BUILD figures, featuring popular mecha such as Gundam, Mazinger Z and Evangelion, and debuted the limited‑edition METAL BUILD Strike Gundam priced at ¥16,000 (tax included).

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EventsBandai Tamashii Nations’ TAMASHII NATION 2018 Expo (Oct 26‑28) Limited Commemorative Figures Pre‑order Opens

Bandai’s Tamashii Nations will hold the TAMASHII NATION 2018 expo in Tokyo’s Akihabara UDX and Bellesalle Akihabara from October 26 to 28, 2018. A total of seven limited‑edition commemorative figures will be released, with pre‑orders opening on August 22 for three items and August 29 for four, on a first‑come, first‑served basis with a two‑item per customer limit. The first batch includes the METAL BUILD Strike Freedom Gundam SOUL BLUE ver. priced at ¥27,000.

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ReleasesMegaHouse Gundam SEED FREEDOM Kagari Yura Asuha Pilot Suit Figure Opens for Pre‑order at ¥23,100

MegaHouse’s Gundam SEED FREEDOM series now offers the Kagari Yura Asuha Pilot Suit figure for pre‑order on AmiAmi, priced at ¥23,100. Standing about 250 mm tall with a dedicated base, the figure is slated for release in late February 2027. Fans can anticipate detailed sculpting based on the epilogue costume and a ring gifted by Aslan.

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ReleasesBandai Announces Gundam Assemble Tabletop Game

Bandai announced the tabletop game Gundam Assemble at the Bandai Card Games Fest, where players use 5cm figures for wargaming scenarios. The initial lineup includes RX-78-2, ZAKU Ⅱ, WING GUNDAM ZERO EW, and others. The release date, price, and rules are not yet revealed.

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