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January
2005 |
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Bandai
Games Inc. established in the USA. |
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Bandai
Visual establishes Bandai Visual USA Inc. in the USA. |
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March
2005 |
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New
game machine Data Carddass introduced in collaboration with Banpresto. |
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Data Carddass
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April
2005 |
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Palbox
Co., Ltd. transfers some of its operations to Megahouse Corporation. |
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May
2005 |
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Announcement
of upcoming management integration between Namco and Bandai through
the establishment of a joint holding company. |
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June
2005 |
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Kazunori
Ueno is appointed President & CEO. |
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July
2005 |
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Cumulative
worldwide sales of the Tamagotchi Plus series clear 10 million units. |
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Bandai forms
a capital alliance with the infants' toy manufacturer People Co., Ltd. |
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August
2005 |
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Charaken
Co., Ltd is established as an offshoot of the Bandai Character Laboratory. |
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September
2005 |
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NAMCO
BANDAI Holdings Inc. is established by Bandai Co., Ltd. and NAMCO
LIMITED as a joint holding company. |
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October
2005 |
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Cumulative
sales of Shinra-Bansho Chocolate pass the 10 million unit mark. |
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November
2005 |
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Cho
Jinsei Enjoy! Tamagotchi Plus is released. |
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March
2006 |
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The
Bandai Hobby Center, Hobby Products Department's new production base,
is opened in the city of Shizuoka, Shizuoka prefecture. |
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Bandai
enters the children's mobile phone market with Kids-Keitai Papipo!
developed in collaboration with WILLCOM, Inc. |
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The
domestic games arm of Bandai and NAMCO integrate to form NAMCO BANDAI
Games Inc. |
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Complete
Selection Masked Rider No.1 Transformation Belt is launched to great
acclaim. |
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Cumulative
worldwide sales of the Tamagotchi Plus series pass the 20 million
units mark. |
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July 2006 |
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The
Tamagotchi Jet, a promotional program carried out jointly with JAL,
comes into service. |
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August 2006 |
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The
Gunpla Expo is held, attracting more than 45,000 visitors over its
8-day duration. |
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The
Bandai Museum concludes its operations in Matsudo. |
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September
2006 |
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Bandai
acquires the stocks of CCP Co., Ltd., which then becomes a Bandai subsidiary. |
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October 2006 |
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Cumulative
worldwide sales of the Tamagotchi Plus series clear 25 million units. |
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November
2006 |
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The
Tamagotchi World event is held to mark the 10th anniversary of the
Tamagotchi's debut. The attendance over the 2-day period is over 50,000. |
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December
2006 |
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The
1/12 RX-78-2 Gundam, a large-scale assembly kit with a total length
of 1.5 meters, is launched and receives considerable attention. |
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January 2007 |
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Space
Battleship YAMATO, a 1/350th scale plastic model with a total length
of 766mm, featuring electronic gadgetry, is launched, causing a sensation. |
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April 2007 |
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First
ever Bandai kids haircut shop, Anpanman Hair Salon, opens inside Yokohama
Anpanman Children’s Museum. |
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Omochanomachi-BANDAI
Museum opens in Tochigi Prefecture’s Mibumachi. |
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Bandai,
the Ishimori Group, and ITOCHU Corporation begin a capital and business
partnership. |
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| Omochanomachi-BANDAI
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June 2007 |
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Kids
Photo Bandai Studio, the first Bandai photography studio for children,
opens.
Earth Capsule Konchu Saishu (Insect Collection),
the first capsule toy to make use of biomass plastic, is released.
It goes on to win the Minister’s Prize from the Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries in the Eco-Products Category of November’s Eco-Products
Awards 2007.
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July 2007 |
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Specialty
store CiaoStyle Harajuku opens, selling products from the Ciao Style
brand, a collaboration between Bandai and the popular |
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Shogakukan
comic book Ciao. A second shop is established in Shinsaibashi in March
2008. |
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August 2007 |
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Directly
managed family entertainment cafe Roasis and Tamagotchi Depart (Department
Store) begin operations. |
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September
2007 |
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Mugen
Puchi Puchi (Infinite Pop-Pop) is launched. Breaking the one million
unit sales barrier by year’s end, the product becomes an enormous hit. |
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November
2007 |
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Group
collaborative effort, the Ultra Monsters Battle Project,introduces
Data Carddass Ultra Monsters Battle. A link is established with Ultra
Galaxy: Ultra Monsters Battle broadcasted on TV channel BS 11. |
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December
2007 |
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First
Tamogotchi full-length feature film is released. |
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February 2008 |
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BANDAI SOUTH ASIA PTE., LTD. Established in Singapore. |
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April 2008 |
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BANDAI (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. Established in China. |
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June 2008 |
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The Japan Toy Association presents its first ever annual awards, with Bandai's “Mugen(infinite) series” claiming the Trendy Toy Award, and the “EyeClops” taking the Innovation Award.
Bandai America secures master toy license for “Kamen Rider Dragon Knight,” scheduled to air starting February 2009. |
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September 2008 |
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Carddass launches a next generation trading card game, “Battle Spirits,” to commemorate its 20th anniversary. In the first four months over 100 million cards are shipped. |
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October 2008 |
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Bandai Hobby Center wins the 2008 Nikkei Monozukuri Award (sponsored by Nihon Keizai Shimbun) for its quality plastic models and efficient, environment-friendly method of manufacturing them. |
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November 2008 |
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Tamagotchi Plus Color launches featuring a new color LCD screen.
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Tamagotchi Plus Color
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December 2008 |
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First place award received for “Excellence in Product Safety Measures” from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. |
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March 2009 |
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SEIKA Co., Ltd transfers all business operations to Sun-Star Stationary Co. Ltd. |
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June 2009 |
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BANDAI POLSKA SP.ZO.O established in Poland. |
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July 2009 |
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Commemorative goods released in honor of the 30th anniversary of “Mobile Suit Gundam,” the animated TV series. |
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September 2009 |
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“Kamen Rider W” becomes a smash hit.
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Kamen Rider Double DX DOUBLEDRIVER
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October 2009 |
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Full-length animated TV series “Tamagotchi!” begins airing in Japan. |
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November 2009 |
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“Tamagotchi iD” hits Japanese stores as the first customizable Tamagotchi via web download.
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December 2009 |
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BANDAI CORPORACION MEXICO S.A. DE C.V. established in Mexico. |
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March 2010 |
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Cumulative sales for all Gundam plastic models surpass 400 million units. |
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March 2010 |
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Real Grade (RG) series launched to commemorate 30th anniversary of Gundam plastic models (“Gunpla”). |
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April 2010 |
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Official Mobile Suit Gundam café “GUNDAM Café” opens in Akihabara, Tokyo.
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| GUNDAM Café |
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May 2010 |
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Bandai America Inc. acquires worldwide master toy license for Power Rangers SAMURAI, a new installment of the Power Rangers series. |
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July 2010 |
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RG 1/1 RX-78-2 Gundam unveiled at the Shizuoka Hobby Fair. |
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September 2010 |
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Kamen Rider OOO is a major hit. |
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November 2010 |
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Dragon Ball Heroes, a new card-based arcade machine, launches nationwide. |
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February 2011 |
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TV series Power Rangers SAMURAI premieres, followed by the release of related toys in the United States and Europe. |
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November 2011 |
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Tamagotchi celebrates its 15th anniversary. Over 20,000 fans attend the fan appreciation festival hosted in Lazona Kawasaki. |
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December 2011 |
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Gunpla Builders World Cup 2011 World Championship, the world's first competition dedicated to Gundam plastic models, is held in Hong Kong. |
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April 2012 |
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Gundam Front Tokyo, a cutting-edge entertainment space for the Gundam series, opens in Diver City Tokyo, a commercial complex in Tokyo's waterfront area.
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Gundam Front Tokyo
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