Bandai

Bandai Co., Ltd. (株式会社バンダイ Kabushiki-gaisha Bandai) is a Japanese toy maker and video game company, as well as the producer of a large number of plastic model kits. It is the world's fourth-largest producer of toys (after Mattel, Hasbro, and The LEGO Group ). Some ex-Bandai group companies produce anime and tokusatsu programs. Its headquarters is located in Taitō, Tokyo.

After its merger with game developer and amusement facility operator Namco, Bandai Company, Limited is now under the management of Bandai Namco Holdings and a member of Bandai Namco Group. After group reorganisation in 2006, Bandai heads the group's Toys and Hobby Strategic Business Unit (SBU).