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Snowboard and ski in Japan for FREE with new offer exclusively for foreign tourists

Oona McGee
Jan 31, 2017
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This incredible promotion lets you ski all day for free, in a powder snow paradise just a few hours away from Tokyo Station.

Japan
(Bandai • Fukushima • Gran Deco • outdoors • Ski Resorts • skiing • snow • snowboarding • travel)

Make your own chocolate Mickey and Minnie with Bandai’s new “create-your-own” Disney snacks!

Kay
Dec 7, 2016

Have some creative, sweet fun with these “make-it-yourself” Disney-themed chocolate snacks!

Japan
(Bandai • chocolate • Disney • food • Mickey Mouse • sweets • Tsukuru Oyatsu)

Capsule toy pinwheel lets you trick your secret crush into taking a kissy-face photo 【Video】

Meg Murphy
Nov 28, 2016

“Would you close your eyes and blow on this for me?”

Japan
(Bandai • gachapon • kissing • smartphone accessories • video • weird)

Sailor V glasses now available so you can rock fashion from decades past

KK Miller
Nov 10, 2016

We spy with our little eye, an iconic pair of anime eyeglass frames from the Sailor Moon franchise.

Japan
(anime • Bandai • eyewear • glasses • manga • Premium Bandai • Sailor Moon • Sailor V • Sailor Venus)

Newest Sailor Moon toy is geared specifically to adults because grown ups need toys too

KK Miller
Oct 6, 2016

If you think all the Sailor Moon toys have been too childish, not to worry, Bandai is thinking of you for their next one.

Japan
(Bandai • official goods • PROPLICA • Sailor Moon • Sailor Moon Crystal • Usagi Tsukino)

Clever AT-AT multipurpose stand helps organize your desk, recreate iconic Star Wars moment

Mike
Sep 16, 2016

Premium Bandai set to release this nifty Star Wars-themed desk organizing stand.

Japan
(Bandai • Bandai Premium • Star Wars • toys)

Open mail with the awesome Sailor Uranus Space Sword from Japan!

Oona McGee
Sep 15, 2016

This beautiful letter opener features a number of gorgeous details.

Japan
(Bandai • Japanese stationery • letter opener • manga • Premium Bandai • Sailor Moon • sailor uranus • stationery)

Japan’s newest chocolate treat is inspired by the Easter Island Moai

KK Miller
Sep 13, 2016

When you are hungering for a sweet treat, these cheap, little chocolates should do the trick!

Japan
(Bandai • biscuits • chocolate • Easter Island • Moai • treats)

Godzilla and fellow kaiju monsters apologise at Japanese press conference for acts of destruction

Oona McGee
Jun 30, 2016

And every formal Japanese-style apology comes with a heartfelt bow.

Japan
(Bandai • capsule toys • gacha • gachapon • Godzilla • kaiju • movies • Toho • toys • vending machines)

Traditional Japanese tea ceremony sweets now appear in the shape of Doraemon anime cats

Oona McGee
Apr 30, 2016

Bandai is bringing some cuteness to Japanese tea time with these adorable characters from the popular manga and anime series Doraemon.

Anime & Manga, Cats, Cute, Food & Drink, Japan
(anime • Bandai • cool • cute • Doraemon • manga • sweets • tea ceremony)

Look out! Here comes the Samurai Spider-Man

Oona McGee
Apr 28, 2016

Bandai and Tamashii Nations have outdone themselves again with the latest addition to their samurai series of pop culture figurines.

Entertainment, Japan
(anime • Bandai • collectibles • cool • figurines • manga • Marvel • samurai • Spider-Man • Tamashii Nations)

Bandai Namco announces plans to open virtual reality experience center

Anime News Network
Mar 29, 2016

Bandai Namco announced on Monday that the company will open a virtual reality “experience center” in Tokyo next month.

Games & Tech, Japan
(Bandai • event • gaming • hands-on • Japan news • Tokyo • video games • virtual reality • VR)

New capsule toy collection features military commander samurai armour from the Sengoku Period

Oona McGee
Mar 9, 2016

Historically accurate replicas of samurai helmets and armour will soon be coming to vending machines at castles around the country.

Japan
(armour • Bandai • Bushido • figurines • gacha • samurai • Tokugawa • warriors)

See the proud prince of the Saiyans tremble with fear … literally!【Video】

Kay
Mar 2, 2016

Bandai’s next Dragon Ball figure will be of Vegeta, the fiercely proud Saiyan Prince, and yes, he really will be shaking (or vibrating, actually) with fear!

Japan
(Bandai • Dragon Ball • figure • Vegeta)

Build a house from stationery with awesome new Minecraft erasers from Bandai Japan

Oona McGee
Feb 26, 2016

Distract yourself from studying with new Minecraft eraser sets featuring blocks and characters from the mega-hit video game.

Games & Tech, Japan
(Bandai • cool • erasers • gamers • gaming • Minecraft • stationery • video games)

Hello Kitty x Mazinger Z die-cast crossover toys unveiled with anime short

Anime News Network
Jan 7, 2016

Specially painted Mazinger Z, Hello Kitty Chogokin toys slated for May, June.

Japan
(anime • Bandai • collaboration • die-cast • Hello Kitty • Mazinger Z • toys • video)

Anime meets traditional Japanese porcelain in this beautiful Gundam themed Kutani ware!

Kay
Nov 2, 2015

Kutani porcelain ware, which has its origins in Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan, is a craft with a history of nearly four centuries. In recent years, we’ve seen makers of the traditional ware produce more modern and pop looking items in efforts to broaden their appeal to the public, with some beautiful results.

Now, we have another example of Kutani ware with a modern twist and it comes from a someway unexpected source — toy maker Bandai. Yes, in a brilliant case of pop culture meeting traditional craft, Bandai will be coming out with a line of Gundam Kutani ware!

Japan
(anime • Bandai • dishes • Gundam • Kutani • porcelain)

Bandai’s new Magic Illustrator may be for kids, but we want one too!

Scott Wilson
Oct 30, 2015

Are you terrible at drawing but really wish you could to sketch some pictures of things you like? Do you have zero qualms about using a giant plastic drawing board designed for small children?

Well then we have good news for you! Bandai’s “Magical Illustrator” turns anything you can look at into something that you can trace into a perfect two-dimensional rendition. The only catch? Well, you’re going to have to be taught how to use it by two elementary school girls.

Japan
(art • Bandai • drawing • Kan & Aki's Channel • toys)

We check out the new Samurai Star Wars figurines from Bandai and Tamashii Nations【Pics】

Oona McGee
Sep 14, 2015

Ever since we heard about the upcoming release of the new Samurai Darth Vader figurine, we’ve been eager to check out the Movie Realisation Series in person. The series includes Boba Fett, Stormtroopers and the Imperial Royal Guard, all dressed as Japanese feudal warriors and brandishing a mix of Japanese, western, and Star Wars-styled weapons.

We’d seen the photos and read the rave reviews but nothing could prepare us for meeting the unique cast of collectibles in person. Come with us as we take you through all the details and close-up photos from our visit!

Japan
(Bandai • Boba Fett • Darth Vader • figurines • photos • samurai • Star Wars • stormtrooper • Tamashii Nations • video)

Darth Vader in Death Star armour brandishes lightsaber katana, joins the Samurai force in Japan

Oona McGee
Sep 8, 2015

A short time ago, in a country far, far away, a group of creatives at legendary toy-making company Bandai decided to fill a void in the figurine universe with a fearsome new character: Samurai Darth Vader.

The new model on the market is set to feature some awesome details, including a Death Star warrior helmet, a lightsaber blade and a pose-able hand for playing out those extreme death-grip scenarios.

Available at the end of December, this new incarnation of the Dark Lord is the latest in a lineup that also includes Samurai Storm Troopers and Samurai Boba Fett.