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The new Gundam animated TV series Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX will begin airing in April. Ahead of the TV broadcast, the theatrical advance edition Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX —Beginning—, restructured for cinema.

Exhibited the GUNDAM NEXT FUTURE PAVILION at Expo
2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.

Commenced operations at BANDAI SPIRITS CO., LTD.’s new
model kits production factory, BANDAI HOBBY CENTER
PLAMO DESIGN INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE (BHCPDII).

Released film Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM.

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. entered into a sponsorship agreement with the U.S.-based Major League Baseball franchise Los Angeles Angels.

Bandai Namco Cross Store, which offer in one venue products from Bandai Namco Group companies and experience-based events, opened in Yokohama and Hakata.

Broadcasting commenced for Mobile Suit Gundam THE WITCH FROM MERCURY,a new TV anime in the Gundam series.

Opened capsule toy store “Gashapon ‘no’ department store” Ikebukuro Flagship Store, one of the largest capsule toy specialty stores in the world, in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. With 3,010 installed machines, the store is recognized by Guinness World Records(TM).

Opened GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA, which exhibits an 18 meter life-size moving Gundam,in Yamashita Futo, Yokohama.

A DRAGON BALL event tour—DRAGON BALL WORLD ADVENTURE—was held in eight cities around the world.

Opened VR ZONE SHINJUKU, a VR entertainment facility in Shinjuku, on a limited-time basis.

DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE, a popular smartphone game app, surpassed 100 million downloads worldwide.

In one week after the start of online distribution,THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS: STARLIGHT STAGE game app for smartphones surpassed four million downloads.

Yo-kai Watch-related products became major hits. Start of sales in Asia.

In visual and music content, Love Live! School Idol Project became popular.

Products related to Aikatsu!, which is an original Group IP, became major hits.

The KAMEN RIDER series was a major hit.

TIGER & BUNNY, a TV animation from SUNRISE, was a hit.

As part of the Green Tokyo Gundam Project, a full-size, 18-meter-high Gundam statue was installed in Shiokaze Park, Tokyo.

Launched Soulcalibur IV for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and sales surpassed two million units.

DATA CARDDASS, a new card machine, became
hugely popular.

With its 10th installment of for-sale DVDs in the series, cumulative shipment volume of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY surpassed one million units.

Cumulative total shipments of original character .hack game software in Japan and the U.S. reached one million units.

Opened Ikebukuro Gyoza Stadium in Namco NamjaTown.

Introduced Bihada Wakusei, a high-definition seal printing machine.

1/12-scale Zaku model (overall height: approximately 1.5 m) was exhibited at the “C3 PRE” character culture event and became a topic of conversation.

Introduced the TAIKO: DRUM MASTER amusement machine.

Simultaneously launched versions of the Mr. Driller home video game for three different platforms.

Hyper Yo-Yo launched.

Tamagotchi launched.

Opened Namco NamjaTown, one of Japan’s largest indoor theme parks, in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.

Introduced TEKKEN, a polygon martial arts game using System 11, a 3D CG system board developed jointly with Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Products related to Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon became major hits.

Products related to Power Rangers became major hits in the U.S.

Introduced Ridge Racer, a racing game machine including System 22,a real-time, 3D CG system board.

Opened Namco Wonder Eggs, the first urban theme park, for a limited time in Futakotamagawa, Tokyo.

Developed the Wani Wani Panic action game.

Developed Winning Run, the first racing game to use polygon technology.

Developed Final Lap, the industry’s first driving game with built-in communications functions.

Nekonyanbo became a major hit.

Launched Professional Baseball Family Stadium,a Famicon software.

Launched Galaxian, the first home video game for the Famicon.

Introduced the Xevious shooting game machine. Became highly popular due to beautiful graphics and story.

Gundam plastic models launched, starting a major boom.

Introduced PAC-MAN. Became a major hit in Japan and overseas.

Introduced the Nyamco maze-solving robot.

Introduced Galaxian, a shooting game machine.Became popular, centered on young consumers,and became a major hit in Japan and overseas.

Introduced Gee-Bee, the first original amusement machine.

Launch of Mogura-Tataki Game, which became a major hit in the following year, 1978, and was included in Nikkei’s list of hit products.

Developed F-1 driving simulation game machine. Became popular in Japan and overseas.

Began full-scale research into robot technologies.Developed President Lincoln Robot.

Super-alloy Mazinger Z became a major hit.

Developed Alpine Racer, an experience game machine.

Installed the Roadway Ride on the rooftop of Mitsukoshi Department Store in Nihonbashi, Tokyo. Subsequently expanded business to each Mitsukoshi store.

A product guarantee system—an industry first—was launched in conjunction with the Toyopet Crown (1956 version) model car.

Nakamura Manufacturing Ltd. established in Ikegami, Ota-ku, Tokyo (President: Masaya Nakamura). Capital: ¥300,000. Started in the amusement business with the installation of two children’s mechanical horse rides on the rooftop of a department store in Yokohama.