Bandai’s corporate slogan is “Dreams and Creation.” Our mission is to create inspiring products and services that foster the dreams of customers worldwide.

Since its inception, Bandai has developed a unique business model that translates the appeal and rich universe of characters into products and services. This strategy, called “character merchandizing,” has continuously evolved and developed to keep up with changes in market and consumer needs. Bandai’s character merchandizing began with toys, but has since expanded to include items such as plastic models, confectionary, vending-machine products, apparel, and daily necessities. Our business model has also been applied to diverse products and services within the BANDAI NAMCO Group, influencing the spectrum of our products, ranging from visual and audio content to videogames and amusement facilities.

As a team of professional entertainment creators, Bandai will continue their endeavor to deliver dreams and inspiration to customers worldwide.

Fat Rabbit Farm:
Inspired by their lovable, fat, and fluffy bunny named Babee, designers Jason Ponggasam and Patty Variboa molded together their passion of design.

The Los Angeles based clothing company, Fat Rabbit Farm, started in September 2006 and began with designs based on a farm, with Babee as the main character, galavanting with her friends. Today, the farm has become a magical kingdom for Babee and her friends, where their stories and adventures are created and shared with you through the clothing and print of Fat Rabbit Farm.

From the ideas, to the illustrations, hand screening, and shipping and packing, our products are 100% created by us (Babee, Jason, and Patty.) www.fatrabbitfarm.com

Spicy Brown:
Spicy Brown™ started cookin in 2003. We started from scratch with talented designers, mixed in some
appetizing artists, folded in friends and family, and let em simmer. What'd we get? The best company you'll ever taste, that's what! Spicy Brown™ serves up fresh shopping daily with sides of recipes, restaurants and activities from people who've tried them and said, "More, please." And we're talking full flavor ­ multicultural, diverse, and de—licious. Spicy Brown™ insists on only the finest quality ingredients. Contributing members come from leading fashion, toy, and design companies. Artists retain full control and ownership of the artwork they create specifically for Spicy Brown use.Spicy Brown's rich, distinctive taste will add an extra burst of fresh flavor to your life! Try us, you'll like us. www.spicybrown.com

Toynami
This year, Toynami will have its biggest presence ever at Comic-Con International: San Diego, and coming along with it is our biggest assortment of show-exclusive product! Available at the Toynami booth will be products from our special guest Tamashii, Bandai's exciting new collector-focused label. Tamashii will also be showing exciting new prototypes, products and dioramas at the Toynami booth, all making their North American debut! www.toynami.com

What is the San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center (SFVJACC)?
The SFVJACC is the largest local Japanese American organization in the San Fernando Valley. The SFVJACC complex is situated on five acres of land and includes meeting rooms, a gymnasium-auditorium building, Japanese language school classrooms, Judo sports room, an athletic field and its latest addition, a 7,000 square-foot building that houses staff and personnel with a large lobby for guests, small private rooms and a large conference room as well as a 5,000 square-foot dining area.

The San Fernando Valley Japanese Language Institute is a non-profit tax-exempt school that reaches out to address the cultural needs of Japanese and other children in our community. Our purpose is to educate the children with the many facets of their heritage, as well as build an awareness of the visual and performing arts.

A traditional Saturday morning school, we offer classes to students from Nyumon (kindergarten) through High School in the Japanese Language. Here, our children learn their native language, as well as the many ancient ceremonies and traditions handed down through the centuries.
www.sfvjli.com 
818-896-8612

Sho Yu Concepts - Brewed in 2007, Sho-yu Concepts began its journey in sunny southern California. Our mission…..to be "ALL THAT AND DIM SUM". Influenced by our asian heritage and the inability to take things seriously, our products and designs reflect the humor and colorfulness we see in the world. Our clothes are for everyone and anyone that share this same vision.

You may be wondering what shoyu means. It is japanese for soy sauce. It's a perfect food condiment and now it can be a perfect condiment for your body. We hope you enjoy our products responsibly and by all means add some flavor to your life with Sho-yu Concepts. http://shoyuconcepts.com

United Television Broadcasting Systems
UTB (United Television Broadcasting Systems, Inc.) is the first Japanese-language TV station based in the United States. The station first began in Los Angeles in 1971.

UTB aims to share the Japanese culture to the people here in the United States while also providing necessary information such as news and current events to the people of the Japanese community. The company has continued on for decades following these two goals, and has recently become recognized as a major media source in the Japanese community.

UTB’s programming airs on Ch. 18 KSCI-TV. The station covers the 16 million population of Southern California, and UTB is watched by over 3 million people, including Japanese, Japanese Americans, other Asian nationalities, and Americans. Also, UTB uses its showbiz environment to its fullest, creating a wide variety of TV shows and commercials that really represent the Californian lifestyle. In addition, UTB often works as media and production coordinators for companies from Japan. http://utbhollywood.com/en/index.php

Los Angeles was founded in 1781, over two hundred years ago, and has evolved into one of the world's greatest known cities. A city that is known as a major player in the creative industries.

Flos Angeles, a clothing company with "L.A. Lifestyle" - inspired designs, encompasses the eclectic crowd Los Angeles has become familiar with. Our line markets to a large, multi-cultural demographic in the world of trendy street-wear.

Flos Angeles was established in 2003 with a vision to revive the classic history of Los Angeles, a city that interprets its own sense of style and defines classic urban life. We focus on paying homage to the city we
grew to love through designs and artwork displayed on our clothing- designs that showcase what L.A. Lifestyle is all about. www.FLOSANGELES.com

Bluefin was founded with one goal in mind: bring the best of the hobby industry from the Japanese market to the US, at the most competitive prices. We do so by scouting out the latest trends in Japan and working with Japanese manufacturers to reflect demand in the American market. This combination of leading edge, two-way information flow allows Bluefin to best meet today’s market demand for classic models and new releases. Our attention to clients’ needs and manufacturers’ products has yielded several exclusive dealership arrangements.

Bluefin has the distinct advantage of being the only distributor within its industry to have a direct presence in Japan. We find this to be a key advantage in discovering new products and trends. Our dealers have come to rely on us for latest releases, news and events from Japan.

We currently represent Aoshima as their exclusive distributors in the United States. We also distribute products from Tamiya, Bandai, Yamato, Tomy/Yujin, Wave, Kaiyodo and many more.