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CORPORATE PROFILE
2024

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MESSAGETOP MESSAGE
Connecting with fans around theworld by manufacturing with spirit
Bandai Spirits was established in 2018 with the goal of achieving business growth in global
markets for products geared toward a mature fan base.
We are expanding our category brands globally in each business, including Gunpla and otherplastic model products, Tamashii Nations figures and robots, Ichibankuji character lottery, andBanpresto amusement prizes.
We are also strengthening our system to deliver products to more customers around the world
through Premium Bandai, the Group's official e-commerce website operated by Bandai Spirits.
In our Mid-term Plan, which we have been advancing since April 2022, we established our Midterm Vision to "Connect with Fans," and we aim to connect more deeply and broadly with ourfans with IP* at the core.
Bandai Spirits maximizes the value of IP by manufacturing with spirit (Tamashii), and bycombining the strengths of each company in the Bandai Namco Group, we will connect withfans around the world and deliver exciting new experiences that transcend their imaginations.
*IP: Characters and other intellectual property

Hiroshi Sakakibara
President and Chief Executive Officer
BANDAI SPIRITS CO., LTD.

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GROUP

Mid-term Vision

Bandai Namco Group
Digital BusinessEntertainment Unit

Planning, development, and distribution of
network content; planning, development, andsales of home video games
Business Management Company:
Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.

As we work toward what we aim to be in accordance with our purpose, under our Mid-term Plan for the 20222024 fiscal years, we will strive to consistently meet the needs of IP fans, a wide range of business partners,
Group employees, and communities around the world and to foster deep, broad, multifaceted connections.

Toys and Hobby Business

IP Production Unit
Planning, production, and use of visualand music content, such as animations;management and use of copyrights;
discovery and development of artists; live
entertainment businessBusiness Management Company:
Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc.

Planning, development, production, and salesof toys, capsule toys, cards, confectionery andfoods, apparel, sundries, plastic models, prizes,
stationery, and other products
Business Management Company:
BANDAI CO., LTD.

Entertainment Unit
The Entertainment Unit comprises the Digital Business and the Toys and Hobby Business.
We will work together with our Group companies in Japan and overseas, focusing on business
management companies, to enhance our competitiveness in the global market by creating
entertainment that meets the new values of our customers and by strengthening our digital
capabilities, while mutually utilizing a wide range of outlets in a unified manner with IPs at the core.

Amusement Unit
Planning, development, production, sales,
and after-sales service of amusement
machines; planning and operation ofamusement facilities, including themeparks, indoor playgrounds, etc.
Business Management Company:
Bandai Namco Amusement Inc.

Affiliated Business Companies
Supporting the Units in such areas as
distribution, logistics, and administrative
services

Bandai Namco's Purpose

Digital BusinessBusiness Management
Company

Toys and Hobby BusinessBusiness Management
Company

Bandai Spirits Group

Planning, development, manufacturing, and sales of plastic models,
figures and robots, Ichibankuji, and amusement prizes

Planning, development, and sales of amusement prize products

Bandai Namco exists to share dreams, fun andinspiration with people around the world.

Connecting people and societies in the enjoyment of
uniquely entertaining products and services,

Planning, development, production, and sales of stuffed toys,
textile products, fabric toys, sundries, and other products
Procurement management for amusement prizes, Ichibankuji products offered atconvenience stores, and products sold overseas

we’re working to create a brighter future for everyone.

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BUSINESSACTIVITIESBandai Spirits' Business Description

Ichibankuji
Planning/sales of Ichibankuji,a character lottery where nobody loses

At Bandai Spirits, we are expanding our category brands globally in each business,
including Gunpla and other plastic model products, Tamashii Nations figures and robots,
Ichibankuji character lottery in which everybody wins, and Banpresto amusement prizes.
In addition, we operate Premium Bandai, the official online store of the Bandai Namco Group.

Plastic Models

Lot & Innovation Department

Planning/manufacture/sales of plastic models

Amusement Prizes
Planning/sales of prize products for amusement facilities

Hobby Products Division
Global Business Department/ Creation Department

フィギ ュandア・ロRobots
ボ ット
FiguresBanpresto Department

Planning and sales of figures and robots for a mature fan base

EC Website
Operation of Premium Bandai, the official e-commerce
website for the Bandai Namco Group

Collectors Toy Department

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E-commerce Strategy Department

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BUSINESSACTIVITIESGlobal Business Department,
Hobby Products Division

Creation Department,
Hobby Products Division

PLASTIC MODELS

PLASTIC MODELSWe are responsible for the marketing (sales, promotion, etc.) of plastic models globally in order for our customers to experience

Based at the Bandai Hobby Center (Shizuoka City, Shizuoka), where plastic models are produced,

the fun of assembling plastic models and discovering new things in the process.

we plan, develop, and manufacture products using advanced technological capabilities, with a focus on the Gunpla series,
which continues to evolve through tireless technological development and the addition of new concept work.

In order to spread the plastic model culture to more customers around the world, we sell plastic models, including those fromAt the Bandai Hobby Center, we pursue the overall evolution of plastic model technology, from planning to production, while atthe Gunpla series, and hold events both in person and online. We also operate THE GUNDAM BASE, an official general Gunpla

the same time undertaking various initiatives to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society. In addition to the Gunpla

facility for fans worldwide, and SIDE- F (in Gundam Park Fukuoka), which of fers Gundam-related information and products.

Recycling Project to collect the runners (plastic model frames) of Gunpla products and recycle them into new plastic models,We aim to fur ther expand our business by spreading the fun of manufacturing through plastic models, such as by branding

we are also working to reuse plastic and reduce the amount we use. For some plastic models, for example, we are using new

character plastic models, including products from the Gunpla series, of which we have shipped more than 700 million units tomaterials made primarily from limestone, eggshells, or Japanese green tea leaves. In addition, we hold Gunpla Academia*

date, as well as by taking on the challenge of creating unique IP.

classes at elementary schools in Japan, where students can learn about the fun of manufacturing and the Gunpla production
process, as well as about recycling plastic and other sustainable to global environmental issues.
*The program was held for more than 520,000 children at a total of approximately 7,100 elementar y schools (cumulative totals as of October 2021).

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BUSINESSACTIVITIESCollectors Toy Department

Lot & Innovation Department

FIGURES AND ROBOTSICHIBANKUJI

Under the consolidated brand name Tamashii Nations, we deliver a widely varied lineup and IP developments,

We are mainly in charge of Ichibankuji, a character lottery offered at convenience stores, bookstores, hobby shops, and other locations.

as well as high quality, high value-added products to customers around the world.

Ichibankuji offers customers the fun of drawing lots and the excitement of winning.

We have developed around 6 0 brands, including Chogokin, S.H.Figuar ts, and META L BUILD, and we are promoting the

Products of over 80 titles are released annually for Ichibankuji. By providing a wide - ranging lineup of products, we have

expansion of our business on a global scale. In order to promote a deeper understanding of the appeal of our products and ourenabled deeper and more extensive recreations of the worlds and appeal of each IP, allowing us to develop products with

passion for manufacturing, we are expanding the content on our official website, Tamashii Web. We also provide a membershiphigh levels of customer satisfaction. Ichibankuji leads the industr y with creative sales methods, such as the Last One Prize,

service, CLUB TAMASHII MEMBERS. In addition, we have expanded both in Japan and overseas with flagship stores opened inwhich is obtained by drawing the last lottery ticket at a store, and the Double Chance Campaign, in which winners are selectedTokyo, Shanghai, and New York, where we are focusing on providing opportunities for customers to have hands-on experiences

according to the campaign number printed on the ticket. Fur thermore, we operate Ichibankuji Online, where customers canwith the actual products.

enjoy the lotter y online, as well as designated Ichibankuji Official Shops all over Japan. The Japan Anniversar y Association
has officially approved the designation of January 9 as Ichibankuji Day every year starting in 2024.

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BUSINESSACTIVITIESSUSTAINABILITYBANDAI and BANDAI SPIRITS Sustainability Project

Banpresto Department

Mirai and Creation

AMUSEMENT PRIZES

We plan, develop, and sell prizes that are exclusive to amusement facilities and can be won at crane games and other machines.
With an emphasis on respecting the atmosphere and worlds of each IP under the Banpresto brand name,Mirai and Creation is sustainability project that works to connect Bandai and Bandai Spirits’
corporate slogan “Dreams and Creation” to the future.

we are always striving to achieve the top customer satisfaction in the amusement industry.

Three Sustainability Targets
Reduce CO2 emissions by 15% atToys and Hobby business bases
2019

9,423t-CO₂

2024

8,000t-CO₂

Provide safe andsecure products
and services

Provide educational andexperiential value to thechildren who will leadthe future

Environmental Conservation Efforts at
the Bandai Hobby Center
At the Bandai Hobby Center, we are engaged in various environmental conservation
efforts. As power measures, we have installed solar panels, implemented carbon offsetting,and introduced a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to reduce CO2 emissions from power
to real zero. We have also installed a rainwater and groundwater recycling system thatallows us to reuse 2,000 tons of water per year.

Strict implementationof quality standards

BANDAI HOBBY CENTER

Measures for Safety andSecurity at the Production Stage

In order to provide safe and reliable products

In addition to inspections prior to massand services to fans, we have established a

production, we conduct inspections prior tonumber of quality standards related to safety,

factory shipment and product acceptance

performance, andinspections at our partner plants in Japanlabeling, which weand overseas. We strive to maintain andcontinue to strictly

improve product quality by conducting multiple

enforce. We are also

inspections for each process. We also conduct

By commercializing over 1,500 figures and plush toys annually in a variety of design arrangements that can be enjoyed by aactively working toongoing plant audits at the final packaging

wide range of customers, we are revitalizing the market for amusement facility products by developing products in a speedy

implement theseplants where our products are manufactured. In

standards globally.

addition to maintenance work and environment

manner. In addition, online sales of Banpresto products have started at the official store e-BANPRESTO. In terms of overseas

checks of facilities, we conduct regular checks

expansion, we are also focusing on expanding our business globally by customizing our product lineup for each region. We arecommitted to bringing Banpresto brand products into the hands of manga, anime, and game fans around the world.

Pre-shipment inspection

Quality Standardsof a wide range of items, including management
systems for equipment, products and materials,
and the working environment.

Verifying the operation of needle detectors

Gunpla Academia: A Teaching Resource for
Elementary Schools Using Gunpla
We developed Gunpla Academia to provide a free class package for elementary
schools throughout Japan to teach the fun of manufacturing and the global
environment. Through the experience of assembling Gunpla and watching
videos that show the Bandai Hobby Center facilities, production processes, andthe work of people involved in production, students will learn about the fun ofmanufacturing and about sustainability initiatives aimed at addressing global
environmental issues, such as plastic recycling. Gunpla Academia is also used
as a career education resource for manufacturing jobs.

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Hands-on Gunpla
assembly kits

Gunpla assembly workshop

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SUSTAINABILITY

Mirai and Creation

Sustainable Activities Through Gunpla
At Bandai Spirits, we value our connections with our fans and are committed tovarious environmental initiatives aimed at realizing a sustainable society.

Creating Together:
The Future of Gunpla
Gunpla Recycling Project
The collected runners, together
with plastic waste from theCollected runners

Waste materials
from production

plastic model production
process, are par tially reusedas mater ials for demonstration
experiments to realize chemical
recycling, and the rest is reusedthrough material and thermal

We organized the Gunpla Recycling Project with the goal of recyclingr e c yc li n g. EC O PL A , w h i c h a r e

Gunpla runners (plastic model frames) and working together

products made from recycledmaterials, are used at events towith fans to contribute to the development of a recycling-oriented

Beforesociety. We collect used runners by installing collection boxes at

Afterraise awareness about recycling.

approximately 200 locations in Japan, including Namco locations.
Bandai Logipal trucks that transport amusement prizes to facilities
bring back runners on their return trips, thereby reducing theenvironmental impact of transportation. Thanks to the cooperation of

Thermal recycling
to create new energy

fans, we collected approximately 30 tons during the 2023 fiscal year.

Material recycling
Chemical recycling

to create ECOPLA

to create new Gunpla

Initiatives to Reduce Material Usage Through Innovations in Plastic Model Design

Initiatives to Utilize Plastic Alternatives

We are reducing the amount of plastic materials by reducing the number of runners that are thrown away after assembly.

For some plastic models, we have been using plastic alternatives, such as new materials made from limestone, eggshells,
or Japanese green tea leaves. We will continue our efforts to reduce the use of petroleum-based plastics and contribute to
the reduction of CO 2 emissions.

2 Corner design ingenuity

1 Reduction of runnerdiameters
The diameter of runners (particularly the partsof the runners that have little impact on molding)is designed to be as narrow as possible to allow

The corners of the outer frames of the runners
have customarily been designed with right
Product in 1980

Product in 2020

the material to flow.

3 Tightly laid out product parts

4 Removal of the outer
frame of the runner

The product parts have been laid out closer
together to make the runner fame smaller,
which reduces the packaging materials at the

For certain products, the outer frame of therunner for part retention has been removed.

same time.

Reduction of material for outer
frame of the runner throughmulti-color molding

angles, but by removing the corners and making
them round, we have been raising our material
efficiency to the utmost limit.

Four pieces ina single-colormold

One piece ina multi-color
mold

Reduction of material
from part of the outer
frame of the runner

Runner of plastic models
produced by a multi-color
molding machine

Multi-color molding machine

Limestone is used aspart of the raw material

Eggshells are used as part of
the raw material

Japanese green tea leaves areused as part of the raw material*Images are for illustrative purposes only.

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HISTORY

A Brief History of

BANDAI SPIRITS
1950

2005

Management integration with Namco Limited.
The Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. was founded and it marked
the beginning of the Bandai Namco Group.

2006

Operation of the Bandai Hobby Center plastic model kits production
plant (Shizuoka Prefecture) began.

2007

GUNDAM.INFO, an official portal site for GUNDAM information is released.

2008“Tamashii Nations,” a brand for mature fans, was launched.

BANDAI-YA was established in Asakusa-Kikuyabashi, T 1950 aito-ku, Tokyo.
Rhythm Ball, our first original product, was launched.

1955

The industry pioneering quality control system was established andBandai’s first toy with product warranty was released.

1961

The company name changed from BANDAI-YA to Bandai.

1969

Acquire a factory in Shimizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture,
to start manufacturing plastic models.

The Tamashii Nations figure exhibition event
Tamashii Nations was held for the first time.

1974

CHOGOKIN MAZINGER Z was launched.

The robot figure brand “THE ROBOT SPIRITS”
for mature fans was launched.

1977

SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO plastic model kits were launched.

1980
1983

First original productlaunched
Bandai’s first toy withproduct warranty

CHOGOKIN MAZINGER ZSPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO
plastic model kits

Gunpla was launched.

2009

Bandai adoped “Dreams and Creation” as the corporate slogan
and renewed its corporate logo to the current version.

An 18-meter-high, Life-Sized Gundam Statue appears at the Odaiba ShiokazePark in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the airing of MOBILE SUITGUNDAM on TV. During 52 days of exhibition, some 4.15 million people visit
the park to see the statue.

GunplaIROPLA Series

SAINT SEIYA Saint Cloth Series (Figures).

2010

Launch of the High Grade (HG) Series, a 1/144 scale standard Gunpla brand.

2011

1995

Launch of the Master Grade (MG) Series,
a 1/100 scale advanced Gunpla brand.

1996

Ichibankuji, the character lottery where everyone wins, is launched in
the form of a wind machine lottery, Toru Toru Catcher Ichibankuji.

1997

SOUL OF CHOGOKIN GX-01 MAZINGER Z
was launched.

1998

Launch of the Perfect Grade (PG) Series,
the highest-grade brand that embodies the ultimate Gunpla on a scale of 1/60.
The first branch of the comprehensive Gunpla establishment,
THE GUNDAM BASE, opened in Korea.

OTONA NOCHOGOKIN series

The Ultimate Complete Robot Figure METAL BUILD Series is launched.

Gunpla RG Series

The Gunpla Builders World Cup, which determines
the world’s No. 1 Gunpla builder, begins.

The first game prizes foramusement facilities

2012

Toru Toru Catcher Ichibankuji

Launch of the “OTONA NO CHOGGOKIN” series, a perfectionist
hobby item for mature fans, which interprets solid objects that exist(or existed) as characters and gives them an elaborate concrete form.
Launch of the Real Grade (RG) Series, a brand that pursues a 1/144
scale Gunpla that looks realistic.

SAINT SEIYA Saint Cloth Myth

Banpresto Co., Ltd. (merged in 2019) launched the first game prizes foramusement facilities.

2003

The World Collectible Figure
seriesThe World Collectible Figure series of game prizes were launched,based on the concept of palm-sized "treasures".

The official Premium Bandai shopping site opened.

Launch of plastic models using the snap fit method,which enables construction without adhesive.

1990

The “S.H.Figuarts” series of high quality posablecharacter figures was launched.

Launch of Urban Material Chogokin Mazinger Z, an ultimate superalloy model
made from carbon and titanium, which is produced to order.

Launching the Iropla Series, which first introduces multi-color
molding technology to mold parts in four different colors on arunner sheet for Plastic Models.

1987

BANDAI HOBBY CENTER

Premium Bandai's overseas expansion began in Hong Kong.
DX SOUL OF CHOGOKIN MAZINGER Z was launched.
S.H. Figuarts Series

SOUL OF CHOGOKIN
GX-01 MAZINGER Z

2014

Launch of the S.H. Figuarts Series, which achieves both the presence ofmodels and their natural mobility by molding them from their skeleton.
The Q posket series of amusement prize product figures with large eyesthat shine teary were launched.

Sales of Ichibankuji in its current form begins at convenience stores.
The new figures brand based on “The SAINT SEIYA Saint Cloth series”
called the “Saint Cloth Myth” was launched.

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2017

The first official Gunpla-themed integrated facility in Japan called
THE GUNDAM BASE TOKYO was opened in Rinkai Fukutoshin.

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2018

Corporate Data

Bandai Spirits Co.,Ltd.
was established.

Established Tamashii Nations Quality, the logotype that globally certifies
the quality of the products of Tamashii Nations, which unified brand for
products for mature fans.

Bandai Spirits Co.,Ltd.
was established.

Bandai Spirits Co., Ltd. and Banpresto Co., Ltd. merge.
Banpresto is launched as a category brand for amusement prizes.
TAMASHII NATIONSQUALITY

Opening of TAMASHII NATIONS TOKYO, the world’s first directly managed
flagship shop for Tamashii Nations, a brand for mature fans, in Akihabara.

2020

BANDAI SPIRITS CO., LTD.

Head Office

SUMITOMO FUDOSAN TOKYO MITA GARDEN TOWER
3-5-19, Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0073 Japan

Launch of Figures-Rise Labo, a project to study expressions that have not yet beenachieved by previous plastic models and evolve technology to achieve them.

2019

Company Name

Directors andCorporate
Auditors

Over 700 million Gunpla units shipped to date.
The Entry Grade (EG) series of easy to assemble,
high-quality plastic models is launched.

Date of Establishment

February 15, 2018

Paid-in Capital¥300 million

Number of Employees

694Year-end

March 31

President & CEO

Hiroshi Sakakibara

Director

Takahiro Mizuno

Director

Keisuke Furusawa

Director

Noriko Fujita

Director (Outside)

Kotaro Hama

Director (Outside)

Kazuhiro Takenaka

Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)

Hidetaka Kokubo

Organizational Chart

An original electronic money service by Premium Bandai, PREBAN Pay, started.
Board of Directors

President & CEO
Hobby Products
Division

Construction of a new plant at the Bandai Hobby Center with the aim of bolstering
plastic model production capabilities, including Gunpla.
Audit & Supervisory
Board Member

To cap the 40th anniversary of Gunpla, PERFECT GRADE UNLEASHED
1/60 RX-78-2 GUNDAM is released as the current mark of GUNPLA and theultimate Gunpla leading to the future.

Global Business Department

Corporate Planning Department

PERFECT GRADE UNLEASHED
1/60 RX-78-2 GUNDAM

Creation Department

Media Department
Collectors Toy Department

2021

E-commerce Strategy Department

Ichibankuji ONLINE was officially launched.

Lot & Innovation Department

The Gunpla Recycling Project, in which Gunpla runners are collected with theaim of producing plastic model products through chemical recycling in a joint
initiative with our fans, was launched.

Product Management Department
Banpresto Department

Ichibankuji
ONLINE

Legal & IP Department

Gunpla Academia, educational materials that use the subject of Gunpla, was developed.
We started offering lesson packages for elementary schools throughout Japan
about the fun of manufacturing and the global environment.

2022

General Affairs Department

Human Resources Department

GUNDAM PARK FUKUOKA, a Gundam entertainment complex,
opened at LaLaport Fukuoka.
TAMASHII NATIONS TOKYO reopened as TAMASHIINATIONS STORE TOKYO in Akihabara.

Accounting & Finance Department
GUNDAM PARK FUKUOKA

Information Systems Department

The Bandai Hobby Center reduces CO2 emissions toreal zero by introducing two new power measures.

2023

Internal Audit Office

Overseas Tamashii Nations flagship stores are opened in
Shanghai, China and New York, USA.

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