Manufacturers
1000Toys
1000toys is a Japanese collectible action-figure brand presented within Sentinel's official product ecosystem. It is associated with articulated designer toys, licensed characters and premium action figures rather than functioning as an unrelated shopping-review website.
1000toys and collectible products
Products credited to 1000toys should be treated as releases under the 1000toys brand. Depending on the item, Sentinel or a partner may handle production, distribution or the wider commercial operation.
How to interpret this credit
This is a valid collectible brand credit. It should not be merged with generic toy retailers, and the former affiliate-style URL should not be used as an official source.
ACTION TOYS
Action Toys is a Hong Kong collectible-toy company whose catalog includes die-cast robots, tokusatsu products, mini action figures, vinyl figures and other licensed character toys.
Action Toys and collectible products
Its figure-related credits normally identify the product manufacturer or consumer brand. The company is broader than a conventional static anime-scale-figure maker because much of its catalog focuses on articulated, mechanical and die-cast collectibles.
How to interpret this credit
Keep Action Toys as a genuine toy-manufacturer entity, but describe its actual product mix instead of labeling it only as an anime figure manufacturer.
AISNO Games
AISNO Games is a Chinese game developer and publisher associated with titles including Path to Nowhere. Its principal business is video-game development and operation, not the manufacture of collectible figures.
AISNO Games and collectible products
When AISNO Games appears in a figure record, it usually represents the game publisher, IP owner, licensor or merchandise partner behind a character release. A separate specialist toy company may still be responsible for sculpting, manufacturing or distribution.
How to interpret this credit
Do not present AISNO Games as a standalone figure factory. Figure pages should distinguish the game-IP credit from the physical product manufacturer whenever both are known.
Aniplex
Aniplex is a diversified Japanese entertainment company centered on anime-related intellectual property. Its operations include anime planning and production, games, films, licensing, e-commerce, events, and the production and sale of merchandise and figurines.
Aniplex and collectible products
Aniplex can be a meaningful release, planning or seller credit on a figure, especially for products sold through Aniplex Online. However, the physical sculpting and manufacturing work may be performed by Aniplex subsidiaries or external figure specialists.
How to interpret this credit
Describe Aniplex as an entertainment and IP company with an active figure business, not as a company devoted only to figure manufacturing.
ASCII MEDIA WORKS
ASCII Media Works was a Japanese publisher known for light novels, manga, magazines, games and the Dengeki family of media brands. It is now best handled as a historical KADOKAWA publishing and IP credit rather than a current standalone manufacturer.
ASCII Media Works and collectible products
Its appearance on collectible records usually points to publication rights, source-IP management, merchandising approval or production-committee participation. It should not automatically be interpreted as the factory that made the figure.
How to interpret this credit
Retain the name for historical releases and source attribution, while linking users to KADOKAWA's official corporate history and separating it from current physical manufacturers.
ASPIRE
ASPIRE is a legacy figure-manufacturer and release credit found on official product pages for selected Japanese character figures. Public corporate information is limited, and no dependable current standalone website was confirmed.
ASPIRE and collectible products
For documented products, ASPIRE may be retained as the manufacturer or release label because official distributor records use that wording. The product-level source is more reliable than inventing a broad modern company profile.
How to interpret this credit
Treat this as a verified historical product credit with limited corporate context. Avoid adding unsupported claims about ownership, scale, current activity or a wider product catalog.
Chara-Ani
Chara-Ani is a Japanese character-goods and e-commerce brand within the KADOKAWA ecosystem. Its activities have included planning, producing, selling and distributing anime, game and character merchandise.
Chara-Ani and collectible products
A Chara-Ani figure credit can refer to product planning, sales, distribution or an exclusive retail release. It does not always mean that Chara-Ani operated the physical molding and painting factory.
How to interpret this credit
Keep Chara-Ani as a merchandise-industry entity, but distinguish its commercial and planning role from the specialist manufacturer when product credits provide both.
Chugai Mining Co Ltd
Chugai Mining Co., Ltd. is a diversified Japanese company with businesses extending beyond entertainment merchandise. Its character and content operations develop and sell licensed goods alongside the group's other commercial activities.
Chugai Mining Co., Ltd. and collectible products
When the company appears in a figure database, the credit may relate to character-goods planning, event merchandise, licensing, retail or a particular product release. It should not be summarized as a dedicated figure manufacturer without product-specific evidence.
How to interpret this credit
Use the full legal-style name and explain the character-goods division in context, while avoiding the impression that the entire corporation is a toy factory.
CIRCUS
CIRCUS is a Japanese visual-novel game studio and intellectual-property owner, widely associated with the Da Capo series and related game content. Its core activity is game development rather than figure manufacturing.
CIRCUS and collectible products
On a collectible record, CIRCUS normally identifies the original game studio, copyright holder or licensing party. A separate figure company generally handles planning, sculpting, production and distribution.
How to interpret this credit
Classify CIRCUS under games and IP ownership so search users understand why the name appears in credits without mistaking it for the physical maker.
DIGITURBO
DIGITURBO is a legacy Japanese game and content-publishing credit that also appeared as the manufacturer or release company on selected character products. Current public corporate information is limited.
DIGITURBO and collectible products
Where an official product archive explicitly lists DIGITURBO as manufacturer or released-by party, the credit can be retained. That evidence should not be expanded into unsupported claims that it was primarily or exclusively a figure maker.
How to interpret this credit
Use product-level official sources for historical entries, mark the corporate website as unavailable, and distinguish the legacy release role from a current active manufacturer profile.
FineClover
Fine Clover is a Japanese figure brand and manufacturer credit, also stylized as Fine��Clover on some official product listings. It released selected scale figures and Nendoroid products distributed through Good Smile Company.
Fine Clover and collectible products
The name can be used as a genuine physical-product manufacturer or release label when supported by the individual listing. Because the independent web presence is no longer dependable, official distributor archives are the preferred references.
How to interpret this credit
Preserve the standardized searchable name Fine Clover, mention the Fine��Clover styling in the description, and avoid linking to a dead or uncertain website.
FREEing
FREEing is a Japanese figure manufacturer best known for large-scale character statues, including many 1/4-scale B-style releases, as well as other licensed figure formats.
FREEing and collectible products
FREEing is normally the actual manufacturer or release brand shown on the product. Good Smile Company frequently acts as distributor, so the two names should remain separate when both appear in a listing.
How to interpret this credit
This is a genuine specialist figure-manufacturer entry. The description should emphasize its product specialization and distribution relationship rather than use a vague publisher-or-label template.
Frontier Works
Frontier Works is a Japanese multimedia company active in anime, audio, books, games, stage productions, events and character merchandise. Figure-related products form only one part of its broader content business.
Frontier Works and collectible products
A Frontier Works credit may indicate planning, publishing, licensing, sales or participation in a media project. The physical figure can still be manufactured by a separate specialist partner.
How to interpret this credit
Present Frontier Works as a content and merchandise company rather than a single-purpose figure factory, and use individual product credits to identify the exact role.
Gift
Gift is a Japanese character-goods manufacturer particularly associated with plush toys, accessories and licensed merchandise. It has also participated in selected figure and collectible releases.
Gift and collectible products
Gift can be a real product manufacturer or planning company, but its identity should not be narrowed to scale figures. For many entries, its strongest brand recognition comes from plush and character-goods production.
How to interpret this credit
Use a broad character-goods classification and describe the exact product category on individual records whenever possible.
GOLDENHEAD PLUS
GOLDENHEAD PLUS is a Japanese figure brand that plans and releases licensed character statues and scale figures. The brand evolved from the earlier GOLDENHEAD name and operates as a focused collectible label rather than a broad media company.
GOLDENHEAD PLUS and collectible products
Products credited to GOLDENHEAD PLUS can generally be treated as releases under the figure brand. Manufacturing contractors and distributors may still be listed separately at product level.
How to interpret this credit
Keep the PLUS suffix in the canonical title and describe the entity as a figure brand, not merely a generic production label.
Good Smile Arts Shanghai
Good Smile Arts Shanghai is the Shanghai-based Good Smile group company involved in planning, producing and commercializing figures and character merchandise for China and international markets.
Good Smile Arts Shanghai and collectible products
Its credit may cover product planning, regional development, production management or release responsibility. Depending on the item, Good Smile Company or another group company may handle distribution outside China.
How to interpret this credit
Treat it as an active figure and merchandise company within the Good Smile group, while keeping its legal and regional identity distinct from the Japanese parent.
Good Smile Company
Good Smile Company is a Japanese entertainment company built around the planning, production, manufacturing and sale of figures and character products. Its activities also extend into animation, games, events, licensing, motorsports and global distribution.
Good Smile Company and collectible products
Good Smile Company may appear as manufacturer, planning company, release company or distributor depending on the product. Its major product families include Nendoroid, POP UP PARADE and other licensed collectible lines.
How to interpret this credit
This is both a major figure company and a broader entertainment group, so records should preserve the exact role stated on each product rather than assuming every credit means manufacturing.
GOODSMILE RACING
GOODSMILE RACING is Good Smile Company's motorsport project and racing team, best known for competing with the Racing Miku character identity and a fan-supported personal-sponsor program.
GOODSMILE RACING and collectible products
Figures, model cars and goods credited to GOODSMILE RACING are merchandise or releases connected to the team, its race cars and Racing Miku artwork. Specialist Good Smile group companies or partners may perform the physical product development.
How to interpret this credit
Do not classify the racing project itself as a standalone figure factory. It is a motorsport and character-merchandise identity that can also act as a release label.
GOODSMILE RACING & TYPE-MOON RACING
GOODSMILE RACING & TYPE-MOON RACING is the collaboration identity used for GOODSMILE RACING and TYPE-MOON RACING's 2019 Spa 24 Hours project and its related Fate-themed racing merchandise.
GOODSMILE RACING & TYPE-MOON RACING and collectible products
The name appears as a series, manufacturer or released-by credit on official Nendoroid, figma, miniature-car and goods listings. Product planning and physical production were handled through Good Smile Company, Max Factory or specialist partners depending on the item.
How to interpret this credit
Store it as a collaboration-project entity so it remains searchable, but do not describe it as an independent legal company or permanent figure manufacturer.
Hobby JAPAN
Hobby JAPAN is a Japanese hobby publisher and product company known for magazines, books, games, model and hobby content, character development, and collectible products. Its figure business includes proprietary planning and brands such as AMAKUNI.
Hobby JAPAN and collectible products
A Hobby JAPAN credit can indicate publisher, planner, brand owner, exclusive seller or release company. The exact sculpting and manufacturing partner should be retained separately where stated.
How to interpret this credit
Describe the company as a broad hobby-media and product business with a substantial figure operation, rather than reducing it to either a publisher or a factory alone.
HOBBY STOCK
HOBBY STOCK is a Japanese hobby e-commerce, wholesale and original-product company. In addition to retailing third-party goods, it plans and sells its own figures, character goods and hobby products.
HOBBY STOCK and collectible products
A HOBBY STOCK credit may refer to the retailer, product planner, release company or seller of an exclusive item. It should not automatically replace a separately credited sculptor, factory or manufacturing partner.
How to interpret this credit
Use a hybrid retailer-and-producer classification and distinguish original HOBBY STOCK products from items merely sold through its store.
HORIPRO
HORIPRO is a Japanese talent-management and entertainment-production company active in artist representation, television, film, music, theater and live entertainment.
HORIPRO and collectible products
If HORIPRO appears on a figure or collectible, the connection is more likely to involve represented talent, a production, licensing or promotional merchandise than the direct manufacture of the physical item.
How to interpret this credit
Do not label HORIPRO as a dedicated figure maker. Retain it only where the product credit or source-IP relationship is documented.
KADOKAWA Corporation
KADOKAWA is a Japanese media group spanning publishing, animation and film, games, web services, education, events and intellectual-property development. Merchandise and figures are part of its wider media-mix strategy.
KADOKAWA and collectible products
KADOKAWA may appear as source publisher, IP owner, production-committee member, planner, seller or licensor. Some products are manufactured by KADOKAWA-affiliated or external figure specialists.
How to interpret this credit
Treat KADOKAWA as a broad IP and media company, and preserve product-level manufacturing credits rather than assuming the group itself physically made every item.
KAWASAKI BRAVE THUNDERS
Kawasaki Brave Thunders is a Japanese professional basketball club based in Kawasaki. It is a sports organization and brand, not a collectible-toy manufacturer.
Kawasaki Brave Thunders and collectible products
A figure or character-goods record may be connected to club mascots, players, promotional campaigns, limited merchandise or a commercial collaboration. The physical product should normally have another maker or production partner.
How to interpret this credit
Classify the club as an IP and merchandise licensor so users understand the sports connection and do not confuse it with a toy company.
KING RECORDS
KING RECORDS is a Japanese music and entertainment company involved in recorded music, anime, video and related content businesses. Its participation in character products comes through entertainment rights, production and merchandising.
KING RECORDS and collectible products
A KING RECORDS figure credit usually reflects anime or music production, copyright, licensing or merchandise participation rather than operation of a figure factory.
How to interpret this credit
Present the company as a rights and entertainment business and identify a separate physical manufacturer wherever the product provides one.
Max Factory
Max Factory is a Japanese figure and model-kit manufacturer known for scale figures, the figma articulated-figure line and the PLAMAX plastic-model series.
Max Factory and collectible products
Max Factory is commonly the actual planning and manufacturing company shown on collectible records, while Good Smile Company often handles distribution. Product pages should keep those roles separate.
How to interpret this credit
This is a genuine specialist manufacturer entry and can be described directly through its established figure and model-kit product lines.
MEDICOS ENTERTAINMENT
MEDICOS ENTERTAINMENT is a Japanese company that plans, manufactures and sells figures and character goods. It is particularly recognized for articulated collectible lines such as Super Action Statue as well as scale figures and event merchandise.
MEDICOS ENTERTAINMENT and collectible products
MEDICOS ENTERTAINMENT can normally be treated as the product manufacturer or release company when credited. Retail, distribution and licensing partners may still appear separately.
How to interpret this credit
Keep the entity as a genuine figure company and use the shorter MEDICOS label only as a display abbreviation, not as a separate database entity.
ORANGE ROUGE
ORANGE ROUGE is a joint brand presented by Good Smile Company and Max Factory for male-character figures and merchandise. Its catalog includes Nendoroid, figma, scale figures and related goods.
ORANGE ROUGE and collectible products
ORANGE ROUGE is a brand identity rather than an independent legal manufacturer. Individual products may list Good Smile Company, Max Factory or another partner for planning, production or distribution.
How to interpret this credit
Store it as a searchable brand and do not duplicate it as a separate corporate manufacturer.
Orchid Seed
Orchid Seed is a Japanese figure manufacturer known for licensed scale figures, including products aimed at the mature-collector market. Its catalog is centered on completed character statues rather than games, publishing or general retail.
Orchid Seed and collectible products
Orchid Seed is normally the physical product manufacturer or release brand when credited. Distributors and retailers should remain separate entities.
How to interpret this credit
Retain it as a specialist figure manufacturer, while noting that some product pages may be age-gated or less accessible to automated crawlers.
Other
Other is not a manufacturer, publisher or brand. It is a temporary classification for records whose responsible entity has not yet been identified or normalized.
Other and collectible products
Entries assigned to Other should be reviewed and moved to a named manufacturer, brand, licensor, publisher or release company whenever reliable product evidence becomes available.
How to interpret this credit
Do not create a public-facing brand biography that implies Other is a real organization. Use the page only as a fallback archive or exclude it from indexable manufacturer landing pages.
Phat! Company
Phat! Company is a Japanese figure manufacturer and planning company that releases licensed scale figures, Nendoroid products and other character collectibles, commonly distributed through Good Smile Company.
Phat! Company and collectible products
Phat! Company is generally the manufacturer or release brand on its products. Distribution credits should remain separate, especially where Good Smile Company is listed.
How to interpret this credit
Keep the punctuation and exclamation mark in the canonical name and describe it as an active specialist figure company rather than a generic label.
PLAY FUTURE
PLAY FUTURE is a legacy product-manufacturer and release credit documented on selected official Nendoroid and Nendoroid More listings. Public information about the underlying company or current activity is limited.
PLAY FUTURE and collectible products
For the cited products, PLAY FUTURE can be kept as the manufacturer or released-by party because official distributor pages use those terms. Broader corporate claims should be avoided without stronger primary evidence.
How to interpret this credit
Use the official product pages as the authority, leave the corporate-site field blank, and describe the entry narrowly around its verified release role.
PONY CANYON
PONY CANYON is a Japanese entertainment company active in music, anime, video, film, events and related merchandise. Figures are part of its broader content and licensing business rather than its sole activity.
PONY CANYON and collectible products
A PONY CANYON credit can indicate production, publishing, rights ownership, product planning or direct sales through official commerce channels. A specialist partner may manufacture the physical figure.
How to interpret this credit
Classify it as an entertainment and IP company and preserve the exact manufacturing credit provided by each product.
Riot Games
Riot Games is an American game developer and publisher known for League of Legends, VALORANT and related entertainment and esports properties. It is not primarily a figure manufacturer.
Riot Games and collectible products
Figures credited to Riot Games are generally official or licensed merchandise based on Riot intellectual property. Another collectible company may handle product design, manufacturing and regional distribution.
How to interpret this credit
Keep Riot Games as the game-IP and licensing entity, and list the physical figure maker separately whenever known.
Sentinel
Sentinel is a Japanese collectible-toy and figure company known for articulated robots, action figures, die-cast products and premium character collectibles. It also operates or supports product brands including 1000toys.
Sentinel and collectible products
Sentinel can normally be treated as the product manufacturer or planning company. Individual sub-brands should remain searchable, but should not be confused with unrelated corporate entities.
How to interpret this credit
Describe Sentinel through its articulated and mechanical collectible focus, which is broader and more accurate than calling it only an anime-scale-figure maker.
SMG HOLDINGS CO.,LTD
SMG Holdings Co., Ltd. is a South Korean content, licensing and distribution group involved in localizing and commercializing animation, film, games, music and character properties. Its business also includes commerce and events.
SMG Holdings Co., Ltd. and collectible products
SMG Holdings may appear as a regional licensee, distributor, planner or release company. Official product records show that it has also been credited as manufacturer on selected character figures, but figure production is not its only business.
How to interpret this credit
Use a content-and-licensing classification and rely on each product page to determine whether the role was manufacturer, publisher or regional partner.
SQUARE ENIX
SQUARE ENIX is a Japanese game publisher and multimedia company known for major game franchises, publishing and entertainment content. It also develops and sells extensive official merchandise and figure lines.
SQUARE ENIX and collectible products
SQUARE ENIX can be the IP owner, product planner, merchandise brand or seller of a figure. Some releases are produced internally under company lines, while others involve external manufacturing partners.
How to interpret this credit
Do not reduce the company to a figure maker, but do recognize that merchandise is a substantial first-party business rather than merely third-party licensing.
SUNNY SIDE UP
SUNNY SIDE UP is a Japanese public-relations and marketing company that has also developed character-business projects, including the Happy Kuji merchandise lottery.
SUNNY SIDE UP and collectible products
A SUNNY SIDE UP credit on a prize figure may relate to campaign planning, lottery operation, product development, promotion or business development. It does not necessarily identify the factory that manufactured the prize.
How to interpret this credit
Classify it around marketing and character-lottery operations, and retain any separately credited sculptor or manufacturer on the product record.
Supercell
Supercell is a Finnish mobile-game developer known for Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Brawl Stars and other game properties. It is not a dedicated collectible manufacturer.
Supercell and collectible products
A Supercell figure credit normally identifies the game-IP owner, licensor or official-merchandise program. Product engineering and manufacturing are usually carried out by a toy or collectibles partner.
How to interpret this credit
Keep Supercell under games and licensing, and do not merge its name with the physical maker of a licensed product.
The Pokemon Company
The Pok��mon Company is the Japanese company responsible for managing and expanding the Pok��mon brand across games, trading cards, animation, apps, retail stores, licensing and merchandise.
The Pok��mon Company and collectible products
Its figure credit usually reflects IP ownership, product approval, planning, official retail or merchandise publishing. Companies such as TOMY, Kotobukiya or other partners may manufacture individual products.
How to interpret this credit
Treat it as the central Pok��mon IP and merchandise company, not as the default physical manufacturer for every Pok��mon figure.
TOMYTEC
TOMYTEC is a Japanese hobby manufacturer known for model railways, miniature vehicles, diorama collections and character-linked product series such as Railway Musume and Little Armory.
TOMYTEC and collectible products
TOMYTEC is often the actual manufacturer or brand owner for its hobby products. Its catalog includes figures and character miniatures, but the company is broader than a conventional anime-scale-figure maker.
How to interpret this credit
Use a model-and-hobby classification so users can distinguish its railway, miniature and diorama heritage from specialist statue companies.
toytec
Toytec is a Japanese toy-development company that supports projects from planning and design through engineering and production. It operates as an OEM and product-development partner as well as through selected in-house toy businesses.
Toytec and collectible products
A Toytec credit may indicate product development, manufacturing cooperation or OEM production rather than a consumer-facing figure brand. The marketed brand can therefore differ from the company that engineered the item.
How to interpret this credit
Keep Toytec as a production-chain entity and avoid presenting every credited product as part of a single public Toytec figure line.
TRIGGER
TRIGGER is a Japanese animation studio behind original and commissioned anime productions. Its core business is animation creation, not the manufacture of collectible figures.
TRIGGER and collectible products
TRIGGER may appear on figure records as the animation studio, production-rights holder, copyright party or licensing partner for characters from its works. A separate collectibles company normally makes and distributes the item.
How to interpret this credit
Classify TRIGGER as an animation and IP entity and preserve the physical maker as a separate credit.
UNION CREATIVE
UNION CREATIVE is a Japanese company that plans, manufactures and sells character figures and related products. It also handles and distributes multiple collectible brands and product lines.
UNION CREATIVE and collectible products
UNION CREATIVE can appear as the manufacturer, planning company, release company or distributor. Product records should keep those roles precise, especially for items sold under partner brands.
How to interpret this credit
This is a genuine figure-industry company, but its profile should include its planning and distribution functions in addition to manufacturing.
West Japan Railway Daily Service Net Compan
West Japan Railway Company Daily Service Net is a JR West group retail and service company operating station shops, convenience retail, food, books, souvenirs and related commercial services. It is not a specialist figure manufacturer.
West Japan Railway Company Daily Service Net and collectible products
A collectible credit is likely connected to railway-station retail, a regional campaign, an exclusive product, a mascot or licensed souvenir. A separate toy company may have manufactured the physical item.
How to interpret this credit
Keep it as a retail and campaign partner, correct the truncated name, and avoid displaying the company as a figure factory.