Bandai Namco Acquires Bluefin; Bandai Namco Collectibles is Born

Interesting news has broke online regarding Bluefin Corp, otherwise referred to as Bluefin Tamashii, the Japanese toy distributor. On Wednesday, Bandai Namco Holdings announced that they acquired an 80% controlling stake in Nippon Imports, LLC, the company that owns and operates Bluefin. Now, with this transaction Bandai Namco will establish a new subsidiary, Bandai Namco Collectibles in October that will continue operations under Bluefin. However, Bandai Namco Collectibles will effectively commence operations in January 2019.   Nippon Imports, LLC founder and CEO Steve Fujimura will serve as Bandai Namco Collectibles’…

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Official Images: Digivolving Spirits 02 Metal Garurumon

Bandai Tamashii has updated their website with official images for Digivolution Spirits 02 Metal Garurumon.  For those who are unaware the Digivolution Spirits figures are updated versions of the Digivolving figures released in the original Digimon Adventure toyline that feature die-cast parts and new tooling. Pre-orders for the figure will open at the various online retailers on August 1 and will be released next January priced at 7,776 Yen.   Source: Bandai Tamashii

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