Good Smile Company ( ???????????? ) (also known as GSC or Good Smile ) is a Japanese hobby product manufacturer such as Nendoroid and figma product lines, and scale figures. In addition to production and manufacturing, its business includes design, marketing, and distribution. Its products are usually based on anime, manga or games that are currently popular in Japan, although the company has also produced products based on other media properties such as voice synthesizer Vocaloid software.
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Outline
Good Smile Company was founded by Aki Takanori in 2001 as an event management and talent company. After that start working with Max Factory on hobby-related products that soon became the company's main focus. Good Smile Company is now primarily involved in planning, manufacturing, manufacturing and selling figures and toys, but also markets accessories and other items.
Good Smile Company also acts as distributor and a number of other hobbies related companies including Max Factory, FREEing, and Phat! Company. The company has a very long relationship with Max Factory, and often shares booths and exhibition halls with them at events like the Wonder Festival. In June 2012, Good Smile Company moved from Matsudo, Chiba to East Skytree's East Tower, which has become a common headquarters for them and Max Factory.
'Kahotan's Blog' is a popular blog that introduces Good Smile Company and related products to the public through the eyes of one of the female staff members. This blog is available in English and Japanese.
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Company history
Company brief history can be found below.
- May 2001 - Good Smile Company was founded in Matsudo, Chiba.
- January 2002 - Planning toys, OEM production begins
- September 2004 - The first Good Smile Company brand was released.
- April 2005 - Hobby related product distribution begins
- February 2006 - Starting from the Nendoroid series.
- January 2008 - Starting from the figma series.
- 2010
- March - The work begins on the Black Rock Shooter series.
- August - The Good Smile Cafe opens.
- 2012
- May - Changed from Y? Gaisha genes to Kabushiki Gaisha.
- July - Move to Tokyo Skytree East Tower.
Main products
Good Smile Company sells various products focusing on PVC figure figures. Most of the products are based on popular anime, manga, or video game characters in Japan. Popular series included in their line-up of products include Hatsune Miku , Black Rock Shooter , Puella Magi Madoka Magica products, as well as characters from the Nintendo Game. They are best known for:
- Nendoroid number series.
- A series of articulated drawing figms (with planning and development by Max Factory).
- Scale Numbers
Related anime production
Good Smile Company is a telah terlibat dalam produksi berikut sebagai anggota dari komit produksi. Penguin Musume (2008) CANAAN (2009) Raja Iblis Daimao (2010)
In addition, they are involved in the production and distribution of the film Black Rock Shooter (2010).
Motorports
In 2008, Good Smile Company became the main sponsor of Studie GLAD Racing, a team that took part in the GT300 racing division of the Super GT racing series in a car featuring Hatsune Miku illustrations. In 2010, a new subsidiary named Good Smile Racing (GSR) was established which became the owner of the new racing team. Good Smile Racing also manufactures model cars and related items to support racing teams with sponsors.
After a long struggle in the debut season, the team will feel their first success in the 2011 season, winning three of the eight races and winning their first driver's title in the GT300 class. They will then win two GT300 Championship drivers in the 2014 and 2017 seasons, becoming one of the most successful Super GT teams in the series history.
In 2017, they also made their international GT debut, becoming the first Japanese Team to participate in the 24 Hour Spa.
Anime production business
In recent years, the company has played a major role in bringing together four smaller animation companies (Sanzigen, Trigger, Ordet and LIDEN FILMS) and gathering their shared talent as a new holding company called ULTRA SUPER PICTURES. This business is part of the animation production industry, but not only focuses on the production and development of high-quality animation projects, but also the licensing of works, general management, and training of new staff to create content intended for viewers around the world..
Related companies
- Max Factory
- Phat! Company
- Good Smile Racing
- Good Smile Logistics & amp; Solution
- original
- Prizes
- MAGES.
- MEM
- Good Smile Shanghai
- HiTUBE
- Super Ultra Images
- Orange Rouge
External links
- Official English Website
- Official Nendoroid Site - English Version
- Official Site of figma (Japan)
- Official Website of Max (Japan) Factory
- Official Blog Firm 'Blog Mikatan' - English Version
- Good Smile Racing
- ULTRA SUPER PICTURES (Japan)
- Official English Page
- Official French Facebook Page
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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