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- Happinet Corporation (TSE:7552), an affiliate of Bandai Namco Holdings Inc., serves as a leading intermediary distributor of toys, audio-visual software, video games, and amusement products in Japan; it plans, manufactures, and sells toys and playthings, audio-visual software including DVDs, Blu-ray discs, and CDs, video game software and hardware, arcade game machines and accessories, and operates toy vending machines nationwide with main bases in Tokyo and Osaka. Founded in 1969 and headquartered at Komagata CA Bldg., 2-4-5 Komagata, Taito-ku, Tokyo, the company operates through segments including Toy, Visual and Music, Video Game, Amusement, and Logistics, deriving majority revenue from toys distribution to retailers while managing inventories, orders, and shipments. Key products encompass popular character toys such as those from Kamen Rider and Yokai Watch, anime-related merchandise via subsidiaries like Broccoli Co., Ltd., plastic models through Happinet Hobby Marketing, and entertainment content wholesaled to amusement arcades. Recent developments include the establishment of Happinet America Inc. in March 2024 to expand overseas operations, absorption of Happinet Marketing Corporation in April 2024, full consolidation of Broccoli Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary via tender offer in June 2023, transition to Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market in April 2022, and in April 2025, Happinet Media Marketing Corporation absorbing Happinet Phantom Studios Corporation to streamline visual production; additionally, the company entered a comprehensive videogram licensing agreement with NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan in January 2025 and a home entertainment licensing agreement with The Walt Disney Company (Japan) Ltd. in May 2024, alongside reporting sales growth to JPY364.4 billion in FY03/25 driven by Toys and Amusement segments.