If a catalog coming out of the International Tokyo Toy Fair is to be believed, there is going to be a lot of people involved in Star Wars over the next few years. Bandai has already revealed their hand partially with S.H. Figuarts and the Samurai Darth Vader, but there's going to be even more than that coming.
According to listing above, the following companies will be producing Star Wars merchandise in Asia:
- TakaraTomy
- Bandai
- Square-Enix
- SEGA
- Good Smile Company
- Kaiyodo
Your thoughts are already leading you to where they should. Will we have Star Wars Nendos, figma, Revoltechs, prize figures, PVC, Play Arts Kai, etc? Odds are, yes. Will we see them here in the States, that's a much more difficult question to answer. In any case, the possibilities are endless. Countless other companies are already producing merchandise in Asia, such as Medicom and Kotobukiya. What is particularly impressive about this are the figure possibilities, especially with Good Smile Company. I'm just hoping for a Figuarts Boba Fett, Nendoroid Jabba the Hutt, and figma Han Solo. They still need to redeem themselves for that Indy headsculpt.
[Images via Figsoku]