The company’s current corporate profile defines its core business as the planning, development, and sale of figures, goods, toys, and related products, alongside Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) services.2

Although the MegaHouse brand was established in the late 1990s, the corporate lineage extends back several decades prior.

Origins as Kaken

The entity now known as MegaHouse was founded on March 2, 1962, under the name Kaken Co., Ltd. (株式会社科研). Its initial operations focused on the planning, production, and sale of scientific educational materials, toys, publications, and audio products.

Expansion within the Bandai group

Over the following decades, various predecessor companies integrated into the Bandai group structure. Angel became a group affiliate in 1982, and B-I was established as a subsidiary in 1989. Kaken itself joined the Bandai group in 1996.

Establishment of MegaHouse

The modern MegaHouse Corporation was formed in July 1997 through the merger of Kaken, Angel, and B-I. Bandai’s corporate records designate this July 1997 consolidation as the official establishment of MegaHouse Corporation.3 This merger created the unified identity that operates today.

Integration with Tsukuda Original

In 2002, Tsukuda Original joined the Bandai group. Its operations were subsequently combined with Wakui Corporation to form Palbox. In 2005, MegaHouse absorbed a portion of Palbox’s business through an operational transfer.4 This expansion diversified MegaHouse’s portfolio beyond character merchandise into traditional toys, games, and broader entertainment products.

The name “MegaHouse” carries specific corporate significance. According to the company, the acronym MEGA represents:

• M — Make
• E — Enjoy
• G — Global
• A — Ability

The term “House” symbolises the organisation as a community where diverse functions and talents collaborate. Additionally, the literal meaning of “mega” as “huge” reflects the company’s aspiration to achieve significant impact through imagination, originality, action, and human creativity.5

MegaHouse operates as part of the Bandai group under parent company Bandai Co., Ltd.6 Within this structure, MegaHouse occupies a distinct market position compared to Bandai’s mass-market toy divisions. The company specialises in:

• Character collectibles
• Premium figures
• Hobby products
• Puzzles and board games
• Character goods
• Specialised toys
• Products targeting dedicated fans and collectors

Bandai lists MegaHouse as a group company responsible for the planning, development, manufacturing, and sale of toys, toy candy, figures, and general games.7

While frequently associated with anime figures by international collectors, MegaHouse maintains a diverse product range spanning multiple categories.

High-quality character figures

Character figures represent the company’s most visible category globally. Current figure series include:

• Portrait.Of.Pirates
• G.E.M. Series
• GGG Series
• GALS Series
• Ultimate Article
• UA Monsters
• Lucrea
• ART WORKS MONSTERS
• Melty Princess
• MONSTERS CHRONICLE
• Alpha Omega
• Petit Rama Series8

These lines encompass various styles and price points, ranging from highly detailed scale statues to stylised compact collectibles.

Portrait.Of.Pirates

Portrait.Of.Pirates (P.O.P.) is arguably MegaHouse’s most prominent collector figure line, particularly associated with the One Piece franchise. The series interprets characters from the One Piece anime through varied artistic approaches and scales.5 Having run for many years, the line includes extensive releases covering both major and supporting characters.

Notable sub-lines and releases include:

• Sailing Again
• S.O.C
• LIMITED EDITION
• NEO-MAXIMUM
• SA-MAXIMUM
• Evolutionary History
• Playback Memories7

P.O.P. holds particular significance for One Piece collectors due to its elaborate representations of characters who may receive fewer premium figure releases from other manufacturers.6

G.E.M. Series

The G.E.M. Series focuses primarily on Japanese anime and manga properties and stands as one of MegaHouse’s principal high-quality figure categories. Positioned alongside Portrait.Of.Pirates and other premium lines in the product catalogue,8 G.E.M. covers a wide array of popular franchises, making it a recognisable brand among anime collectors.

Licensed character intellectual property

Licensed character intellectual property (IP) forms a substantial component of MegaHouse’s business. The company produces merchandise based on major anime, manga, and game franchises. Highlighted properties have included Bleach, Naruto, Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen, Sailor Moon, Gundam, and Digimon. Consequently, maintaining relationships with licensors, animation studios, publishers, and IP owners remains critical to its operations.

Beyond figures

MegaHouse’s manufacturing extends well beyond scale figures to include deformed/chibi figures, action figures, toys, puzzles, board games, and other entertainment products.4

Rubik’s Cube

The company maintains a significant Rubik’s Cube and puzzle-related business within Japan.

Kaitai Puzzle

Kaitai Puzzle (解体パズル) is a proprietary puzzle concept centred on the mechanical disassembly of objects.

Othello

MegaHouse manufactures Othello products and related versions of the classic strategy board game.

Character miniatures

The company has developed numerous smaller collectible formats, including:

• Look Up / るかっぷ
• Chokorin
• MEGA CAT PROJECT
• FigUnity
• MEGATOON
• Ochatomos / Ochatomo9

These lines demonstrate a strategy of creating collectible formats across varying scales and styles rather than focusing exclusively on large-scale statues.

MegaHouse occupies a middle ground between conventional toy manufacturing and specialist collectibles production. While Bandai manages an extremely broad entertainment and model business, and other specialist makers often focus narrowly on premium statues, MegaHouse develops specialised toys, games, character goods, and collector products within the larger group ecosystem. This allows the company to leverage group resources while retaining a distinct product-development identity.

Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has profiled MegaHouse as a notable toy-industry company, citing its capability to develop products around character IP as well as puzzles, board games, and traditional toys.

A central theme in MegaHouse’s corporate identity is transforming personal interests and passions into tangible products. The company describes its approach as pursuing what creators and users enjoy and converting those interests into goods and services. This philosophy combines playful concepts with detailed manufacturing and modelling techniques.5

In collector figures specifically, appeal derives not only from the character likeness but also from sculpting, facial expression, posing, costume detail, accessories, paint application, presentation, and character-specific design choices.

MegaHouse engages in the planning, development, and sale of its products, in addition to ODM activities.2 For character merchandise, this process requires coordination between the manufacturer and intellectual-property rights holders, with designs adapted to specific franchises and target audiences. This collaborative model enables the company to maintain multiple product lines based on the same franchise, each approaching characters from different stylistic or collector perspectives.

Among anime and manga figure collectors, MegaHouse is recognised for licensed character accuracy and elaborate presentation. Its strongest reputation lies in franchises such as One Piece, where Portrait.Of.Pirates serves as a long-running premium line. The existence of multiple P.O.P. sub-series allows the company to cater to collectors with varying preferences regarding detail, character selection, and design interpretation.6 Furthermore, the company has expanded its collectible portfolio across numerous anime and game properties rather than relying on a single franchise.9

For the fiscal year ending March 2026, MegaHouse reports:

• ¥15.6 billion in sales
• 123 employees
• ¥10 million in capital
• Headquarters in Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
• Bandai as shareholder and parent company2

The headquarters are located in Akihabara, a district central to Japan’s electronics, anime, manga, gaming, and hobby culture.

MegaHouse functions as a Japanese entertainment-product company operating at the intersection of character IP, toys, games, and collectibles. Its modern identity rests on three pillars:

1. Collector figures: Premium character figures including Portrait.Of.Pirates, G.E.M., GGG, and related series.
2. Character toys and collectibles: Smaller, stylised, and novelty products based on popular anime, manga, and game characters.
3. Traditional toys and games: Puzzles, Othello, Rubik’s Cube-related products, and other toys.9

Rather than being solely an anime figure brand, MegaHouse is a long-established toy and entertainment company whose contemporary reputation is strongly linked to high-quality character collectibles.

The official MegaHouse catalogue contains additional series beyond those listed above.9

1. 会社概要｜株式会社メガハウス
2. MegaHouse
3. Portrait.Of.Pirates｜商品情報｜株式会社メガハウス
4. キャラクター｜商品情報｜株式会社メガハウス
5. Portrait.Of.Pirates｜商品情報｜株式会社メガハウス
6. Portrait.Of.Pirates |Product Information| MEGA HOBBY MEGA HOBBY STATION | Mega House’s hobby product information site
7. Portrait.Of.Pirates｜商品情報｜株式会社メガハウス
8. その他｜商品情報｜株式会社メガハウス
9. コレクション｜商品情報｜株式会社メガハウス