Kotobukiya

Kotobukiya is a toy and collectibles company founded in Japan, 1951 by Jusaburo Shimizu, who originally was a toymaker who owned a single doll shop until 1947 when he decided to go into the toy business. In 1983, the company expanded its products to model kits and it expanded further in 1989 by creating high resin collectible figurines (now known today as the Art FX line).