improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations . statements consisting only of original research should be removed . november 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message tomy company ltd. the tomy logo used since 2000 primarily outside asia . type public kabushiki gaisha traded as tyo 7867 industry toys video games baby & pre school products children s apparel founded march 1 2006 former tomy 1924 ; takara 1955 headquarters 7 9 10 tateishi katsushika tokyo japan key people harold meij president and ceo products details revenue 154 804 million fy 2013 2014 1 operating income 3 335 million fy 2013 2014 1 net income 8 929 million fy 2013 2014 1 total assets 156 467 million fy 2013 2014 1 total equity 50 907 million fy 2013 2014 1 number of employees 486 as of march 31 2014 2 divisions tomy international inc. tomy hong kong ltd. tomy shenzhen ltd. t arts korea company ltd. tomy thailand ltd. tomy shanghai ltd. subsidiaries t arts company ltd. penny company ltd. tomy tec co. ltd. tinkerbell inc. wako company ltd. tomy marketing company ltd. kiddy land co. ltd. t entamedia company ltd. tomy ibis . ltd. website tomy global japan united states united kingdom france germany china tomy company ltd. kabushikigaisha takaratom takara tomy is a japanese entertainment company that makes children s toys and merchandise . it was created from a merger on 1 march 2006 of two companies tomy founded in 1924 as tomiyama changing the name to tomy in 1963 3 and long time rival takara founded in 1955 . 3 the company has its headquarters in katsushika tokyo . contents 1 history and corporate name 2 products 2.1 list of notable products 3 video games 4 references 5 external links history and corporate name edit the company made a pragmatic decision of which name to use after the merger deciding to use tomy in international subsidiaries and takara tomy in japan . they came to this decision because ; 4 tomy has built considerable brand recognition internationally particularly in the area of infant and preschool products where brand trust is very important . the majority of takara s international hit products microman transformers battle beasts beyblade b daman etc. have been sold and branded by other toy companies such as hasbro changing their name would have been unproductive and expensive . therefore it seemed appropriate to keep a domestic english name which matched that of international subsidiaries . the takara tomy logo used primarily in japan . one of the editorial policies of many western business publications is to ignore merger declarations and instead declare one company as being bought by another . therefore in much of the western media the takara tomy merger was characterised as a take over of takara by tomy . this assumption may have been made because of multiple reasons . firstly several years of losses had put takara in a financially weakened state at the time of the merger although takara did have significantly higher sales than tomy . secondly the management of takara and tomy had discussed merging several times including instances where takara appeared stronger . therefore in the final decisions legally under japanese corporate law both companies agreed to merge on an equal basis . there has been much post merger media speculation on the control of brands from the takara tomy merger . much of this has arose from the new use of a tomy copyright on all packaging including former takara brands shipped by hasbro . however this is simply the result of a practical decision to use only the tomy name in international subsidiaries . in japan takara tomy continues to use the former tomy and takara names as distinct brand names on toy ranges which originated in each separate company . most new toy ranges or stand alone products now carry the new takara tomy brand . takara purchased a majority stake in tatsunoko production in june 2005 . the studio then became a complete subsidiary of takara tomy following the march 2006 merger . 5 tomy uk was founded in 1982 for sale and distribution of tomy products in europe and has brought toys such as zoids and a variety of games like pop up pirate to the west with great success . tomy uk s slogan has traditionally been trust tomy . in 2006 tomy uk launched a website where consumers can buy directly from tomy s catalogue online . 6 in early 2011 takara tomy acquired rc2 corporation and rc2 sub brand learning curve which included the first years lamaze and compass . products edit the tomy pocket game shooting gallery was manufactured in 1978 . 7 the tomy pocket game obstacle course was manufactured in 1979 . 7 takara tomy has manufactured a broad range of products based on its own properties which include from the tomy side tomica plarail zoids idaten jump nohohon zoku and tomy branded baby care products and from the takara side space pets choro q aka penny racers transformers b daman koeda chan aka treena and microman . the merged takara tomy also produces and or sells a wide variety of toy and game brands under license such as thomas & friends disney pok mon naruto the game of life aka jinsei game rockman aka megaman mermaid melody pichi pichi pitch kirarin revolution sugar bunnies and animal crossing . tomy s rights to these licenses vary by region . one of the first examples of product synergy for the merged company was the combining of takara s jinsei game game of life license and tomy s pok mon license to produce a pok mon jinsei game . tomy sells many products worldwide including baby and pre school toys baby monitors mechanical and electronic games consumer electronics children s arts and crafts products and a vast range of toys suited to girls or boys . they make a large selection of disney pok mon and thomas the tank engine merchandise . they also publish videogames in japan mostly based on zoids and naruto anime series and are responsible for the distribution of some hasbro products in japan such as play doh jenga and monopoly . the company was formerly responsible for distribution of the my little pony products in japan before bushiroad acquired the distribution rights to them starting with the franchise s friendship is magic line though the animated television series was owned by hasbro . later in 2015 after bushiroad disowned the distribution rights sega toys reacquired the rights to all generations of the franchise . they merged with takara shortly before the bankruptcy of the mentioned company . list of notable products edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message the tomy blip was a mechanical pong handheld released in the 70s . aquadoodle formerly known as aquadraw armatron atollo construction toy atomic pinball miniature pinball table bankman beyblade metal top fighting game big loader construction set and variants bit char g micro radio controlled cars bit racer micro battery operated slot cars blip game mechanical pong type handheld game blythe boggle flash caul car action units line radio controlled vehicles caveman handheld electronic game cella sticker machine chatty tom a talking robot bear designed to help japanese people learn english available with different cartridges for children and adults . the adult cartridge has a vocabulary of 650 conversational phrases . choro q micro toy cars chuggington clock chan clockman compass crossbows and catapults cyborg kuro chan bendable figures dacky disney motors disney tomica dokodemo duel masters trading card game fashion plates the first years flip flap solar powered plant furby gacha gashapon vending machines distributed by tomy yujin corp. tyc in the us and tomy yujin europe tye in europe giga pudding a communally oriented pudding that jiggles and is topped by caramel sauce . gripidee gravidee motorized space cards on a track popular in the 60s and 70s guitar rockstar healing labo evizo hide n squeak eggs hietama chan insect cage gallery inazuma eleven i sobot 8 jenga jenny katekyo hitman reborn flame rumble a series of fighting games based on the manga anime for the nintendo ds lis me pod girls digital audio player kingdom hearts trading card game koeda chan lamaze licca manekko pi chan metal fight beyblade metal top fighting game metal fight beyblade 4d metal top fighting game metal fight beyblade zero g metal top fighting game micro aqua miniature aquarium micropets microdancers my doitall multi use game more of a gizmo than a game for nintendo ds naruto game series more of series fighting new engine game for playstation 4 xbox one and pc via steam nohohon zoku hidamari no tami sunny people sold outside japan as sunshine buddies and hanauta no tami humming people solar powered perpetual motion ornamental toys which have a cult following noriben omnibot line of toy robots omnibot battroborg 20 pachuppa finger puppets palbo dinka robots the dinkie robot family is preparing to invade japan . dinka astronauts are robots each family member being provided with a few interactive features . papipupe puppies peek a pooh plarail plastic electric train set system called tomica world outside japan plarail advance pok mon pop up pirate kurohige kikiippatsu pretty rhythm pripara prism paradise spin off of the pretty rhythm series q steer micro radio controlled cars based on choro q tomy intruder a family of 1 10 radio controlled off road buggy including the adonis intruder and intruder ex robo q rummikub screwball scramble smart han smife a portmanteau of smile and life a range of novelty items or gifts starriors switch 16 thomas and friends plarail capsule plarail tomica and tomix themes and preschool products tomica die cast model vehicles tomix the model railway brand of tomytec a subsidiary of takara tomy tomy afx slot cars tomy pocketmate tomy super cup football tomy tutor home computer tomytronic 3d handheld game series transformers toransuf m tron action figures and vehicles based on the disney film tv teddy robotic bear that s plugged into a vcr and speaks to whatever is shown on the tv with many vhs tapes that support this toy . uzumajin trading card game walkabout wireless baby monitors wind ups original plastic white knob wind up toys xiaostyle digital still cameras z knights line of constructible models of humanoid robots styled after knights that ran from 1991 to 1993 . zoids teletubbies telly tummy light up doll with animated screen water games 9 video games edit see also category tomy games references edit some of this section s listed sources may not be reliable . please help this article by looking for better more reliable sources . unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted . february 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message tokyo portal companies portal a b c d e consolidated financial statement for end of the fiscal year ending march 31 2014 pdf . tomy co. ltd. december 12 2014 . corporate profile corporate information tomy company ltd . takaratomy.co.jp . retrieved 2015 08 22 . a b 1 dead link corporate history corporate information tomy company ltd. . www.takaratomy.co.jp . retrieved 2016 03 14 . internet archive wayback machine . wayback.archive.org . 2012 09 18 . retrieved 2016 02 28 . tomy uk . tomy.co.uk . retrieved 2015 08 22 . a b masters james . tomy pocket games the usa list . masters.me.uk . retrieved 2015 08 22 . i sobot . isobotrobot.com . retrieved 2015 08 22 . coopee todd . water games from tomy 1976 . toytales.ca . external links edit tomy japan corporate website limited corporate english content tomy uk corporate website tomy usa corporate website tomy france corporate website