Bandai is a Japanese toy making company. It was founded in 1950. It is the world's third largest producer of toys.
Bandai Visual (Emotion), produces (in conjunction with the Sunrise animation studio) and distributes many popular anime titles. These titles include Cowboy Bebop, Outlaw Star, Escaflowne, Mobile Suit Gundam and Witch Hunter Robin.
Bandai America is the American distribution arm of Bandai that distributes many of those same anime titles in the United States.
Bandai Games produces and distibutes video games based on Bandai properties including Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front and Mobile Suit Gundam: Journey to Jaburo.