The story
Founded by Osamu Miyawaki on Apr 1, 1964, in Doi Station.1
Private company
Kaiyodo
Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Japanese toy company
Kaiyodo (海洋堂, Kaiyōdō) is a Japanese company which manufactures figurines and garage kits. Its headquarters is in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture. While the company mostly focuses on anime-related characters, it recently has acquired other licenses, e.g. King Kong, and some Godzilla characters.2 It was founded by Osamu Miyawaki.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
Apr 1, 1964Founded1
- Industryentertainment1
- HeadquartersKadoma1
- Founded inDoi Station1
- Websitekaiyodo.co.jp
- Legal formprivately held company1
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Kaiyodo (海洋堂, Kaiyōdō) is a Japanese company which manufactures figurines and garage kits. Its headquarters is in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture. While the company mostly focuses on anime-related characters, it recently has acquired other licenses, e.g. King Kong, and some Godzilla characters.2
Leadership
Who has led Kaiyodo, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderOsamu Miyawaki1
Products and brands
Revoltech (リボルテック, Riborutekku) is a portmanteau for "Revolver Technology", in reference to the unique "Revolver Joint" articulation which all of the figures in this particular series utilize. This gives the figures a wide range of motion and stability, allowing for many dynamic and varied poses.
The subject matter for the Revoltech line can be broadly split into four categories: Real Robot, Super Robot, Humanoid and Creature. Thus far, robots and characters from anime, video games, manga, tokusatsu, film, television, audio drama and music have been covered. The revolver joint is composed of three pieces, two half spheres whose flat sections provide the friction surface for the articulation, and a cross section pin that locks the whole assembly into place. Both half-spheres have round cylindrical pegs used to connect the different body parts of any given figure.
From Wikipedia’s article on Kaiyodo, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Timeline
- Apr 1, 1964Founded Founded in Doi Station1
Links
- Websitekaiyodo.co.jp1
- X (Twitter)x.com/kaiyodo_pr1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/KAIYODO19641
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/kaiyodo_pr1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCAa_Qh_FPxazODhX2Or9Jaw1
- WikipediaKaiyodo
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ3812521
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataKaiyodo on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaKaiyodo on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsKaiyodo logo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- 4WikipediaKaiyodo on Wikipedia (revision used)
- 5Wikimedia CommonsKaiyodo photo by Mr.ちゅらさん, CC BY-SA 4.0