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Bandai of Japan is awesome, but Bandai of America is hideous. I remember some years ago when Gundam got really popular in the U.S. and BoA charged horribly inflated prices for the model kits. It was actually cheaper to buy two of the same kit and pay shipping from Hobbylink Japan.

As far as collector's figures go, I'd have to say Medicom is the best. Their Real Action Hero toy line is second to none.

As far as toys for children I'll have to go with the late Toybiz followed by Hasbro. Toybiz did wonders with the LotR and Marvel licenses (except for Super Hero Showdown) whereas Hasbro really fucked up their first two waves of Marvel Legends. The later waves and the two packs were actually pretty good. One the four inch scale however, Hasbro is definitely the best. GiJoe, Marvel U and Star Wars are all great toy lines. And not to mention Transformers, which has only improved exponentially since hitting rock bottom with Armada and Energon.