Yu Sanjia: GSC, MaxFactory (hereinafter referred to as Max), and ALTER. The mass-produced PVC figures of these three companies have fine workmanship, a wide range of authorized works, and excellent shapes, so they are more popular than some other figure companies. Previously, ALTER was ahead of the other two because of its high degree of restoration and its works that were closer to the mainstream; however, in recent years, GSC has invested more energy in operations, strengthened the promotion of its website, created the main body cafe; and launched a number of successful planning (such as clay series, V family series, black rock, etc.); at the same time, we actively cooperate with other companies. In addition to the well-known cooperation with Max, GSC also cooperates with Niconico and other influential companies in the two-dimensional field. The above have enabled GSC to surpass ALTER and become the leading figure company. As for Max, through its alliance with GSC, it has made great progress compared to before. Coupled with the success of the figma series, Max's competitiveness has been greatly improved. However, most people currently regard Max as a subsidiary of GSC. In addition, Max’s PVC figures have never been reprinted so far (figma has).

There are many other companies, but not many are worth mentioning.

Kotobukiya: Basically, we make so-called "low-end products". The price is acceptable to most people, and the restoration level is generally acceptable, with mixed results. However, occasionally something eye-catching will appear, but Kotobukiya's items are frequently reprinted, so it is very difficult for experienced players to acquire them.

MegaHouse: Affiliated to Bandai. Due to Bandai's strong power, Mega has used its unique copyright advantages to launch many works that other companies cannot touch (such as Gundam, Macross, One Piece). At the same time, Mega's workmanship level closely follows that of ALTER and GSC, and it also has a strong degree of restoration. At the same time, Mega is currently cooperating with ALTER.

Griffon: The so-called G company, the product itself does not have much highlights. The facial expression is single and feels stiff. However, due to the large number of PVC figures of Oriental characters released in recent years, the influence has also increased a lot.

Orchid Seed: OS for short, most of them are well-made, most of the products are for adults, and the prototypes are mostly taken from the artist's original paintings, illustrations or comics.

wave: There are many types of beach swimwear, and BeachQueen is the current flagship series.

Banpresto: commonly known as "glasses factory", named after the LOGO. It is also affiliated with Bandai, but unlike Mega, its product direction is mainly focused on scenery products, which are used for arcade prizes (claw machines) and lottery draws. Since they both belong to Bandai, they have obvious advantages in terms of copyright.

Kyoyodo: A veteran ACG peripheral company, action figures were once very popular. However, due to slow development and the impact of emerging product series (such as figma), they have gradually faded out of players’ horizons. However, in the case of action figures There are occasionally some excellent things in terms of shape (such as Woody, Skeleton Soldiers).

Other companies include Huitian, Movic, Freeing, GIFT, and YAMATO, which have little impact and will not be introduced here.

There are many figures manufacturers. If you want to know them all, you can go to the I Love Figures website

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