The End of Prize Figures? (SEGA, Taito, Furyu, Banpresto)

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It's pretty clear that Japanese arcades are struggling, especially without tourism and skeptical customers unwilling to return after such a tumultuous year. So let's take a look at the big four anime prize figure brands: SEGA, Banpresto, Taito, and Furyu to see if they can carve out a future for anime prize figures in 2021.

Further reading & articles referenced in the video:
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210210-virus-threatens-game-over-for-japan-s-arcades
https://www.ign.com/articles/sega-sammy-sells-japanese-arcade-business-due-to-covid-19
https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/23/21452970/sega-akihabara-tokyo-japan-closing-building-2nd-arcade-gacha

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