Bluefin Fans Have It #MADE This Weekend With Three-Day Special Event June 19-21, 2020

First Event Manga Anime Digital Event (#MADE) Will Celebrate Hit Series like Dragon Ball, One Piece and Sailor Moon with Three Days of Contests, Cosplay, Panels and More.

Anaheim, CA – June 19, 2020. Starting today, manga and anime fans alike can enjoy a special #MADE-to-order cure for this weekend's stay at home blues compliments of Bluefin, the BANDAI NAMCO Group company and leading distributor of Japanese toys, collectibles, novelty and hobby products in North America. This morning, Bluefin kicks-off its inaugural Manga Anime Digital Event (#MADE) – a free, three-day virtual event bringing together fans, collectors, cosplayers, influencers, industry insiders to engage, converse and interact with each other via livestream. #MADE runs thru Sunday, June 21.

“We're very excited to launch #MADE this weekend and provide anime and manga fans an opportunity to come together,” said Adam Newman, CMO of Bluefin. “Our goal is to virtually recreate the same excitement, interaction and engagement that fans have come to enjoy and we have enjoyed providing at in-person conventions. This is the first of many digital events we will be bringing to fans this year.”

#MADE will provide guests with a fun-filled weekend of interviews, Q&As, panels, product reveals, giveaways, contests and even exclusive offers featuring fan-favorite series including Dragon Ball, Naruto, One Piece, Sailor Moon and Cowboy Bebop. Special guests to be revealed include some of the most recognizable cosplayers, social personalities and industry insiders. All the fun takes place on Bluefin's social media channels throughout this weekend. For more information, visit bluefinbrands.com/made.

#MADE Contests

Cosplay@Hone Contest. Details and registration here.

#MADE Special Sale (For a complete list of promotions and bundles, visit the #MADE Shop)

Free Gift Promotions

Sailor Moon: All Proplica purchase receives Free box (10 pieces) of Twinkle Dolly or Little Charm will all Proplica purchases
Dragon Ball: Free Shikishi Art with Dragon Ball purchases of $35 or more; Free Shikishi Art and Dragon Ball Scouter with Dragon Ball purchases of $50 or more.
Energy Aura: Free Aura with the purchase of S.H. Figuarts Piccolo Daimao ($60) or Tao Pai ($56)

Special Figure & Hobby Bundles

Cowboy Bebop Final Jam: S.H. Figuarts Spike Spiegel and Vicious $70.00
Naruto 2 Pack: S.H. Figuarts Jiraiya and Rock Lee $70.00
Transformation Pack: Proplica Sailor Uranus and Neptune Lip Rods $100.00
Digimon Pack: Digivolving Spirits Alphamon, Atlur Kabuterimon and MagnaAngemon $120.00
MazinKaiser: MazinKaiser SDCS and MazinKaiser (Infinitism) HG $60.00
Sakura Wars: Kobu-Kai (Ichiro Ogami Type) and Kobu-Kai (Sakura Shinguji Type) $60.00
Saiyan Power: Super Saiyan Broly Full Power and SSGSS Gogeta Figure-rise model kits $75.00

#MADE Weekend Schedule (as of 06/19/20; All times listed are Pacific)

Friday, June 19, 2020

9:00 am

#MADE Announcement Panel

1:00 pm

Cosplay@Home Contest Panel

Guests: @TheGirlWithAGreatSmile, @AliciaMarieBody, @CosplayandBeer and @UtahimeCosplay

3:00 pm

Bluefin Build Off! Panel

Guest: @VampyBitMe

Saturday, June 20, 2020

3:00 pm

Figure Panel

Guests: @BLKSRS, @Swittpics, @SGTBananas and @ToyArk

Sunday, June 21, 2020

3:00 pm

Cosplay@Home Awards Panel

Judges: @VampyBitme, @TheGirlWithAGreatSmile, @AliciaMarieBody, @CosplayandBeer and @UtahimeCosplay

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About Bluefin
Founded in 2002 by CEO Steve Fujimura, Bluefin established itself over the nearly two decades that followed as the leading master and channel distributor of Japanese toys, collectibles, novelty and hobby products in North America. In 2019, it was acquired by BANDAI NAMCO Group and became Bandai Namco Collectibles (“BNC”). With the capabilities and resources to now offer the full range of wholesale

and channel distribution services and support, BNC has achieved dramatic and continuous growth in retail distribution by providing both direct and indirect customers with outstanding service and fulfillment reinforced by year-round, multi-faceted marketing campaigns that engage fans and build their online communities. As BNC's consumer-facing brand, Bluefin currently distributes BANDAI's Tamashii Nations, Hobby and Shokugan lines throughout the U.S. alongside products from Storm Collectibles, Mr. Hobby, GSI Creos, SEN-TI-NEL and Flame Toys; in addition to serving as North American consumer products and retail development partner for Studio Ghibli. For more information, visit bluefinbrands.com.