Aoshima Bunka Kyozai

1/72 scale Fighter planes of World War II series

Fifteen World War II era single engine airplanes and two twin engine airplanes were released in the 1960s. There were minor airplanes such as Reppu (Sam), Shiun (Norm), Seiran, Zuiun (Paul) and P-63 Kingcobra among them. These models were rereleased several times, and some of them were available until the mid 2000s.

1/72 scale True fighter planes of World War II series

In 1996, new 1/72 scale airplane models were released. This line consists of Kawanishi N1K1-Ja/Jb "Shiden", N1K2-J/Jb "Shiden kai" and Focke-Wulf Ta 152H-0/H-1. These models were rereleased in "Ace of Legend" series and "CG Squadron" series. In 2013, new model, Kawasaki Ki-100 were released in this series.

Apollo series

About ten Apollo program related models were released in 1969 and 1970. While many of them were discontinued, 1/48 scale Apollo Lunar Module, 1/96 scale Apollo spacecraft with Lunar Module, and small scale Saturn V with launching pad were rereleased several times; the latest in 2009, the 40th anniversary year of moon landing.

Space Craft series

This series started in the early 2010s. The line consists of Japanese spacecraft and launching rockets, such as 1/32 scale Hayabusa and 1/72 scale H-II Transfer Vehicle.

1/700 scale Water Line series

This series started in 1971 and renewal series (second edition) started in the early 1990s. This line consists of mainly WWII era Japanese warships and some foreign warships. Almost Japanese warships have finished renewal, and some new WWII warships and modern JMSDF ships were added in renewal series. However, as to the foreign warships, only German battleships Bismarck and Tirpitz have been renewed. Early Aoshima products were of poor quality in historical investigation and molding-technic, but several newly released second edition kits are said to be of excellent quality.

1/350 scale Iron Clad series

This series was started in 2007 and consists of full-hull models of WWII era Japanese warship such as Kongo class battleship, Takao class and Myoko class heavy cruiser, Nagara class and Kuma class light cruiser and some submarines.

1/72 scale Military series

This line was started in 2012 and consists of modern Japanese military vehicles such as JGSDF 3 1/2 ton truck variations, material carrier vehicle and Type 60 Self-propelled 106 mm Recoilless Gun.

1/48 scale Remote Control AFV series

This line consists of JGSDF AFVs (such as type 74 MBT, Type 87 SPAAG, Type 89 IFV and Type 90 MBT), Modern MBTs (such as M1 Abrams and Leopard 2) and WWII era German tanks such as Tiger II.

Aoshima's car model range (in the universally popular 1/24 scale) strikes a good chord with modellers, particularly because much of their product range focuses on Japanese domestic models - well known in the actual size - but not as models.

1/24 scale The Best car GT/Vintage series

A main automobile line. It consists of various Japanese car models.

1/24 scale Itasha series

To enable modelers to create their own itasha models, these kits contain the decals of Japanese animation characters.

Dekotora (decoration Truck) series

The models of this series contain large size decal sheet for artwork, and many decoration parts such as small lights.

1/24 scale Tuned Car series

Consists of modified/tuned cars from notable in-house tuning shops such as Toyota Racing Development, Nismo, Mazdaspeed, and Ralliart. They've also included other famous aftermarket automotive companies/tuning companies such as Veilside, RE Amemiya and many more. Mainly features tuned/customized sports cars, VIP style sedans and minivans, and even low-rider/lifted pick-up trucks.

Super VIP Car Special series

Mainly focused on VIP style Japanese luxury sedans like the Toyota Crowns and Nissan Cimas.

Seibu Keisatsu

features car models used in the Japanese television drama series Seibu Keisatsu.

Initial D

Car models from manga/anime series Initial D.

Movie mecha series

This line consists of vehicle models from the sci-fi movies and TV programs in the 1980s, such as 1/24 scale DeLorean time machine from Back to the Future, Knight 2000 KITT from Knight Rider, 1/48 scale Blue Thunder and Airwolf.

Thunderbirds series

This line consists of vehicle models from the 1960s British sci-fi TV series Thunderbirds. Though many of them were originally made by "Imai Kagaku", Aoshima also made some new models such as 1/144 scale Thunderbird 1 and 1/350 scale Fireflash.

Gokin the next series

Under Miracle House brand, Aoshima is also in the die-cast model market with a series of high quality, limited release "toys" based on vehicles and ships from a variety of television, film and anime sources. Some, such as their 1/200 Thunderbirds craft and Aliens vehicles (the USCM Drop Ship and armored personnel carrier) have been released in several variations, with differences in accompanying mini-figures and paint schemes. Others, such as the Arcadia, from Matsumoto Leiji's Captain Harlock series feature internal electrics for lighting and sound effects.

Miniature car

Aoshima also produces the DISM series, a high-quality diecast range of Japanese cars from the 1970s and 1980s, in 1/43 and 1/24 scales.

Die-cast aircraft

In 2015, Aoshima began production of 1:48 scale diecast aircraft under the Skynet brand with the introduction of several A6M5 Mitsubishi Zero variants. Production has been limited to only Japanese aircraft at this time.