Established in January 7, 1953 as a limited liability company and Incorporated on November 1, 1996, Koto, Inc. set foot in the States and became incorporated in California on March 6, 2003.

Koto, Inc. offers:

1. Development, manufacturing and sales of model kits (resin and soft vinyl kits) and related materials.
2. Development, manufacturing and sales of buildups (action figures, soft vinyl statues and fully assembled and painted cold-cast resin statues).
3. Retail sales of all products related to modeling.
4. Planning and management of consumer shows.
5. Designing of packaging and other materials.
6. Overseas distribution of Kotobukiya products starting with the Art Figure Collection, followed by the Final Fantasy VII resin buildups, the Final Fantasy VIII action figures, soft vinyl statues, and cold-cast resin buildups. North American is undertaken by Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.
7. OEM and sculpting services offered by Koto, Inc. at competitive prices.

Koto, Inc's product Include:

1. Model Kits: unpainted and unassembled polyurethane resin kits.
2. Soft Vinyl Kits: unpainted and unassembled soft vinyl kits.
3. Active Styling Figures: developed by Kotobukiya, these figures have fully articulating joints with soft vinyl heads, plastic bodies and cotton costumes. A high quality action figure line.
4. Action Figures: included under the ARTFX brand name, these are assembled and painted PVC and ABS resin figures, molded using the injection method with fully articulating joints.
5. Soft Vinyl Statues: included under the ARTFX brand name, these are fully assembled and painted hollow, soft vinyl statues for ornamental purposes. Usually 1/6 in scale with extraordinary detail.