Tomy (styled as TOMY; known as Takara Tomy in Japan) is a Japanese toy manufacturer. In 2011, the company acquired Learning Curve and all the product ranges distributed by them. Tomy has produced the following Thomas and Friends products:
- Wooden Railway (produced from 2011-2012; sold to Fisher-Price, Mattel in 2011)
- Motor Road and Rail (discontinued outside Asia)
- TrackMaster (sold in Europe and Australia; discontinued)
- Capsule Plarail
- Choro-Q
- My First Thomas (sold in the US and Asia; discontinued)
- Thomas preschool toys, including Thomas Big Loader and Thomas Aquadraw (discontinued outside Asia)
- Tomica
- Diecast Metal (sold in Asia; discontinued)
- Tomix Trains
- Bath toys, including Thomas' Bath island and Thomas, James, Percy, Rosie, and Stanley (discontinued) bath squirters.
- Thomas Train Set Compilation Video (in association with Roadshow Entertainment and The Warehouse for a promotional offer)
- Thomas Train Set Compilation Video Volume 2 (in association with Roadshow Entertainment and The Warehouse for a promotional offer)
- Thomas Train Set Compilation Video Volume 3 (in association with Roadshow Entertainment and The Warehouse for a promotional offer)
- Thomas Train Set Compilation Video Volume 4 (in association with Roadshow Entertainment and The Warehouse for a promotional offer)
- Thomas Train Set Compilation Video Volume 5 (in association with Roadshow Entertainment and The Warehouse for a promotional offer)
- Thomas Train Set Compilation Video Volume 6 (in association with Roadshow Entertainment and The Warehouse for a promotional offer)
They also produce the following non-Thomas products:
- Plarail (known as Tomica World outside Japan), a battery powered plastic train system which became Motor Road and Rail in the UK and US. After Fisher-Price bought the TrackMaster range, TOMY began to produce the Plarail items outside Japan from 2010 in a range called Tomica. The range discontinued in 2013.
- Tomica (not to be confused with the re-released Plarail range outside Japan), a series of die-cast cars which are compatible with Plarail.
- Motorized construction sets that involve characters dumping and loading small spheres and transporting them.
- Licensed products, notably Nintendo and Disney franchises.
- Various games, including board, pocket, and downloadable games.
- K'NEX
- Megasketcher
- Slot car sets
- Baby and nursery toys
Trivia
- A Big Loader Percy appeared in many episodes of the CBS show Everybody loves Raymond.
- A Thomas' Bath Island could be seen in the episode 'Closing Time' of the BBC show 'Doctor Who'.