Takara (タカラ Takara? lit. "Treasure") was a Japanese toy company founded in 1955. On March 1, 2006 it merged with the toy company Tomy to form Takara Tomy (タカラトミー Takara Tomy?). Starting with MegaMan NT Warrior Axess (Rockman.EXE Axess in Japan) in 2003, Takara became the primary manufacturer of toys from the series, including action figures, PETs, and Battle Chips. After becoming Takara Tomy, the company worked on toys from the Mega Man Star Force (Shooting Star Rockman) anime series.