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AOSHIMA (aoshima-bk.co.jp) scores 61 out of 100 on Brand Analyzer, placing it in the Developing tier among Manufacturing brands, E-commerce brands, Other brands, in the 8th percentile of 11133 Manufacturing brands.
AOSHIMA is a Japanese manufacturer of plastic model kits, producing items such as car, ship, and character models for hobbyists and collectors. The brand emphasizes precision engineering and a heritage rooted in Japanese model manufacturing. It offers a diverse product lineup targeting model kit enthusiasts and collectors both in Japan and international markets, positioning itself as a leading name in the hobby model industry.
| Brand Name | AOSHIMA |
|---|---|
| Domain | aoshima-bk.co.jp |
| Industry | Manufacturing, E-commerce |
| Main Competitors | Tamiya, Bandai (80/100), Hasegawa, Revell, Fujimi Mokei, Tomytec |
Moz Domain Authority 48/100 vs category average 38 / leader 94 - a strong backlink profile, so AI systems frequently encounter mentions of the brand.
Ranked #382,245 on the Tranco list of most-visited sites - modest traffic makes the brand easy for AI models to overlook.
No Wikipedia presence was found - a major gap, since Wikipedia is among the most heavily weighted sources in AI training data.
The homepage meta description reads "To deliver high-quality model kits and collectible items that inspire creativity and passion among hobbyists worldwide." (No meta description) - this is the summary AI engines are most likely to quote.
Structured data on the homepage: No structured data or Open Graph tags detected. Adding Organization and FAQ schema would further help AI crawlers parse the brand's identity.
AI-crawler access: robots.txt present, no AI bot restrictions - robots.txt controls whether engines like GPTBot and ClaudeBot can read the site at all.
Detected tech stack: PHP, Apache, WordPress.
Social footprint: verified profiles on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube; no detected presence on X (Twitter), LinkedIn, GitHub - consistent profiles reinforce the brand's identity across the web.
0 Reddit mentions - community discussion signals real-world reputation to AI models.
Live results from asking a general-purpose AI assistant about the brand, checked September 2026.
When asked "What is AOSHIMA?", Claude could identify the brand as of September 2026. Aoshima is a Japanese manufacturer of plastic model kits, best known for die-cast and injection-molded scale models of cars, motorcycles, ships, and characters from anime. Best known for Detailed scale model kits of Japanese sports cars and vehicles for hobbyists.
When asked "Best brands similar to AOSHIMA?", Claude would recommend AOSHIMA as of September 2026. It's a well-established name in the plastic model kit industry, especially popular among car model enthusiasts alongside brands like Tamiya and Fujimi.
Common questions people ask in Google, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and other AI search engines.
AOSHIMA has limited AI-search visibility, scoring 30/100 on Brand Analyzer's AI visibility composite (visibility 20, trust 29, recommendation 50). This estimates how likely AI engines like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity are to know, trust, and recommend the brand.
Sources: AOSHIMA official site
AOSHIMA offers plastic model kits including car models, ship models, and character-based collectibles, designed for hobbyists and collectors seeking detailed and precise construction sets.
Sources: AOSHIMA official site
AOSHIMA scores 50/100 on Brand Analyzer's AI recommendation signal, indicating it is reasonably likely to be surfaced when AI assistants like ChatGPT suggest Manufacturing options. Recommendation depends on crawlability, structured data, and category authority.
Sources: AOSHIMA official site
AOSHIMA is a Japanese manufacturer of plastic model kits and collectible items, known for producing meticulously crafted models of cars, ships, and characters for hobbyists worldwide.
Sources: AOSHIMA official site
AOSHIMA designs and manufactures plastic model kits and collectible items, including automotive, ship, and character models, catering to hobbyists and collectors globally.
Sources: AOSHIMA official site
AOSHIMA can improve AI discoverability by strengthening structured data (Organization and FAQ schema), maintaining an accurate Wikipedia/Wikidata entity, earning authoritative citations, and keeping content crawlable for AI bots. Brand Analyzer measures these as visibility, trust, and recommendation signals.
Sources: AOSHIMA official site
AOSHIMA is known for its high-quality, precision-engineered plastic model kits, particularly in the automotive and character model categories, reflecting a strong heritage in Japanese model manufacturing.
Sources: AOSHIMA official site
AOSHIMA's products are used by model kit hobbyists, collectors, and enthusiasts interested in automotive, ship, and character models, primarily in Japan but also among international hobbyist communities.
Sources: AOSHIMA official site
AOSHIMA scores 30/100 for AI visibility - how well ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews can discover, identify and cite the brand.
AOSHIMA has a weak AI-visibility profile at 30/100 - a proxy for how readily ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews can recognise and cite it. Its strongest area is recommendation likelihood (50/100) and its weakest is visibility (20/100). It benefits from a Wikidata knowledge-graph entry, a global traffic rank of #382,245 (Tranco) and a Moz Domain Authority of 48/100. The main gaps holding it back: no clear Wikipedia entity to anchor it in LLM training data, thin schema.org structured data and no llms.txt to steer AI to its best pages. In a live check, Claude could already identify AOSHIMA from memory (September 2026) - a sign these signals are paying off.
The score combines seven dimensions - name quality, digital presence, visual identity, messaging clarity, trust foundation, AI discoverability, and brand authority - into a single objective benchmark.
Ranked closest to AOSHIMA: Anodite (61/100), AMPS Transformers (61/100), A&R Iron Works, INC. (61/100), Ariston (61/100).
A step up - brands to learn from: ZDH (Zentralverband des Deutschen Handwerks) (71/100), Zarpac (71/100).
Category leader: DHL (97/100).
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