About Aoki Co., Ltd. (aokiminatsuki)
Aoki Co., Ltd. is a Japanese creative company that handles plush and apparel from planning and design through to manufacturing. Its head office is in Chuo-ku, Osaka, and it trades as aokiminatsuki. It describes itself as covering the whole sequence of work while also accepting partial briefs — planning only, design only, or manufacturing only. In addition to contract work it runs its own brands, including a plush brand and a childrenswear label called Wannabebe, and it sells plush outfits and doll clothes through its online shop. The company states that it proposes OEM and ODM production suited to a brand, character or concept, and it lists the situations it is set up for: customers who want a new product but do not know which company to approach, who want to lower unit cost, who are looking for a new production base, who want to extend a product line, or who are making an original product for the first time. Manufacturing is handled at WENKAI Knitwear in Shanghai, described as Aoki's directly operated factory, with more than 100 skilled staff and a one-stop system running from planning to mass production. The factory page carries customer testimonials about plush outfits, and the shop lists plush, room slippers and face cushions.
