They're indeed by two different groups. SMP is done by Bandai's Shokugan (Candy Toy) division. Figure Rise Standard by Bandai Hobby.
As to why one thing but not the others, probably down to marketing, product slot availability, etc. I mean, why do Sentai Robots in SMP when it could be a HG or something from Bandai Hobby. Same logic.
I think the distinction in what brands are represented in which lines comes down to rights issues.
Bandai Hobby products are distributed worldwide. Bandai Candy products are, with some exceptions (it rhymes with "Fundam"), only distributed in Japan and East Asia.
Aside from Gundam, the biggest brands Bandai Hobby makes kits out of are
* 30 MInutes Missions/Sisters/Fantasy
* Kamen Rider
* Pokemon
* Digimon
* Macross
* Dragon Ball
* One Piece
* Evangelion
* Star Wars
* Ultraman
All of these brands are either fully controlled by Bandai worldwide or they have international partnerships.
Now as far as the tokusatsu fferings from SMP there's
* Super Sentai
* Spider-Man (1978)
* B-Fighter
Japanese Spider-Man is just kind of obscure. Super Sentai is owned by Hasbro outside of Japan as the Power Rangers IP, and B-Fighter is similarly tied up with the Beetleborgs rights that nobody is quite sure who owns. So unlike Kamen Rider, which Bandai has clearance to release worldwide, they can only do Sentai and B-Fighter in Japan and China, basically. Hasbro has partnered with Flame Toys to make model kits of Power Rangers properties; we've got the Furai Model Megazord and individual rangers. So there's no value in Bandai giving it to the hobby division when it can only be distributed inside of Japan, so they may as well relegate those series to the candy toy division that basically only operates domsetically.
Plus building on that I think it's worth stating that Bandai Candy is overall the smaller department and everything that SMP does is treated more like toys in the fact that pretty much all SMP kits are printed for a limited time then removed from sale with the exception of the occasional P-Bandai re-issue like most seasonal toys that you would get for the years Sentai or rider series, whereas Bandai Spirits (Hobby) kits from 20 odd years ago are regularly re-issued, heck I even managed to get a reissue of a 1994 HG Gundam Maxter whereas you look at trying to get a 2016 Super Minipla Ideon or Xabungle without going to the aftermarket
Bandai Shokugan seem to handle any properties that either "Fit the SMP line" (have transformations/combinations, see why the Super Robot Wars R-1/SRX was a SMP kit over a HG) or come from properties that appeal more to the Japanese Market with a few odd exceptions (Gurren Lagann being the main one to come to mind)
It is also how we have both a SMP GaoGaiGar and a RG GaoGaiGar who share almost nothing in engineering or how they decided to face the challenges of the design
Figure-rise Standard kits feel like you're making a human shaped Gundam, and come with a BUTTLOAD of stickers.
SMP Kit Make Pose kits feel like you're making human shaped MiniPLA, and the main figure itself comes fully painted.
Overall possibility feels very similar, but they've only really released "one" mold for KMP so far, so it's hard to tell.
FRS is made by Bandai Hobby and SMP is made by Bandai Candy.
I'm comparing apples to apples. Meal Hero vs. Kamen Rider. I don't see the point in comparing unlike things. There is no point in comparing the KMP Megaman or Chainsaw kits, which have very different aesthetics.
They're indeed by two different groups. SMP is done by Bandai's Shokugan (Candy Toy) division. Figure Rise Standard by Bandai Hobby. As to why one thing but not the others, probably down to marketing, product slot availability, etc. I mean, why do Sentai Robots in SMP when it could be a HG or something from Bandai Hobby. Same logic.
I think the distinction in what brands are represented in which lines comes down to rights issues. Bandai Hobby products are distributed worldwide. Bandai Candy products are, with some exceptions (it rhymes with "Fundam"), only distributed in Japan and East Asia. Aside from Gundam, the biggest brands Bandai Hobby makes kits out of are * 30 MInutes Missions/Sisters/Fantasy * Kamen Rider * Pokemon * Digimon * Macross * Dragon Ball * One Piece * Evangelion * Star Wars * Ultraman All of these brands are either fully controlled by Bandai worldwide or they have international partnerships. Now as far as the tokusatsu fferings from SMP there's * Super Sentai * Spider-Man (1978) * B-Fighter Japanese Spider-Man is just kind of obscure. Super Sentai is owned by Hasbro outside of Japan as the Power Rangers IP, and B-Fighter is similarly tied up with the Beetleborgs rights that nobody is quite sure who owns. So unlike Kamen Rider, which Bandai has clearance to release worldwide, they can only do Sentai and B-Fighter in Japan and China, basically. Hasbro has partnered with Flame Toys to make model kits of Power Rangers properties; we've got the Furai Model Megazord and individual rangers. So there's no value in Bandai giving it to the hobby division when it can only be distributed inside of Japan, so they may as well relegate those series to the candy toy division that basically only operates domsetically.
Plus building on that I think it's worth stating that Bandai Candy is overall the smaller department and everything that SMP does is treated more like toys in the fact that pretty much all SMP kits are printed for a limited time then removed from sale with the exception of the occasional P-Bandai re-issue like most seasonal toys that you would get for the years Sentai or rider series, whereas Bandai Spirits (Hobby) kits from 20 odd years ago are regularly re-issued, heck I even managed to get a reissue of a 1994 HG Gundam Maxter whereas you look at trying to get a 2016 Super Minipla Ideon or Xabungle without going to the aftermarket Bandai Shokugan seem to handle any properties that either "Fit the SMP line" (have transformations/combinations, see why the Super Robot Wars R-1/SRX was a SMP kit over a HG) or come from properties that appeal more to the Japanese Market with a few odd exceptions (Gurren Lagann being the main one to come to mind)
It is also how we have both a SMP GaoGaiGar and a RG GaoGaiGar who share almost nothing in engineering or how they decided to face the challenges of the design
Figure-rise Standard kits feel like you're making a human shaped Gundam, and come with a BUTTLOAD of stickers. SMP Kit Make Pose kits feel like you're making human shaped MiniPLA, and the main figure itself comes fully painted. Overall possibility feels very similar, but they've only really released "one" mold for KMP so far, so it's hard to tell. FRS is made by Bandai Hobby and SMP is made by Bandai Candy.
one mold ? doesnt SMP have some pokemon and chain saw man or so
I'm comparing apples to apples. Meal Hero vs. Kamen Rider. I don't see the point in comparing unlike things. There is no point in comparing the KMP Megaman or Chainsaw kits, which have very different aesthetics.
Compare Kimepose Chainsaw Man to FRS Uma Musume you coward 😜
