2023
Company celebrates the 40th anniversary of our founding.
Company celebrates the 40th anniversary of our founding.
Polygon Pictures Acquires Additional Shares in Silver Ant PPI, Studio Name Changed to Polygon Pictures Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Shuzo John Shiota wins Special Achievement Award at 25th Japan Media Arts Festival.
Fully-owned subsidiary Polygon Studios India Private Limited established.
Shuzo John Shiota serves as SIGGRAPH Asia conference chair.
Company celebrates the 35th anniversary of our founding.
Shuzo John Shiota wins 2016 WIRED Audi Innovation Award.
Polygon Pictures Holdings and King Record Co., Ltd. become the majority shareholders.
Company celebrates the 30th anniversary of our founding.
Established a new joint venture studio, Silver Ant PPI Sdn. Bhd., in Malaysia.
Participated in our first international co-production, "Muybridge's Strings" directed by Koji Yamamura.
Formed a capital and business alliance with Amana Holdings Inc.
Gold prize, 2011 JCD Design Awards.
Headquarters relocated to Minami Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, to accommodate our company's growth.
Ranked 26th and 460th in the Japan Technology Fast 50 and Asia Pacific Fast 500, respectively, which are sponsored by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC to recognize growing companies in global media, technology, and telecommunications.
Polygon volunteer rock band Rocky Hopper Chilly Penguins wins honorable mention at 2010 Nikkei "Grown-up Band" Awards.
Company celebrates 25th anniversary.
Shuzo John Shiota delivers a special speech at SIGGRAPH '08 entitled "25 Years of Polygon Pictures."
Shuzo John Shiota selected as one of Animation Magazine's "25 Toon Titans of Asia".
Headquarters relocated to Minami Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
Shuzo John Shiota serves as the first Japanese judge for SIGGRAPH (through 2005).
Company celebrates 20th anniversary.
Shuzo John Shiota assumes position as CEO.
Participated in production of Walt Disney Pictures' "Valiant," a 3DCG film for worldwide release.
Headquarters relocated to Shin Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.
Entered management contract with AniManagement (USA) and began full-scale expansion into the U.S. market.
Began production on the fully CG-animated TV series "Mr. Digital Tokoro" (total 245 episodes), and established a pipeline based on the complete division of labor.
Taisuke Sasanuma assumes position as CEO.
Company celebrates 15th anniversary.
Headquarters relocated to Ariake, Koutou-ku, Tokyo.
Polygon's original characters, the rockhopper penguins Rocky and Hopper, make their debut in a TV commercial; toys, clothing, and other merchandise featuring the characters are sold.
Company celebrates 10th anniversary.
Michael the dinosaur appears in a TV commercial and becomes the first CG media personality with a television contract.
PPI's work was presented for the first time at SIGGRAPH 89, the world's largest CG conference.
Developed MESOZOIC, a state-of-the-art CG software application that supports skeletons.
Headquarters relocated to Higashi Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo.
Headquarters relocated to Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
Founded in Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, on July 22, 1983.