is a Japanese 3DCG animation studio based in Minato, Tokyo. The company is known for its commercials and 3DCG work and also handles character licensing. Aside from that, the company has two international studios in Selangor, Malaysia and Thane, India. serves as the studio's mascots.
History Polygon has animated a wide variety of content, from commercials for Shiseido featuring the studio's original penguin characters , to the 3D CG anime television series Digital Tokoro-san and the 3DCG anime film Samuroid Zero.
In 2004, PPI contributed the 3DCG parts for Production I.G's Mamoru Oshii-directed Innocence, the second feature anime film of the Ghost in the Shell universe, as well as his subsequent film, The Sky Crawlers.
In 2012, Hasbro's full-CG television series Transformers Prime, for which PPI created the animation, was awarded "Outstanding Special Class Animated Program" at the 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
Polygon Pictures also created the animation for the Disney XD series Tron: Uprising, as well as several episodes of the hit show Star Wars: The Clone Wars, broadcast on Cartoon Network. Each of these series received 4 nominations respectively at the 2013 Annie Awards, with Tron taking home awards for Character Design and Production Design.
In 2021, Polygon Pictures established an Indian subsidiary Polygon Pictures India in Thane, Maharashtra.
In 2023, Corus Entertainment announced that their subsidiary Nelvana would be working in partnership with Polygon Pictures to deliver Japanese original animated content for kids.
In 2024, Titmouse, Inc. announced a partnership with Polygon Pictures for multiple CG animated series.
Works Television series Year Title Director(s) Source 2000–2001Mr. Digital TokoroMasayuki ImayoshiOriginal12 2001–2012Genki Genki NontanYutaka KagawaChildren's book36 2014–2015Knights of Sidonia Kōbun ShizunoHiroyuki SeshitaManga24 2014–2015Ronja, the Robber's Daughter Goro MiyazakiChildren's book26 2016Ajin: Demi-Human Hiroyuki SeshitaManga26 2018Fist of the Blue Sky: Regenesis Yoshio KazumiManga24 2020Drifting Dragons Tadahiro YoshihiraManga12 2022Estab Life: Great Escape Hiroyuki HashimotoOriginal12 2023Kaina of the Great Snow Sea Hiroaki AndoOriginal11 2024The Idolmaster Shiny Colors MankyūTakeshi IwataVideo game24 2026Tank Chair Tadahiro YoshihiraHiroaki AndoManga11 2027Maiden Blood Seiji KishiOriginal work
Other productions Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011–2013) Transformers Prime (2010–2013; animation) Tron: Uprising (2012–2013; animation) Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015–2017; animation) Lost in Oz (2016–2018) Pingu in the City (2017–2019, with DandeLion Animation Studio) Star Wars Resistance (2018–2020; animation) Big Hero 6: The Series (2019; "Baymax and Mochi" shorts) Stillwater (2020–present; animation) Love, Death & Robots, Volume III - "The Very Pulse of the Machine" (2022) Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2025–present; animation)
Films Title Director Release date Note(s)Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic MirrorShinsuke SatoKnights of Sidonia: The MovieKōbun ShizunoAjin Trilogy Shōdō (2015) Shōtotsu (2016) Shōgeki (2016)Hiroyuki SeshitaBlame!Kōbun ShizunoAjin Trilogy Shōdō (2015) Shōtotsu (2016) Shōgeki (2016)Hiroyuki SeshitaGodzilla animated trilogy Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017) Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018) Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018)Hiroyuki SeshitaHuman LostKōbun ShizunoKnights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the StarsKōbun ShizunoKaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star SageHiroaki AndoBloody Escape: Jigoku no Tousou GekiGorō TaniguchiHypnosis Mic: Division Rap BattleTakanori Tsujimoto]
ONAs Levius (2019) Drifting Dragons (2020) Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (2020–2021, co-produced by Allspark Animation and Rooster Teeth) Pacific Rim: The Black (2021–2022; co-produced by Legendary Television) Mech Cadets (2023; co-produced by Boom! Studios) Star Wars: Visions - The Bird of Paradise (2025)
Ride films & shows Dark Chapel Tokyo Joypolis amusement park (2004) Expo 2005: Open Your Mind (2005) Galaxy Express 999 Epson Shinagawa Aqua Stadium (2005) DigitaReal Live Stage Tokyo Joypolis amusement park (2012 Projection mapping) Caretta Illumination 2012 "Lumière no Mori (Forest of Light)" Caretta Shiodome (2012 Projection mapping)
Games Super Power League (1993; box art) Super Power League 2 (1994; box art) Onimusha 2 (2002 Capcom video game) Winning Eleven Tactics (2003 Konami video game; opening video animation) Fatal Frame III: The Tormented (2005) Dead or Alive 4 (2006) (ending cinematics of Hayate and Erena) Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 (2006) (character introduction videos) Fighting Action Girl Cortina (2006) KOF: Maximum Impact 2 (2006) Street Fighter IV (2009 Capcom video game; opening video animation) Monster Farm Lagoon (2009) Resident Evil 5 (2009) Metroid: Other M (2010 Nintendo video game) Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (2010; trailer) Street Fighter X Tekken (2012 Capcom video game; opening video animation) Dino Dominion (2012-2014 COLOPL Android application game) Lollipop Chainsaw (2012 Kadokawa Games) Sacred 3 (2014 Deep Silver) Sengoku Kabuki Do (2013-2014 COLOPL Android application game) Thief (2014 Square Enix & Eidos-Montréal) Street Fighter V (2016 Capcom video game; character designs, background designs, opening movie, trailer movie, promotional video and character illustrations) Onmyoji (2018 NetEase video game; animated promotional video) Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! (2018) Pokémon Sword and Shield (2019) Granblue Fantasy: Relink (2024) Screamer (2026)
Web Nissan X Dwarf: PLUG, OUR NeW WORLD (2011 "The Planet Zero" Movie Theater)
Short films In Search of Axis (1989-1991) Michael the Dinosaur (1993) Virtual Circus (1995) The Electric Circus (1996) The Robot Circus (1996) the FLY BanD! (1998) (for Information-technology Promotion Agency and exa) Aerobot (1998) Pole Network (1998) Junk Food King (1998) Polygon Family (1998) (for Information-technology Promotion Agency) Crocotires (1999) (for Information-technology Promotion Agency) Detective Pikachu and the Mystery of the Missing Flan (2023)
Commercials Sony (1990) Mainichi Broadcasting System (1992) NHK Hi-Vision (1992) Bigrill (1994) HG Super Hard (6 commercials; 1995–1997) Yamato Home Convenience (2 commercials; 2005) Wowow (2007) BS Fuji (2008) Kodansha (2016)
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