Company:Digital Frontier

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Short description: Japanese animation studio
Digital Frontier Inc.
Native name
株式会社デジタル・フロンティア
Kabushiki-gaisha Dejitaru Furontia
TypeKabushiki gaisha
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993)
HeadquartersShibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Hidenori Ueki CEO
ParentFields Corporation
SubsidiariesGEMBA
Digital Frontier (Taiwan) Inc.
Websitehttps://www.dfx.co.jp

Digital Frontier Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社デジタル・フロンティア, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Dejitaru Furontia), also called as Frontier Pictures, Inc. (株式会社フロンティア・ピクチャーズ, Kabushiki gaisha Furontia Pikuchazu), is a motion picture production company in Japan with a distinguished large scale CG production department. The company is equipped with motion capture studio called "OPAKIS" in Odaiba, Tokyo.[1]

The company started producing CG works in 1994 as a new section of TYO Image Enterprise. In 1997 Digital Frontier moved to Daikanyama and became a subsidiary of TYO Corporation then three years later it became corporate company Digital Frontier Inc. as it is known today. Its earlier works are Death Note (live action film) and Appleseed (CG film).[2][3] In 2010, Digital Frontier’s parent company changed from TYO Inc. to Fields Corporation, which is specialized in planning and development, and sales of pachinko machines.[4] The company has subsidiaries in Malaysia, Taiwan, and Japan.[5]

The company created reveal trailers for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.[6]

Works

TV Anime

  • 2009: Viper's Creed (co-animated with AIC Spirits)
  • 2017: Infini-T Force (co-animated with Tatsunoko Production)
  • 2019: The Magnificent Kotobuki (production co-operation, animated by GEMBA)

Animated films

  • 2002: Pokémon Heroes: Latias and Latios
  • 2004: Appleseed
  • 2006: Forest of Cats- Atagoal[7]
  • 2007: Appleseed Ex Machina
  • 2008: Resident Evil[8]
  • 2009: Summer Wars
  • 2011: Tekken: Blood Vengeance[9]
  • 2012: Resident Evil: Damnation[10]
  • 2012: Wolf Children
  • 2016: Gantz: O
  • 2018: Mirai
  • 2018: Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island
  • 2018: Infini-T Force the Movie: Farewell Gatchaman My Friend
  • 2020: The Magnificent Kotobuki Complete Edition (production co-operation, animated by GEMBA)
  • 2021: Belle

Live-action films

  • 2005: Tokyo Zombie
  • 2006: Death Note
  • 2006: Death Note the Last name
  • 2008: L Change the WorLd
  • 2008: Snakes and Earrings (Hebi ni Piasu)
  • 2011: Usotsuki Mi-kun to Kowareta Ma-chan[11]
  • 2011: GANTZ Part 1 & Part 2[12]
  • 2013: Jellyfish Eyes[13]
  • 2013: Tabidachi no Shimauta ~Jyugo no Haru~[14]
  • 2016: Death Note: Light Up the New World
  • 2018: Bleach

Video game cutscenes and work assistance

References

  1. "次世代映像制作を担う:モーションキャプチャスタジオ開設", Cgworld 90: 25, February 2006 
  2. "デジタル最前線:大ヒット話題作「デスノート」の制作". CG-ARTS協会. http://www.cgarts.or.jp/frontline/vol19/index.html. 
  3. "デジタル・フロンティア×クレッセント". Video Journal. http://www.videojournal.co.jp/ja/node/38. 
  4. "デジタル・フロンティア譲渡価額は6億5000万円に". 株式会社アニメアニメジャパン. http://www.animeanime.biz/all/2010041502-2/. 
  5. China Screen News
  6. "Sakurai on the Process of Producing Super Smash Bros Character Reveal Trailers". 10 July 2019. https://nintendosoup.com/sakurai-on-the-process-of-producing-super-smash-bros-character-reveal-trailers/. 
  7. "フルCGで見せる人気コミックの世界:アタゴオルは猫の森", Cgworld 99: 32–33, November 2006 
  8. Resident Evil: DEGENERATION
  9. "鉄拳ブラッド・ベンジェンス", Cgworld 157: 18–41, September 2011 
  10. Resident Evil: DAMNATION
  11. "LOUNGE CHANNEL", Cgworld 151: 87, March 2011 
  12. "GANTZ", Cgworld 151: 34–37, March 2011 
  13. Jellyfish Eyes
  14. "PRODUCTION LOUNGE", Cgworld 178: 133, June 2013 

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