One of the films made by CTG at IBM Japan

IBM 2250 Graphics Display Unit, IBM System/360

CTG (Computer Technique Group), IBM Japan

One of the films made by CTG at IBM Japan

IBM 2250 Graphics Display Unit, IBM System/360

CTG (Computer Technique Group), IBM Japan

Has one of the earliest uses of CG in an anime.

System: Links-1 computer

Toyo Links Co., Ltd, Osaka University's CG division

Episode 2 was completely digitally coloured, also used to make sunlight effects.

Visual 80, Japan Computer Graphics Lab

Japan Computer Graphics Lab, New York Institute of Technology

Made on a 80's macintosh computer.

Random CG scene thrown in opening

Toyo Links Co., Ltd, Osaka University's CG division

8-bit MSX2 computer.

First use of CG in the Gundam Franchise. Texture mapping is used on space colony side 1: Londenion and Sweetwater.

Toyo Links Co., Ltd

CG was used to plot paths for falling blocks, Model effects parallaxing on backgrounds and tweak lighting and create lense flares.

High-Tech Lab. Japan Inc, Sumisho Electronic Systems, Inc, Wavefront Technologies

Polygon Pictures

Opening intro is made to look like a arcade game opening.

IKIF+

Used on asteroid scene.

First Studio Ghibli move to use CG, used for 3 cuts. and for 30 seconds in the library.

Blends cel and CG.

LINKS Corporation, Buildup Entertainment

Mixed types of CG, mostly digital colouring.

Group TAC

Links Corporation

Used a process called DGA (Digitally Generated Animation), which combines Cel animation and CG. TIMA software, used to single out a specific frame, selects items within that frame, and reshapes without disturbing the surrounding scene. Also used PRISMS (Production of Realistic Image Scene Mathematical Simulation), which is a procedural generation software.

System: AVID system.

OMNIBUS JAPAN INC