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1994		Digital Frontier established as a new section of TYO Image Enterprise.
1997		Both Image Enterprise Section and Digital Frontier moved to Daikanyama.
2000	May	Digital Frontier became subsidiary company of TYO Corporation.
2000	Jul	Game movie “Art Kamion Geijyutsuden” won the award for SIGGRAPH 2000 Electronic Theatres.
2001	Jul	TV commercial “Wing” won the award for SIGGRAPH 2001 Animation Theatres. TV animation series “ZOIDS” won the award for SIGGRAPH 2001 Electronic Theatres.
2002	Aug	“Bono Bono Kumono no Ki no Koto” 3DCG animation film released in theatres nationwide. Distributed by Amuse Pictures. Rewarded by the Governor of Tokyo and Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Won the “Jury Recommended Works” at Japan Media Arts Festival.
2003	May	Headquarter moved to Meguro (the office at Daikanyama is kept as a branch office). Motion Capture Studio established at Meguro Headquarter.
2003	Oct	Design Department reorganized. Divided into three different departments: CG Design Department, Image Design Department and Planning & Production Department.
2004	Apr	Full-length animation film “Appleseed” released in Toho cinemas. ≫detail information
2004	May	Produced Roppongi Hills event movie “Tokyo Scanner” “Tokyo Scanner” awarded Bronze Prize at the One Show Interactive 2004. ≫detail information
2005	Jan	Full-length animation movie “Appleseed” released in US theatres.
	Apr	“Appleseed” won CG Technology Prize at Fourth Image Technology Prize 2004.
	Dec	Film “Tokyo Zombie” released in theatres. Distributed by Toshiba Entertainment, Co. One of Asia’s largest motion capture studio “OPAKIS” opened in Tokyo, Odaiba. (motion capture studio at Meguro closes) ≫detail information
2006	Apr	Acquisition and incorporation of Saruchin, Ltd. as a subsidiary (80% capital injection). Company renamed to Saruchin, Co. GEMBA, Co. established (85% capital injection)
2006	Oct	Full-length CG film “Forest of Cats- Atagoal” released in theatres nationwide. ≫detail information
2007	Jan	Facial Capture Studio established.
	Jun	Meguro headquarter moved to Daikanyama Office.
	Oct	Full-length CG animation “EX-MACHINA” released in Japanese theatres. ≫detail information
	Dec	Merged Production Department and Planning Department and established Production & Planning Department.
2008	Jan	Film “Negative Happy Chainsaw Edge” released in Japanese theatres. ≫detail information
	Aug	Capital increased to 31,458,000 JPY.
	Dec	Film “Mahotsukai ni Taisetsuna Koto” (Someday’s Dreamers) released in theatres. ≫detail information
2009	Oct	Saruchin, Co. merges with Digital Frontier.
2010	Apr	Parent company changes from TYO Inc. to Fields Corporation.
2010	Oct	Film “Usotsuki Mi-kun to Kowareta Ma-chan” in theatres from Jan.22, 2011. ≫detail information
2011	Jul	Taiwan subsidiary "Digital Frontier Taiwan Inc." established. (share: 85%)
	Aug	Game movie "Tekken Tag Tournament 2" screened at Animation Festival at Siggraph 2011. ≫detail information
	Sep	Film "TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance" in Japanese theatres on Sept. 3, 2011. ≫detail information
	Dec	Acquired CG production company "Fly Studio SDN, BHD" in Malaysia. (share: 79%)