| Date |
Event |
| Jan. '48 |
NIHON DOGA CO., LTD. founded in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. Animation production begins. |
| Aug. '52 |
Corporate name changed to NICHIDO EIGA CO. |
| July '56 |
TOEI CO., LTD purchased NICHIDO FILM CO., LTD. and changed its corporate name to TOEI DOGA CO.,LTD.
Corporate headquarters established in Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. Production studio established in Haramachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. |
| Jan. '57 |
Studio moved to Ohizumi, Nerima-ku, Tokyo. |
| May '57 |
First short animation film, "Little Kitty's Graffiti" released |
| Oct. '58 |
First theatrical feature length film, "The White Snake" released. |
| Sept. '60 |
TOEI DOGA CO., LTD. headquarters moved to Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. |
| Nov. '63 |
First televised animation series "Ken, the Wild Boy" airs. |
| Nov. '66 |
"Gulliver's Space Travel" released in the United States. |
| Apr. '67 |
Color broadcasting launched from the 18th episode of the TV
series "Sally the Witch"
|
| Feb. '73 |
TAVAC CO.,LTD., editing and recording company founded. |
| Mar. '73 |
Shinjuku Business Office established in Kitashinjuku, Shinjuku-ku,
Tokyo. |
| June '73 |
Outsourcing to foreign studios starts. |
| Feb. '75 |
International sales of TV series such as "Sally the Witch" and "Mazinger Z" starts. |
| Aug. '79 |
The first autonomous feature-length theatrical film, "Galaxy Express 999," becomes a great hit. |
| Mar. '80 |
Serious research for computerized animation production starts. |
| Apr. '81 |
TV series "Dr. Slump/Arale-chan" hits airwaves. The show airs for 5 years and becomes a great hit. |
| Oct. '85 |
Computerized filming system for faster and more diverse image processing introduced. |
| Feb. '86 |
TV animation series "Dragon Ball" airs and becomes a great hit. |
| Mar. '86 |
Production of the first Original Video Animation series, "Shonan Hot Riders" starts.
The first in-house produced video game software; "Ken, the Great Bear Fist" released. It becomes a hit with sales of over 450,000 copies.
|
| Mar. '86 |
TV series "Dragon Ball" wins the Prix d'Or of the French comic magazine PIF's Anime Grand Prix |
| Dec. '91 |
Computer film production software CATAS (Computer Aided TOEI Animation System) introduced |
| Mar. '92 |
A TV series "Sailor Moon" airs. It becomes a popular show and runs more than 5 years. Products featuring characters from the show also become a hit. |
| Nov. '92 |
EEI-TOEI ANIMATION CORPORATION, a joint venture subcontract studio with Philippines' EEI established. |
| Mar. '94 |
Shinjuku Business Office renamed the Shinjuku Office and moved to Yokodera-machi, Shinjuku-ku,Tokyo. |
| Apr. '95 |
Toei Animation Institute in Kandasurugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo founded. |
| Mar. '96 |
Corporate headquarters moved to Yokodera-Machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo. |
| Feb. '97 |
Digital production of TV series and theatrical films using the RETAS CGI software begins. |
| Mar. '97 |
Investment in TOEI ANIMATION ENTERPRISES, LTD made. |
| Jan. '98 |
EEI-TOEI ANIMATION CORPORATION becomes a subsidiary company. |
| July '98 |
Investment made in TOEI SATELLITE BROADCASTING CO., LTD. (16.7% financing) a company established by a coalition of Toei related companies. In addition, investment made in ANIMAX BROADCASTING JAPAN CO., LTD. (8.5% financing), a compay established mainly by SONY CO., LTD. |
| Oct. '98 |
Corporate name changed to TOEI ANIMATION CO., LTD. |
| June '99 |
Corporate headquarters moved to Ohizumi, Nerima-ku, Tokyo. |
| Apr. '00 |
EEI-TOEI ANIMATION CORPORATION renamed to TOEI
ANIMATION PHILS. INC. |
| May '00 |
Animation material network ordering system for 10 production companies introduced. |
| Oct. '00 |
Network system expanded from 10 companies to 21 companies
Digital drawing system using LCD tablets developed by CELSYS CO., LTD introduced. |
| Dec. '00 |
Listed on the JASDAQ market |
| Mar. '01 |
Subsidiary company TOEI ANIMATION MUSIC PUBLISHING CO.,
LTD. founded |
| Aug. '01 |
Unit number of stock changed from 1,000 to 100 (effective from Oct. '01). |
| Oct. '01 |
Investment (8.25% financing) in Korean satellite animation broadcast company DAIWON DIGITAL BROADCASTING, Ltd., made. |
| July '02 |
Subsidiary company LATERNA CO., LTD. Founded. |
| Mar. '03 |
Toei Animation Gallery opened. |
| Mar. '04 |
Subsidiary company TOEI ANIMATION INCORPORATED founded in California, USA |