Iwata Naomi Characters Official Website Now Available Both in English and Japanese

Polygon Pictures ("PPI," President and CEO: Shūzō Shiota, Head Office: Tokyo, Japan) is proud to announce the opening of the English version of the Iwata Naomi Characters Official Website (http://www.iwatanaomi.com/en/).

Iwata Naomi, currently represented by Polygon Pictures, is the creator who brought us Japan's first full-CG animated TV series, Gregory Horror Show, which achieved an average viewership record of 4-5% despite its brief two-minute late-night broadcast time. Iwata has gone on to create many other unique works, including Pecola, a co-production with Canada and winner of the award for Outstanding TV Series at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.

With the opening of the English version of the existing Japanese website, we can now share Iwata Naomi's inventive and warmhearted universe with an even wider audience around the world. Followers can look forward to further exciting additions in the future. We hope you enjoy the site!

Iwata Naomi Characters Official English Website
http://www.iwatanaomi.com/en/

About Iwata Naomi
Born in Shizuoka Prefecture. Worked as an illustrator, character designer, and film director. Responsible for numerous CG animation works, and has received high praise overseas as well for his unique style. Currently represented by Polygon Pictures.

Notable Works
3D CG Animation
Gregory Horror Show (72 episodes)
Pecola (52 episodes)
Ride on Explet's (26 episodes)
Midnight Horror School (52 episodes)
* Winner of the award for Outstanding TV Series in the TV Film category at the 2001 Annecy Animation Film Festival
* Nominated in the TV Film category at the 2003 Annecy Animated Film Festival
* Nominated in the TV Film category at the 2004 Annecy Animated Film Festival

Picture Books
Hoshikuzu Boya no Boken Ryoko ("The Adventures of Stardust Boy") series published by Kadokawa Shoten Publishing.

Character Design
Cool Michael

About Polygon Pictures
Founded in July 1983, PPI is one of the largest digital animation studios in Japan and produces cutting-edge entertainment content in keeping with our mission to "do what no other has done, in unparalleled quality, for all the world to see and enjoy."

Including our Malaysian subsidiary Studio Silver Ant PPI Sdn. Bhd. and visual software development company J CUBE Inc., we have brought together over 400 creators from around the world. Together as the Polygon Family, we devote our days to producing digital content for all types of media. Our notable works include Transformers Prime, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (both Daytime Emmy award winners), Tron: Uprising (Annie award winner), Knights of Sidonia (Director: Kobun Shizuno), Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (Director: Goro Miyazaki), Ajin - Demi-Human (Supervising Director: Hiroyuki Seshita, Director: Hiroaki Ando) and more. By fusing our unrivalled technical and production planning know-how with the internationally recognized quality of Japanese animation, PPI aims to become a leading company in the content business. For more information, visit our website at http://www.ppi.co.jp.