This history book covers the dawn of 3DCG to the time of publication. It focuses on foreign works but also includes some pieces from Japan. It also classifies them according to companies and people.

This is a dictionary of 3DCG terms, companies, important people, and staff titles, which also provides some history background.

This book provides an analysis of the history and thinking behind Pixar, a global hit-making group. The covered stories run from Toy Story to Ratatouille.

Ed Catmull, the founder of Pixar, co-authored this text. This reference touches on how Catmull built the creative group Pixar as well as his relationship with Steve Jobs.

This book depicts the dawn of 3DCG in Japan. It shows what kinds of universities, companies, and people created what types of video.

Polygon Pictures is the oldest 3DCG production house that produces works even today. This book explains the house’s origins.

Shirogumi is a hit-making group from Japan. This book zooms in on the world of Shirogumi in an interview format.

This text provides easy-to-understand explanations of terms generally used in 3DCG technology, supplemented with color images and illustrations.

This technical work on 3DCG was written by the late Noriko Kurachi. It explains 3DCG techniques that are still used today, providing details, diagrams, and formulas.

This text offers a three-term classification of CD animation, from 1999, when production began in earnest in Japan, to 2015. The text describes which works were created with which techniques and in which period.