Thomas Romain
Thomas Romain | |
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| Born | 1977 or 1978 (age 46–47)[1] Besançon, France |
| Alma mater | Gobelins, l'École de l'image[1] |
| Occupation | Animator |
| Notable work | |
| Children | 2[1] |
Thomas Romain (French pronunciation: [tɔmɑ ʁɔmɛ̃]; born 1977 or 1978[1]) is a French animator who is responsible for creating Code Lyoko alongside Tania Palumbo. He is also responsible for designing and co-directing the Franco-Japanese animated series Ōban Star-Racers, which would be the start of his career in Japan. He's also the founder and creative director of Studio No Border.[2]
In early 2017 Romain attracted mainstream media attention when he began tweeting illustrations he had drawn based on his children's sketches.[1][3][4]
Works[edit]
French animation[edit]
- Code Lyoko (creator)
- Code Lyoko: Evolution (creator)
- Ōban Star-Racers (character design, director)
Anime[edit]
- Aria the Natural (Design Works)
- Aria the OVA ~Arietta~ (Layout Animation Director)
- Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan Second (Face used in credits)[5]
- Engage Planet Kiss Dum (Art Design)
- Basquash! (Original Concept, Art Director, Mechanical Concept Design, Key Animation)
- Senki Zesshō Symphogear (Art Director)
- Space Dandy (Spaceship Design)
- Macross Delta (World Design)
- Cannon Busters (Supervising Director)
- Carole & Tuesday (World Design)
- SK8 the Infinity (Skateboard Design)
Video games[edit]
- The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures (Background Art)
- The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve (Background Art)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Meet the dad who turns his sons' drawings into amazing anime artwork". BBC Newsbeat. 25 January 2017. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "About Studio No Border". Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ Marsden, Harriet (2 February 2017). "This dad turns his son's drawings into the most amazing artwork". The Independent. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ Romain, Thomas [@ThomasRomain] (27 January 2017). "ThomasRomain ロマン・トマ on Twitter" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Accidents Happen In Closed Spaces! Dokuro-chan! / Valentine's Day Kiss! Dokuro-chan!". Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan. Season 2. Episode 2 (in Japanese). 11 November 2007. Event occurs at 24:58.
External links[edit]
- Thomas Romain at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Thomas Romain at IMDb
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