Thomas Romain

Thomas Romain
Thomas Romain
Born	1977 or 1978 (age 46–47); Besançon, France
Alma mater	Gobelins, l'École de l'image
Occupation	Animator
Notable work	Code Lyoko; Ōban Star-Racers;
Children	2

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

French animation

Code Lyoko (creator)
Code Lyoko: Evolution (creator)
Ōban Star-Racers (character design, director)

Anime

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

The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures (Background Art)
The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve (Background Art)

References

^ ^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

Thomas Romain at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Thomas Romain at IMDb

[bbc-newsbeat-1] "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.

[2] "About Studio No Border". Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.

[5] "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.

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