Thomas Romain
Thomas Romain (born 1977 or 1978) is a French animator who is responsible for creating Code Lyoko alongside Tania Palumbo. He is also responsible for designing and co-directing the French-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.
Thomas Romain
- Name
- Thomas Romain
- Birthplace
- Besançon, France
- Education
- Gobelins, l'École de l'image
- Occupation
- Animator
- Born
- 1977 · Besançon.
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
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Thomas Romain (born 1977 or 1978) is a French animator who is responsible for creating Code Lyoko alongside Tania Palumbo. He is also responsible for designing and co-directing the French-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.
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In early 2017 Romain attracted mainstream media attention when he began tweeting illustrations he had drawn based on his children's sketches.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Thomas Romain • Birthplace — Besançon, France • Education — Gobelins, l'École de l'image • Occupation — Animator • Children — 2
French animation
French animation
• Code Lyoko (creator) • Code Lyoko: Evolution (creator) • Ōban Star-Racers (character design, director)
Anime
Anime
• Aria the Natural (Design Works) • Aria the OVA ~Arietta~ (Layout Animation Director) • Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan Second (Face used in credits) • 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) • Zombie Land Saga: Yumeginga Paradise (Spaceship design, aliens, and the Saga Expo venue)
Video games
Video games
• The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures (Background Art) • The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve (Background Art)
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Identity
Thomas Romain is recorded with the occupation character designer. Recorded with the occupation storyboard artist. Recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as designer, film director, screenwriter and storyboard artist.
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1977
Thomas Romain was born on 1 August 1977.
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Besançon.
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- 1.About Studio No Border.
- 2.Meet the dad who turns his sons' drawings into amazing anime artwork. BBC Newsbeat. 25 January 2017.
- 3.Marsden, Harriet. This dad turns his son's drawings into the most amazing artwork. The Independent. 2 February 2017.
- 4.Romain, Thomas. ThomasRomain ロマン・トマ on Twitter. 825006601543180290. 27 January 2017.
- 5.Accidents Happen In Closed Spaces! Dokuro-chan! / Valentine's Day Kiss! Dokuro-chan!. 2. 11 November 2007.
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