Thomas Romain

Thomas Romain
Born1977 or 1978 (age 46–47)[1]
Besançon, France
Alma materGobelins, l'École de l'image[1]
OccupationAnimator
Notable work
Children2[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]

  1. ^ 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.
  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.