Thomas Romain

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]

Thomas Romain
Born	1977 or 1978 (age 47–48)[1] Besançon, France
Alma mater	Gobelins, l'École de l'image[1]
Occupation	Animator
Notable work	Code Lyoko Ōban Star-Racers
Children	2[1]

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)