Obetomo Explained

Tomoko Okabe
Native Name:	岡部智子
Native Name Lang:	ja
Other Names:	Obetomo
Birth Place:	Tokyo, Japan
Nationality:	Japanese
Occupation:	Illustrator and animator
Notable Works:	Obetomo Gakuen

- born in Tokyo in April 1979 - is a Japanese illustrator and animator.

She is a graduate from the Tokyo Zokei University. The pen name "Obetomo" is her nickname from her college years.^[1] Her most famous work is the children's cartoon, broadcast on the national NHK network from 2008 to 2013.^[2]

In addition to her own original animations and designs, Okabe has designed characters and created illustrations for magazines, textbooks, and companies.^[3] Okabe shares original animations on her YouTube channel.

Selected works

• (April 1, 2008 - March 18, 2013, NHK "Shakin'!") anime^[4]
• Illustrated "English Rakugo: The Zoo" (written by Kaishi Katsura, Suzuki Shuppan, 2015)^[5]
• Mascots for Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance's "TOUGH" campaign for disaster prevention, 2019
• Illustrated educational materials in Froebel-kan's subscription magazine "Kinder Smile English", 2019
• Designed the covers of "Kodomo Challenge Petit Tsushin, 2020

External links

• Obetomo Official Website (in Japanese)
• Obetomo on Twitter
• Obetomo Youtube Channel

Notes and References

1. Web site: www.obetomo.com (official website).
2. Web site: Obetomo Gakuen. DVD publisher's website (japanese).
3. Web site: works obetomo . 2024-04-24 . ja.
4. Web site: Shakin'! Site . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080401165918/http://www.nhk.or.jp/kids/program/shakiin.html . 2008-04-01 . 2024-04-24.
5. Web site: Intext . 2024-04-24 . www.languageint.com.au.