Obetomo

{{Short description|Japanese illustrator}}{{Infobox person

| name = Tomoko Okabe

| native_name = 岡部智子

| native_name_lang = ja

| other_names = Obetomo

| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1979|4}}

| birth_place = Tokyo, Japan

| nationality = Japanese

| occupation = Illustrator and animator

| notable_works = Obetomo Gakuen

}}

{{nihongo|Obetomo|おべとも|Obetomo}} - born {{nihongo|Tomoko Okabe|岡部智子|Okabe Tomoko}} 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.{{cite web|title=www.obetomo.com (official website)|url=http://www.obetomo.com/}} Her most famous work is the children's cartoon {{Nihongo|2=おべとも学園|3=Obetomo Gakuen}}, broadcast on the national NHK network from 2008 to 2013.{{cite web|title=Obetomo Gakuen|url=http://www.fusosha.co.jp/special/obetomo/|publisher=DVD publisher's website (japanese)}}

In addition to her own original animations and designs, Okabe has designed characters and created illustrations for magazines, textbooks, and companies.{{Cite web |title=works {{!}} obetomo |url=https://obetomo.com/works |access-date=2024-04-24 |language=ja}} Okabe shares original animations on her YouTube channel.

Selected works

  • {{Nihongo|2=おべとも学園|3=Obetomo Gakuen}} (April 1, 2008 - March 18, 2013, NHK "Shakin'!") anime{{Cite web |title=Shakin'! Site |url=http://www.nhk.or.jp/kids/program/shakiin.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401165918/http://www.nhk.or.jp/kids/program/shakiin.html |archive-date=2008-04-01 |access-date=2024-04-24}}
  • Illustrated "English Rakugo: The Zoo" (written by Kaishi Katsura, Suzuki Shuppan, 2015){{Cite web |title=Intext |url=https://www.languageint.com.au/product/17262 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=www.languageint.com.au}}
  • 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

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