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.