Thomas Romain

{{short description|French animator (born 1977 or 1978)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Thomas Romain

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| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|39|2017|01|25}}

| birth_place = Besançon, France

| alma_mater = Gobelins, l'École de l'image

| occupation = Animator

| notable_works = {{ublist | Code Lyoko | Ōban Star-Racers}}

| children = 2

}}

Thomas Romain ({{IPA|fr|tɔmɑ ʁɔmɛ̃}}; born 1977 or 1978) 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.studio-no-border.com/en/about |title=About Studio No Border |access-date=20 August 2019 |archive-date=16 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616095003/http://www.studio-no-border.com/en/about |url-status=live}}

In early 2017 Romain attracted mainstream media attention when he began tweeting illustrations he had drawn based on his children's sketches.{{cite web |title=Meet the dad who turns his sons' drawings into amazing anime artwork |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/478e6da7-f34b-47e8-9adf-c37643b9a038 |website=BBC Newsbeat |access-date=19 October 2022 |date=25 January 2017 |archive-date=19 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019235850/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/478e6da7-f34b-47e8-9adf-c37643b9a038 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Marsden |first1=Harriet |title=This dad turns his son's drawings into the most amazing artwork |url=https://www.indy100.com/article/thomas-romain-dad-turns-drawings-artwork-anime-imgur-7551051 |website=The Independent |access-date=26 August 2017 |date=2 February 2017 |archive-date=26 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826194508/https://www.indy100.com/article/thomas-romain-dad-turns-drawings-artwork-anime-imgur-7551051 |url-status=live}}{{Cite tweet |last=Romain |first=Thomas |user=ThomasRomain |number=825006601543180290 |date=27 January 2017 |title=ThomasRomain ロマン・トマ on Twitter |language=ja |access-date=26 August 2017 |link=no |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215142811/https://twitter.com/Thomasintokyo/status/825006601543180290 |archive-date=15 December 2019}}