Obetomo

Obetomo (おべとも) - born Tomoko Okabe (岡部智子) 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. Her most famous work is the children's cartoon, broadcast on the national NHK network from 2008 to 2013.

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

Selected works

 * (April 1, 2008 - March 18, 2013, NHK "Shakin'!") anime
 * Illustrated "English Rakugo: The Zoo" (written by Kaishi Katsura, Suzuki Shuppan, 2015)
 * 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