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= Biographical Information = | = Biographical Information = | ||
One of the earliest and most influential artists in all of pop'n music, | One of the earliest and most influential artists in all of pop'n music, Tomoko Shiono has been around since the series' beginning, where she started out design work for the character, and moved up to became an artist for [[PnM_AC_2|pop'n music 2]]. Afterwards Tomoko worked on ''beatmania 5thMIX'', ''beatmania complete MIX2'', and ''beatmania ClubMIX'' as a graphic designer. In late 2000 she returned to pop'n music again in [[PnM_AC_5|pop'n music 5]], and has worked consistently on the franchise since. At her peak Tomoko did as many as half to two-thirds of the character designs per pop'n music game. | ||
Tomoko has also done videos for beatmania IIDX on and off since [[AC 8th style|8th style]], mostly for [[Jun Wakita|wac]], all of them except [[Votum stellarum]] and [[Rin to shite saku hana no gotoku|凛として咲く花のごとく]] thanking her under various aliases. She's also done a few videos for the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series as well. | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* Tomoko currently holds the record for the longest career of ''any'' in-house staff member in BEMANI, having have had a career in BEMANI since the very first [[PnM_AC|pop'n music]] back in 1998, when she provided initial sketches for the characters. | * Tomoko currently holds the record for the longest career of ''any'' in-house staff member in BEMANI, having have had a career in BEMANI since the very first [[PnM_AC|pop'n music]] back in 1998, when she provided initial sketches for the characters. | ||
* While Tomoko has never revealed herself in pictures on any official pop'n music websites, caricatures of her (including those done by herself) consistently have her depicted as having short, black hair and wearing glasses. | |||
== pop'n CG designs == | == pop'n CG designs == |