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== Staff Information == | == Staff Information == | ||
* Name: Tomoko Shiono (塩野友子 | * Name: Tomoko Shiono (塩野友子) | ||
* Position: CG Designer, [[PnM_AC_2|pop'n music 2]], [[PnM_AC_5|pop'n music 5]]→present | * Position: CG Designer, [[PnM_AC_2|pop'n music 2]], [[PnM_AC_5|pop'n music 5]]→present | ||
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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. | 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 | 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 == | ||
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* 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. | * 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. | ||
** She also commonly depicts herself as a small green frog, something she has done ever since she started working on pop'n music. Her pseudonym "kaeru" in ''beatmania'' / beatmania IIDX is most likely a reference to this, as it means "frog" in Japanese. | ** She also commonly depicts herself as a small green frog, something she has done ever since she started working on pop'n music. Her pseudonym "kaeru" in ''beatmania'' / beatmania IIDX is most likely a reference to this, as it means "frog" in Japanese. | ||
== Aliases == | |||
* shio | |||
* kaeru | |||
== pop'n CG designs == | == pop'n CG designs == | ||