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** beatmania: CG designer/movie artist, [[AC bm 5th|beatmania 5thMIX -Time to get down-]]→[[AC bm DREAMS COME TRUE|beatmania featuring DREAMS COME TRUE]]
** beatmania: CG designer/movie artist, [[AC bm 5th|beatmania 5thMIX -Time to get down-]]→[[AC bm DREAMS COME TRUE|beatmania featuring DREAMS COME TRUE]]
** beatmania IIDX: CG designer, [[AC GOLD|beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD]]→[[AC EMPRESS|16 EMPRESS]], [[AC PENDUAL|beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL]]
** beatmania IIDX: CG designer, [[AC GOLD|beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD]]→[[AC EMPRESS|16 EMPRESS]], [[AC PENDUAL|beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL]]
** pop'n music: CG designer, [[PnM AC 2|pop'n music 2]], [[PnM AC 5|pop'n music 5]]→[[PnM AC SP|pop'n music Sunny Park]]
** pop'n music: CG designer, [[AC pnm 2|pop'n music 2]], [[AC pnm 5|pop'n music 5]]→[[AC pnm SP|pop'n music Sunny Park]]
** SOUND VOLTEX: CG designer, [[AC SDVX|SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH]]→present
** SOUND VOLTEX: CG designer, [[AC SDVX|SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH]]→present


= Biographical Information =
= Biographical Information =


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 characters, and moved up to became an artist for [[PnM_AC_2|pop'n music 2]]. Afterwards Tomoko worked on beatmania as a graphic designer. In late 2000 she returned to pop'n music again in [[PnM_AC_5|pop'n music 5]], where she remained a constant contributor for the next 15 years. At her peak Tomoko did as many as half to two-thirds of the character designs per pop'n music game. She remained part of the pop'n music staff through [[PnM_AC_SP|pop'n music Sunny Park]].
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 characters, and moved up to became an artist for [[AC pnm 2|pop'n music 2]]. Afterwards Tomoko worked on beatmania as a graphic designer. In late 2000 she returned to pop'n music again in [[AC pnm 5|pop'n music 5]], where she remained a constant contributor for the next 15 years. At her peak Tomoko did as many as half to two-thirds of the character designs per pop'n music game. She remained part of the pop'n music staff through [[AC pnm SP|pop'n music Sunny Park]].


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.
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.
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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==


* Tomoko is tied with [[Gyo Eguchi|VJ GYO]] 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 is tied with [[Gyo Eguchi|VJ GYO]] for the longest career of any in-house staff member in BEMANI, having have had a career in BEMANI since the very first [[AC pnm|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.
* 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.
* Tomoko at one point lived in Paris, as noted in the staff comments for [[Moonlight densetsu|ムーンライト伝説]].
** The staff comments for her version of [[Mimi]] note she watched ''Sailor Moon'' while in college there. Since the dub of that series began in France in late 1993, this pins her birth year being somewhere around the early 1970's.
* According to a [http://www.konami.jp/bemani/popn/music11/qa/01.html pop'n music 11 Q&A], the reason some artists for covers in pop'n music are only credited to ♪♪♪♪♪ is due to request from the cover artists themselves to not reveal their names, noting they're shy.
** She also notes the music notes are there instead of a blank because she wanted to have something there.


== Aliases ==
== Aliases ==
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* Karli - [[Sutekina tabla|すてきなタブーラ]]
* Karli - [[Sutekina tabla|すてきなタブーラ]]
* [[Reo-kun|Reo☆kun]] - [[Cherry & Raquel]]
* [[Reo-kun|Reo☆kun]] - [[Cherry&Raquel]]
* [[Sugi-kun|Sugi☆kun]] - [[(fly higher than) the stars]]
* [[Sugi-kun|Sugi☆kun]] - [[(fly higher than)the stars]]
* [[Timer]] - [[ROSE ~Koibito yo, barairo ni somare|ROSE~恋人よ、薔薇色に染まれ]]
* [[Timer]] - [[ROSE~koibito yo, barairo ni somare|ROSE~恋人よ、薔薇色に染まれ]]
* [[Yuli]] - [[WHITE BIRDS]]
* [[Yuli]] - [[WHITE BIRDS]]


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* [[RIE-chan|RIE♥chan]] - [[Homesick Pt.2&3]]
* [[RIE-chan|RIE♥chan]] - [[Homesick Pt.2&3]]
* Sugi☆kun - [[BICYCLE]]
* Sugi☆kun - [[BICYCLE]]
* TAMAKO - [[ULTRA HIGH-HEELS ~I JUST WANNA TELL YOU|ウルトラハイヒール〜I JUST WANNA TELL YOU]]
* TAMAKO - [[ULTRA HIGH-HEELS~I JUST WANNA TELL YOU|ウルトラハイヒール〜I JUST WANNA TELL YOU]]
* [[the KING]]
* [[the KING]]
* WACKY - [[Shock of Love]]
* WACKY - [[Shock of Love]]
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** [[Ultra Seven no uta|ウルトラセブンの歌]]
** [[Ultra Seven no uta|ウルトラセブンの歌]]
* [[Murasaki]] - [[Ringo to hachimitsu|林檎と蜂蜜]]
* [[Murasaki]] - [[Ringo to hachimitsu|林檎と蜂蜜]]
* Nancy - [[GET THE CHANCE!]] (with Piu:KOHA)
* NANCY - [[GET THE CHANCE!|GET THE CHANCE!]] (with Piu:KOHA)
* [[Nina]] - [[Betty Boo]]
* [[Nina]] - [[Betty Boo]]
* Nyami - default outfit, plus the following licenses:
* Nyami - default outfit, plus the following licenses:
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* [[pretty]] - [[Sweets|スウィーツ]]
* [[pretty]] - [[Sweets|スウィーツ]]
* Prince M - [[Space kiss|スペース★彡キッス]]
* Prince M - [[Space kiss|スペース★彡キッス]]
* [[Rave girl]] - [[Ending theme of pop'n music6]]
* [[Rave girl]] - [[Ending theme of pop'n music 6]]
* RIE♥chan - [[Dimanche]]
* RIE♥chan - [[Dimanche]]
* [[risette (character)|risette]] - [[Camomile bathroom|カモミール・バスルーム]]
* [[risette (character)|risette]] - [[Camomile bathroom|カモミール・バスルーム]]
* [[SANAE-chan|SANAE♥chan]] - [[White Lovers]]
* [[SANAE-chan|SANAE♥chan]] - [[White Lovers]]
* [[Sanday]] - [[Disco typhoon|ディスコξタイフーン]]
* [[Sanday]] - [[Disco typhoon|ディスコタイフーン]]
* Sebas★chan - [[EXCALIBUR]]
* Sebas★chan - [[EXCALIBUR]]
* shalah - [[Denpasar]]
* shalah - [[Denpasar]]
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* [[Honey (character)|Honey]] - [[HONEY-BEE]]<br>
* [[Honey (character)|Honey]] - [[HONEY-BEE]]<br>
* John.A.Chopper - [[Koi no catchball|恋のキャッチボール]]
* John.A.Chopper - [[Koi no catchball|恋のキャッチボール]]
* JUDY - [[STARS|STARS★★★]] (new sprite, introduced in [[CS pnm 14|pop'n music 14 FEVER! CS]])
* KINOKO MAN - [[321 STARS]]
* KINOKO MAN - [[321 STARS]]
* [[MILK (character)|MILK]] - [[Love2 Sugar|♥Love²シュガ→♥]]
* [[MILK (character)|MILK]] - [[LOVE2 Sugar|♥LOVE² シュガ→♥]]
* Mimi - default outfit, plus the following:
* Mimi - default outfit, plus the following:
** [[100sec. Kitchen Battle!!]]
** [[100sec. Kitchen Battle!!]]
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* MeMe - [[Requiem]] (with [[Aya Sato|ちょび。]])
* MeMe - [[Requiem]] (with [[Aya Sato|ちょび。]])
* Mimi
* Mimi
* [[MZD]]'s 4 variations in this game:
* [[MZD]]'s recolors/animations for:
** [[Hikari no kisetsu (MELLOW REMIX)|光の季節]]
** [[Hikari no kisetsu (Sanae Shintani)|光の季節]]
** [[Eojjidwaetdeun|어찌됐든]]
** [[Ringo to hachimitsu (oishisa baizou MIX)|林檎と蜂蜜 (美味しさ倍増MIX)]]
** [[Ringo to hachimitsu (oishisa baizou MIX)|林檎と蜂蜜 (美味しさ倍増MIX)]]
** [[Yume suruuti (desmix)|夢添うてぃ (desmix)]]
* Nina - [[Yokoshima color baby|ヨコシマ・カラー・ベイビー]]
* Nina - [[Yokoshima color baby|ヨコシマ・カラー・ベイビー]]
* Nyami
* Nyami
* Poet - [[Filament Circus]]
* Poet - [[Filament Circus]]
* POPPERS - [[I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU (POPS ENCORE)|I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU]]
* POPPERS - [[I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU (Q-Mex)|I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU]]
* Rave girl - [[CAT'S EYE]]
* Rave girl - [[CAT'S EYE]]
* RIE♥chan -  [[GOODBYE CHOCOLATE KISS]]
* RIE♥chan -  [[GOODBYE CHOCOLATE KISS]]
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* Mr.AOKI - [[STATION]]
* Mr.AOKI - [[STATION]]
* Mr.KK - [[Missing Cat]]
* Mr.KK - [[Missing Cat]]
* murmur twins - [[murmur twins (guitar pop ver.)]]
* murmur twins - [[murmur twins(guitar pop ver.)]]
* MZD - [[Votum stellarum]]
* MZD - [[Votum stellarum]]
* Nyami - default outfit, plus the following:
* Nyami - default outfit, plus the following:
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* stella - [[SCI-FI]]
* stella - [[SCI-FI]]
* Suwapanchi (すわぱんち) - [[Hideo taisou daiichi|ヒデオ体操第一]] - banner only.
* Suwapanchi (すわぱんち) - [[Hideo taisou daiichi|ヒデオ体操第一]] - banner only.
* [[Uncle JAM]] - [[SUMMER TIME]]
* [[UNCLE Jam]] - [[SUMMER TIME]]
* WAKABA - [[STEREO TOKYO]]
* WAKABA - [[STEREO TOKYO]]
* YOSHIO - [[Gatchaman no uta|ガッチャマンの歌]]
* YOSHIO - [[Gatchaman no uta|ガッチャマンの歌]]
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* Justice★ - [[Looking for...]] (all animations)
* Justice★ - [[Looking for...]] (all animations)
* MAGOJIROU - [[Susume! Jiichan!|進め!爺ちゃん!]]
* MAGOJIROU - [[Susume! Jiichan!|進め!爺ちゃん!]]
* Mamoru-kun - [[Futari no manifest|ふたりのマニフェスト]]
* Mamoru-kun - [[Futari no manifesto|ふたりのマニフェスト]]
* MEBAE - [[La Peche du Pierrot|La Pêche du Pierrot]] (all animations)
* MEBAE - [[La Peche du Pierrot|La Pêche du Pierrot]] (all animations)
* MILK - [[Kotatsu to mikan|こたつとみかん]] (all animations)
* MILK - [[Kotatsu to mikan|こたつとみかん]] (all animations)
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** [["Meitantei Conan" main theme|「名探偵コナン」メイン・テーマ]]
** [["Meitantei Conan" main theme|「名探偵コナン」メイン・テーマ]]
* [[PAL]] - [[Far e@st network]] (all animations)
* [[PAL]] - [[Far e@st network]] (all animations)
* Patty - [[Just you wait!]]
* PATTY - [[Just you wait!|Just you wait!]]
* SARASA - [[Shiroi tobi hane|白いとび羽根]] (all animations)
* SARASA - [[Shiroi tobi hane|白いとび羽根]] (all animations)
* SAUGA MOGAMI - [[Namidaame monogatari|涙雨物語]] (all animations)
* SAUGA MOGAMI - [[Namidaame monogatari|涙雨物語]] (all animations)
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* Knight / Night - [[Sanctum Crusade]]
* Knight / Night - [[Sanctum Crusade]]
* Mimi:
* Mimi:
** [[BAROQUE HOEDOWN (Electrical parade no theme)|BAROQUE HOEDOWN (エレクトリカルパレードのテーマ)]] (costume only)
** [[BAROQUE HOEDOWN]] (costume only)
** [[POP'N CARNIVAL MARCH|ポップンカーニバルマーチ]] (1P)  
** [[POP'N CARNIVAL MARCH|ポップンカーニバルマーチ]] (1P)  
* NAKAJI - [[Pop music ron|ポップミュージック論]]
* NAKAJI - [[Pop music ron|ポップミュージック論]]
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* Mimi:
* Mimi:
* [[DA DA DA DANCING!!]] (2P)
* [[DA DA DA DANCING!!]] (2P)
* [[Super Mario Brothers BGM Medley|スーパーマリオブラザーズBGMメドレー]]
* [[Super Mario Brothers BGM medley|スーパーマリオブラザーズBGMメドレー]]
* Nikolaschka - [[Deep Magenta]]
* Nikolaschka - [[Deep Magenta]]
* Nyami - DA DA DA DANCING!! (1P)
* Nyami - DA DA DA DANCING!! (1P)
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* hannes - [[Apocalypse ~memento mori~]]
* hannes - [[Apocalypse ~memento mori~]]
* GITA-KEN (ギタケン) - [[Guitar kendo|ギターケンドー]]
* GITA-KEN (ギタケン) - [[Guitar kendo|ギターケンドー]]
* KANOKO - [[Rin to shite saku hana no gotoku|凛として咲く花の如く]]
* [[KANOKO]] - [[Rin to shite saku hana no gotoku|凛として咲く花の如く]]
* lithos - [[Polis]] (with [[Kinoko|きの子]])
* lithos - [[Polis]] (with [[Kinoko|きの子]])
* Natsubou (なつ坊) - [[Natsuyasumi no bouken|なつやすみのぼうけん]]
* Natsubou (なつ坊) - [[Natsuyasumi no bouken|なつやすみのぼうけん]]
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* Parrot - [[Kago no tori|駕篭の鳥]]
* Parrot - [[Kago no tori|駕篭の鳥]]
* Poet - [[Tsubomi|つぼみ]]
* Poet - [[Tsubomi|つぼみ]]
* Roku (六) - [[Rodan|路男]]
* Roku (六) - [[Roman|路男]]
* WELL-DONE - [[Soul On Fire]]
* WELL-DONE - [[Soul On Fire]]
* ∑ - [[ZETA ~sosuu no sekai to chouetsusha~|ZETA~素数の世界と超越者~]]
* ∑ - [[ZETA~sosuu no sekai to chouetsusha~|ZETA~素数の世界と超越者~]]


=== pop'n music 16 PARTY♪ ===
=== pop'n music 16 PARTY♪ ===
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* SMOKE - [[Ergosphere]]
* SMOKE - [[Ergosphere]]
* Taako - [[Konamonya ninjouka|こなもん屋人情歌]]
* Taako - [[Konamonya ninjouka|こなもん屋人情歌]]
* TAMAKI - [[Tamayura|たまゆら]] (original design by [[Keigo Fukushima|K-GO]])
* TENT-KANT - [[Schrodinger no neko|シュレーディンガーの猫]]
* TENT-KANT - [[Schrodinger no neko|シュレーディンガーの猫]]


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* Raizou (雷蔵) - [[Hayate|疾風]] (clean-up/porting)
* Raizou (雷蔵) - [[Hayate|疾風]] (clean-up/porting)
* Reo☆kun - [[Zero gravity|ゼロ・グラビティ]]
* Reo☆kun - [[Zero gravity|ゼロ・グラビティ]]
* Root@Choudou-ken (ルート@超ドー研) - [[Koi hadou? Moro hadou OK houteishiki!!|恋はどう?モロ◎波動OK☆方程式!!]]
* Root@Choudou-ken (ルート@超ドー研) - [[Koi hadou? Moro hadou OK houteishiki!!|恋はどう?モロ◎波動OK☆方程式!!]]
* Sattan (さったん) - [[Makai! Tsukai! Hell dance|魔界!痛快!ヘルダンス]]
* Sattan (さったん) - [[Makai! Tsukai! Hell dance|魔界!痛快!ヘルダンス]]
* Sherry - [[Broadway Diva]]
* Sherry - [[Broadway Diva]]
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== Jacket Illustrations ==
== Jacket Illustrations ==
* [[3y3s (JMBS FUNKOT RMX)]]
* [[3y3s (JMBS FUNKOT RMX)]]
* [[BabeL ~Next Story~|BabeL 〜Next Story〜]] (with [[Kinrui|菌類]])
* [[BabeL ~Next Story~|BabeL 〜Next Story〜]] (with [[KINRUI|菌類]])
* [[bass 2 bass (Tracy vs. Astronomical Remix)]]
* [[bass 2 bass (Tracy vs. Astronomical Remix)]]
* [[Black Emperor]]
* [[Black Emperor]]
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== Overlays ==
== Overlays ==
* [[OOO]]
* [[OOO]]
* [[PAPAYAPA BASS]]
* [[PAPAYAPA BASS]]
* [[shuriken]] (with [[Nagisa Nakamoto|NAGI忍]])
* [[shuriken]] (with [[Nagisa Nakamoto|NAGI忍]])
* [[SpaceLand TOYBOX|SpaceLand☆TOYBOX]]
* [[SpaceLand TOYBOX|SpaceLand☆TOYBOX]]
* [[Night city aventure|ナイトシティー・アヴァンチュール]]


== Videos ==
== Videos ==


=== beatmania ===
==== beatmania 5thMIX ====
* [[22DUNK]]
* [[ALL PRO]]
* [[BOA BOA LADY (JAMMING-MIX)]]
* [[COME AND GET IT]]
* [[CRYMSON]]
* [[CYCLE]]
* [[DENIM]]
* [[DO IT ALL NIGHT]]
* [[FINDING A NEW WORLD]]
* [[FREAKOUT]]
* [[HELL SCAPER]]
* [[HIGHER]]
* [[LINN 1999]]
* [[Manmachine plays Jazz ~MIO2~]]
* [[MOTIVATION]]
* [[OPERATOR]]
* [[R3]]
* [[SYSTEM]]
* [[THE ONLY WAY IS UP]]
* [[THE RACE]]
* [[THRASH TRAXX]]
* [[TOTAL RECALL]]
* [[UP ON THE FLOOR]]
* [[WONDERLAND (UKS MIX)]]
==== beatmania ClubMIX ====
* [[BANG BANG BANG]]
* [[DISCO DANCING]]
* [[SUPER DYNAMITE SOUL]]
* [[SWEET BREEZE]]
* [[TAIYO NI HOERO -SHOUGEKI-]]
* [[TOKIO]]
* [[Viva2000 -27mix]]
* [[WALKIN' IN THE SUN]]
=== beatmania IIDX ===
* [[Apocalypse ~dirge of swans~|Apocalypse ~dirge of swans~]]
* [[Apocalypse ~dirge of swans~|Apocalypse ~dirge of swans~]]
* [[BLACK OUT]]
* [[Funky sonic World]]
* [[Little Prayer]]
* [[moon_child]] (with [[Hotaru Matsuzaki|F-FLY]])
* [[moon_child]] (with [[Hotaru Matsuzaki|F-FLY]])
* [[murmur twins]]
* [[murmur twins]]
* [[murmur twins (guitar pop ver.)]]
* [[murmur twins(guitar pop ver.)|murmur twins (guitar pop ver.)]]
* [[oratio]]
* [[oratio]]
* [[op.31 jojou|op.31 叙情]]
* [[op.31 jojou|op.31 叙情]]
* [[pot-pourri d'orange]] (illustrations)
* [[Second Style (Hip Hop Paradise)]] (additional help)
* [[Second Style (Hip Hop Paradise)]] (additional help)
* [[The end of my spiritually]]
* [[The end of my spiritually]]
* [[Votum stellarum]]
* [[Votum stellarum]]
* [[Otome ryouran mai sakihokore|乙女繚乱 舞い咲き誇れ]] (with 岸華, もとこ, [[Kinrui|菌類]])
* [[Rin to shite saku hana no gotoku|凛として咲く花の如く]]
* [[Rin to shite saku hana no gotoku|凛として咲く花の如く]]
=== Guitar Freaks/drummania ===
* [[BLACK OUT]]
* [[Funky sonic World]]
* [[Little Prayer]]
* [[pot-pourri d'orange]] (illustrations)
=== [[HinaBitter|ひなビタ♪]] ===
* [[Otome ryouran mai sakihokore|乙女繚乱 舞い咲き誇れ]] (with 岸華, もとこ, [[KINRUI|菌類]])


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Tomoko Shiono

Staff Information

Biographical Information

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 characters, and moved up to became an artist for pop'n music 2. Afterwards Tomoko worked on beatmania as a graphic designer. In late 2000 she returned to pop'n music again in pop'n music 5, where she remained a constant contributor for the next 15 years. At her peak Tomoko did as many as half to two-thirds of the character designs per pop'n music game. She remained part of the pop'n music staff through pop'n music Sunny Park.

Tomoko has also done videos for beatmania IIDX on and off since 8th style, mostly for wac, all of them except Votum stellarum and 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.

Tomoko currently contributes as a CG designer for the SOUND VOLTEX series.

Trivia

  • Tomoko is tied with VJ GYO for the longest career of any in-house staff member in BEMANI, having have had a career in BEMANI since the very first 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.
    • 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.
  • Tomoko at one point lived in Paris, as noted in the staff comments for ムーンライト伝説.
    • The staff comments for her version of Mimi note she watched Sailor Moon while in college there. Since the dub of that series began in France in late 1993, this pins her birth year being somewhere around the early 1970's.
  • According to a pop'n music 11 Q&A, the reason some artists for covers in pop'n music are only credited to ♪♪♪♪♪ is due to request from the cover artists themselves to not reveal their names, noting they're shy.
    • She also notes the music notes are there instead of a blank because she wanted to have something there.

Aliases

  • shio / シオ
  • kaeru

pop'n CG designs

pop'n music 2

pop'n music 5

pop'n music 6

pop'n music 7

pop'n music 8

pop'n music 9

pop'n music 10

pop'n music 11

pop'n music 12 いろは

Unless otherwise specified, all of shio's CG design in pop'n music 12 are character designs only.

pop'n music 13 カーニバル

pop'n music 14 FEVER!

pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE

pop'n music 16 PARTY♪

pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE

pop'n music portable

pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝

pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET

pop'n music portable 2

pop'n music 20 fantasia

pop'n music Sunny Park

pop'n music ラピストリア

GRAFICA

  • 博麗霊夢&霧雨魔理沙

Jacket Illustrations

Overlays

Videos

beatmania

beatmania 5thMIX

beatmania ClubMIX

beatmania IIDX

Guitar Freaks/drummania

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