The result is, well, awesome.
[Images: Thomasintokyo]
Tokyo-based animator Thomas Romain, whom Kotaku has profiled previously (here and here), has been uploading pics, showing his take on character designs created by his two sons.
Via Game Over, have a look at how Romain has been exploring their creativity.
親子イラスト[その2]
— ThomasRomain ロマン・トマ (@Thomasintokyo) January 8, 2017
原案:次男
イラスト:パパ
1980年代っぱいサイボーグ。懐かしい感じ。
Cyborg.
Concept design : son
Illustration : father pic.twitter.com/9SnVMSRslK
原案:息子
— ThomasRomain ロマン・トマ (@Thomasintokyo) December 24, 2016
イラスト:パパ
親子共同作品が楽しい。子供のアイデア発送が素晴らしい。 pic.twitter.com/zFLeDGlJ0M
親子デザイン工房(その3)
— ThomasRomain ロマン・トマ (@Thomasintokyo) January 15, 2017
マジックナイト?
原案:長男
イラスト:パパ
Magic Knight?
Original design : my oldest son
Illustration : father
The next one will be scarier! pic.twitter.com/gWLegLFiOj
親子デザイン工房 (No.04)
— ThomasRomain ロマン・トマ (@Thomasintokyo) January 22, 2017
スチームパンクの医者
原案:次男
イラスト:パパ
Steam punk doctor
Original design: son
Illustration : dad
Have a nice, creative day! pic.twitter.com/E92yaAbXcV
Romain has worked on an array of anime, including Space Dandy and Senki Zessho Symphogear. If you like Japan or anime, you should definitely follow Romain on Twitter.
These always turn out really cool, and the ones above are no exception. I love this stuff.