HIROMI ONO

Animator / Head Animation Director / Character Designer

Profile

Anime professional active since 1989. She trained at Studio Junio and has experience with the entire production process, including inbetweening, key animation, animation direction, character design, and chief direction. In RINKAI! (a series broadcast on Jonu Play), she debuted as a character designer, overseeing model consistency and acting.

Career

•            1989 · She joins Studio Junio.

•            Inbetweening · Soreike! Anpanman, Dragon Ball Z, Inu Yasha

•            Key animation · Mahō no Princess Minky Momo ova.

•            Animation director · Debut in Baketsu de Gohan; becomes freelance.

•            Chief animation director · Nanatsu no Taizai: Fundo no Shinpan.

•            Character design + Chief director · RINKAI! (a series broadcast on Jonu Play)

Notable works

Animation director

•            GO-GO Tamagotchi

•            Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Kokotama (Seasons 1 y 2)

•            Kirakira Happy★Hirake! Kokotama

•            MIX

•            Major 2nd (Season 2)

Chief animation director

•            Nanatsu no Taizai: Fundo no Shinpan (The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon’s Judgement)

•            Kanojo, Okarishimasu (Rent-A-Girlfriend, seasons 3 y 4)

•            RINKAI! (a series broadcast on Jonu Play)

Bio

Hiromi Ono began her career in 1989 at Studio Junio. She transitioned from in-between animation to key animation on iconic series such as Dragon Ball Z and Inu Yasha. After receiving her first credit as an animation director for Baketsu de Gohan, she began freelancing and worked on a variety of TV productions with different teams and styles. She established herself as a chief animation director with Nanatsu no Taizai: Fundo no Shinpan, and she created her first character designs for RINKAI!, while also taking on the role of overall animation supervisor.