Norio Shioyama
Norio Shioyama was an animator, illustrator, character designer, and animation director born in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. He is most well known for his work as character designer on the anime television series Armored Trooper Votoms. Shioyama, along with Kōichi Murata, Kazuo Komatsubara, and Kōshin Yonekawa, was one of the founding members of the animation studio Oh! Production.
Profile
In 1961, Shioyama moved to Tokyo. In 1966, he joined Hatena Pro under the direction of Bonjin Nagaki. After helping to found Oh! Production in 1970, Shioyama left to become a freelancer, doing work for Tatsunoko Pro and working on many projects for Sunrise as an animation director.Shioyama's first project as a character designer was for Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3, which anime director Ryōsuke Takahashi praised. Shioyama then worked on such shows as Fang of the Sun Dougram as animation production chief, and Armored Trooper Votoms, Panzer World Galient, and Ronin Warriors as both character designer and animation production chief. Together with Takahashi, he and his designs epitomized Sunrise's work in the 1980s.
On April 13, 2017, a fire occurred at 1:00 AM, destroying his eighth-floor apartment in a 14-floor danchi in Misato, Saitama Prefecture. Shioyama and his wife Tokiko were both found dead, he was 77 years old.
Awards
Shioyama has received multiple awards and recognition throughout his career. Those listed here are chronological, with the oldest at the top.- First place, Most Popular Male Character: Chirico Cuvie from Armored Trooper Votoms
- Best Work Award for Armored Trooper Votoms: The Last Red Shoulder
- Readers Award for Yoroiden Samurai Troopers
- Fan Grand Award, Sakuhin Award for Yoroiden Samurai Troopers
- Fan Grand Award, Male Character Award for Ryō Sanada/Wildfire Ryō from ''Yoroiden Samurai Troopers''
Animation works
Listed alphabetically in chronological order.TV
- Star of the Giants
- Attack No. 1
- Tiger Mask
- Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
- Casshan
- Brave Raideen
- Tekkaman: The Space Knight
- Combattler V
- Voltes V
- Daimos
- Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3
- Daltanius
- Trider G7
- Saikyō Robo: Daioja
- Fang of the Sun Dougram
- Shiroi Kiba: White Fang Monogatari
- Armored Trooper Votoms
- Panzer World Galient
- The Centurions
- Metal Armor Dragonar
- Yoroiden Samurai Troopers, chief animation director for opening and ending animation )
- Mobile Suit Victory Gundam
- Yamiyo no Jidaigeki Rō no Saka
- Jūsenshi Gulkeeva
- The King of Braves GaoGaiGar
- Infinite Ryvius
- InuYasha
- Onmyō Taisenki
- ''Yakitate!! Japan''
Video games
- Armored Troopers Votoms: The Battling Road
- Armored Troopers Votoms: Lightning Slash
- Sunrise Eiyūtan
- Sunrise Eiyūtan R
- ''Sunrise Eiyūtan 2''
Internet broadcast
- Kengō Retsuden #01: Hiken Tsubame Kaeshi
OVA
- Armored Trooper Votoms: The Last Red Shoulder
- Armored Troopers Votoms Vol.I: Stories of the A.T.Votoms
- Armored Troopers Votoms Vol.II: Highlights of the A.T.Votoms
- Armored Troopers Votoms: Big Battle
- Armored Troopers Votoms: Kumen
- Armored Troopers Votoms: Udo
- Panzer World Galient Part I: Earth Chapter
- Panzer World Galient Part II: Sky Chapter
- Panzer World Galient Part III: Iron Crest
- Armored Troopers Votoms: Kuento
- Armored Troopers Votoms: The Red Shoulder Document: Roots of Ambition
- Armored Troopers Votoms: Sansa
- Yoroiden Samurai Troopers Gaiden
- Yoroiden Samurai Troopers: Legend of Kikoutei
- Eiyū Gaiden Mosaica
- Samurai Troopers in Message
- Armored Troopers Votoms: Shining Heresy
- Yamiyo no Jidaigeki: Bakumatsu Rakuchū Kawaraban
- The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final
- ''Armored Trooper Votoms: Pailsen Files''
Film
- Tiger Mask: Fukumen League-sen
- Document: Fang of the Sun Dougram, animation director, new footage key animation )
- Japan Sunrise Anime Festival
- Neo Heroic Fantasia Arion
- Yoroiden Samurai Troopers: Legend of Kikoutei
- Mobile Suit Gundam F91
- InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
- InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
- InuYasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler
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Illustration works
Listed alphabetically in chronological order.Novels
- Fang of the Sun Dougram 1, by Hiroyuki Hoshiyama
- Fang of the Sun Dougram 2, by Hiroyuki Hoshiyama
- Armored Troopers Votoms: The First Red Shoulder, by Sōji Yoshikawa
- Armored Troopers Votoms: The Last Red Shoulder, by Sōji Yoshikawa
- Seijūshi Glint vol.1-3, by Yoshitake Suzuki
- Ake-Ō Hōkōden 1: Gekishin no Hatō, by Masanori Hama
- Mosaica, by Ryōsuke Takahashi
- Kōkoku no Shugosha vol.1-7, by Daisuke Satō
- Yoroiden Samurai Troopers: Eikonhen, by Yoshie Kawahara
- Yoroiden Samurai Troopers: Kankonhen, by Yoshie Kawahara
- Yoroiden Samurai Troopers: Kikōtei Densetsu, by Mamoru Hamatsu
- Armored Troopers Votoms I: Udo-hen, by Ryōsuke Takahashi
- Armored Troopers Votoms II: Kumen-hen, by Ryōsuke Takahashi
- Armored Troopers Votoms III: Sansa-hen, by Ryōsuke Takahashi
- Armored Troopers Votoms IV: Kuento-hen, by Ryōsuke Takahashi
CD drama
- Armored Troopers Votoms, by Ryōsuke Takahashi
- Yoroiden Samurai Troopers Memorials Deluxe, includes illustration book and video
- CD Drama Collections: Sangokushi vol.1-8
- CD Drama Collections: Sangokushi: Highlights #1
- CD Drama Collections: Sangokushi: Zhuge Liang Seiranden vol.1-4
- Armored Troopers Votoms Digital Memorials 1
- CD Drama Collections: Sangokushi DX
- Onmyō Taisenki OP "Kimi to nara" ED "Sora Kakeagaru" Special Limited Edition
Manga
- Shin Yoroiden Samurai Troopers, created by Hajime Yatate and Izumi Nikaidō, written by Yūji Hosoi, armor design by Hideo Okamoto
Collections
- Shioyama Norio no Sekai: Odyssey
- Shioyama Norio Gashū
- ''Eikyū Hozonban: Shioyama Norio Artwork Kessakusen''
Silk screen artwork
These silk screen prints are available through the Eagle Gallery and Art Collection House KK.From Armored Troopers Votoms and published in 2001 :Shuttatsu Shijima Senmu Kizuna Ketsuzen
- ''Sōei''