QP:flapper

QP:flapper is a two-member illustrator unit consisting of Japanese artists Tometa Ohara and Koharu Sakura. Since 2001, they have provided character designs for anime and light novels.^[1] In 2005, they debuted as character designers in Leaf's game Kusari.

According to an interview in Dengeki G's Magazine, Ohara and Sakura first met at Ikebukuro's Taishōromandō, a specialty store for goods from Sega's Sakura Wars franchise.^[2] After they formed as a unit, they produced dōjinshi based on various games by Leaf such as To Heart. Ohara and Sakura's pseudonyms were initially simply Tometa (トメ太) and Pimeko (ぴめこ), but Pimeko changed her name to Koharu Sakura in October 2006. In response of this, Tometa added Ohara as a surname to his pseudonym. However, they still used their old aliases when working on visual novels.

Members

• Tometa Ohara (小原 トメ太 Ohara Tometa) or simply Tometa
• Koharu Sakura (さくら 小春 Sakura Koharu) or Pimeko (ぴめこ) - Sakura were born on April 10. She likes alpacas and Hello Project. Her hobby is sleeping.^[3]

Works

Character design

Anime

• Celestial Method^[4]
• Etotama ("pretty" version)
• Ongaku Shōjo
• Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars

Social games

• Girl Friend Beta

Visual novels

Ohara and Sakura are credited under the pseundonyms Tometa and Pimeko, respectively.

• Berry's - 2013 (Sphere)
• Edo Ranze ~Come on! Mito Hime-sama~ - 2008 (Alice Soft)
• Eiyū*Senki GOLD (guest artist) - 2015 (Tenco)
• Girl Friend Beta: Kimi to Sugosu Natsuyasumi - 2015 (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
• Kusari - 2005 (Leaf)
• Hoshi no Ōji-kun - 2011 (Leaf)

Others

• Yasushi Akimoto's "two dimensional idols" project^[5]

Illustrations

Light novels

• Boku no Kawaii Ojōsama - 2012 (Fujimi Fantasia Bunko)^[6]
• Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Universe (anthology light novel) - 2015 (MF Bunko J)
• Bokutachi no Paradox - 2007 (Fujimi Mystery Bunko)
• Girlish Number (character design and colored illustrations only) - 2016 (Dengeki G's Magazine)
• MM! - 2007 (MF Bunko J)
• Gadget Girl (credited under their respective name) - 2006 (Super Dash Bunko)^[7]
• Lucky Chance! - 2007 (Dengeki Bunko)
• Rock Paper Scissors - 2013 (Fujimi Fantasia Bunko)^[8]

Anime eyecatch

• Sasami-san@Ganbaranai (episode 11, Ohara only)
• Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai (episode 3)
• Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life (episode 5)

References

1. "Tometa Ohara's official blog". tometa_blog (in Japanese). Tometa Ohara. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
2. "太正浪漫堂". 太正浪漫堂. Sega Entertainment. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
3. "Koharu Sakura's official blog". さくら小春のもじゃもじゃブログ (in Japanese). Koharu Sakura. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
4. "Kanon Writer Hisaya, MM! Artists QP:flapper Make Sora no Method TV Anime". Anime News Network. March 17, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
5. "Yasushi Akimoto's New Idol Group That 'Crosses Dimensions' Reveals 4 Character Designs". Anime News Network. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
6. "ファンタジア文庫　2012年08月発売". Fujimi Shobo (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
7. "ガジェットガール (集英社スーパーダッシュ文庫) 文庫 – 2006/12" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
8. "ロック・ペーパー・シザーズ". Fujimi Shobo (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved 23 October 2016.

External Links

• Official website (Japanese)
• QP:flapper at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• "QP:flapper". The Visual Novel Database.