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 (1984, 6th Anime Grand Prix in Animage magazine) for Armored Trooper Votoms: The Last Red Shoulder (1985, 2nd Japan Anime Grand Award • Atom Award) Readers Award for Yoroiden Samurai Troopers (1990, 13th Anime Grand Prix, Animage magazine) Fan Grand Award, Sakuhin Award for Yoroiden Samurai Troopers (1990, 7th Japan Anime Grand Award • Atom Award) Fan Grand Award, Male Character Award for Ryō Sanada/Wildfire Ryō from Yoroiden Samurai Troopers (1990, 7th Japan Anime Grand Award • Atom Award) Animation works Listed alphabetically in chronological order (oldest at top). TV Star of the Giants (1968–1971, key animation) Attack No. 1 (1969–1971, key animation) Tiger Mask (1969–1971, key animation) Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (1972–1974, key animation) Casshan (1973–1974, animation director, key animation) Brave Raideen (1975, animation director) Tekkaman: The Space Knight (1975, key animation) Combattler V (1976–1977, animation director) Voltes V (1977–1978, animation director) Daimos (1978, animation director) Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 (1978–1979, character designer, animation director) Daltanius (1979–1980,