>>51849794>Dawn & Pearlshipping is his favoriteIf it's that, then Pokeshipping is his favorite kid. Tomioka's 1st episode was PM97 003, the one where Misty softened her opinion about Ash due to watching his love for Pokémon.
>Following Tomioka's instructionsKek, it's the actual opposite. Tomioka follows Tomiyasu, Yonemura, Yuyama and the higherups' instructions.
If something, it's the storyboarder who has to follow Tomioka's scripts.