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CHRIS KAWAGIWA
IS A SOCAL NATIVE
AND WORKS AS
AN ILLUSTRATOR,
STORYBOARD ARTIST
AND AN OCCASIONAL
COMIC CREATOR. HIS
STORYBOARDS SPAN
COMMERCIALS, MUSIC
VIDEOS AND STREAMING
(WAFFLES + MOCHI ON
NETFLIX).
HE HAS WORKED ON
PROJECTS FOR DISNEY,
LUCASFILM, GOOGLE,
META, AMERICAN
GREETINGS AND
PLAYMATES TOYS. AND
WHILE THE RECOGNIZABLE
BRANDS ARE ALWAYS A
DELIGHT TO BE A PART OF,
HE ENJOYS SEARCHING
FOR THE SMALL-SCALE
HUMAN CONNECTION
IN STORYTELLING.
MOST RECENTLY, HE'S
STEPPING INTO CREATOR-
OWNED IP DEVELOPMENT
WITH HIS ANIMAL
ASTRONAUT CREW, THE
PAWSMONAUTS!
Chris
Kawagiwa
