SCIFI.COM : Chi-Chian, The Origins

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SCIFI.COM : Chi-Chian, The Origins

Way cool – very odd.

“…In 1989, 22-year-old Voltaire was in Tokyo meeting with advertising agencies and toy companies about a series of animated projects. One night in an outdoor cafe, a thought sprung into his mind and resulted in a drawing on the tablecloth before him. There on that tablecloth, Chi-Chian was born. Back in New York, where Voltaire was heavily entrenched in the world of directing and animating television commercials, Chi-Chian would occasionally show up on napkin drawings in New York cafes where Voltaire relaxed between projects….”