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Érica Awano
Erica Awano at the 2014 Comic Con Experience in São Paulo, Brasil
Born
Érica Awano

12 December
Brazil
NationalityJapanese Brazilian
OccupationComic Artist


Érica Awano (born 12 December),[1] is a Japanese-Brazilian comics artist. Her style is heavily influenced by Japanese manga, but differ considerably from traditional manga in their format.[2]

Biography

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The daughter of Japanese immigrants, Awano graduated from the University of São Paulo in Literature. She started her career in 1996 illustrating Novas Aventuras de Megaman, a digest size comic book based on the Mega Man franchise.[3] She then worked on a limited series based on Street Fighter Zero 3, written by Marcelo Cassaro and columns on how-to draw for magazines Anime Ex and Animax. She was the co-creator of the mascot of the magazine Anime Do.[4]

She has illustrated role-playing games books for 3D&T and Tormenta, among others.[3] Her most successful and recognized work is the comic series Holy Avenger (a spin-off of Tormenta),[4] which lasted for 42 issues and spawned a handful of other projects, including other comics, an audio CD with professional actors playing the characters, and an animated series.

References

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  1. ^ "Autores". Holy Avenger. Archived from the original on 2003-06-03. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  2. ^ "Mangakás e algo mais". Rio Comicon. October 24, 2011. Archived from the original on October 26, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Erica Awano - Interview
  4. ^ a b A Arte de Holy Avenger. Talismã.
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