Érica Awano (born 12 December), is a Japanese-Brazilian

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. Her style is heavily influenced by Japanese

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, but differ considerably from traditional manga in their format.

Biography

The daughter of Japanese immigrants, Awano graduated from the

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in Literature. She started her career in 1996 illustrating ''Novas Aventuras de Megaman'', a

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based on the ''

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'' franchise.Erica Awano - Interview
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based on ''

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'', written by

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and columns on

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draw for magazines ''Anime Ex'' and ''Animax''. She was the co-creator of the mascot of the magazine ''Anime Do''. She has illustrated

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books for

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and Tormenta, among others. Her most successful and recognized work is the comic series ''

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'' (a spin-off of Tormenta), 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

External links

Interview at Street Fighter RPG Brazil

Review of Holy Avenger
* https://web.archive.org/web/20151010025134/http://revistaogrito.ne10.uol.com.br/page/blog/2015/05/29/erica-awano-desenhista-de-holy-avenger-e-confirmada-na-comic-con-experience/ Brazilian people of Japanese descent Women manga artists Japanese fantasy artists Brazilian fantasy artists Living people Role-playing game artists Year of birth missing (living people) Brazilian female comics artists Brazilian speculative fiction artists Prêmio Angelo Agostini winners {{LatAm-comics-creator-stub