Érica Awano
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Érica Awano (born 12 December),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> is a Japanese-Brazilian comics artist. Her style is heavily influenced by Japanese manga, but differ considerably from traditional manga in their format.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Biography
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.<ref name="interview">Erica Awano - Interview</ref> 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.<ref name="arte">Template:Cite book</ref>
She has illustrated role-playing games books for 3D&T and Tormenta, among others.<ref name="interview"/> Her most successful and recognized work is the comic series Holy Avenger (a spin-off of Tormenta),<ref name="arte"/> 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/
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