Érica Awano
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 Erica Awano at the 2014 Comic Con Experience in São Paulo, Brasil | |
| Born | Érica Awano 12 December Brazil |
| Occupation | Comic 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ↑ "Autores". Holy Avenger. Archived from the original on 2003-06-03. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
- ↑ "Mangakás e algo mais". Rio Comicon. October 24, 2011. Archived from the original on October 26, 2011.
- 1 2 Erica Awano - Interview
- 1 2 A Arte de Holy Avenger. Talismã.
External links
[edit]- 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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