Erica Awano
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Erica Awano (born December 12 at unrevealed year) is a Brazilian comic book artist. She is a granddaughter of Japanese immigrants. Even tough her style is heavily influenced by Japanese comics and she has been called "the best Brazilian manga-ka", her works are considerably different from traditional manga, mainly because of format.
Graduated in Literature by the University of São Paulo, Erica Awano started her career in 1996, in a Megaman comic. She then proceeded to work in a Street Figher Zero 3 comic book, and also in the magazines Anime Ex and Animax. She was also co-creator of the mascot of the magazine Anime-do.
Undoubtely, her most successful and recognized work is the comic book series Holy Avenger, 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 the embryo for an animated series.
See also
External links
- Exquisite example of Awano´s work (http://www.holyavenger.com.br/img/galeria/grandes/Volume%20II.jpg)
- Another example of her work (http://www.holyavenger.com.br/img/download/img-grandes/OsAvengervaoaPraia.GIF)
- Review of Holy Avenger (http://hq.cosmo.com.br/textos/quadrindex/qholyavenger.shtm)
- Official Holy Avenger site (http://www.holyavenger.com.br)
