Erica Awano
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Erica Awano is a Japanese-Brazilian manga artist
. She is a granddaughter of Japanese immigrants. Even though her style is heavily influenced by Japanese manga and she has been called "the best Brazilian manga artist", 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 Mega Man
manga. She then proceeded to work in a Street Fighter Zero 3 manga, and also in the magazines Anime Ex and Animax. She was also co-creator of the mascot of the magazine Anime Do.
Her most successful and recognized work is the manga 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.
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
. She is a granddaughter of Japanese immigrants. Even though her style is heavily influenced by Japanese manga and she has been called "the best Brazilian manga artist", her works are considerably different from traditional manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
, mainly because of format.
Graduated in Literature by the University of São Paulo
University of São Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo is a public university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is the largest Brazilian university and one of the country's most prestigious...
, Erica Awano started her career in 1996, in a Mega Man
Mega Man (series)
Mega Man is a video game franchise from Capcom, starring the eponymous character Mega Man, or one of his many counterparts. The series is well-known and comprises well over fifty releases, easily making it Capcom's most prolific franchise. As of December 31, 2010, the series has sold approximately...
manga. She then proceeded to work in a Street Fighter Zero 3 manga, and also in the magazines Anime Ex and Animax. She was also co-creator of the mascot of the magazine Anime Do.
Her most successful and recognized work is the manga series Holy Avenger
Holy Avenger
Holy Avenger is a Brazilian comic book series by writer Marcelo Cassaro and artist Erica Awano.A successful post-teenage Brazilian comic, it is set in the medieval fantasy world of Arton, part of the RPG campaign setting Tormenta.-Overview:...
, 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.
