| Érica Awano | |
| Birth Name: | Érica Awano |
| Birth Date: | 12 December |
| Birth Place: | Brazil |
| Nationality: | Japanese Brazilian |
| 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]
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.