[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.

[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.

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