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Mitsuru Izawa (井澤 満, Izawa Mitsuru, born August 6, 1945), better known as Mann Izawa (井沢 満, Izawa Man), is a Japanese screenwriter and novelist. [1]
In 1991, he won the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Newcomer Award for his writing on the medical drama series Gekai Arimori Saeko (外科医有森冴子). [1] His gay-themed drama series Dōsōkai (同窓会), which aired on prime-time television in 1993, is considered a pioneering work for its depiction of gay relationships. [2] [3]
Izawa also wrote several manga series that were illustrated by Yumiko Igarashi in the 1980s, including Georgie!, which was adapted into an anime series; [4] Twinkle Star 2 (ティンクル・スター2); [5] and Boku no Brassiere Island (ぼくのブラジャー♡アイランド). [5] In the late 1990s, he was involved in a legal dispute with Igarashi over merchandising rights to Georgie! [6]
Igarashi has been involved in a similar feud with Man Izawa, the author of GEORGIE!, another manga that Igarashi illustrated.
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Mitsuru Izawa (井澤 満, Izawa Mitsuru, born August 6, 1945), better known as Mann Izawa (井沢 満, Izawa Man), is a Japanese screenwriter and novelist. [1]
In 1991, he won the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Newcomer Award for his writing on the medical drama series Gekai Arimori Saeko (外科医有森冴子). [1] His gay-themed drama series Dōsōkai (同窓会), which aired on prime-time television in 1993, is considered a pioneering work for its depiction of gay relationships. [2] [3]
Izawa also wrote several manga series that were illustrated by Yumiko Igarashi in the 1980s, including Georgie!, which was adapted into an anime series; [4] Twinkle Star 2 (ティンクル・スター2); [5] and Boku no Brassiere Island (ぼくのブラジャー♡アイランド). [5] In the late 1990s, he was involved in a legal dispute with Igarashi over merchandising rights to Georgie! [6]
Igarashi has been involved in a similar feud with Man Izawa, the author of GEORGIE!, another manga that Igarashi illustrated.