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]

References

  1. 1 2 井沢 満 [Mann Izawa]. Mangapedia (in Japanese). Heibonsha, Shogakukan, et al. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  2. ↑ Nakamura, Yuichi (February 3, 2018). 市原隼人主演『明日の君がもっと好き』は伝説の同性愛ドラマのあの人が手がけていた！ [Ashita no Kimi ga Motto Suki, starring Hayato Ichihara, was produced by the person of a legendary gay love drama!]. Joshi Spa! (in Japanese). Fusosha Publishing. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  3. ↑ Gerstner, David A., ed. (2011) [First published 2006]. Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture. New York: Routledge. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-415-56966-8. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  4. ↑ レディジョージィ [Lady Georgie]. Digital Daijisen Plus (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via Kotobank.
  5. 1 2 "Profile: Work". IgarashiYumiko.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  6. ↑ Macdonald, Christopher. "Candy Candy Lawsuit Ends". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 13, 2022. Igarashi has been involved in a similar feud with Man Izawa, the author of GEORGIE!, another manga that Igarashi illustrated.


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