Nobuhiro Watsuki
In manga, Nobuhiro Watsuki based the character Kurogasa Udō Jin-e of his series "Rurouni Kenshin" on Izō; the author admits that the character bears little resemblance to Izō. Hideaki Sorachi also based Nizo Okada, a character in his work "Gintama", on Izō. Masami Kurumada, author of the popular "Saint Seiya" manga series, more recently added a character to his work, called Capricorn Izō, who is inspired by Okada.