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was born August 6, 1945 is a popular manga writer mostly known for his popular manga and anime series Lady Georgie! which was illustrated by Yumiko Igarashi. In recent years Izawa has been mostly known for his legal feuds with Igarashi for publishing rights to produce merchandise of the Lady Georgie! series, a similar situation that Igarashi is dealing with Kyoko Mizuki, the original creator of Candy Candy series.