Born in 1967, Tohru Fujisawa is a veteran Japanese comic artist and
multimillion unit seller. Best known globally for his international
sensation Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO), Fujisawa was the 22nd
Kodansha Comic Award Winner in 1998 for his work on the hit series.
The GTO property would go on to inspire two animated TV series and
an internationally distributed live action TV series by the same
name.
Since GTO Fujisawa has gone on to pen thirteen more comic series,
with four of those properties landing on American shores. Fujisawa
continues to be one of the most beloved manga artists of this
generation.
“If I had to boil it down to a high concept, I’d probably say that
GTO is about believing in yourself enough to have a good time in
life. Fujisawa does a pretty good job balancing the more saccharine
elements of the series with the knock-down, drag-out, somewhat
perverted jokes. It’s clearly a comedy, but when it takes a turn
into drama, it doesn’t feel unnatural. 14 Days in Shonan looks like
one of those series that can be brutally funny when it wants to
be…I’ve got high hopes.” —Comics Alliance
“Cracking open Vertical Inc.’s release of GTO: 14 Days in Shonan
brought back a lot of manga memories. A lot of the comedy comes not
from what’s going on around or happening to Onizuka, but how he
reacts to it all… Established fans will definitely get more out of
it, but there’s enough fun here to ‘open the doors of all hearts,’
as Onizuka himself would put it.” —Otaku USA Magazine
“While I’ve largely fallen out of manga for a number of reasons,
there are certain things that will always draw me back. Discovering
that the man behind Great Teacher Onizuka decided to do another
series focusing on the character is definitely one of them… The
opening volume makes things well connected to the original and
adjusts to the new situation with ease in a way that doesn’t
detract or impact what has come before… This is a ride I am
completely enthused about.” —Fandom Post
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