The sequel to the groundbreaking manga Great Teacher Onizuka takes its titular lead back home to the rough and tough surfing heaven of Shonan.
Learning comes alive when your teacher is part outlaw, and from the imagination of acclaimed manga author Tooru Fujisawabiker-turned-educator Eikichi Onizuka (aka GTO--Great Teacher Onizuka) has becomeone of the most exciting, engaging, and poignant protagonists in the world of graphic novels (andonscreen as well). The sequel to the groundbreaking manga Great Teacher Onizuka takes its title character back to his hometown, the rough, tough surfer's heaven of Shonan, which the teacher finds in desperate need of educational reform. Onizuka and the kids from the White Swan Youth Home participate in the local Flugtag event. Although his methods areunorthodox, the benefits to hisstudents are undeniable, and over his holiday in Shonan, GTOis going to teach them some lessons they--and the reader--will never forget.
Born in 1967, Toru Fujisawa is a veteran Japanese comic artist and multimillion unit seller. Best known globally for his international sensation Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO), Fujisawa was awarded the 22nd Kodansha Comic Award 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 thirteen more comic series, with four of those properties (TOKKO, Rose Hip Rose, Rose Hip Zero and Shonan Junai-gumi) landing on American shores. At 44 the Hokkaido native continues to be one of the most beloved manga artists of this generation.
ISBN: 9781935654629
Author: Toru Fujisawa
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 15 April 2013
Publisher: Vertical Inc
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (mm): 129 x 184 x 14
Weight (kg): 0.15
