Tōru Fujisawa
Tōru Fujisawa is a Japanese manga artist. His name is romanized as Tohru Fujisawa on the Tokyopop English-language Great Teacher Onizuka books and as Toru Fujisawa on the Kodansha bilingual releases. His first serialized work was Adesugata Junjo Boy, published from 1989 in Weekly Shōnen Magazine. Fujisawa's best-known work is Great Teacher Onizuka about a biker, Eikichi Onizuka, and his attempt to become and remain a teacher. It is a sequel to Shōnan Jun'ai Gumi! and its side story Bad Company. In 1998, Fujisawa won the Kodansha Manga Award for Great Teacher Onizuka.
Personal
Fujisawa was born and raised in Hokkaido and started drawing as a child. Fujisawa originally wanted to be in animation but decided manga would give him more freedom. He based Shonan Junai Gumi at a seaside location after growing up inland. At the age of 17, he moved to Tokyo by himself to become a manga artist. He wrote science fiction Dōjinshi and submitted them to publishers. He is a fan of Initial D and was inspired by Akira. He is also a fan of the beat 'em up video game Spartan X (Kung-Fu Master).In 2010, he married actress Ayano Sugiyama.
Works
Love You Adesugata Junjo Boy Shonan Junai Gumi Bad Company Great Teacher Onizuka Rose Hip Rose Wild Base Ballers Himitsu Sentai Momoider Tokko Rose Hip Zero Magnum Rose Hip Kamen Teacher Reverend D Animal Joe Unhappy! Tooi Hoshi kara Kita ALICE GTO: 14 Days in Shonan Repoman Soul! Soul Reviver Ino-Head Gargoyle GT-R - Great Transporter Ryuji Kamen Teacher BLACK GTO: Paradise Lost Oishii Kamishama- ''Soul Reviver South''