Gto: The Early Years Vol.13

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Before Ekichi Onizuka would become the Greatest Teacher in the World, he and Ryuji Danma were members of infamous biker gang, Oni Baku. When not out riding around and getting into trouble, this duo could be found in school, trying to pick up young women. As readers will soon find out in this prequel to the massively popular GTO series, even the renowned Onizuka had to start somewhere. The hilarious adventures of a young Ekichi Onizuka have finally arrived in English.

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This prequel to the immensely popular GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka) actually came out first in Japan, but is lesser known. Theres slapstick galore Theres also plenty of tear-jerking pathos. [GTO: The Early Years] offers lots of rowdy high-school fun, with a pleasant absence of shrinking girls and an abundance of good humor.
Publishers Weekly

Hows Onizuka, brawler extraordinaire, supposed to deal with someone who not only doesnt feel pain but positively thrives on it If you start here without any context, youre liable to be a little lost. To compensate for that, though, theyve post some notes Me, I walked in more or less cold, picked up most of what I need to know from context, and laughed myself out of my chair all the same.
Genji Press

Author Bio

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.