The manga was relaunched on April 1 earlier this year after a hiatus of more than a year
Kodoani.com – On Tuesday, manga GTO: Paradise Lost Kai (GTO: Paradise Lost Renewed), the latest work by Tohru Fujisawahas been officially published final chapter on the website Magazine Pocket belong to Kodansha. This is an emotional ending to the famous side work, part of the manga series GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka) legendary.
GTO's Journey: Paradise Lost
Fujisawa debut GTO: Paradise Lost enter April 2014 in the magazine Weekly Young Magazine. The work quickly attracted attention as it continued the teacher's journey Eikichi Onizuka with many dramatic and profound details. Kodansha published 20th episode of manga in November 2022.
However, the journey of GTO: Paradise Lost not at all smooth. The manga is temporarily paused February 2023 and is expected to return in the summer of the same year. But the fans' wait was extended indefinitely when the work was no longer posted.
Enter September 2023Fujisawa revealed on Twitter that the manga had been removed from the journal while being serialized. At that time, he also considered the possibility of transferring the copyright to new publisher.
A surprising return and the final chapter
After a hiatus, the manga has officially returned new title GTO: Paradise Lost Kai (GTO: Paradise Lost Renewed) on the day April 1marks the final chapter of Onizuka's journey.
Although previously, Crunchyroll has provided an online version of this manga, including the latest chapters in Japan, service Crunchyroll Manga has stopped working December 2022. Present, Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing English digital versionand the 20th volume was released on March 2023.
GTO's legacy and inspirational work
GTO: Paradise Lost serves as the final chapter in the series GTOaccording to a statement by Fujisawa in 2021. Before that, manga titles like GTO: The Early Years also made a big splash in North America, published by Tokyopop and Vertical. Original manga GTO also inspired various adaptations, including TV anime and phim live-action. Special, GTO: The Early Years was remade into a live-action series in February 2020.
With the final chapter of GTO: Paradise Lost Kai has debuted, fans will have to say goodbye to one of the most popular and influential manga series. Mr. Onizuka and his story will forever be remembered as a symbol of comedy manga that blends social, educational, and emotional elements.