Source: Weekly Young Magazine issue 39
Fujisawa launched GTO: Paradise Lost, a spinoff of his GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka) manga, in Weekly Young Magazine in April 2014. Kodansha published the manga’s 20th compiled book volume in November 2022.
The manga went on hiatus in February 2023 and was slated to return in summer 2023, but did not resume serialization.
Fujisawa then stated on X (then Twitter) in September 2023 that the manga was on hiatus “after being booted from the magazine midway through its serialization.” He considered at the time if another publisher couldtake over the copyright.
The manga returned under the title GTO: Paradise Lost Kai (GTO: Paradise Lost Renewed) in Kodansha’s Magazine Pocket in April 2024, and it ended in October that same year.
Crunchyroll previously offered the manga online, including the latest chapters as they came out in Japan, but the company ceased offeringcatalog chapters of the title in 2018 and ended its Crunchyroll Manga service in December2023. Kodansha USA Publishing currently releases the manga digitally in English, and released the 20th volume in March 2023.
Tokyopop and Vertical have published other various GTO manga titles, including GTO: The Early Years, in North America. The originalmanga inspired a television anime, as well as several live-action adaptations. GTO: The Early Years inspired a new live-action series adaptation in February 2020. The new live-action series based on the original manga premiered on Kansai TV, Fuji TV, and affiliated channels on July 20. Netflix is streaming the series.
Fujisawa stated in 2021 that GTO: Paradise Lost is intended to be the “last” manga in the GTOseries.