{"product_id":"gto-the-early-years-volume-12-isbn-9781932234862","title":"GTO: The Early Years Volume 12","description":"In the twelfth volume of \u003ci\u003eThe Early Years\u003c\/i\u003e, Danma wishes are about to come true. The troubled teen might have a family but his dad has not provided much of a home for years. Living out of an abandoned school bus, he never thought he would have friends let alone a steady girlfriend. And now the time has come for him to make a major life choice. Will Danma take the next step into adulthood? He may have to leave his friends behind as well as his beloved OniBaku. But then again isn't that what the gang was made for to start? For love and strength and a whole lot of fun in between!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd to teach a teen with a death wish the true meaning of fear Onizuka joins a drag race along Shonan's most vibrant roadways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRide on!\u003cp\u003e“This prequel to the immensely popular \u003ci\u003eGTO\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eGreat Teacher Onizuka\u003c\/i\u003e)  actually came out first in Japan, but is lesser known. There’s  slapstick                  galore… There’s also plenty of tear-jerking  pathos. [\u003ci\u003eGTO: The Early Years\u003c\/i\u003e] offers lots of rowdy high-school  fun, with a pleasant absence of shrinking                  girls and an  abundance of good humor.” —Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I had fallen way behind in my \u003ci\u003e[GTO: The Early Years]\u003c\/i\u003e reading, but was able to pick up where I left off with minimal  confusion, mostly as this is a delinquent manga… I like                   the girls in \u003ci\u003eGTO\u003c\/i\u003e, who come in many different  types and  varieties, and the gang aspect of the plot means we get a lot  who can  kick any guy’s ass… There’s                  also some terrific comedy  here—the author likes to break  up all the gang fights with one-shot  chapters that are hilariously  silly.” —A Case Suitable for Treatment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“How’s  Onizuka, brawler extraordinaire, supposed to deal with  someone who not  only doesn’t feel pain but positively thrives on it? …  If you start                   here without any context, you’re liable to be a little   lost. To compensate for that, though, they’ve 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cb\u003eManga of the Month\u003c\/b\u003e I always had a  vague feeling there  was a longer story that occurred before GTO when I  first read the  series… While this part of the story is                 a  bit cruder than later parts of Onizuka’s story it also  has its own  energy… I feel the humor is a bit ruder, the action a bit  wilder, and  the stakes a                  bit higher… This is the raw and uncut  Onizuka.” —Reverse Thieves\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in 1967, Tohru Fujisawa is a veteran Japanese comic artist and multimillion unit seller. Best known globally for his international sensation \u003ci\u003eGreat Teacher Onizuka (GTO)\u003c\/i\u003e, Fujisawa was the 22nd Kodansha Comic Award Winner in 1998 for his work on the hit series. The \u003ci\u003eGTO\u003c\/i\u003e property would go on to inspire two animated TV series and an internationally distributed live action TV series by the same name. Since \u003ci\u003eGTO\u003c\/i\u003e 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.","brand":"Vertical Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301977575653,"sku":"NP9781932234862","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781932234862.jpg?v=1767728551","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/gto-the-early-years-volume-12-isbn-9781932234862","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}