COMIC ARTIST
Tooru Fujisawa
1967 - Today

Tooru Fujisawa
Tōru Fujisawa (藤沢 とおる, Fujisawa Tōru; born 1967) 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 (GTO) about a biker, Eikichi Onizuka, and his attempt to become and remain a teacher. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tooru Fujisawa is the 167th most popular comic artist (down from 146th in 2019), the 1,953rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,529th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Japanese Comic Artist.
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Among COMIC ARTISTS
Among comic artists, Tooru Fujisawa ranks 167 out of 226. Before him are Yoshitoshi ABe, Marv Wolfman, Oh! great, Jim Starlin, Alison Bechdel, and Peter David. After him are Jules Feiffer, Bill Watterson, Yuu Watase, Harvey Pekar, Jim Lee, and R. K. Laxman.
Most Popular Comic Artists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYoshitoshi ABe
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 161
Marv Wolfman
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 162
Oh! great
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 163
Jim Starlin
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 164
Alison Bechdel
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 165
Peter David
1956 - 2025
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 166
Tooru Fujisawa
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 167
Jules Feiffer
1929 - 2025
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 168
Bill Watterson
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 169
Yuu Watase
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 170
Harvey Pekar
1939 - 2010
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 171
Jim Lee
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 172
R. K. Laxman
1921 - 2015
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 173
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, Tooru Fujisawa ranks 403. Before him are Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, Takuya Takagi, Bent Christensen Arensøe, Igor Shuvalov, Pernilla Wahlgren, and Cynthia Klitbo. After him are Alexander Zorniger, Yael Abecassis, Hevia, Ranko Popović, Sherry Stringfield, and Jonathan Gilbert.
Others Born in 1967
Go to all RankingsSakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 397
Takuya Takagi
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 398
Bent Christensen Arensøe
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 399
Igor Shuvalov
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 400
Pernilla Wahlgren
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 401
Cynthia Klitbo
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 402
Tooru Fujisawa
COMIC ARTIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 403
Alexander Zorniger
COACH
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 404
Yael Abecassis
MODEL
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 405
Hevia
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 406
Ranko Popović
COACH
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 407
Sherry Stringfield
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 408
Jonathan Gilbert
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 409
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Tooru Fujisawa ranks 1,953 out of 6,245. Before him are Hiroaki Morishima (1972), Takashi Sorimachi (1973), Kaoru Mitoma (1997), Keiji Kaimoto (1972), Kōji Nakata (1979), and Soma Ishigamori (2001). After him are Taiki Uchikoshi (1996), Takuya Sugiyama (1983), Hiroshi Sato (1972), Yusuke Minoguchi (1965), Reki Kawahara (1974), and Hiroshi Hatano (1984).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsHiroaki Morishima
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 1,947
Takashi Sorimachi
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 1,948
Kaoru Mitoma
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 1,949
Keiji Kaimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 1,950
Kōji Nakata
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 1,951
Soma Ishigamori
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 1,952
Tooru Fujisawa
COMIC ARTIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 1,953
Taiki Uchikoshi
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 1,954
Takuya Sugiyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 1,955
Hiroshi Sato
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 1,956
Yusuke Minoguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 1,957
Reki Kawahara
WRITER
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 1,958
Hiroshi Hatano
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 1,959
Among COMIC ARTISTS In Japan
Among comic artists born in Japan, Tooru Fujisawa ranks 59. Before him are Lynn Okamoto (1970), Norihiro Yagi (1968), Seishi Kishimoto (1974), Inio Asano (1980), Yoshitoshi ABe (1971), and Oh! great (1972). After him are Yuu Watase (1970), Hiroyuki Takei (1972), One (1986), Gege Akutami (1992), Kōhei Horikoshi (1986), and Moyoco Anno (1971).
Lynn Okamoto
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 53
Norihiro Yagi
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 54
Seishi Kishimoto
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 55
Inio Asano
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 56
Yoshitoshi ABe
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 57
Oh! great
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 58
Tooru Fujisawa
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 59
Yuu Watase
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 60
Hiroyuki Takei
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 61
One
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 62
Gege Akutami
1992 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 63
Kōhei Horikoshi
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 64
Moyoco Anno
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 65