The upcoming live-action TV special for the iconic 1998 series Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO) has caused quite a stir. Titled "GTO Revival," the special is scheduled for spring 2024 and will feature Takashi Sorimachi reprising his role as Onizuka, 26 years after the original series. However, the excitement surrounding the announcement has been accompanied by controversy, as Tohru Fujisawa, the author of GTO, voiced his complaints about the current state of his manga "GTO: Paradise Lost."

On the social media platform X, Fujisawa expressed his frustration with how the manga is being handled by its publisher, Kodansha. According to the author, "Paradise Lost" has been put on indefinite hiatus and removed from Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine during its serialization. Despite this, the live-action adaptation is moving forward, leading Fujisawa to question the publisher's priorities and even consider the possibility of another publisher taking over the rights to the series.