It was firstly serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from 1992 to 2005, with its chapters collected in 32 tankōbon volumes.

He was a learned curator with remarkable memory, keen aesthetic sense, great skill in restoration of paintings and knowledge of many languages, so he was called the "Professor".

Now he is an art dealer who sells paintings, authentic and fake alike, sometimes at extraordinary prices, depending on the circumstances or the type of buyer.

However, Fujita appreciates art and the artists who spent their lives creating it and does not try to deceive people by passing off fake paintings as genuine ones.

Written and illustrated by Fujihiko Hosono, Gallery Fake started in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits in the March 2, 1992, issue.