[2][4] In 2008, Furudate wrote the one-shot King Kid, which won an honorable mention for the Jump Treasure Newcomer Manga Prize [ja].

[5] In 2010, Furudate launched his first full series in Weekly Shōnen Jump, Philosophy School, Yotsuya Sensei's Ghost Stories.

[6][7] The one-shots were later turned into a full series, which started serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump on February 20, 2012.

[11] In 2020, the series was in the top five best-selling manga in Japan, with over seven million copies sold.

Furudate often found himself going to school just to participate in the club activities, despite performing below average in classes.