His first serialized work was Adesugata Junjo Boy, published from 1989 in Weekly Shōnen Magazine.
In 1998, Fujisawa won the Kodansha Manga Award for Great Teacher Onizuka.
Fujisawa originally wanted to be in animation but decided manga would give him more freedom.
He based Shonan Junai Gumi at a seaside location after growing up inland.
[3] He is also a fan of the beat 'em up video game Spartan X (Kung-Fu Master).