In fact, he wants to get closer to learn more about him. It’s because of this mindset, that he doesn’t show any fear towards Ash. Eiji serves to show a stark contrast in the American and Japanese mindset. He is a typical, respectful 19-year old boy from Japan. Hands down, the best character in the show.Įiji is the opposite of Ash. Ash by himself added so much depth to the series. Anyone with a past like that would turn out to be the same way. At the same time, you understood why he was as fierce as he was. You felt sorry for him for all the things he had to go through. Ash shows that he will go to any length to protect Eiji from Golzine and preserve their friendship because all Ash needed was someone who didn’t fear him. Just wake him up from a nap if you want to see just how blunt he can be! That all changes when he meets Eiji and that’s when you see a softer, more caring side of Ash. In the beginning, he doesn’t really hide much in terms of his emotions. Ash is very cold and straight-forward in his personality. That’s the kind of life Ash led up until he discovered that it was Golzine’s research into a drug, nicknamed Banana Fish, that lead to the death of his brother while he was serving in the military. So, if you ever think that your life is rough, just imagine being used as a male prostitute for a mafia Don. Speaking of the characters, let’s get to them. There is so much more to this story than I laid out but going any further would venture into spoiler territory and (if you couldn’t tell by now) I want to encourage people who passed this show up to give it a chance. Needless to say, all of the elements that make an anime great are here and it kept me in agony waiting for the next episode to come out. Whether its Sing’s angst over Shorter and Ash, Arthur’s jealousy, to Cain’s loyalty and heartfelt respect for Ash, each character is unique but their involvement adds additional layers, no matter how subtle they are. The cast of characters is vast but each one of them has their own story to tell which adds to the overall plot but also gives you a reason to care about each and every one of them. The duality of the story adds many layers to it but it doesn’t stop there. An intangible friendship between the two of them develops and Ash gains a secondary purpose of protecting Eiji and preserving their friendship at any cost. Simply put, Banana Fish is the story of rebellion and revenge by Ash Lynx against his former “master.” Thought to be cold-hearted to a fault, Ash has that demeanor broken when he comes in contact with a Japanese boy named Eiji Okumura, who came to America as a photography assistant to a news reporter looking to run a story on Ash. When you see just how calm, collected, and deadly Ash is with a handgun, you’d understand why they give him the respect he deserves. Ash isn’t alone however, as he also leads a street gang that worships him as though he were a God among men. Fed up with the mistreatment and after the discovery of what happened involving a hallucinogenic drug and his brother, Ash decides to turn his back on Golzine. He was the promising protégé of mafia Don Dino Golzine a perverted man who used Ash as a sex toy all while grooming him to be the next head of his crime organization. Why?īanana Fish centers around a 17-year old by the name of Aslan Callenreese, otherwise more popularly known as, Ash Lynx. Needless to say, I’m so very glad that I did. Although the premise didn’t exactly tell me what the show was fully about, it did tip me off enough to warrant checking it out. It had a name that stood out but when I read the premise, I was quite intrigued. It happened with Letter Bee (Tegami Bachi) and it happened again with Banana Fish. Sometimes, just the title of an anime alone snags my interest.
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