Banana Fish
BANANA FISH
“Raised by a mafia godfather, teen gang boss Ash Lynx investigates "Banana Fish," the words his war-veteran brother keeps muttering.”
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Raised by a mafia godfather, teen gang boss Ash Lynx investigates "Banana Fish," the words his war-veteran brother keeps muttering.
Aslan Jade Callenreese, known as Ash Lynx, was a runaway picked off the streets of New York City and raised by the infamous godfather of the mafia, Dino Golzine. Now 17 years old and the boss of his own gang, Ash begins investigating the mysterious "Banana Fish"—the same two words his older brother, Griffin, has muttered since his return from the Iraq War. However, his inquiries are hindered when Dino sends his men after Ash at an underground bar he uses as a hideout. At the bar, Skip, Ash's friend, introduces him to Shunichi Ibe and his assistant, Eiji Okumura, who are Japanese photographers reporting on American street gangs. However, their conversation is interrupted when Shorter Wong, one of Ash's allies, calls to warn him about Dino. Soon, Dino's men storm the bar, and in the ensuing chaos kidnap Skip and Eiji. Now, Ash must find a way to rescue them and continue his investigation into Banana Fish, but will his history with the mafia prevent him from succeeding?
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Community consensus
Derived from 225 sampled reviews
8.5/10
Score distribution
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SplitPolarized
σ 1.96 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.6 ptsRecommenders 9.3 · others 3.7
Score over time
4.48Verbosity
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10/10 “This anime stands out for its sense of realism, since some of the events depicted actually happen in the real world today, and it delivers plenty of dark, messed-up scenarios. It may start off...”
- 9/10 “This series was totally worth the long time it took to finish, with every character (except the antagonists) being lovable and a fantastic soundtrack — though the first OP was preferred over the...”
- 10/10 “This is definitely one of my favorite animes — the storyline was intriguing and kept me on the edge of my seat the whole way through, and the chemistry between Ash and Eiji was great and fun to...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Banana Fish begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-13363
- Format
- 24 × 22′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 8h 48m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Jul 2018 – Dec 2018
- Summer 2018
- Source
- Tv
- media type
- Rated
- R
- 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref.
- BS-13363
- catalog