BANANA FISH
2018 • MAPPA
- Format
- TV
- Aired
- 2018
- Episodes
- 24
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- MAPPA · Aniplex · Dentsu · Shogakukan
- Genres
- Action · Drama · Psychological · Thriller
Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of "Papa" Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the kingdom held out by the devil who raised him. But the hideous secret that drove Ash's older brother mad in Vietnam has suddenly fallen into Papa's insatiably ambitious hands—and it's exactly the wrong time for Eiji Okamura, a pure-hearted young photographer from Japan, to make Ash Lynx's acquaintance...
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Banana Fish was produced by Studio MAPPA and aired in 2018, marking a significant adaptation of Akimi Yoshida’s classic 1980s manga. The series was developed to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Yoshida’s career, transitioning the gritty, New York-based narrative from the Cold War era to a contemporary setting. By updating the timeline while retaining the core themes of trauma, power, and the complex bond between Ash Lynx and Eiji Okumura, the studio aimed to introduce the dark crime drama to a modern audience.
The character designs were handled by Akemi Hayashi, who sought to translate Yoshida’s distinctively angular, cinematic manga aesthetic into fluid, modern animation. The production was widely praised for its atmospheric depiction of New York City and its willingness to tackle intense, sensitive subject matter. While long-time fans of the original manga engaged in discussions regarding the shift in temporal setting, the series was generally lauded for its emotional resonance and faithful commitment to the source material's somber tone.
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