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Banana Fish
BANANA FISH · 2018
New York's underworld, and a love worth dying for.
StatusFinished Airing
SeasonSummer 2018
StudioMAPPA
SourceManga
Story
Synopsis
Ash Lynx runs a powerful New York gang at just seventeen, hardened by a childhood of exploitation that left him fiercely protective of the people he lets in. When a mysterious drug tied to a decades-old conspiracy surfaces, Ash crosses paths with Eiji Okumura, a gentle Japanese photographer's assistant whose presence in his life becomes the one thing worth more than survival. Together they get pulled into a dangerous web involving organized crime, government secrets, and the man who has haunted Ash's entire life, forcing a reckoning neither of them can walk away from unscathed.
⚠ Background — may contain spoilers
Adapted from Akimi Yoshida's beloved manga, Banana Fish updates its 1980s setting to the present day while keeping the story's exploration of trauma, power, and devotion intact, a shift that mostly worked despite some pacing compromises required to fit a serialized story into a single season. MAPPA's production brought striking visual polish to the adaptation, and the show became a breakout hit for its emotionally devastating final stretch, sparking widespread fan discussion online. It remains one of the most talked-about drama anime of its release year, still cited for its ending's impact.
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Cast
Characters
39
Crew
Staff
3472nd Key Animation55
Animation Check3
Animation Director30
Art Director1
Assistant Animation Director17
Assistant Director1
Background Art11
Character Design4
Chief Animation Director5
Chief Producer2
Color Design1
Color Setting1
Director1
Director of Photography1
Editing1
Episode Director15
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Executive Producer1
In-Between Animation12
Key Animation145
Mechanical Design1
Music1
Original Creator1
Planning3
Planning Producer1
Producer2
Production Assistant1
Production Coordination1
Production Manager2
Series Composition1
Sound Director1
Storyboard16
Theme Song Arrangement1
Theme Song Composition2
Theme Song Lyrics2
Theme Song Performance3
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