Banana Fish, Vol. 1 by Akimi Yoshida

Banana Fish, Vol. 1

Akimi Yoshida

VIZ Media LLC · Paperback · March 3, 2004

Banana Fish, Vol.

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Who it’s for
A stripped-down, high-stakes manga opens on danger, ambition, and an uneasy new acquaintance.
Themes
Abusive control, Violence and crime, Dangerous secrets
Pacing
Fast

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Nature made Ash beautiful; Nurture made him a killer! VICE CITY: NEW YORK IN THE 80s... 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.

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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... Epic in scope, and one of the best-selling shojo titles of all time in Japan, Akimi Yoshida put an electric shock into the genre and gained a huge crossover audience through Banana Fish's stripped-down, non-stop style. VICE CITY: NEW YORK IN THE 80s... 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... Epic in scope, and one of the best-selling shojo titles of all time in Japan, Akimi Yoshida put an electric shock into the genre and gained a huge crossover audience through Banana Fish's stripped-down, non-stop style.

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A stripped-down, high-stakes manga opens on danger, ambition, and an uneasy new acquaintance.

Come here for

  • A sharp crime-story edge in a manga frame
  • The charged contrast between Ash and Eiji

Expect

  • A brisk, non-stop style
  • Violence and exploitation in the setup

Where it sits

Crime & Mystery Comics64%
Gay Graphic Novels38%
Yaoi Manga33%

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Publisher categories

  • Crime & Mystery Comics
  • General Manga
  • Action & Adventure Comics
Authors
Akimi Yoshida
Publisher
VIZ Media LLC
Published
March 3, 2004
Format
Paperback
Theme
Abusive control · Violence and crime · Dangerous secrets
Reading lane
Crime & Mystery Comics