
Banana Fish(2018)
A teenaged gang leader in New York City faces his abuser and rival gangs alongside a photojournalist from Japan as they investigate a deadly new drug.


The city of Fukuoka houses a thriving criminal underbelly. It is here where Zenji Banba, a laid back detective crosses paths with Xianming Lin, a cross-dressing hit man.

Daisuke Namikawa
Jirou

Kensho Ono
Enokida

Yuki Kaji
Lin Xianming

Nobunaga Shimazaki
Fei Lang

Atsushi Imaruoka
Irasawa

Tomoaki Maeno
Jose Martinez

Aoi Yuuki
Misaki

Kohsei Hirota
Gouda Genzou

Daisuke Ono
Banba Zenji

Kenjiro Tsuda
Chegaru
Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens is a animation, crime, drama series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of detective, swordplay, baseball, revenge, urban, cross dressing. Created by Shogo Yasukawa, it stars Daisuke Namikawa, Kensho Ono, Yuki Kaji. The city of Fukuoka houses a thriving criminal underbelly. It is here where Zenji Banba, a laid back detective crosses paths with Xianming Lin, a cross-dressing hit man.
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