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Banana Fish

Banana Fish

20188.61 Season24 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by Hiroshi Seko
Written by Hiroshi Seko, Akimi Yoshida
Produced by Kyoko Uryu, Yuka Okayasu
NetworksFuji TVIwate Menkoi TelevisionSakuranbo TV

Top Cast

Yuma Uchida

Yuma Uchida

Ash Lynx (voice)

Kenji Nojima

Kenji Nojima

Eiji Okumura (voice)

Unsho Ishizuka

Unsho Ishizuka

Dino Golzine (voice)

Hiroaki Hirata

Hiroaki Hirata

Max Lobo (voice)

Jun Fukuyama

Jun Fukuyama

Yut-Lung Lee (voice)

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Arthur Frederick (voice)

Makoto Furukawa

Makoto Furukawa

Shorter Wong (voice)

Soma Saito

Soma Saito

Yuen-Tai Lao (voice)

Shoya Chiba

Shoya Chiba

Su Rin Sing (voice)

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Blanca (voice)

Themes & Keywords

prisonrapeanti herophotographyrevengemafiaconspiracytragedyurbanfugitiveorphandrugshardanimeclassic literaturegunsanxiouspsychologicalsuspenseboys' love (bl)foreigndramaticassassinsadventuredepressing

About Banana Fish

Banana Fish is a animation, drama, action & adventure, mystery, crime series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of prison, rape, anti hero, photography, revenge, mafia. Created by Hiroshi Seko, it stars Yuma Uchida, Kenji Nojima, Unsho Ishizuka. 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.

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