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Banana Fish

  • TV Series
  • 2018
  • TV-MA
  • 22m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
11K
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POPULARITY
1,649
604
Banana Fish (2018)
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Ash Lynx is raised by an infamous gangster, Dino Golzine. When Ash grows up, he has his own gang and he must stop Dino from catching hold of the Banana Fish, a mysterious drug that causes in... Read allAsh Lynx is raised by an infamous gangster, Dino Golzine. When Ash grows up, he has his own gang and he must stop Dino from catching hold of the Banana Fish, a mysterious drug that causes insanity.Ash Lynx is raised by an infamous gangster, Dino Golzine. When Ash grows up, he has his own gang and he must stop Dino from catching hold of the Banana Fish, a mysterious drug that causes insanity.

  • Creator
    • Akimi Yoshida
  • Stars
    • Makoto Furukawa
    • Toshiyuki Morikawa
    • Yoshimasa Hosoya
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,649
    604
    • Creator
      • Akimi Yoshida
    • Stars
      • Makoto Furukawa
      • Toshiyuki Morikawa
      • Yoshimasa Hosoya
    • 113User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 15 nominations total

    Episodes24

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    Makoto Furukawa
    Makoto Furukawa
    • Shorter Wong
    • 2018
    Toshiyuki Morikawa
    Toshiyuki Morikawa
    • Blanca
    • 2018
    Yoshimasa Hosoya
    Yoshimasa Hosoya
    • Frederick Arthur
    • 2018
    Yuma Uchida
    • Ash Lynx
    • 2018
    Jun Fukuyama
    Jun Fukuyama
    • Lee Yut Lung
    • 2018
    Hiroaki Hirata
    Hiroaki Hirata
    • Max Lobo
    • 2018
    Unshô Ishizuka
    Unshô Ishizuka
    • Dino Golzine
    • 2018
    Kenji Nojima
    • Eiji Okumura
    • 2018
    Shinji Kawada
    • Shunichi Ibe
    • 2018
    Masato Niwa
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    • 2018
    Tomoyuki Shimura
    • Gregory
    • 2018
    Tomohiro Yamaguchi
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    • 2018
    Hiroki Matsukawa
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    Yôji Ueda
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    • 2018
    Shinjirô Gôda
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    Yuki Ominami
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    • 2018
    Yusuke Sasaki
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    • 2018
    • Creator
      • Akimi Yoshida
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    User reviews113

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    10jessicascanlon-81077

    AN MUST WATCH!!

    I must admit, the title of this show made me feel an somewhat confusion as to why everyone was saying "Watch Banana Fish", but when I did I must admit it's the best show I've ever seen and had massively changed my life.
    10sophiejustamante

    Shattered my mental health

    This show was utterly amazing, I absolutely loved the storyline! This show destroyed me it's been a month since I seen it, still think about it almost everyday :):
    10ninagirl7770

    A masterpiece

    Truly a beautiful series, the characters are lovable with great character developments, the storyline is amazing as well.
    10venesejulia

    One of the best anime/manga written!

    Bananafish has opened my eyes to some of the darkest side happening around us which people are mostly silent about.. it's a lot deeper than i thought it was. The adventures and the relationships of the protagonists while fighting the mafia are very interesting and unique in the anime world..
    10cmarino-24332

    WOW! INCREDIBLE!

    It such a riveting story. I didn't think I was going to be able get into but I'm hooked. Love the main character ASH. He is complex, intelligent, strong, fierce, and compassionate. This show is really well written and worth the watch.

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    • Trivia
      The character of Ash Lynx was inspired by River Phoenix.
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    • Release date
      • July 4, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official Website
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Рибка-бананка
    • Production company
      • Mappa
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    • Runtime
      • 22m
    • Color
      • Color

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