Series synopsis
Banana Fish is a Japanese animation drama action & adventure mystery crime television series that premiered on Fuji TV on July 6, 2018. It ended on December 21, 2018. It stars Yuma Uchida, Kenji Nojima, Unsho Ishizuka and Hiroaki Hirata.
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.
Premise
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.
Premise: Love is dangerous
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yuma Uchida as Ash Lynx (voice)
- Kenji Nojima as Eiji Okumura (voice)
- Unsho Ishizuka as Dino Golzine (voice)
- Hiroaki Hirata as Max Lobo (voice)
- Jun Fukuyama as Yut-Lung Lee (voice)
- Yoshimasa Hosoya as Arthur Frederick (voice)
- Makoto Furukawa as Shorter Wong (voice)
- Soma Saito as Yuen-Tai Lao (voice)
Supporting cast
- Shoya Chiba as Su Rin Sing (voice)
- Toshiyuki Morikawa as Blanca (voice)
Guest cast
- Yuki Ominami as Brandish (voice)
- Michiya Omata as Fellow (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 24 | July 6, 2018 | December 21, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Perfect Day for Bananafish In New York, Ash Lynx a boy with an perfect appearance and outstanding fighting power has been leading a street gang at the age of 17. One night, Ash is told the word "Banana Fish" from a man shot by his own subordinate. The word was that Griffin, his brother who was pretty crippled, often mentioned. At the same time, he meets Eiji Okumura, a Japanese boy who came as a photographer's assistant. |
July 6, 2018 |
| 2 |
In Another Country Skip and Eiji were taken away by Frederick Arthur's gangs. Ash is caught by Marvin, a subordinate of Golzine who has joined hands with Arthur, when he rushed out to save the two who were taken away. The three tries to escape with Ash's tact. However, Shorter shows up and a brawl ensues. Ash pursues Marvin who is running away, but when he enters a room, an unexpected sight unfolds before him. |
July 13, 2018 |
| 3 |
Across the River and into the Trees Ash is sent to prison. The journalist Max who was in the same room was asked to look after Ash by Charlie, a detective. However, a young and good-looking Ash is attacked by Garvey, a prisoner who was under the patronage of Golzine. But in the medical office he was carried into, he finds out that Max has been carrying out research on "Banana Fish"... |
July 20, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 6, 2018 |
| Last aired | December 21, 2018 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 00:55:00 |