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Title: Banana Fish, Vol. 1 by Akimi Yoshida, Yuji Oniki ISBN: 1-56931-320-2 Publisher: Viz Communications Pub. Date: February, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Did you know...?
Comment: Did you know that Banana Fish is one of Camui Gackt's -- the disturbing, Japanese singing sensation -- favorite manga. Yes, it is a shoujo, but Gackt loves it -- he said so in an interview.
So, in addition to Banana Fish I would reccommend "Under the Glass Moon" which features a cameo appearance by Gackt and his former bandmate, Mana, from Malice Mizer. Some great music that. Enjoy your manga!
I liked this manga because I'm easily amused by the shounen-ai hints and this manga has a few. I reccommend this manga if you also like shounen-ai hints, or the humor of Americans to Japanese.
Rating: 4
Summary: What is the Banana Fish?
Comment: Volume 1 of Banana Fish is certainly an intriguing introduction to a series involving youth gangs, an all-but-comatose Vietnam vet, the NYPD, a pair of Japanese reporters, the mafia, and a series of mysterious suicides. What more could you want from your manga?
This volume doesn't do anything in the way of answering questions, but it certainly does a good job of asking them. How is Papa Dino connected to what happened to Ash's brother in Vietnam? What's the deal with the mysterious suicides? What does Arthur think he's going to get out of all of this? What is Marvin's real interest in Ash? What is Eiji going to do now?
Even though Banana Fish is technically a shojo manga (girls' comic), I don't see it. The themes are very masculine (street gangs, police, and the mafia), and there's certainly enough violence to keep any adolescent male happy. In addition to the rough-and-tumble world, however, there is a storyline with enough mystery to keep you wanting more.
I am looking forward to Volume 2.
Rating: 4
Summary: Kinetic adventure
Comment: In this first volume of the popular shojo manga (usually considered girls' comics) magazine, a young gang leader named Ash is given a sample of a mysterious substance by a dying man. Ash's mafia boss (who's gay) sends his goons to get the sample back, thereby involving the police when a couple of Japanese researchers are unintentionally caught in the ensuing violence. Ash is trying to solve the mystery of the drug sample, but his capture by the mafia lord's lackeys seems to have halted that.
But can young Eiji get help to Ash in time to save him? Highly energetic and totally engrossing, the first volume of "Banana Fish" is certain to hook any reader.
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Title: Banana Fish, Vol. 2 by Akimi Yoshida ISBN: 1569313695 Publisher: Viz Communications Pub. Date: May, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Banana Fish, Vol. 3 by Akimi Yoshida ISBN: 1569314381 Publisher: Viz Communications Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Banana Fish, Vol. 4 by Akimi Yoshida ISBN: 1569315442 Publisher: Viz Communications Pub. Date: April, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Banana Fish, Vol. 5 by Akimi Yoshida ISBN: 1569316732 Publisher: Viz Communications Pub. Date: 09 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Banana Fish, Vol. 7 by Akimi Yoshida ISBN: 1569318433 Publisher: Viz Communications Pub. Date: 10 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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