(Light spoilers for Banana Fish)

I love a lot of things about the manga Banana Fish, and one of them is the fact that it's set in the USA. I particularly enjoy that the character of Ash, like me, is white American. The reason is basically this: a character like Ash helps me spring free of imaginative false dichotomy between American Exceptionalist ( Read more... )

A friend asked my why I like Banana Fish. She has just seen the anime and wasn't quite getting the appeal. I wrote so much in reply that I figured I'd post it here or anyone else who might want to read thoughts on BF. (Spoilers for the whole shebang)( Read more... )

Behind the cut is a response to the very interesting reviews and discussion thread on the new Banana Fish anime at Anime Feminist ( Read more... )

Kyoto was a whirlwind. We, alas, only had time to see two sights: Higashi Hongan-ji (down the street from our hotel) and the aquarium.

Temple

We stumbled upon Higashi Hongan-ji (temple), which is undergoing renovation but is still partly open to the public. It’s interesting to spy the pre-renovated temple under the scaffolding vs. the part ( Read more... )

I've been revisiting Banana Fish after having reviewed it for The Geek Girl Project.


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Title: "Love in a Finite Place"
Fandom: Mainly Banana Fish
Characters: Ash, Eiji, Sing
Pairings: Ash/Eiji, Eiji/Sing
Spoilers: All of BF, light spoilers for Death Note and DN-Bodyverse
Warnings/Rating: References to physical and sexual violence, swearing, light sexual content; cautious R.
Summary: After 60 years, Ash and Eiji meet again.
A/N: This ( Read more... )

Title: "Love Letters"
Fandom: Mainly Banana Fish
Characters: Ash, Eiji, Sing
Spoilers: All of BF, light spoilers for DN and DN-Bodyverse
Warnings/Rating: References to physical and sexual violence, swearing; rated R this section for reference to bodily injury.
Summary: Ash escapes and contacts Eiji.
A/N: The friends Ash escapes with come from the ( Read more... )

Title: "Love Letters"
Fandom: Mainly Banana Fish
Characters: Ash, Eiji, Sing, cameo by Yut-Lung
Spoilers: All of BF, light spoilers for DN and DN-Bodyverse
Warnings/Rating: References to physical and sexual violence, swearing; rated R this section for angst.
Summary: Eiji falls; Ash gets dumped; Russian politics take a turn for the worse.
A/N: The ( Read more... )

Title: "Love Letters"
Fandom: Mainly Banana Fish
Characters: Ash, Eiji, Sing, mentions of other BF/DN characters and OCs
Spoilers: All of BF, light spoilers for DN and DN-Bodyverse
Warnings/Rating: References to physical and sexual violence, swearing, WARNING for this chapter: disturbing references to child sexual abuse; I'm giving it a cautious NC ( Read more... )

Title: "Love Letters"
Fandom: Mainly Banana Fish
Characters: Ash, Eiji, Sing, mentions of other BF/DN characters and OCs
Spoilers: All of BF, light spoilers for DN and DN-Bodyverse
Warnings/Rating: References to physical and sexual violence, swearing, R for angst in this section.
Summary: Sing faces deportation. Eiji is pissed.
A/N: I feel ( Read more... )