#banana fish max

[chaoslynx]

Ash has the opposite of a green thumb.

Credit for dialogue goes to my friend @itsmusicgirlactually !

#banana fish #ash lynx #max lobo #my art #banana fish fanart #banana fish anime #banana fish manga #ash banana fish #banana fish ash #max banana fish #banana fish max #id in alt text

[ac3th3shark]

Eiji gets the news that ash is dead.

you might wanna read tags before reading idk.

Eiji had barely been back home in Japan for a week when he got the call.

When he got it, he thought that Max had just wanted to check up on him. He had given him his number right before he left, and he hadn't called or texted yet. Honestly, he was excited to see how Max was doing, being back with Jessica and all.

"Hi max! How are you guys doing?"

"Oh, uh, I'm fine, I guess. Look, uh, I have something to tell you. Don't freak out or anything, ok?"

"..ok?"

"Ash uh, right after you left... Ash.. uh, died."

there was nothing but silence for a few minutes while Eiji was trying to process this. Ash was dead? no. No, he must have misheard something, Ash wasn't dead! No! Ash was way too strong to die! He was alive, he had to be, he was going to finish everything up and come visit him in Japan! Ash wasn't dead, he just couldn't be. Eiji wasn't sure when he started crying, or when and how he ended up on the floor or how long Max had been saying things, but he couldn't make out what it was that he was saying. Ash wasn't... Ash couldn't be... Ash.. Ash was.. Ash was dead. Ash is dead and there's nothing Eiji can do about it. His boyfriend was dead, and he couldn't do anything at all.

"Eiji!"

Eiji snapped out of his thoughts, becoming very aware of the hot tears pouring down his face and the choked sobs coming out of his mouth. He tried to respond but all that came out was more poor attempts at sounds.

"Eiji, it's ok...it'll be ok." Now that he payed attention Max was definitely crying too.

"No..." He managed to force out. It's not ok. Ash is dead. He never should have left, Eiji should have stayed there, in America. He should have stayed there with Ash, protected him, maybe then Ash would still be alive. "No..It's not..It's not ok.."

"Oh, Eiji..." Max doesn't know what to say either, he's been crying too. He couldn't save Griffen, he couldn't save Ash, he can't save anyone can he? And he can't even comfort Eiji.. oh Eiji... He thinks about how upset Eiji must be about this. He cared about Ash a lot, but Eiji was in love with Ash.

The two just sit there for a while, silently crying in each other's distant presence. Neither of them know what to do or say or if they even can say anything. The silence is finally broken when Eiji speaks.

"When... uh.. when's the funeral..?"

"Probably early next month, I'll tell you when I know for sure."

"...Ok, thanks.. I'll see you then."

"Yeah, sure."

Eiji hangs up but continues sitting there on the floor. He curls up into himself more. Ash was really dead. Ash was really dead and there was nothing he could do about it.

#aaaaaaaaaa #fuck #im sorry #i think this is the saddest thing I've ever written #mine #fanfiction #fanfic #banana fish #banana fish fanfic #ash lynx #ash x eiji #asheiji #ash is dead #mentioned character death #angst #angst fic #eiji okumura #im sad now #banana fish eiji #banana fish max #idk #why did i write this #hurt/ no comfort #my fic #out of character. #possibly out of character lines/reactions #mentioned asheiji #mentioned major character death

[kermit-coded]

yeah asheiji is cute and i adore them but the relationship in banana fish that i am actually the most insane about is ash and max. because like. like. ash was groomed and raped and abused by damn near every adult man in his life up until he met max and ibe. the scope of that trauma is fucking breathtaking and heartbreaking. and then, ash meets max. and max looks at him and sees him for what he is: a teenager, a fucking child. and max, for all their banter and the rocky beginnings, shatters every single one of ash's preconceived ideas of how adult men treat him. because max cares about him. max protects him in jail. he stays with him in the prison infirmary. he calls jim out on his bullshit. he burns the photos. and ash calls him dad, mostly as a joke, but towards the end it's barely a joke anymore. max is the closest thing ash ever had to a real father. and it makes me insane.

#head in my hands #max lobo #ash lynx #aslan jade callenreese #bf #banana fish #tw sa mention

[lets-go-banana-fishing]

Ash and Ibe's dynamic is so underrated, which is understandable because we don't see much of it.

But in the five stories (03) "Other voices, Other rooms" we see more of Ash and Ibe together and it's probably my favorite because their interactions are so wholesome 🥺

Here are my favorite moments:

(Info: Ibe thinks back to the time they all spent in Cape Cod)

Ibe saying that present Ash looks similar to smiling Griff 🥺

Ash slyly asking Ibe if he has pictures of Eiji's pole vaulting career.. I see you Ash

+ Ash sounding genuinely disappointed that Ibe doesn't have the pictures of Eiji with him 🤭

We get a tiny little bit more information on just HOW bad Eiji's mental state must have been in Japan with Ibe saying that bringing Eiji to the US was an "emergency evacuation"

No but seriously Ibe uses words like "abducted" to describe how he got Eiji out of there

So despite literally being in life-threatening danger CONSTANTLY, Ibe confirms that he has never seen Eiji any happier UHM

Also Ibe says Eiji seems more lively ESPECIALLY around Ash 🥺🥺🥺

Literally right after Ibe tells Ash that Eiji has changed (for the better) you can hear the most SOFTEST gasp from Ash I'M CRYING

"Have you had Ei-chan tell you anything about Japan?"

"Gomen."

Ibe teaching Ash Japanese except it's an Osakan dialect, which already has some differences to the "standard" Tokyo dialect but even better; some of the words Ibe teaches him are usually only heard in Osaka,,,, Ibe is literally teaching Ash old slang

ON TOP OF THAT Ibe explains these are popular Japanese phrases "right now" which,,,, sorry Ibe you're just getting old LMAO

"Hey don't teach me anything weird. I won't remember it anyway." Meanwhile 20 episodes later and Ash can perfectly reminisce all japanese phrases Ibe taught him to Eiji 💀

Ash is so cute here 🥺 he's repeating the phrases to himself and actually takes it seriously to pronounce them right

Max walks in and Ash IMMEDIATELY starts using the new phrases and Max is just like "wtf"

Max "I can at least speak Japanese" followed by random japanese words that don't have any connection BAHAHA

The only coherent sentence Max forms is "Please don't touch the dancers." Max wtf did you do 🤨

At the end Ibe is scared how Eiji will react when he finds out what he has been teaching Ash 😭

Highly recommend y'all to check it out and the other parts too !!! It's healing for the soul

#banana fish #ash lynx #shunichi ibe #eiji okumura #max lobo #asheiji #ash x eiji #i am so normal about the five stories #griffin callenreese #mimi posts

[insertsareallycoolname]

My current mental state

#stranger things #byler #mike wheeler #will byers #lumax #max mayfield #lucas sinclair #kimitsu no yaiba #demon slayer #muichiro tokito #obamitsu #obanai iguro #mitsuri kanroji #tomioka giyuu #kanae kocho #banana fish #asheiji #ash lynx #aslan jade callenreese #okumura eiji #eiji okumura #omori #omori sunny #omori basil #hero omori #mari omori #heromari #sunflower

[v0mitbxy]

max being there for ash after a nightmare, because he's the father in the world.

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art insta: eiji_is_mine

art twt: fvnnyb0ne

please do not repost or claim.

#banana fish #banana fish art #banana fish artwork #banana fish fanart #ash lynx #aslan callenreese #aslan jade callenreese #max lobo #angst #angst art #art #artwork #digital art #fanart #small artist #artists on tumblr #akemi yoshida #🍌🐟 #i wish max were my father too #living vicariously through ash in this artwork ngl

[ash-draws-art]

I love their father-son relationship

#art #drawing #fanart #ash lynx #banana fish #eiji okumura #ash eiji #shorter wong #max lobo #max glenreed #max is ash's real dad change my mind

[ghost-proof]

#banana fish #ash lynx #max lobo #asheiji #ash x eiji #my gifs

[literallyanyname]

TW: Discussions of SA and SH

So I was thinking about those two scenes in Banana Fish (the anime) where SA/SH is presented to the audience as funny. The first with the nurses in the hospital, and the second with the random doctor at the National Institute of Mental Health. Any scenes where SH or SA is depicted as humorous leaves a bad taste in my mouth. (Big Bang Theory is probably the most prominent example of this I can think of). But these scenes came off as particularly off-key, because it's literally Banana Fish. Like, did the writers legitimately forget their own narrative's theme? A good chunk of the show is dedicated to presenting and then repeatedly reinforcing the concept that SA is bad, which it is. So why would the writers of BF, who showed careful, deliberate attention to every other part of the show, put these two scenes in?

Both scenes involve women and/or femininity in some way.

The scene that takes place between the nurses and Ash involves four female characters. These characters have already decided that they will take turns "assisting" Ash, and inform him of this in a way that is distinctly uncomfortable for both Ash and the audience. The important thing to remember in this situation as that the ones doing the harassing are meant to be interpreted as female. With the exclusion of the other scene I mentioned, every other time a character commits SH or SA, they are always male and it is always painted in a light that is meant to be unsettling and disturbing. But here, when the ones doing the harassing are female, it's supposed to be funny. Because women are not seen as capable of sexual predation, it's generally considered okay, entertaining even, to depict scenes like the one above. After all, they're women, what harm can they do?

Immediately after, Ash is shown to be highly uncomfortable. His boundaries have been threatened by people who are not supposed to take advantage of his situation. The nurses' actions obviously cause harm.

Next, the scene with the random doctor. He enters the elevator with Ash (who is pretending to be a female nurse), Max, and Ibe (though he doesn't know Ibe is there). Although he is in the elevator with what he thinks to be two other people, he only pays attention to Ash, specifically. He proceeds to call him "sexy" and gets very much in Ash's personal space. After a brief attempt to keep up the façade, Ash punches him, and calls his actions what they are: SH.

The key detail here is that Ash is presenting himself as a woman. He is wearing a skirt, unnecessarily large fake breasts, and is speaking in a higher, softer voice than normal. Ash (and the writers) are doing their level best to make him come off as feminine at first glance. This scene would not be acceptable otherwise.

It's up for debate what the audience is supposed to take from this scene. Are we supposed to laugh at a female victim of SH, or are we (an audience that the writers probably assumed would be mostly women) supposed to get catharsis from someone who looks female punching a sexual harasser with the "physical strength of a man"? Possibly both? There's no real way to know.

I honestly can't tell if the writers did this intentionally or not. It could be a way of talking about SA perpetrated by and/or against women and how this particular category of SA is viewed differently in society. The scenes do have a very, very different tone from all instances of SA/SH within the show that exclusively involve characters who are intentionally presenting themselves as men. However, it could also be a reflection of the writers' own personal biases and stereotypes. With the attention to detail present in Banana Fish, I think it's likely the former.

#banana fish #ash lynx #max lobo #tw sa disucssion #I talked a lot about gender and if I used wrong or inappropriate terminology please let me know and I'll fix it

[emeraldeyes23]

Happy New Year everyone🎉💫

Here are all the amazing Banana Fish artwork of 2022 drawn by Banana Fish (supervising) anime director Ayumi Yamada (山田 歩) ✨

She posted a collection on Twitter. Please find her at @24_ayame!

I thought it would be great to end the year with these artworks!

First half of the year:

Second half of the year:

Let’s all hope that 2023 will bring some good news. I hope all your New Year’s resolutions will be fulfilled and the at you can create some precious memories you can look back on at a later time! ✨

#ayumi yamada #banana fish #ash lynx #eiji okumura #shorter wing #max lobo #shunichi ibe #official art

[autism-connoisseur]

are they... yknow

#pau liveblogs #banana fish #max lobo

[chaoslynx]

dumb baby cat does not realize he has been adopted

#banana fish #ash lynx #max lobo #banana fish fanart #my art

[alumi-san]

Eiji: Oh, we're like a big happy family, and I'm the dad and Ash's the mom.

Ash: Why am I the mom? What gender roles are we pushing here?

Sing: I know they're probably thinking I'm the son, but I'm not. I'll be the gay IMO cousin.

Shorter: I will be the son. The hotshot whose only dream is to be a star.

Blanca: I feel like I'd be a fresh outta jail uncle.

Yut Lung: And I'm the sassy aunt who talks sh*t about everyone.

#banana fish #okumura eiji #ash lynx #sing soo ling #shorter wong #yut lung lee #blanca #sry I couldn't fit max and shuniichi #asheiji #inccorect quotes #banana fish incorrect quotes #my stuff

[diabolicalworldwriter]

I come bearing more Ash fanart because this is all I am anymore lmao

I was reading a fic by @chaoslynx (literally one of the coolest nicest people ever, go tell him he's awesome, yes this is a threat) and I just. Ash deserves parental hugs. (Ash deserves literally everything good, of course but we can talk about that later) so I had to draw just that.

the fic I'm referring to is this one, do be careful reading it, there's... yeah. it's a lot.

Head canon that Micheal rips the paper wrappings off of his crayons when he draws with them, totally not because I didn't want to put forth the extra effort and draw them, whatever are you accusing me of?

and I am aware Ash is not that short, but let him be smol for once, he didn't get to be a kid very much.

I'll add some closeups/alt versions/in progress screenshots under the cut.

#fanart #my art #digital art #digital fanart #my fanart #anime #anime fanart #banana fish #bfish #banana fish fanart #ash lynx #aslan jade callenreese #bfish fanart #max lobo #max lobo fanart #max glenreed #jessica randy #let ash lynx have hugs #the boy i love him so much

[lets-go-banana-fishing]

I love how Eiji knows exactly when to use his sad puppy face

He uses it when Ibe is about to give him shit:

To get Max to take care of Ash in prison:

And obv on Ash like,,,, all the time:

And honestly, good for him

#he knows about the power that he holds BDSJSJSJ #good for him 😌 #he really knows how to get his way no wonder he never listened to Ash BAHAHA #HE LOOKS SO CUTE THO AAAAAA #i understand how you can't say no yo that face #banana fish #ash lynx #eiji okumura #asheiji #ash x eiji #max lobo #ibe shunichi #shunichi ibe #mimi posts

[ramunnae]

i don't think anything will ever again impact me the same way as Banana Fish.

#banana fish #ash lynx #ash #eiji #asheiji #max lobo #yut lung lee #im not tagging the entire cast #you get the idea anyway #guess you could say this blog applies to griff and shorter too lmfao