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Banana Fish

BANANA FISH

Banana Fish is a crime thriller set in New York in the 1980s. Ash Lynx is seventeen and runs a street gang. A dying man passes something to him and gasps out the words banana fish. Ash has heard them before. His older brother came home from the Vietnam War with a broken mind and still mutters them. Ash wants answers. The mafia boss who took him in as a boy wants it all kept quiet. Then Eiji Okumura arrives from Japan to help a photographer with a story on street gangs. The bond between Ash and gentle Eiji is the heart of the series. It ran in a shoujo magazine but reads like hard-boiled noir. It suits older readers who like crime stories and conspiracies. Expect gun violence, drug use and sexual abuse.

Japanese volumes

20

Out in English

18

Next in English

Not announced

Author
Akimi Yoshida
Status
Finished in Japan
Started
1985
Updated

Action · Adventure · Drama · Psychological · Thriller

Banana Fish in short

How many volumes of Banana Fish are out in English?

English is at volume 18, Japan at 20. Volume 18 came out on 25 June 2019. VIZ Media publishes it in English.

How many volumes does Banana Fish have?

Banana Fish has 20 volumes in Japan. The story is complete.

Is Banana Fish finished?

Yes. Banana Fish ended in Japan in 1994. The English edition is not complete yet.

When is the next English volume of Banana Fish?

No date is announced yet. Mangainfo checks its sources for new dates every morning.

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The ways into Banana Fish in English.

  • Volume 1

    Vol. 1 · Paperback · VIZ Media · out

English editions

English editions of Banana Fish
Vol. Title Release date
Banana Fish volume 1 Banana Fish, Vol. 1 Paperback · VIZ Media
Banana Fish volume 1 Banana Fish, Vol. 1 Digital · VIZ Media
Banana Fish volume 2 Banana Fish 2 Library binding (Paw Prints) · Paw Prints
Banana Fish volume 2 Banana fish. 2 Paperback · VIZ Media
Banana Fish volume 3 Banana Fish, Vol. 3 Paperback · VIZ Media
Banana Fish volume 3 Banana Fish 3 Library binding (Paw Prints) · Paw Prints
Banana Fish volume 4 Banana fish. 4 / Paperback · VIZ Media
Banana Fish volume 4 Banana Fish 4 Library binding (Paw Prints) · Paw Prints
Banana Fish volume 5 Banana Fish 5 Library binding (Paw Prints) · Paw Prints
Banana Fish volume 5 Banana Fish, Vol. 5 Format not known · VIZ Media
Banana Fish volume 6 Banana Fish, Vol. 6 Paperback · VIZ Media
Banana Fish volume 6 Banana Fish 6 Library binding (Paw Prints) · Paw Prints
Banana Fish volume 7 Banana Fish, Vol. 7 Paperback · VIZ Media
Banana Fish volume 8 Banana Fish 8 Library binding (Paw Prints) · Paw Prints
Banana Fish volume 8 Banana Fish, Vol. 8 Format not known · VIZ Media
Banana Fish volume 9 Banana Fish 9 Library binding (Paw Prints) · Paw Prints
Banana Fish volume 9 Banana Fish, Vol. 9 Format not known · VIZ Media
Banana Fish volume 12 Banana fish. 12 Paperback · VIZ Media
Banana Fish volume 13 Banana Fish, Vol. 13 Format not known · VIZ Media
Banana Fish volume 15 Banana fish. 15 Paperback · VIZ Media
Banana Fish volume 16 Banana Fish 16 Library binding (Paw Prints) · Paw Prints
Banana Fish volume 18 Banana Fish, Vol. 18 Format not known · VIZ Media

Japanese volumes

Each volume page shows its English edition with date, ISBN and where to buy.

  1. Vol. 1
  2. Vol. 2
  3. Vol. 3
  4. Vol. 4
  5. Vol. 5
  6. Vol. 6
  7. Vol. 7
  8. Vol. 8
  9. Vol. 9
  10. Vol. 10
  11. Vol. 11
  12. Vol. 12
  13. Vol. 13
  14. Vol. 14
  15. Vol. 15
  16. Vol. 16
  17. Vol. 17
  18. Vol. 18
  19. Vol. 19
  20. Vol. 20

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