reply1990-98
26 | Aromantic Asexual | They/Them | Mainly Banana Fish
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sketch
there’s a word for them
Hood: “How was I supposed to know that 8-year-old girl wasn’t the Riddler?! It was dark! THEY HAVE THE SAME BUILD.”
Anne Shirley (2025)
Little Women dir. Greta Gerwig | 2019
Every day, I wait to see if the little Peter on your dashboard gets the microwave door shut on him, I wonder when it will finally happen...
alright alright if you wanna microwave him so badly here you go
Help a Family in Need
I am reaching out on behalf of my dear friend, Mohamad S., who is facing one of the most challenging times of his life. Mohamad is 37 years old and left his homeland in 2015 in search of a safer and better future. He’s a kind, hardworking man, and his small family has always been his greatest priority.
Living abroad, Mohamad has recently endured unimaginable loss and financial strain. Amidst the ongoing conflict in his homeland, his mother passed away, leaving behind his sister and her five young children—the last remaining members of his immediate family.
As the situation worsened, Mohamad managed to help his sister and her children escape to safety in Egypt, covering their immediate needs and securing a temporary refuge for them. Since then, he has been fully responsible for providing everything they need to survive during this transition.
In his efforts to support his family and cope with this devastating loss, Mohamad has found himself deeply in debt. To make matters even more difficult, he recently underwent knee surgery, which limits his ability to return to work for the foreseeable future. This has made it even harder for him to manage his financial responsibilities and the pressing need to provide his family with a stable future.
Mohamad is now working to bring his sister and her five children to join him in Belgium, where he hopes they can find stability and opportunity after all they’ve endured. This transition, however, requires significant resources that he is currently unable to meet alone.
For privacy reasons, we are not sharing Mohamad’s full name, as he has chosen to keep his identity discreet. While he initially refused the idea of asking for help, I couldn’t stand by and watch him struggle alone. I insisted on doing this for him because he deserves a chance to overcome these challenges.
Your contribution will help Mohamad repay the debt incurred during this difficult time, cover ongoing living expenses for his family, and assist with the costs involved in bringing them safely to Belgium.
Mohamad has been a good friend of mine for years, and I’ve always admired his resilience and generosity. Any support, no matter the size, will make an incredible difference in helping Mohamad and his family rebuild their lives after these painful experiences.
Thank you for reading his story and considering helping a man who has always done everything he can for his loved ones.
Adam
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gonna draw peter as a little cowboy cause i can
TW SA
People be telling how we need more male SA representation which sure but they couldn't handle Ash and they COMPLETELY ignored Eiji
A redraw of my old Banana Fish art from 2019(the left one)
Banana Fish N.Y Memorial Magazine (1999) Photos Part 2
Some more images I have pulled from keyword searching. Still no luck finding any auctions for this item given its rare. First part of these images with various photos can be found here
THE CAMERA AND THE GUN
(tw: discussion/explicit mention of Ash Lynx's past)
I think that as a fandom, we don't appreciate the importance of Eiji being a photographer (or going to the US as one) enough.
Given Ash's past, cameras are something he's very vulnerable under. He's constantly been exploited for his body and image, and the child corn videos of him were still up for distribution until Max burned all of it. Even the sound of cameras can be a triggering memory, such as when he's confronting Kippard and he's transported back into a childhood memory with the incessant "click click click" of the camera.
Eiji, showing up to that bar, pulling up a camera with his job literally being to take pictures of him, embodied everything Ash should distrust. However Eiji asks is he can take the photos, and Ash replies "not the face", this obviously makes sense given he's a criminal, but with what we learn later it's obviously more than that.
Ash was carrying a gun, Eiji a camera, to both of them what the other person was carrying was the greater weapon. However, famously, Eiji asks for Ash's gun, takes it and gives it back and says "thank you for trusting me with it", which I think is really key. Ash has just seen that if he can trust Eiji with a gun, perhaps he can trust him with a camera.
Which he does. We never really see Eiji take pictures of Ash during the course of the show, but we know he did thanks to garden of light, where we actually see some of them. The fact that Eiji has a camera, giving him the power to make Ash feel vulnerable and observed, but doesn't at any moment, must've given Ash so much hope. In the same way he tells Eiji that it's the first time anyone has done something for him without "asking for something in return" this is probably the first time someone has had the power to hurt him and not used it.
The fact Ash can trust Eiji so fully with a camera, and feel comfortable and unguarded around him just speaks so so much to the nature of their relationship and just how deep and true it was. With Eiji, Ash really can just be himself "a boy of 17 years old" he's not afraid in the slightest, even if every single thing from his past should tell him to run. The trust Ash has in Eiji is just as great and moving as the trust Eiji has in Ash. Eiji tells Ash he was never scared of him, not for a moment, which is something that Ash finds great comfort in, but it's also true the other way around.
Eiji the one who trusted a boy with a gun and Ash , the one who trusted a boy with a camera. Gosh I love them.
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— amber waves. 🌅
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art insta: eiji_is_mine
art twt: fvnnyb0ne
please do not repost or claim.
Machine translations from Akimi Yoshida’s 40th anniversary art book about Banana Fish and Tomorrow’s Joe influence
These were from various pages from the book if you want the page numbers message me :) also please remember these are machine translations (Papago) so there are errors and is not 100% accurate.
I'm coming to the conclusion that Ash is just really bad at understanding the assignment.
Like cool, I'll banish Eiji, just let me shower him with an earth shattering compliment first.
Today’s Big Bro (figure) is Shorter Wong from Banana Fish! He loves his little brothers!!
That summer.
-- Cape Cod, 1985
Bloody night
Cowboys that are boyfriends
California Monotagari (California Story) 1982 Artwork PART 1
Nagged off my buddy Max on Twitter @/cutecats96 so everybody thank him for the scans lol
California Story is seen as the predecessor to Banana Fish following very similar themes, as well with taking place in New York City too, except set in the late 70s. I highly recommend you read it, I did right after I finished the BFish manga, its around 50-60ish chapters.
The story follows Heath Swanson who's run away from his home in San Diego and travels cross country to NYC to live with some friends. On the way, he meets another runaway kid named Eve, who's dream is to visit California. Eve grows an attachment to Heath and follows him along to New York and they begin on their time surviving NYC in the late 70s.
Also, this story is where Jenkins and Charlie first showed up fun fact, so it too takes place in the same world as banana fish.
The Fallen Angel - Ash Lynx
I made this oil painting and I'm making it available for download, support a traditional artist!
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AshEiji Tarot 🌹
Preorders are over, so I can post my entire Banana Fish draw for:
💝 Beat of my Heart! 💝
A Shojo Poster Collection!
PDFs and some spare copies still available here http://sibzine.storenvy.com