there's actually japanese tourists going to the new york public library and leaving roses (and i also heard plane tickets to japan) on the seat ash sat when he bled out. :(
the plane tickets are probably just for likes on instagram, but the thought is really sad
Wish I hadn't seen this haha, I guess there's no point in reading it now
ah yes, Banana Fish was my first ever anime that I ever watched and it made me fall in love with it. It was a very emotional rollercoaster and I was very sad with Ash T^T
You don't sound dramatic at all because it is the truth <3
It is my all-time favorite and I can never bring myself to rewatch it yet- ╥﹏╥
So I finished banana fish today and I don’t have anywhere else to rant so I’m going to do it here. Honestly when I first heard about it, I was like “y’all are so dramatic, it can not be that sad”
But I was wrong. Especially episode nine. It literally broke my heart. I don’t know if it’s just me but I got really attached to the characters and cried my ass off when I finally finished it which was today. Even now, I still feel sad and empty. I love this anime so much and I’m devastated that there will never be a happy ending where everyone is still alive.
I think what drew me to Banana fish is the fact that stories like these exist in real life and that there’s many people who never experience their happy ending just like Ash and Eiji and the other characters. And there’s probably an “Ash” or “Eiji” out in the real world too.
I’m just so pained by the fact that if Ash had been greedier and gone to a hospital instead of bleeding himself out, then we would’ve received a happy ending. My heart aches so badly and I’m sorry if I sound dramatic.
Banana fish will be one of my favorites even though it’s so bittersweet.