izzieꨄ's manga / #drama(19)

trigger and content warning/child abuse. the female lead has a speech impediment and has been forced(?) into an arranged marriage with a knight. the male lead is over-protective and jealous!

this manga takes you on an educational journey throughout the realm of art alongside the protagonist in the most compelling way possible (๑•ᴗ•๑) the visuals seen throughout this story are mesmerising and the characters are well fleshed out.

before reading this manga, make sure you are mentally prepared for the content because i certainly was NOT. banana fish tackles some serious and overwhelming topics so make sure you check the tw(s).

she becomes his bodyguard !! not sure why there is a “smut” tag since there is none whatsoever, this manga was short but was worth the read. strong female lead <33

the male lead is really funny and the mc is independent and strong. i vaguely remember watching the anime a while back and was obsessed with the manga afterwards, rereading it now: certainly not worth all the hype but was a decent read.

i should have known this was an unrequited love, a very beautifully written masterpiece that i will never ever be reading again because i value my mental health.

did taichi and touma end up together because i am pretty sure that the last chapter was insinuating that (?) would have preferred more scenes of them as adults but either way this manga was a rollercoaster of emotions.

a healing and growth romance — however, the plot seems to be a perpetual cycle since there is a profound lack of character development going on in the story.

this is an absolute hurricane of a read, there is so much drama and conflict going on that it can be hard to dictate what is happening at times but nonetheless, very realistic and representative of real life circumstances. the anime adaptation of this series left the ending pretty much open for interpretation but the manga has a strong sense of closure which broke my heart.