BANANA FISH
Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of "Papa" Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the kingdom held out by the devil who raised him. But the hideous secret that drove Ash's older brother mad in Vietnam has suddenly fallen into Papa's insatiably ambitious hands—and it's exactly the wrong time for Eiji Okamura, a pure-hearted young photographer from Japan, to make Ash Lynx's acquaintance... (Source: VIZ Media)
Names
| Original | BANANA FISH (latin) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | BANANA FISH |
| English | BANANA FISH |
| Chinese | 战栗杀机 (simplified · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | バナナフィッシュ · 香蕉鱼 · Банановая рыба |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 24 ep · 23 min · 9h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2018-07-06 → 2018-12-21 (Summer 2018) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | MAPPA |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Shoujo |
| Genres | ActionDramaPsychologicalThriller |
| Themes | MafiaGangsCrimeDrugsMale ProtagonistPrimarily Male CastUrbanRevengeCriminal OrganizationGunsLGBTQ+ ThemesForeignShoujoAnti-Hero |
| Streaming | Netflix |
Reception
| Community score | 8.51 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 8.50 / 10 |
| Composite | 73.9 |
| On lists | 307,759 |
| Favourited | 20,135 (6.5%) |
| Completion | 75.5% |
| Drop rate | 6.3% |
| In backlog | 38.0% |
| Score spread σ | 1.60 |
Score distribution
16442326370741,28452,53264,480711,087820,947929,9151033,295
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Summer 2018 | A | 4 of 90 |
| Demographic | Shoujo | S | 4 of 297 |
| Year | 2018 | S | 6 of 383 |
| Studio | MAPPA | B | 11 of 87 |
| Genre | Thriller | A | 14 of 188 |
| Season (all years) | Summer | S | 25 of 1,662 |
| Length | Two-cour | A | 28 of 699 |
| Era | Late 2010s | S | 30 of 1,863 |
| Genre | Psychological | A | 39 of 416 |
| Genre | Action | S | 60 of 2,765 |
| Source material | Manga | A | 84 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | A | 89 of 3,322 |
| Genre | Drama | A | 100 of 1,917 |
| Origin | Japan | S | 121 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Hiroko Utsumi, Toshiharu Mizutani, Yuusuke Tannawa, Momoko Mifune |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Hiroshi Seko |
| Character design | Akemi Hayashi |
| Original creator | Akimi Yoshida |
Franchise — BANANA FISH
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| other | — | Prayer X |
AniList id 100388 · MAL id 36649 · record updated 2026-08-27