Is Banana Fish a bl or not?

Though Banana Fish is not a boys' love (BL) series, critics have noted the series' depiction of homosexuality and homoeroticism as having been influenced by (and in turn having influenced) the boys' love genre.

Why is Banana Fish not a bl?

Because it is not a love story. Just because it was written in a shoujo manga doesn't mean it's automatically a love story. It doesn't have a female love interest, but shows a friendship between two males.

Are Ash and Eiji in love?

In Banana Fish, Garden of Light, Sing explains to Akira Ibe that Ash and Eiji didn't have a sexual relationship but loved each other the way lovers do. He goes on to say, "'They were... connected to each other, soul to soul. '"

Who is Eiji in love with?

With Ash and Eiji is all about the pure, heartfelt connection, the desire to protect and live to see another day, just to be able to spend time with the other. They long for each other, but their love is largely framed as asexual.

Is Ash straight Banana Fish?

Ash Lynx (アッシュ・リンクス) is a bisexual character from Banana Fish.

What Genre Is Banana Fish?

Is Ash Lynx a top or bottom?

In an interview with Akimi Yoshida, the mangaka said that Ash is and will always be the bottom of the relationship between him and Eiji.

Is Ash In Love With Shorter?

In the official artwork for the first anniversary of Banana Fish's anime adaptation, Shorter is shown to be holding a bouquet of purple lilacs, which according to the Japanese language of flowers represent first love. This can be interpreted as Shorter being Ash's first love.

Who is Eiji wife?

Aiko Date (伊達 愛子, Date Aiko) is the wife of Eiji Date, and mother to Yūji Date. She strongly supported Eiji's boxing career and even helped push him back into it after he temporarily retired.

Is Eiji A Boy or a girl?

Eiji is a common masculine Japanese given name.

Does Eiji marry anyone?

mylusagi02 asked: Eiji never gets married, becomes a person with less brightness and more silence. The pain of losing Ash as part of his life.

Who is Ash dating in Banana Fish?

Ash and Eiji are very frequently depicted together in official art. This is the case for both the show and the manga.

Who is the love interest of Ash?

Serena is Ash's True Love in the Pokémon Anime, Not Misty

Throughout XY and XYZ, it is made very clear that Serena has a crush on him, with it even being discussed by other characters - including Serena's romantic rival, Miette.

Did Ash have a girlfriend Banana Fish?

At fourteen Ash falls in love with a girl, but she is killed before anything develops when she is thought to be his girlfriend.

Was Eiji supposed to be a girl?

5 The Gender Of His Character Was Intentional

Recognizing that those are traits that are more associated with female characters, the author Akimi Yoshida explained that she purposefully made Eiji a boy to emphasize the wide range of emotions that go into relationships between two individuals of the same gender.

Does Ash date Eiji?

They're canonically referred to as lovers, yes. They also have really sweet moments later on that build up their relationship in obvious ways. However, it's worth mentioning that the manga goes to almost strange lengths to mention the fact that they have no sexual relationship.

Who does Eiji love Big Order?

He rarely interacts with his classmates, and hence, they view him as socially awkward.In spite of this, Eiji still retains teenage characteristics, which is indicated when he develops a crush on Kurenai Rin due to her good looks.

Does Sing have a crush on Eiji?

Until this point, in GoL and Banana Fish, we've seen Sing be compared to Ash so many times, and this feels like Sing admitting to himself that he loves Eiji. This is why he loves Eiji, and why he's stuck around so long.

Is Eiji a villain?

Type of Villain

Eiji Nochizawa, also known as Eiji and Nautilus, is the secondary antagonist of the movie Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale.

What does Eiji mean in English?

The name Eiji is primarily a male name of Japanese origin that means Excellent, To Succeed, Heal, Peace.

Who is Eiji date son?

Yūji Date (伊達 雄二, Date Yūji) is a boxer at the Date gym. He is Date Eiji and Date Aiko's second son.

What happens to Eiji after Ash dies?

He is in severe depression, takes medication and never recovers from Ash's death...

How old is Eiji at the end?

Despite being an adult at the age of 19, he is often mistaken for a young teenager, even in Japan. He is seen in a variety of clothing choices throughout the series, often with Ash Lynx's clothing.

Who all kissed Ash?

What girl did Ash kiss?

We have a feeling that Ash will always remember Serena, though, even if the cartoon leaves her behind. Update: In an interview with the Japanese magazine AnimeStyle010, according to a translation on Twitter, the staff of Pokémon XY&Z confirmed that Ash and Serena were meant to have kissed in Serena's goodbye scene.