Who is Ash based off of?

He is loosely based on Red, the player character from the Generation I games Pokémon Red, Green, Blue and Yellow as well as the Generation III games Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen versions.
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Who was Ash and Eiji based off of?

Ash physical appearance is based on Stefan Edberg at first and the later on River Phoenix .
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Is Ash Lynx inspired by River Phoenix?

❥That Anime Freak❥ on Instagram: “So Ash Lynx's character design was inspired by american actor River Phoenix, and honestly the resemblance is truly beautiful ??…”
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Who was Banana Fish inspired by?

The series was very popular in Japan. The name is most likely inspired by the short story A Perfect Day for Bananafish by J.D. Salinger. The manga itself was inspired by Ashita No Joe and Midnight Cowboy.
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Are Banana Fish real?

bonefish, also called Banana Fish, orLadyfish, (Albula vulpes), marine game fish of the family Albulidae (order Elopiformes). It inhabits shallow coastal and island waters in tropical seas and is admired by anglers for its speed and strength.
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Will Banana Fish get a Season 2?

Banana Fish season 2 is one of the most talked about anime as fans couldn't get enough of seeing Ash's adventure on screen.
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What do the Banana Fish symbolize?

The 'bananafish' symbolize the hatred in Seymour's life, a hatred that has taken his innocence. Seymour states, “They're very ordinary looking fish when they swim in. But once they get in, they behave like pigs.
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What movie is Banana Fish based on?

Just a reminder there are similarities between Akimi Yoshidas 80s manga Banana Fish and this movie. The fact that Ash was later on based on River Phoenix , so Akimi basically going with it shouldn't surprise anybody at this point.
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Was Keanu Reeves friends with River Phoenix?

"I hate speaking about him in the past," the actor says of his late friend. "So I almost always gotta keep it present."
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What is Ash Lynx real name?

Aslan Jade Callenreese, better known as Ash Lynx, is the protagonist of Banana Fish.
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Who was there when River Phoenix died?

On the night of October 30, 1993, Phoenix and his girlfriend Samantha Mathis arrived at The Viper Room. Two of Phoenix's siblings, Joaquin and Rain, were also in attendance. While Joaquin and Rain didn't notice anything unusual, Mathis had a feeling that something was off with River.
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Is Ash Lynx a 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.
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Why is Eiji in a wheelchair?

Eiji is close by and holds Golzine at gun point. Yut who is covered by Blanca amongst the chaos orders him to kill Eiji seeing that he has Golzine at his mercy. In response, Golzine puts a knife to Ash's throat and Eiji is paralysed with indecisiveness.
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Who did Eiji marry?

Akira Ibe. He first meets Shunichi Ibe's niece, Akira, in Garden of Light. They become friends, despite an age difference of ten years, and Sing remarks to Eiji that he thinks she's "a sweet kid". Five years later in New York Sense, their wedding pictures are shown, signifying they have married.
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Did Leonardo DiCaprio know River Phoenix?

Leonardo DiCaprio never got to meet River Phoenix, but he did see him once on the night he died. In a new Esquire story about the upcoming Quentin Tarantino film “Once Upon a Time In Hollywood”, DiCaprio opens up about that tragic night.
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Who is Keanu Reeves's bestfriend?

They played in Speed together and they also had two bands, dogstar and becky.
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How much weight did Joaquin lose for Joker?

However, one talking point of the film was also how Joaquin lost a substantial amount of weight to fit the bill of the character. Joaquin has infamously lost 52 pounds for the role of Joker which was deemed to be both brave and dangerous by many of his fans.
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Is Banana Fish rated R?

Content Rating: R (Violence, strongly mature themes.)
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Is there an episode 25 of Banana Fish?

[MAD|BANANA FISH]Episode 25:Life after marriage - Bilibili.
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What year is Banana Fish set in?

1973, Vietnam - an American soldier goes mad and guns down his buddies. Since then, the only words he has uttered are "Banana Fish"... Nowadays, in New York City, police investigate a series of puzzling suicides and a dying man gives a charismatic young gang leader named Ash Lynx a vial of a mysterious substance.
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What does Seymour's robe symbolize?

More specifically, it seems that the bathrobe symbolizes Seymour's attempt to conceal his wartime experiences—and resulting psychological trauma—from others.
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What might the story that Seymour tells Sybil about bananafish represent?

The titular bananafish—a kind of fish that Seymour makes up to entertain Sybil—has two layers of symbolic significance: the story that Seymour tells about the fish is a metaphor for the destruction caused by war and by hyper-materialistic culture.
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Why is it called A Perfect Day for Bananafish?

Because it is, he says, "a perfect day for bananafish," he is going into the ocean. The bananafish are ogres, stuffing themselves on so much of the underwater fruit (found only in banana holes) that they later swell and can never escape the hole.
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Is Banana Fish on Netflix?

Watch Banana Fish | Netflix.
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What should I watch after Banana Fish?

10 Anime To Watch If You Loved Banana Fish
  • 10 91 Days.
  • 9 Monster.
  • 8 Bungou Stray Dogs.
  • 7 Death Note.
  • 6 Black Lagoon.
  • 5 Baccano!
  • 4 Given.
  • 3 Gangtsa.
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