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Banana Fish S1E1 — A Perfect Day for Bananafish

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Banana Fish•Season 1•Episode 1

A Perfect Day for Bananafish

8.0/10 · 811 votesJul 6, 201823 min

Ranked #20 of 24 in Season 1•−0.5 vs season avg

In New York, Ash Lynx a boy with an perfect appearance and outstanding fighting power has been leading a street gang at the age of 17. One night, Ash is told the word "Banana Fish" from a man shot by his own subordinate. The word

Directed byHiroko Utsumi

Written byHiroshi Seko

Next episodeE2 · In Another Country

Seasons1

Cast10

Yuma Uchida

Yuma Uchida

Ash Lynx (voice)

Kenji Nojima

Kenji Nojima

Eiji Okumura (voice)

Unsho Ishizuka

Unsho Ishizuka

Dino Golzine (voice)

Hiroaki Hirata

Hiroaki Hirata

Max Lobo (voice)

Jun Fukuyama

Jun Fukuyama

Yut-Lung Lee (voice)

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Arthur Frederick (voice)

Makoto Furukawa

Makoto Furukawa

Shorter Wong (voice)

Soma Saito

Soma Saito

Yuen-Tai Lao (voice)

Shoya Chiba

Shoya Chiba

Su Rin Sing (voice)

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Blanca (voice)

Crew12

J

Jiro Majima

Key Animation

M

Minami Sakura

Key Animation

H

Hiroshi Shimizu

Key Animation

Y

Yuko Tagawa

Key Animation

N

Nishichi Yamaguchi

Key Animation

A

Asumi Kato

Key Animation

A

Akemi Kobayashi

Animation Director

M

Mitsuko Baba

Key Animation

R

Rie Aoki

Key Animation

Y

Yumi Kobayashi

Key Animation

Hiroshi Seko

Hiroshi Seko

Writer

Y

Yukako Tsuzuki

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"A Perfect Day for Bananafish" is episode 1 of Banana Fish season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 811 votes, ranking #20 of 24 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Hiroko Utsumi and written by Hiroshi Seko, it aired on July 6, 2018.

Next: E2 · In Another Country Best of Season 1