‘Banana Fish’ has a place in the hearts of thousands of fans around the world and right now in Japan you have the opportunity to enjoy the story of Eiji and Aslan Jade in a play.
With the title of ‘BANANA FISH stage production. Part 1 ‘, the play began its tour yesterday at the Galaxy Theater in Shinagawa, where it will run until the 20th of this month.
Although we still do not know where the MAPPA anime adaptation will go and directed by Hiroko Utsumi, what we do have in our hands are the first photographs of the staging on its first night.
They were published through the portal of Anime! Anime! and show actors Kenta Mizue and Kurumu Okamiya as Ash and Eiji respectively, as well as the rest of the cast and all the sets they created to tell the story.
Until now, the other locations that the actors will visit on their tour are unknown. However, it sure won’t take long for them to give the official itinerary.
Remember that being the first part of the story, in the future the work will get a continuation recounting the events written and illustrated by Akimi Yoshida in the manga published in Betsucomi magazine.
Banana Fish Official Synopsis
Aslan Jade Callenreese, known as Ash Lynx, was a fugitive captured on the streets of New York City and raised by the infamous godfather of the mob, Dino Golzine. Ash, now 17 and the head of his own gang, begins investigating the mysterious “Banana Fish,” the same two words his older brother, Griffin, has muttered since returning from the Iraq war. However, his questions are hampered when Dino sends his men to search for Ash at an underground bar that he uses as a hiding place.
At the bar, Ash’s friend Skip introduces him to Shunichi Ibe and his assistant, Eiji Okumura, who are Japanese photographers reporting on American street gangs. However, their conversation is interrupted when Shorter Wong, one of Ash’s allies, calls to warn him about Dino. Soon, Dino’s men storm the bar, and in the resulting chaos they kidnap Skip and Eiji. Now, Ash must find a way to rescue them and continue his investigation into Banana Fish, but will his history with the mob prevent him from succeeding?
Take a look at all the photos of the work below.
