In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan reviews a shojo crime drama manga with an unusual name. So enjoy as he reviews "Banana Fish" by Akimi Yoshida Besides going over the latest manga releases and our plans for Animenext 2019, Xan discusses the unique elements of this manga, the shounen-ai aspects of the manga and the awesomeness of it being set in NYC and the Bronx. Hope You Enjoy This Episode ----more---- Music For Episode: Ending Music - Found & Lost by Savior Said The Prophet (Banana Fish OST) Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/ Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Xan's Email xan@spiraken.com Our Twitter Spiraken Xboxlive Gamertag Xan Spiraken Our Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Week: What city would you like a manga series to take place in?
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