Banana Fish, one of the most emotional and heart touching anime, is now back with a two-part stage play. The gorgeous main cast of the stage play has already been revealed, and fans just can’t get enough of them.
This time, seven more cast members have been revealed. Ash and Eiji were two people whose worlds were completely different. However, they were brought together and became each other’s strength and support.
Banana Fish has just announced seven cast members for the first part of the two-part stage play that will premiere in June. Banana Fish: The Stage Zenpen is the first part, and it will run from 10th to 20th June at The Galaxy Theatre, Tokyo.
The newly revealed cast members include:
| Character | Cast | Other Works |
| Max Lobo | Asahi Uchida | Jun Nanase (Absolute Boyfriend) |
| Frederick Arthur | Yūki Saotome | Ichiha (Hachioji Zombie) |
| Lee Yut Lung | Hiroki Sana | Maraich (Patalliro!) |
| Sin Su Rin | Taizo Shiina | Fudou Yukimitsu (Touken Ranbu: The Movie) |
| Shunichi Ibe | Masanori Tomita | Furon Gasu (Bikkuriman 2000) |
| Shorter Won | Yusaku Kawasaki | – |
| Dino Golzine | Shōichirō Akaboshi | Takeo Suzuki (Yamegoku: Helpline Cop) |
The release date of the stage play’s second part has not been announced yet. Banana Fish previously received stage play adaptations in 2005, 2009, and 2012. All the Asian characters in the series have received suitable cast members.
MAPPA animated the entire manga in 2018, and it has two cours. The vintage art style and the storytelling technique have become popular among fans ever since it was released.
One prime difference between the anime and the manga was that while the manga was set in the 1980s, the anime changed the timeline to modern-day New York. It will be interesting to see if the stage play stays true to the manga or makes its own changes.
About Banana Fish
Banana Fish is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akimi Yoshida. It was serialized in the monthly manga magazine Bessatsu Shōjo Comic, and collected into nineteen tankōbon volumes by Shogakukan. B
Banana Fish follows Ash Lynx, a 17-year-old boy who comes across a man who has been murdered.
The last words uttered by that man, “Banana Fish,” hurls Ash across an exciting, tragic, and destined journey towards finding out its meaning.
With Eiji Okamura -a pure-hearted young photographer from Japan, to keep him company, hideous secrets will be revealed as Ash will forsake the kingdom held out by the devil-like human who raised him.
Source: Banana Fish Website
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