 A press conference for the previously announced Banana Fish TV anime held on Thursday has released a new PV, which announced cast members and additional staff members. Animated by studio MAPPA, the anime will take place in the present timeline instead of the timeline that happens in the manga. The series is slated for Summer 2018 via Fuji TV's noitaminA programming block and will air for total of two cours. Amazon Prime will also make the anime available for streaming.Staff Chief Animation Director: Ayumi Yamada (Owari no Seraph), Shinpei Kamata (Inuyashiki) Hard Boiled Supervision: Akitsugu Hisagi (Yuri!!! on Ice) Art Director: Toshiharu Mizutani (Kujira no Kora wa Sajou ni Utau) Color Setting: Chikako Kamata (Kakegurui) Director of Photography: Yuusuke Tannowa (the Shingeki no Bahamut series) Editing: Hiroshi Okuda (the Wake Up, Girls! series) Music: Shinichi Osawa (Ninja Slayer From Animation) Sound Director: You Yamada (Made in Abyss) Cast Aslan Jade Callenreese: Yuuma Uchida (Ryuuou no Oshigoto!) Eiji Okumura: Kenji Nojima (the Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Crystal series) Dino Golzine: Unshou Ishizuka (Vampire Hunter) Max Lobo: Hiroaki Hirata (Koi wa Ameagari no You ni) PV Note: The video is region-locked; click here for an alternative link. Source: Moca News |
SnowFeb 22, 2018 6:41 AM
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| I'm so hyped!! Can't wait to see Ash and Eiji in action! Really love how the character design turned out, they look really handsome. ALSO 2 COURS YASSSS I hope it's enough to do a good adaption though |
| Well that PV doesn't really peak my interest as someone that haven't read the manga. |
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| As a NYC resident this gets me sooo wet! Love seeing places I know in anime |
| Max Lobo: Hiroaki Hirata (Koi wa Ameagari no You ni) Apparently, Kondou decided that boy's love is better and safer than a romance with a innocent schoolgirl. And if without jokes, here really is enough material for 20+ episodes? |
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| so excited!! <3 from what I've read of Banana Fish it's a really gripping and intense read, which would translate very nicely to screen given all the action set pieces and intrigue. really liking how the chara designs turned out even if they're a bit less hardlined and gritty than their original counterparts, but maintaining that level of detail for two cours would be pretty difficult, so I'm glad they opted for something a bit more stylized on that front. only complaint is the note about modernizing the setting, since a good part of what makes the original so fun to read is how 80s it all can be, from fashion to historical integration to even how certain plot points play out. RobertBobert said: And if without jokes, here really is enough material for 20+ episodes? with almost 20 volumes of manga, I'd pray they can crop it down enough to make it fit in only 20+ episodes haha |
Spiranix said: RobertBobert said: And if without jokes, here really is enough material for 20+ episodes? with almost 20 volumes of manga, I'd pray they can crop it down enough to make it fit in only 20+ episodes haha Well, in that case, I'm curious how it will look like as a result. As I understand it, MAPPA is clearly wants to become the main bastion of quality LGBT content in anime. This is BL, right? |
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| Banana Fish ?!! LOL Sound like stupid name The PV looks great though. I will watch for sure and I also love MAPPA, they made a lot of good anime |
| a Shoujo??? what? |
| I didn't read Banana Fish before, but heard great things about the manga. That being said, it looks promising so far! I'm looking forward to it ~ |
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| @lady_freyja That is, if I understand you correctly, is it a story about a male romantic friendship for girls that has enough homoerotism to adapt the story into shonen ai? |
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| Interesting, last time noitaminA had 2-cour was with Your lie in April... wonder if its just because its that worth it or they could actually have their 1-hour block back ? (most likely not but that would be nice.) |
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| Wow, it's been quite awhile since Noitamina aired a 2 cour. Should be very interesting to see this turns out. I never read the manga before but this news is getting me hyped for Summer. |
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| Since it's noitaminA, expect 22 episodes. 19 volumes in 22 episodes means that some things will be cut out... if they're planning on doing a complete adaptation. PV looks stylish though. It's actually quite interesting that the manga was serialized in Betsucomi though. Veeeeery different than what they normally serialize these days. |
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| I know that this is going to be a solid work. Super excited for it to finally happen! |
| Looks pretty typical and bland to me. Will probably still give it a shot none the less. |
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| I like the art style but Eiji looks really different lol I hope they don't rush or skip too many things but tbh I'm so excited I can't wait |
| music was pretty random and art quite bland, we'll see |
| Oh boy, what a year to be alive. |
| The character design doesn't look too far from the source material, I like that. Modernized, sure, but still keeping the correct tone. For some reason, I'm actually really curious to see how "Papa Dino" will sound and look like in the adaptation. Also pretty happy about this 12-12 episode format. Looks like it will have enought time not to rush things while also doing some cuts, wich I actually think could be benefic considering that the 19 volumes of the manga felt a little too long toward the end, with too many unnecessary and repetitive dialogues here and there. Hopefully it will help dynamize all that.. and if they could change the last parts and original ending a little bit, there will be nothing else I could reasonably be asking for. |
DullboyFeb 22, 2018 3:34 PM
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| I JUST ORDERED THE MANGA VOLUMES FOR THIS!!! IT'S LIKE FATE!!!! |
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| Pretty much how I expected the modernized designs would look, no qualms there. I read this a few years ago never expecting it to be adapted and here it is. Definitely watching, but this is one I feel would benefit little from the new medium. |
| Sieg Zeon! |
| Looks cool! Currently, this has become my most anticipated anime of summer. |
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thepath said: It's the colloquial name they give to a drug in the series.Banana Fish ?!! LOL Sound like stupid name |
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| I didn't like the manga (read a few chapters) but the PV looks pretty sick. I'm in. |
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