Banana fish. 5 / story and art by Akimi Yoshida ; English adaptation/Akemi Wegmuller & Zachary Braverman ; lettering & touch-up art/Avril DaStrada.
In search of more infomration about the substance, Ash flees Los Angeles with a band of allies, where he clashes with Yau-Si, an alluring and duplicitous young assassin. Drawn in by Yau-Si, one of Ash's so-called friends betrays him to the Chinese mafia. Once again Ash is handed over to the rapacious Dino Golzine, who will do anything to cash in on "Banana Fish!"
Record details
- ISBN: 9781591164173
- ISBN: 1591164176
- Physical Description: 193 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Viz Media LLC, [2004]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Reads from right to left. |
Target Audience Note: | 16 and up. T+. |
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Subject: | Organized crime > New York (State) > New York > Comic books, strips, etc. Street life > New York (State) > New York > Comic books, strips, etc. |
Genre: | Graphic novels. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Upper Skagit Library | YOS #5 | 1016398 | Graphic Novel | Available | - |
Akimi Yoshida made her manga debut in 1977 with the college manga story her college story, A SLIGHTLY STRANGE NEIGHBOR. Her immensely popular series BANANA FISH, her longest work to date, ran from 1985 to 1994 and made her a superstar in the shojo manga world, injecting a new realism and narrative energy into the genre and attracting a large male crossover readership. Yoshida was honored twice with the top annual prize for excellence in shojo from Japanese publishing giant, Shogakukan.