[Special Bundle] Banana Fish - Official Guidebook REBIRTH Complete Edition + Anime Official Guide: Moment

Official Guidebook
This expanded edition of the official Banana Fish guide revisits Akimi Yoshida’s original manga with character analysis, relationship charts, story coverage and a glossary. It also includes discussions with Yoshida and former editors.

The B5-format edition adds a gallery of opening illustrations from all 105 serialized chapters, along with poster material. Originally released in 2018, it expands on the 2001 guide.

Language: Japanese. Brand-new physical book. One book included.

Anime Official Guide

The long-awaited complete guide to the TV anime series is finally here!

The legendary masterpiece comic "BANANA FISH" has been adapted into a TV anime for the first time, more than 20 years after the end of its serialization! This official guide book features all 24 episodes of the moving anime, which has garnered immense support from both manga and anime fans, and is packed with behind-the-scenes stories. This book is packed with must-see pages, including a story guide with comments from director Hiroko Utsumi and series composition writer Hiroshi Seko, a character guide with comments from character designer Akemi Hayashi and color designer Chikako Kamata, an illustration gallery, and an art board collection! Interviews and comments from a total of 25 staff and cast members are featured (other staff members include main animator Koji Kuki, art director Toshiharu Mizutani, cinematographer Yusuke Tanwa, music composer Shinichi Osawa, sound director Yo Yamada, and producers Kyoko Uryu and Manabu Otsuka. Cast members include Yuma Uchida, Kenji Nojima, Hiroaki Hirata, Makoto Furukawa, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Shinji Kawada, Jun Fukuyama, Shoya Chiba, Soma Saito, Tomoyuki Morikawa, Kenta Miyake, Yoji Ueda, Mitsuru Ogata, and Ayumu Murase). The cover illustration, specially drawn by Akemi Hayashi, is also featured on the included B3 poster! This book forever records the countless moments in the lives of Ash and Eiji, and conveys the passion that the staff and cast poured into all 24 episodes!

[Recommendation from the editor]
Ash and Eiji fought for freedom and to protect those they cherished. The bond they forged, without expecting anything in return, will never fade in their memories... Numerous memorable scenes, precious illustrations, and previously unreleased setting materials are all included in this 160-page full-color book. The staff and cast's stories about their love for the work and characters, their attention to detail, and behind-the-scenes production secrets are a must-read for fans! Reading it will surely make you want to see those memorable scenes again! You'll want to watch all 24 episodes again!!