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    Amazon, Anime, and Ash: Banana Fish
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bananafishrepublic:

With the popularity of the upcoming anime, I decided to make a master post for fans new and old, as well as for those who are curious about the series! What is Banana Fish?Banana Fish is a manga series by Akimi Yoshida. Originally published in 1985, it follows the story of Ash Lynx, a charismatic gang leader, as he grapples with figuring out the mystery of “banana fish” that turns his life upside down. The story also centers around the close relationship between Ash Lynx and Eiji Okumura, a young Japanese photographer’s assistant who came to New York to photograph the city, but ends up getting caught up in Ash’s violent life. DISCLAIMER: Banana Fish is definitely not for everyone. Some of the topics Banana Fish deals with are violence, drugs, rape, pedophilia, child abuse, gang warfare, racism, prostitution, and death. None of the sexual content is shown explicitly. I recommend not investing in this series if these topics make you uncomfortable.
Manga - The main story consists of 19 volumes. VIZ Media licensed a english translation in 1999-2002, with flipped L to R pages and censored dialogue. VIZ later released a full re-translation of the series of all 19 volumes. Both have since been out of print. Can be read in full here, in English.The manga is also getting a gorgeous box edition which can be found on Amazon. (Japanese only) 
Side stories - An extra volume, titled Banana Fish: Another Story consists of five side stories that take place before and after the events in the main story. Highly recommended to read after you finish the main story. Raws 
Angel Eyes -prequel that tells the story of how Ash and Shorter met. Included in VIZ’s translation of Banana Fish.
The Garden with Holy Light - Epilogue to Banana Fish. Included in VIZ’s translation of Banana Fish.Private Opinion - Prequel that tells the story of how Ash and Blanca first met. Untranslated.Fly boy, in the sky - Prequel that tells the story of how Eiji and Ibé met. Untranslated.
Ura Banana - Short, comedic story about Ash and Eiji discussing fan mail with Akimi Yoshida. Untranslated.
Media  Anime- A Banana Fish anime is in the works! Set to premier July 2018, it is being produced by the studio MAPPA and will consist of 24 episodes. The biggest change will be that the story is set to modern day. You can find more information here on ANN. (Will update this section when we get closer to the date)Radio drama - A radio drama for Banana Fish was produced in 1996. @bananafishlovers was kind enough to compile the drama CDs into a playlist which can be found here. Untranslated, but you can follow along with the audio if you have the manga close by.Stage adaption - A stage adaption for Banana Fish was produced in 2012. Very hard to find outside of Japan, here’s a preview  (Warning: stage silliness)Asrun Dream - A song from the album Mars by Gackt. In an interview with Akimi Yoshida, “Asrun Dream is an older song of his [Gackt], inspired by Banana Fish. He said that when he wrote it, he imagined Eiji asleep in bed while Ash looks out the window to the night sky.” (lyrics + source)ExtrasAngel Eyes - Not related to the side story of the same name, Angel Eyes was a Banana Fish art book by Akimi Yoshida. The short story, That Summer, is also included in the art book. You can read it here and here You can find copies of the book on Amazon or on Japanese bidding sites, but please be warned that the price for it has skyrocketed since it is a rare book. Banana Fish REBIRTH - Official guide book to Banana Fish. This book includes an extensive analysis on the story and characters, and the setting of New York City. Harder to find than Angel Eyes, but also just as crazy expensive.I hope this covers everything. If you have any questions, suggestions, or corrections, let me know! I’ll also be updating this post as more information about Banana Fish is released.  

    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                Amazon, Anime, and Ash: Banana Fish
 master post
bananafishrepublic:

With the popularity of the upcoming anime, I decided to make a master post for fans new and old, as well as for those who are curious about the series! What is Banana Fish?Banana Fish is a manga series by Akimi Yoshida. Originally published in 1985, it follows the story of Ash Lynx, a charismatic gang leader, as he grapples with figuring out the mystery of “banana fish” that turns his life upside down. The story also centers around the close relationship between Ash Lynx and Eiji Okumura, a young Japanese photographer’s assistant who came to New York to photograph the city, but ends up getting caught up in Ash’s violent life. DISCLAIMER: Banana Fish is definitely not for everyone. Some of the topics Banana Fish deals with are violence, drugs, rape, pedophilia, child abuse, gang warfare, racism, prostitution, and death. None of the sexual content is shown explicitly. I recommend not investing in this series if these topics make you uncomfortable.
Manga - The main story consists of 19 volumes. VIZ Media licensed a english translation in 1999-2002, with flipped L to R pages and censored dialogue. VIZ later released a full re-translation of the series of all 19 volumes. Both have since been out of print. Can be read in full here, in English.The manga is also getting a gorgeous box edition which can be found on Amazon. (Japanese only) 
Side stories - An extra volume, titled Banana Fish: Another Story consists of five side stories that take place before and after the events in the main story. Highly recommended to read after you finish the main story. Raws 
Angel Eyes -prequel that tells the story of how Ash and Shorter met. Included in VIZ’s translation of Banana Fish.
The Garden with Holy Light - Epilogue to Banana Fish. Included in VIZ’s translation of Banana Fish.Private Opinion - Prequel that tells the story of how Ash and Blanca first met. Untranslated.Fly boy, in the sky - Prequel that tells the story of how Eiji and Ibé met. Untranslated.
Ura Banana - Short, comedic story about Ash and Eiji discussing fan mail with Akimi Yoshida. Untranslated.
Media  Anime- A Banana Fish anime is in the works! Set to premier July 2018, it is being produced by the studio MAPPA and will consist of 24 episodes. The biggest change will be that the story is set to modern day. You can find more information here on ANN. (Will update this section when we get closer to the date)Radio drama - A radio drama for Banana Fish was produced in 1996. @bananafishlovers was kind enough to compile the drama CDs into a playlist which can be found here. Untranslated, but you can follow along with the audio if you have the manga close by.Stage adaption - A stage adaption for Banana Fish was produced in 2012. Very hard to find outside of Japan, here’s a preview  (Warning: stage silliness)Asrun Dream - A song from the album Mars by Gackt. In an interview with Akimi Yoshida, “Asrun Dream is an older song of his [Gackt], inspired by Banana Fish. He said that when he wrote it, he imagined Eiji asleep in bed while Ash looks out the window to the night sky.” (lyrics + source)ExtrasAngel Eyes - Not related to the side story of the same name, Angel Eyes was a Banana Fish art book by Akimi Yoshida. The short story, That Summer, is also included in the art book. You can read it here and here You can find copies of the book on Amazon or on Japanese bidding sites, but please be warned that the price for it has skyrocketed since it is a rare book. Banana Fish REBIRTH - Official guide book to Banana Fish. This book includes an extensive analysis on the story and characters, and the setting of New York City. Harder to find than Angel Eyes, but also just as crazy expensive.I hope this covers everything. If you have any questions, suggestions, or corrections, let me know! I’ll also be updating this post as more information about Banana Fish is released.  

                
            

            
            
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    Energy, Nerd, and Phone: beware
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                Energy, Nerd, and Phone: beware
 The Crop
 Bisect the
 Meat #16
 Meat #1843
 TRANSPORT.
 your overlord
 is watching
 elongate
 Prepare for
 nuclear winter
 Meat #2156
 Meat #154
 Beings ahead
 EXIT
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 PASSING
 25 DEAD
 UTLETZON
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 Relieve yourself Stowaway Opaque Beings Check
 Legal
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 perish
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 0EDFEET ZONE
 Tours forbidden Passage is Half milipedes Cease
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    Ass, Chill, and Dude: spring-day6:

lyrica-in-nerdvana:

daysofstorm:

pilgrim-soulinyou:

jeremyyyallan:

fagraklett:

Chinese emperor Ai of Han, fell in love with a minor official, a man named Dong Xian, and bestowed upon him great political power and a magnificent palace. Legend has it that one day while the two men were sleeping in the same bed, the emperor was roused from his sleep by pressing business. Dong Xian had fallen asleep across the emperor’s robe, but rather than awaken his peaceful lover, the Emperor cut his robe free at the sleeve. Thus “the passion of the cut sleeve” became a euphemism for same-sex love in China. — R.G.L.


get you a dude who will fuck up his own clothing for you

NO OKAY THIS IS REALLY COOL SO SHUT UP AND LISTEN KIDS. Ancient China was super chill about homosexuality okay. Like we have gay emperors and feudal lords, lesbian princesses who were girlfriends with their serving maids, gay ass poets who wrote lots of poems about that one courtesan who played the guzheng so well.In fact homosexuality was so okay that in Shiji, which is basically the Bible of Ancient Chinese history, there is an entire section dedicated to the gay lovers of emperors. What’s the best part? All the laws and criticism about homosexuality in Ancient China were all about shit like prostitution and rape. These laws were  outlawing homosexual stuff were all very specific. For example, there were laws banning male prostitution, but no laws against homosexuality. These laws were passed to stop the spread of prostitution and laws targeting prostitution in general were pretty common in Chinese history. There were also really strict laws about male rape. Rape was punishable by death, regardless of the gender of the victim. Rape a girl, you die. Rape a guy, you die. Have sex with a minor, you die regardless of whether it was consensual. The lightest sentence you could get was slavery where you were bound to the army.Also scholars wrote essays criticising the boyfriends of emperors, saying that they distracted the emperor from work blah blah blah but THEY ALSO DID THE SAME FOR THE CONCUBINES. That’s right - the issue wasn’t homosexuality but rather the hormones of the emperor. They didn’t care about the gender of the emperor’s favourite lover but rather the fact that the emperor was too horny to get shit done.“But WAIT, Modern China is a hardass about homosexuality!!!! How do you explain that!”Yes. That. That’s because of the late Qing years where Western influences entered the country and brought their gross ass homophobic attitudes with them. And the Qing government was so anxious to seem modern and be seen as equals to their Western counterparts. So they adopted Western ways and discarded their previous attitudes about homosexuality. Hence you have Modern China.So the next time someone tries to tell you that being LGBT is wrong because it goes against traditional Chinese values, tell them to go fuck themselves with 3000 years of Chinese queerness. 

Here are all the illustrations of historical gay couples by Ryan Grant https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/artist-spotlight/2012/08/11/ryan-grant-longs-history-gay-love#slide-0


This is one of the best things I have ever read.


@dn-a @lesbianblossomjimin @flowerboyjjk @jinglehoonie @blushingkunoichi @connie-the-marshmellow @confessionsofashyfangirl @delicatelykeenbouquet @fooderaser 

    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                Ass, Chill, and Dude: spring-day6:

lyrica-in-nerdvana:

daysofstorm:

pilgrim-soulinyou:

jeremyyyallan:

fagraklett:

Chinese emperor Ai of Han, fell in love with a minor official, a man named Dong Xian, and bestowed upon him great political power and a magnificent palace. Legend has it that one day while the two men were sleeping in the same bed, the emperor was roused from his sleep by pressing business. Dong Xian had fallen asleep across the emperor’s robe, but rather than awaken his peaceful lover, the Emperor cut his robe free at the sleeve. Thus “the passion of the cut sleeve” became a euphemism for same-sex love in China. — R.G.L.


get you a dude who will fuck up his own clothing for you

NO OKAY THIS IS REALLY COOL SO SHUT UP AND LISTEN KIDS. Ancient China was super chill about homosexuality okay. Like we have gay emperors and feudal lords, lesbian princesses who were girlfriends with their serving maids, gay ass poets who wrote lots of poems about that one courtesan who played the guzheng so well.In fact homosexuality was so okay that in Shiji, which is basically the Bible of Ancient Chinese history, there is an entire section dedicated to the gay lovers of emperors. What’s the best part? All the laws and criticism about homosexuality in Ancient China were all about shit like prostitution and rape. These laws were  outlawing homosexual stuff were all very specific. For example, there were laws banning male prostitution, but no laws against homosexuality. These laws were passed to stop the spread of prostitution and laws targeting prostitution in general were pretty common in Chinese history. There were also really strict laws about male rape. Rape was punishable by death, regardless of the gender of the victim. Rape a girl, you die. Rape a guy, you die. Have sex with a minor, you die regardless of whether it was consensual. The lightest sentence you could get was slavery where you were bound to the army.Also scholars wrote essays criticising the boyfriends of emperors, saying that they distracted the emperor from work blah blah blah but THEY ALSO DID THE SAME FOR THE CONCUBINES. That’s right - the issue wasn’t homosexuality but rather the hormones of the emperor. They didn’t care about the gender of the emperor’s favourite lover but rather the fact that the emperor was too horny to get shit done.“But WAIT, Modern China is a hardass about homosexuality!!!! How do you explain that!”Yes. That. That’s because of the late Qing years where Western influences entered the country and brought their gross ass homophobic attitudes with them. And the Qing government was so anxious to seem modern and be seen as equals to their Western counterparts. So they adopted Western ways and discarded their previous attitudes about homosexuality. Hence you have Modern China.So the next time someone tries to tell you that being LGBT is wrong because it goes against traditional Chinese values, tell them to go fuck themselves with 3000 years of Chinese queerness. 

Here are all the illustrations of historical gay couples by Ryan Grant https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/artist-spotlight/2012/08/11/ryan-grant-longs-history-gay-love#slide-0


This is one of the best things I have ever read.


@dn-a @lesbianblossomjimin @flowerboyjjk @jinglehoonie @blushingkunoichi @connie-the-marshmellow @confessionsofashyfangirl @delicatelykeenbouquet @fooderaser 

                
            

            
            
spring-day6:

lyrica-in-nerdvana:

daysofstorm:

pilgrim-soulinyou:

jeremyyyallan:

fagraklett:

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    Drake, Drugs, and Girls: Colorado Man Sentenced to 472
 Years in Prison for Human
 Trafficking it Young Girls
 @balleralert
Colorado Man Sentenced to 472 Years in Prison for Human Trafficking of Young Girls-blogged by @thereal__bee ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ A convicted child sex trafficker will spend life in prison after receiving the longest sentence for a human trafficking case in United States history. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ 31-year-old Brock Franklin was sentenced to 472 years in prison for operating a prostitution ring that preyed on women, including younger girls. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Franklin was found guilty on 30 counts of human trafficking, sexual exploitation of a child, child prostitution, and kidnapping by an Arapahoe County jury. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Franklin was originally indicted by a grand jury in 2015. Prosecutors claimed that he used drugs and violence to force the young girls to partake in sexual behavior. He also forced the girls to have sex with him, while also selling their services on the internet. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ “A 400 year sentence sends a strong message across the country that we’re not going to tolerate this kind of violence to women and vulnerable populations,” said Janet Drake of the Colorado Attorney General’s office. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ The crimes took place in the Denver metro area in multiple hotels. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ “I can’t begin to even explain what he did to my life,” Brehannah Leary, one of Franklin’s victims, said in court. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ “Reading it today, and speaking and actually saying how I felt, and him having hearing and have to sit there and listen and listen to me, that brought me so much joy and that’s why I came today,” she said. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Franklin’s defense team originally requested that their client receive a minimum sentence of 96 years behind bars. However, the victims and prosecutors felt that punishment was not severe enough. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ “He deserves every single minute in those walls,” Leary told FOX 31 News.
    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                Drake, Drugs, and Girls: Colorado Man Sentenced to 472
 Years in Prison for Human
 Trafficking it Young Girls
 @balleralert
Colorado Man Sentenced to 472 Years in Prison for Human Trafficking of Young Girls-blogged by @thereal__bee ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ A convicted child sex trafficker will spend life in prison after receiving the longest sentence for a human trafficking case in United States history. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ 31-year-old Brock Franklin was sentenced to 472 years in prison for operating a prostitution ring that preyed on women, including younger girls. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Franklin was found guilty on 30 counts of human trafficking, sexual exploitation of a child, child prostitution, and kidnapping by an Arapahoe County jury. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Franklin was originally indicted by a grand jury in 2015. Prosecutors claimed that he used drugs and violence to force the young girls to partake in sexual behavior. He also forced the girls to have sex with him, while also selling their services on the internet. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ “A 400 year sentence sends a strong message across the country that we’re not going to tolerate this kind of violence to women and vulnerable populations,” said Janet Drake of the Colorado Attorney General’s office. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ The crimes took place in the Denver metro area in multiple hotels. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ “I can’t begin to even explain what he did to my life,” Brehannah Leary, one of Franklin’s victims, said in court. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ “Reading it today, and speaking and actually saying how I felt, and him having hearing and have to sit there and listen and listen to me, that brought me so much joy and that’s why I came today,” she said. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Franklin’s defense team originally requested that their client receive a minimum sentence of 96 years behind bars. However, the victims and prosecutors felt that punishment was not severe enough. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ “He deserves every single minute in those walls,” Leary told FOX 31 News.
                
            

            
            
Colorado Man Sentenced to 472 Years in Prison for Human Trafficking of Young Girls-blogged by @thereal__bee ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ A convicted child s...

            
            
        

    



            

        

        
        

            

                




    Drugs, Heroin, and Memes: Two Men Arrested For Running
 Prostitution Ring Out of Senior
 Living Facility
 @balleralert
Two Men Arrested For Running Prostitution Ring Out of Senior Living Facility - Blogged by @RaquelHarrisTV ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Police arrested two Massachusetts men for running a prostitution ring out of an apartment at a senior living facility. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Randy Lambach, 45, was responsible for finding the prostitutes. Lambach would locate female drug users in Pittsburgh, take pictures of them and post their profiles in ads on adult websites as well as social media pages. He also coordinated the meet-up locations and drove the ladies to and from their meet-ups with men. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The men would give the women drugs instead of paying them what they made keeping the majority of the money. They often provided the women with cocaine, heroin or prescription drugs. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Joseph Van Wert, 65, hosted the business from his apartment in a senior living facility. To keep the women from quitting, Lambach would threaten to turn them into authorities. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Police started an investigation when they saw the numbers of prostitution reports growing around the area. Both men were arrested and charged with human trafficking, deriving support from a prostitute, knowingly permitting prostitution on the premises and sexual conduct for a fee.
    

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
    

    

        

            
            

                
                Drugs, Heroin, and Memes: Two Men Arrested For Running
 Prostitution Ring Out of Senior
 Living Facility
 @balleralert
Two Men Arrested For Running Prostitution Ring Out of Senior Living Facility - Blogged by @RaquelHarrisTV ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Police arrested two Massachusetts men for running a prostitution ring out of an apartment at a senior living facility. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Randy Lambach, 45, was responsible for finding the prostitutes. Lambach would locate female drug users in Pittsburgh, take pictures of them and post their profiles in ads on adult websites as well as social media pages. He also coordinated the meet-up locations and drove the ladies to and from their meet-ups with men. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The men would give the women drugs instead of paying them what they made keeping the majority of the money. They often provided the women with cocaine, heroin or prescription drugs. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Joseph Van Wert, 65, hosted the business from his apartment in a senior living facility. To keep the women from quitting, Lambach would threaten to turn them into authorities. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Police started an investigation when they saw the numbers of prostitution reports growing around the area. Both men were arrested and charged with human trafficking, deriving support from a prostitute, knowingly permitting prostitution on the premises and sexual conduct for a fee.
                
            

            
            
Two Men Arrested For Running Prostitution Ring Out of Senior Living Facility - Blogged by @RaquelHarrisTV ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Police arreste...