Banana Fish
Anime • 2018 • Animation
ReportNature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of "Papa" Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the kingdom held out by the devil who raised him. But the hideous secret that drove Ash's older brother mad in Vietnam has suddenly fallen into Papa's insatiably ambitious hands—and it's exactly the wrong time for Eiji Okamura, a pure-hearted young photographer from Japan, to make Ash Lynx's acquaintance...(Source: Viz)
This anime contains 86 potentially triggering events.
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Your Triggers
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1
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91
Unanswered Triggers
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0
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0
Abandonment
Yes
6
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0
Yes
12
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2
Yes
0
No
6
Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
29 supporters
Yes
14
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0
1
theothetransorchid
One of the main character's parents dismisses the sexual abuse his son has experienced and blames him instead, calling him the f slur and harassing him for being gay, causing his son to run away.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
1
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7
Is someone stalked?
15 supporters
Yes
90
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0
2
SharingIsCaring
This happens most often with Ash, since he is constantly at risk of being captured and people are constantly searching for him. One instance I can think of is with Blanca. Ash feels like he is being watched and you can see Blanca following him a couple times
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Yes
88
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5
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camila13
[SPOILERS]
one of the character's mom is raped and brutally murdered by her stepsons if i remember correctly. it's not shown but it's told.
one of the character's mom is raped and brutally murdered by her stepsons if i remember correctly. it's not shown but it's told.
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3
Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
18 supporters
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7
Yes
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Yes
7
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Yes
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Nanie
Sexual abuse, pedophilia and child p**n as well are heavily described
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Addiction
Yes
118
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0
14
Zimmercj
This is kind of the whole point of the show.
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Yes
97
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1
Does someone abuse alcohol?
5 supporters
Yes
80
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15
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lazuli
No but there is underage drinking
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Animal
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11
Yes
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80
Yes
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luciaj
rats used for testing die
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Are animals abused?
109 supporters
Yes
21
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59
0
adamfart
rats are used as test animals for a drug
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80
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7
Does a cat die?
96 supporters
Yes
11
No
66
6
Anonymous
mention of a dead leopard in episode 13, its carcass is shown, although it is not graphic at all.
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Yes
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Assault
Yes
4
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1
Is someone drugged?
16 supporters
Yes
13
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1
0
Cecilia
[SPOILERS]
Shorter is forced to use the "Banana Fish" drug, and then killed by his best friend, Ash.
Shorter is forced to use the "Banana Fish" drug, and then killed by his best friend, Ash.
2 comments | Add comment
Is there pedophilia?
61 supporters
Yes
19
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0
1
87PlagueDoctor
The show focuses heavily on pedophilia
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10
Is rape mentioned?
42 supporters
Yes
18
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0
0
87PlagueDoctor
Rape, especially regarding minor victims, is mentioned frequently and is an overarching theme of the series.
1 comment | Add comment
Is someone beaten up by a bully?
12 supporters
Yes
8
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0
0
theothetransorchid
there is a lot of harassment and people being beat up in the show, but not specifically school-style bullying showed.
1 comment | Add comment
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Yes
125
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Eggs
In the second and/or third episode, there are images of an underage child being assaulted, and heavy talk of sexual assault throughout the show. There is also another assault scene in the prision, this list is incomplete; i had to stop watching
7 comments | Add comment
Yes
7
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Yes
12
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Yes
6
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7
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amana
No, but it's multiple times shown just before and after someone is raped.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
17 supporters
Yes
79
No
4
2
Zuzuarson
knife fights and general knife violence is common all through the show
1 comment | Add comment
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6
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Yes
2
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3
Does someone struggle to breathe?
13 supporters
Yes
30
No
27
5
Mo0ni
There is a scene where the main character chokes someone with a blanket until they pass out (but they deserved it)
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Yes
0
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5
Is there cannibalism?
22 supporters
Yes
0
No
55
2
TiredDaddi
The restaurant the other comment is describing is not selling humans as food, they are selling them as in human trafficking
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9
Yes
7
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1
Is someone burned alive?
20 supporters
Yes
17
No
49
3
SharingIsCaring
At the last episode a character falls into fire after killing another character, I’m not sure if it would qualify as “burning alive” though. It isn’t really graphic or violent
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Yes
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Yes
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10
Are any teeth damaged?
23 supporters
Yes
15
No
48
6
ZalekieB
a kid named bones claims that ash once knocked his teeth out.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
10
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1
Does someone break a bone?
13 supporters
Yes
78
No
0
2
NamelessButterfly
Only verbally mentioned
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone have a seizure?
3 supporters
Yes
4
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50
1
Weiwuxian
I’m pretty sure seizures a mentioned once or twice
2 comments | Add comment
Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
42 supporters
Yes
43
No
0
4
hailie482
Although he deserved it, a man was stabbed in the genitals with a fork
1 comment | Add comment
Is there finger/toe mutilation?
27 supporters
Yes
35
No
41
3
artsyintellectual
It's not shown on-screen, but a character's fingers are cut off during a knife-fight. There are several close-ups of the character's hand and their scars from the fingers being reattached.
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Is someone tortured?
54 supporters
Yes
105
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camila13
multiple times, but [SPOILERS] episode 9 is mostly about that. one of the characters is tortured to death.
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11
Yes
83
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0
Is there eye mutilation?
54 supporters
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1
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61
0
adamfart
it never actually happens there is a brief mention of “scooping” someone’s eyes out
1 comment | Add comment
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16
Children
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7
Does a kid die?
25 supporters
Yes
117
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2
6
lazuli
A child is shot and killed in the second episode. Also, i believe that at some point a character mentions that their childhood crush passed away. This is never shown on screen and only mentioned once.
4 comments | Add comment
Is a minor sexualized?
58 supporters
Yes
17
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2
0
yutlunglover
Minors are sexualized by characters in the series, but aren't meant to be viewed in a sexual lens by the author or the audience. Ash and Yut-Lung are both often sexualized by much older male characters, though it isn't portrayed in a good way.
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Creepy Crawly
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4
Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
7 supporters
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10
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Deny005
No, but a character was willing to do it for another one
1 comment | Add comment
Does a major character die?
11 supporters
Yes
9
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0
1
87PlagueDoctor
Many major characters die up until the very end of the show.
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2
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3
Does someone die?
9 supporters
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9
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0
0
87PlagueDoctor
This show is FULL of death, absolutely not recommended for those who can't handle death, including major character death.
1 comment | Add comment
Disability
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11
Yes
0
No
4
Drugs/Alcohol
Yes
13
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
5 supporters
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92
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0
3
Zuzuarson
happens many times during the enitre show
1 comment | Add comment
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Yes
2
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Yes
6
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0
Fear
Yes
0
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66
Is someone possessed?
8 supporters
Yes
16
No
48
19
user27597
technically not but if mind control in general is a trigger for you, i'd still be cautious. a character is made to do violent things against their will with drugs and it's very brutal
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theothetransorchid
yes, a lot of knives and in one scene there is an autopsy where the doctors slowly cut open the cadaver. it could be triggering so be advised
1 comment | Add comment
Is there a shower scene?
5 supporters
Yes
73
No
2
0
Characters do shower, but nothing in these scenes is explicit or violent
1 comment | Add comment
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No
6
Gross
Yes
1
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20
Does someone vomit?
56 supporters
Yes
72
No
4
7
Ihatemaggots
Max pukes from driving. Only sound could be heard. Eiji was close to puke but only put his hand over his mouth. Ash only mentioned how much Golzine makes him feel sick.
2 comments | Add comment
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4
Yes
0
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4
Does someone spit?
8 supporters
Yes
68
No
7
5
lazuli
Ash spits on foxx’s face
1 comment | Add comment
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0
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40
Yes
0
No
4
Large-scale Violence
Yes
0
No
8
Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
14 supporters
Yes
1
No
28
5
If anything, Banana Fish is vehemently anti-police, making a point out of them doing nothing to help Ash when he was a kid
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
5
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0
LGBTQ+
Yes
0
No
6
Yes
0
No
5
Yes
0
No
4
Yes
0
No
3
Yes
0
No
7
Loss
Yes
0
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5
Medical
Yes
0
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63
Are needles/syringes used?
18 supporters
Yes
97
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1
2
North1233
In episode 9, there is a detailed depiction of a needle being used for an injection.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there a mental institution scene?
16 supporters
Yes
92
No
0
0
Could anybody comment on what happens please?
1 comment | Add comment
Is there a hospital scene?
7 supporters
Yes
94
No
2
1
SharingIsCaring
Ash fights with Arthur on the train tracks, and after Ash is injured he goes to a hospital.
*minor spoilers*
Eiji later gets shot while trying to teach Ash Japanese and he ends up going to the hospital as well. I believe you don’t actually see him in the hospital until at least the next episode after that though.
1 comment | Add comment
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4
Yes
0
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69
Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
26 supporters
Yes
20
No
0
3
Isaiahisa
ash gets constant nightmares where he calls out for his parents. references that its from his past trauma.
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone have a mental illness?
12 supporters
Yes
5
No
0
1
theothetransorchid
Characters have PTSD and it's not explicitly stated but seem to struggle with their mental health
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
8
No
59
4
bumble
No, however there is a scene where a scalpel is used on a body to create a long, straight slice that blood then pools out of. The visual comparison is easy to make and thus the scene becomes uncomfortable, though it is brief. (ep 15)
2 comments | Add comment
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4
Yes
30
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2
Yes
0
No
8
Yes
9
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zephyruschoberka.
A main character fully plans of sacrificing himself and as part of this holds a gun to his head and pulls the trigger
1 comment | Add comment
Is reality unstable or unhinged?
10 supporters
Yes
4
No
1
0
theothetransorchid
there is a lot of drug use, so in that way yes
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
3
No
1
Yes
0
No
13
Yes
0
No
5
Yes
0
No
7
Is there body dysmorphia?
17 supporters
Yes
8
No
47
1
Ash has somewhat indirectly mentioned body dyspmorphia and shows eating disorder symptoms
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
15 supporters
Yes
32
No
0
2
NamelessButterfly
Shorter says he'll kill himself if anyone hurts eiji
1 comment | Add comment
Are there anxiety attacks?
17 supporters
Yes
84
No
1
1
Ash has panicked breakdowns over events in the show on multiple occasions, as do other characters like Jessica and Shorter
1 comment | Add comment
Is there a claustrophobic scene?
14 supporters
Yes
64
No
2
4
ZalekieB
the young chinese kid craws through a vent...
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone have an eating disorder?
22 supporters
Yes
92
No
8
14
Riku114
Yes 100% in the middle / late part of the series guys
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
58
Does someone die by suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
53 supporters
Add comment
Yes
81
No
1
Noxious
Yes
3
No
0
Yes
0
No
4
Yes
0
No
17
Yes
42
No
8
Yes
3
No
0
Yes
8
No
0
Are there flashing lights or images?
23 supporters
Yes
12
No
45
3
jess345678998
There is one scene in episode 9 that features increasingly rapid flashing between two characters eyes, which may be a problem for some.
4 comments | Add comment
Paranoia
Yes
6
No
0
Yes
0
No
12
Pregnancy
Yes
0
No
12
Yes
0
No
56
Are there abortions?
12 supporters
Yes
2
No
55
9
LuciaDakin
there aren't any abortions but one character is described as "a back street abortion doctor" or something to that effect
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
12
Yes
0
No
59
Does a pregnant person die?
9 supporters
Yes
0
No
56
1
zephyruschoberka.
There's like 2 women in the show so no
1 comment | Add comment
Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
27 supporters
Yes
63
No
4
2
camila13
one of the bad guys is fat and there are jokes about it (imo they are not intended for laughs tho) this stop after episode 3
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
63
No
14
11
unluckymage
A character is assumed to be a woman by appearance, how ever there's no issues, drama, or shock value driven from it, only a pronoun swap after being told otherwise.
3 comments | Add comment
Does the black guy die first?
13 supporters
Yes
114
No
3
22
Kris
First death of the series is a black child who is shot.
1 comment | Add comment
Are there homophobic slurs?
29 supporters
Yes
97
No
2
6
Riku114
I don't know if you would innately call it "homophobic" in the context, but yes the word "fag" is used.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
11
No
42
7
LuciaDakin
a character says that the mafia is "trying to become the next jewish community in terms of economic influence" or something of that ilk
1 comment | Add comment
Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
21 supporters
Yes
30
No
2
8
monochrome
A male character disguises himself as a female nurse, and though not specifically transphobic, there are sexual jokes made about him.
2 comments | Add comment
Is there hate speech?
18 supporters
Yes
91
No
1
4
Zuzuarson
you hear the F slur in the first episode. not said again from my memory but there is also a killing of a black man that looks like a lynching. this was done to get a rise out of one of the black characters but this could be triggering
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
8
Does an LGBT person die?
24 supporters
Yes
128
No
0
10
catecate
Definitely.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
2
No
38
Yes
0
No
51
Yes
0
No
7
Race
Yes
0
No
7
Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
21 supporters
Yes
18
No
0
2
jubilee
Most of the relationships, although i wouldn't call them that, are between Ash (17) and older adult men
2 comments | Add comment
Religious
Yes
0
No
5
Yes
0
No
3
Sex
Is there sexual content?
33 supporters
Yes
96
No
0
1
Prostitution, pornography, and general sex are main plot points in the show. This is not the show to watch if you dislike these things
1 comment | Add comment
Is someone sexually objectified?
23 supporters
Yes
20
No
0
1
GreyCaprice
The sexual objectfication of one of the main characters is a major theme and plot point.
Other, mostly young male, characters are objectified as well.
Other, mostly young male, characters are objectified as well.
1 comment | Add comment
Are there nude scenes?
19 supporters
Yes
12
No
0
0
yutlunglover
In episode 9, Dino (An old pedophile) takes 2 of the characters to his bed (aged 16 and 19). They are about to have sex, until he is interrupted. Dino is shirtless until he puts on a robe, the 19 year old boy is naked (though waist down is covered) and the 16 year old is naked (nothing shown), until he puts on a robe.
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
9
Yes
0
No
3
Yes
4
No
0
Yes
80
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6
19
Zimmercj
Though not his real father, it is heavily implied that Ash’s adopted father sexual assaults him. This is more fleshed out in the manga.
3 comments | Add comment
Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
12 supporters
Yes
11
No
1
0
yutlunglover
In the last episode, Yut-Lung cries, and Sing laughs at him, calling him girly. It's meant to be a comedic scene and not really taken seriously.
1 comment | Add comment
Sickness
Yes
1
No
10
Yes
1
No
7
Yes
2
No
6
Is someone terminally ill?
11 supporters
Yes
7
No
0
2
87PlagueDoctor
While I don't know if I'd describe him as terminally ill, Ash's older brother is not exactly in good condition.
1 comment | Add comment
Social
Yes
13
No
0
Yes
0
No
6
Yes
0
No
7
Yes
0
No
3
Spoiler
Yes
0
No
52
Yes
0
No
4
Does it have a sad ending?
24 supporters
Yes
130
No
1
7
Solariis
I was spoiled by the previous comment. (There really should be an option to tag spoilers appropriately, like on Reddit or Discord...) Nonetheless, I still watched the entire show and I'm SO glad I did, the anime is a masterpiece.
[SPOILERS]
The ending itself isn't sad, it's an open ending. Even though he does die at the end of the manga, Ash is actually alive in the anime. There's an official character chart by mappa (the animation studio) that depicts each character with a status (alive/deceased) and their relationships to other characters. Ash's picture was grayed out first, which set his status to "deceased". However! The character chart was updated, and now his picture is in color again, meaning he's alive.
[SPOILERS]
The ending itself isn't sad, it's an open ending. Even though he does die at the end of the manga, Ash is actually alive in the anime. There's an official character chart by mappa (the animation studio) that depicts each character with a status (alive/deceased) and their relationships to other characters. Ash's picture was grayed out first, which set his status to "deceased". However! The character chart was updated, and now his picture is in color again, meaning he's alive.
3 comments | Add comment
Vehicular
Yes
74
No
1
Yes
11
No
0
Does a plane crash?
5 supporters
Yes
7
No
50
2
Mo0ni
A character in the show shoots down a helicopter so that might count?
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
53
Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
2 supporters
Yes
0
No
58
1
jubilee
Not a nuclear explosion, however other types of explosives are used
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
85
No
2
Does someone drown?
10 supporters
Yes
1
No
54
0
amana
In the first outro a character is kind of shown drowning but it's not graphic at all
1 comment | Add comment
Is there gun violence?
9 supporters
Yes
84
No
1
7
jujuba335
There are a lot of gangs and the mafia involved in the story, so it's a recurring thing
3 comments | Add comment