Banana Fish
Anime • 2018 • Animation
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Your Triggers
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Abandonment
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Abuse
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Sexual abuse, pedophilia and child p**n as well are heavily described
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Yut Lung is sexually and mentally abused as a child and becomes extremely hostile and antagonistic towards Ash and his friends
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Is someone stalked?
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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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[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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Are there abusive parents?
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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.
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Addiction
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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No but there is underage drinking
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This is kind of the whole point of the show.
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Animal
Are animals abused?
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rats are used as test animals for a drug
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Does a cat die?
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mention of a dead leopard in episode 13, its carcass is shown, although it is not graphic at all.
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rats used for testing die
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Assault
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No, but it's multiple times shown just before and after someone is raped.
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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
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Is there pedophilia?
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The show focuses heavily on pedophilia
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Is someone drugged?
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[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.
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
25 supporters
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there is a lot of harassment and people being beat up in the show, but not specifically school-style bullying showed.
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Is rape mentioned?
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Rape, especially regarding minor victims, is mentioned frequently and is an overarching theme of the series.
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Bodily Harm
Is there eye mutilation?
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it never actually happens there is a brief mention of “scooping” someone’s eyes out
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
122 supporters
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Although he deserved it, a man was stabbed in the genitals with a fork
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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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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Are any teeth damaged?
80 supporters
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a kid named bones claims that ash once knocked his teeth out.
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Is someone burned alive?
72 supporters
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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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Is there throat mutilation?
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A character has their throat slit.
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Is there cannibalism?
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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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Is there shaving/cutting?
57 supporters
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knife fights and general knife violence is common all through the show
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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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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Does someone break a bone?
43 supporters
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Only verbally mentioned
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Does someone have a seizure?
28 supporters
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I’m pretty sure seizures a mentioned once or twice
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Is someone tortured?
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multiple times, but [SPOILERS] episode 9 is mostly about that. one of the characters is tortured to death.
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
141 supporters
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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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Does a kid die?
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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.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
Does a major character die?
41 supporters
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Many major characters die up until the very end of the show.
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
19 supporters
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No, but a character was willing to do it for another one
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Does someone die?
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This show is FULL of death, absolutely not recommended for those who can't handle death, including major character death.
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Disability
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Is the r-slur used?
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I believe in the manga yes (at least in some translations) but not in the anime
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Is someone kidnapped?
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happens many times during the enitre show
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Fear
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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
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Is someone possessed?
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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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Is there a shower scene?
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Characters do shower, but nothing in these scenes is explicit or violent
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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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.
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Does someone spit?
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Ash spits on foxx’s face
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there incarceration?
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Episodes 2-4 have major scenes taking place in jail
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Is there copaganda?
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If anything, Banana Fish is vehemently anti-police, making a point out of them doing nothing to help Ash when he was a kid
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LGBTQ+
Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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Technically? Many of our villains are gay and this is discussed to characters who were not told previously. So technically there *is* outing, but it’s of our pedophilic villains
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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homophobic slurs are used, but only a couple of times I believe.
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Loss
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Medical
Are needles/syringes used?
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In episode 9, there is a detailed depiction of a needle being used for an injection.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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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.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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A character is held in a mental institution, but what is depicted is human experimentation, not mental health care.
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Mental Health
Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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there is a lot of drug use, so in that way yes
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Ash has panicked breakdowns over events in the show on multiple occasions, as do other characters like Jessica and Shorter
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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Characters have PTSD and it's not explicitly stated but seem to struggle with their mental health
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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)
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Shorter says he'll kill himself if anyone hurts eiji
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Ash has somewhat indirectly mentioned body dyspmorphia and shows eating disorder symptoms
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Yes
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Yes 100% in the middle / late part of the series guys
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A main character fully plans of sacrificing himself and as part of this holds a gun to his head and pulls the trigger
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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ash gets constant nightmares where he calls out for his parents. references that its from his past trauma.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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the young chinese kid craws through a vent...
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Does someone die by suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Natural Disasters
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Noxious
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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There is one scene in episode 9 that features increasingly rapid flashing between two characters eyes, which may be a problem for some.
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Paranoia
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Yes
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Pregnancy
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Does a pregnant person die?
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There's like 2 women in the show so no
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Are there abortions?
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there aren't any abortions but one character is described as "a back street abortion doctor" or something to that effect
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Prejudice
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Is there hate speech?
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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
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Are there fat jokes?
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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
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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I don't know if you would innately call it "homophobic" in the context, but yes the word "fag" is used.
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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.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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A male character disguises himself as a female nurse, and though not specifically transphobic, there are sexual jokes made about him.
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a character says that the mafia is "trying to become the next jewish community in terms of economic influence" or something of that ilk
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Definitely.
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Does the black guy die first?
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First death of the series is a black child who is shot.
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
1 supporters
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Most of the relationships, although i wouldn't call them that, are between Ash (17) and older adult men
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Religious
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
82 supporters
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Prostitution, pornography, and general sex are main plot points in the show. This is not the show to watch if you dislike these things
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Are there nude scenes?
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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.
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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.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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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.
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
1 supporters
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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.
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Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
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While I don't know if I'd describe him as terminally ill, Ash's older brother is not exactly in good condition.
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Yes
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Social
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
90 supporters
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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.
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Vehicular
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Does a plane crash?
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A character in the show shoots down a helicopter so that might count?
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Violence
Yes
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Does someone drown?
48 supporters
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1
No
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In the first outro a character is kind of shown drowning but it's not graphic at all
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Is there gun violence?
43 supporters
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There are a lot of gangs and the mafia involved in the story, so it's a recurring thing
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
1 supporters
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Not a nuclear explosion, however other types of explosives are used
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