Lovers

that last post i reblogged really got me thinking and ykw yea i genuinely think there were times ash and eiji canonically shared a bed.

nights ash couldn't/didn't wanna sleep so they just end up falling asleep talking in the same bed bc its so late the only way to continue their conversation was whispering close together

nights when eiji couldn't pretend he didn't hear ash wake up crying sobbing screaming in his sleep so he stayed next to him to comfort him

nights eiji was so worried about ash leaving during the night that he made some excuse to share beds so he would know if he left

when they're reunited again after ash broke out of the mental hospital and eiji from Yut Lung Lee's house they don't let each other out of their sight and they were both lowkey anxious to sleep separately so ykw? let's join beds.

this series never fails to break my heart in different ways

At Bear's flop house (the place they stayed after Golzine's mansion burned and before Ash bought the apartment) their room had just the one small bed.

Also, the apartment had more than one bedroom (at least in the anime) so they chose to share it. And all those times the op mentioned, it was veryikely they slept in the same bed. Yoshida even drew it.

So yeah. Canonically, they shared. ❤

ok idk if this will make sense to anyone else but imo asheiji as a couple is less of an "i love you." "i love you too." kind of couple, and more of an "i love you." "i know." couple. and i think this goes both ways for them

I've always felt this about them, to the point that they could even be an "Ash, I--" "I know" and an "Eiji, I--" "I know". ❤❤❤

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What canon manga ending

He knew what he was talking about

Banana Fish | 1x03

Can we talk about this scene can we talk about it???!!!

"Don't... Don't look at me like that"

And the image of Eiji in Ash's mind looking at him with endearment and affection and softness.

Ash trying to reject it bc he feels he doesn't deserve it

Him CRYING and calling out for Eiji

Happy Halloween! 🎃

Happy Halloween!

I was reading volume eight today which is probably my favorite volume (real reason is the Coney Island fight LMFAO the illustration are sooo cool) because you get so much information on the actual underlying story (the drug) which is reeaaally interesting to me because I love fictional stories that surround government/military and is either symbolic or allusion to the real thing. Never see many fans talk about the actual storyline like the entire point of banana fish use is because the US gov is afraid of the spread of communism in South America after Nam and the correlation with Sicilian mafia is to filter money through.

In Max and Ash’s conversation Ash brings up the ignorance of American citizens when it comes to government issues and there’s not really any hiccups within it either which is pretty cool to me when you think the story is coming from a Japanese person’s perspective during a time where there was no internet so she was really learning stuff from her visits, movies, articles that made it over. Point is it really blows me away sometimes that there’s not many inconsistencies on how American culture is portrayed imo (again with making a story with only limited resources)….

Also I highly recommend machine translating the guidebook. The analysis shit is really fucking cool. She basically gives whole history lessons and you really see the characters so in depth. There’s a bunch of pages on LSD, MKultra and psychological factors behind ptsd/sexual abuse that you see reflected in Ash’s character like his hatred for men or the way he reacts to things and his self depreciation especially around Eiji as he really starts going into a downward spiral towards the end of the series.

Anyway, just ordered some more books so expect scans soon!

A call

why are they like this