#shorter wong deserved better

[bad-guidance-counselor]

New banana fish matching pfp’s just dropped 😍

[ro-jiin]

shorter wong deserved better

[neonscandal]

Hello, how are you? I love your blog, thanks so much for sharing you post, Neon (sorry, can I call you that?)

I found your blog cause your BakuDeku and SatoSugu posts, and I was surprised when found out, you also a fan of Banana Fish, Fushigi Yuugi, AoT and Sk8.

Last week was my birthday, and one of the best present for me is founding your blog.

Can I ask your fav characters and moments each from Banana Fish and AoT? Sorry if maybe you've already posted this before.

Happy belated birthday! 🎉✨

I hope you enjoyed yourself 💛 IDK how old you turned but here's to another year around the sun. I don't really do new years' resolutions, but, on my birthday each year, I think about how I want to spend the next year of my life. I hope your next year is extra special.

I haven't quite answered this so please see below!

⚠️ Spoiler warning for Banana Fish anime and Attack on Titan through series end.

CHARACTERS

Aslan Jade Callenreese - Because of COURSE he is. Plenty of places to read about why that is but just know, he is precious and I know he deserved better.

Shorter Wong - Just a funny lil guy. But to know the walls that would have divided Ash and Shorter which they would have broken down to have such trust and peace between them makes everything that happened that much more devastating.

Eiji Okumura - To paint Eiji as some harmless little cinnamon roll does his character such an injustice. He was gentle but he was fearless and could be fierce and had such a teasing sense of humor. I adore him for who he was to Ash but also because he could be sassy and obstinate.

Jessica Randy - Bad bitch with a gun. Adore her for being just as mean as Ash and not treating him like glass but also being sympathetic in those moments where they really connect.

MOMENTS

Admittedly, I wound up having to stop watching Banana Fish part way through because it was so devastating and I was triggered. ✨ Took a month long break before I finished it and I have not watched it since. It just haunts me. I thought I'd read the manga but haven't brought myself to though I did buy Vol. 19 so I could get some closure.

Ash and Eiji's immediate gravitation toward one another from him just giving Eiji his gun?? and from the way he watched with awe how Eiji pole vaulted over fence and effectively saving them. Such a funny way to set up such an unlikely but perfect pair.

Ash shooting from atop the truck and everyone retreating into the Manhattan? river.. THE WAY SHORTER INSTINCTIVELY GRABBED EIJI?

Ash showing Eiji how to shoot in Connecticut, the way he softened up like they were just kids playing but then immediately had to retreat back to being Ash Lynx when he noticed other people watching.

How, even in his betrayal, Shorter did what he could to protect Eiji while in the mansion.

When they busted Ash out of the mansion, that moment of clarity when he realized Eiji was there for him.

Jack-o-Lanterns.

Every single father son moment Ash had with Max.

The moment Max burned Ash's photos. I could actually bawl right now thinking about it?

Yut Lung's revenge on his brothers.

Ash's triumph over Rick Fox.

CHARACTERS (have a funny way of not making it to the end of the series, huh?)

Levi Ackerman - I think I just like people who are burdened and damned.

Hange Zoe - Their personality did not fit the confines of life behind the walls and yet.. there they were. Brilliant, quirky, compassionate and curious. But eventually carried the weight of the whole world which blotted out their smile.

Sasha Braus, Connie Springer, Jean Kirstein - My favorite trio. From Jean's artistry, to Connie's horrible comedic timing and Sasha's insatiable hunger. Just a recipe for hilarity.

Mikasa Ackerman - Admittedly, she lost her edge and appeal later in the series which is such a shame. I mean, they brought it back for the ending but just feel like her being this OP bad ass could have had a personality consistently to match.

MOMENTS

Attack on Titan had such exquisite exposition. This is definitely a series I always wish I could watch and read for the first time again. From the world building to the fact that, just when you get settled into understanding everything, your perspective on that world is completely rearranged. Now as a veteran watcher, crazy to find all the easter eggs that were hidden in plain sight.

The reveal at Utgard tower + their success in the box - As their first line of defense is fighting against dwindling stamina and dulling blades. Offset by the impossible odds of the newbie squads' success. Devastating.

Flegel Reeves' takes on the MP's - THE REVEAL. Also, what a way to emphasize their corruption in front of those shitty run down buildings. It was such a heart swelling moment.

Levi vs. Kenny in the city - their backstory and the animation of him flitting around and dodging bullets.

Battle at Shinganshina - From Erwin's incredible speech, Connie's awful joke and the difficult decision Levi had to make. SO MUCH. Such a phenomenal succession of chaos, honestly.

THE MARLEYAN REVEAL. Bro, are you kidding me??? With a whole new understanding of oppression and classism within the world.

The scouts experiencing life outside of the walls - Especially the clowns, the cars and the ice cream.

Massacre in Marley - The chaos of the attack on Willy Tybur's play to recapture Eren but also showcase the growth of the Scouts in Paradis and the fact that their freedom still came at the cost of other people who also weren't free.

Sasha Braus' Murderer's reveal - Gabi and Falco finding their way to the Braus' was one thing. But to be turned upon by someone who wanted to help them get back home and the only Maryleyan they met because of Sasha while being spared by her father? What a turning point.

Ymir's origin story and how that devolved into the world her descendants suffer in now.

FINDING OUT EREN WAS BEHIND EVERYTHING!? Even the death of his own mother and the slaughter of the royal family perpetrated by his father. All to engineer a future where he, too, knowingly would be killed. Knowing this and rewatching it just... it was there all along.

ALSO Levi Ackerman's back story from the OVA - man has been suffering since birth.

Recalling all of this makes me want to rewatch AOT again, TBH.

[akugumi]

i just thought about shorter wong for one (1) second and now i am crying

[hanazuku-kun]

-How to get over Shorter Wong’s death wikihow-

[julesliana]

if ever i see another banana fish edit in my tiktok fyp one more time, it'll be my villain origin story :>

i swear

[kleptoballs]

Banana fish has destroyed me and now i live in a constant state of denial

[straykidsnerd255]

Hello, may we have hcs of how the 🍌🐟 bois (when their older) react to being told their gonna be a dad soon?

Yes you sure can love! Enjoy<3

Ash:

“Ash, I love you and I hope that you don’t leave me for this.”

“What the hell are you spouting off this time?”

“I know we are just barely married and all but I have something I need to tell you.”

“You didn’t cheat on me did you?”

“What?! Hell no! That’s not what I wanted to say”

“What is it then?”

“I’m pregnant. You are going to be a father!”

Would be all kinds of happy. He would pull you into a hug and just cry against your shoulder and neck. Would think how he became so lucky as to score such a perfect wife and now a child.

Shorter:

“Honey, I want to tell you something.”

“What is it?”

“I’m pregnant. You are going to be a father.”

Shorter would practically drop what he was holding whether it be nonedible or edible.

Would look at you to see if you were lying but not finding a lie in your eyes he would be so happy.

Would pull you into a hug and just cry.

He would just cry and thank you for making his dream of becoming a dad come true.

Would talk to your stomach and tell jokes to your baby.

Eiji:

“Baby, You are going to be a father!”

“Really?!”

This man is crying and holding you against him.

He would press his hand to your still flat stomach but would smile just as big as when you told him you were pregnant

The more you started showing, he would be around you and wouldn’t let you lift a single finger to do chores.

The house would be spotless as the two of you sat on the couch watching tv.

Well, you both wouldn’t be watching it would be more of a distraction in the back as he pressed his ear to your stomach.

Would constantly talk to the small baby in your stomach. “Hello baby girl/or boy. Its your dad. I can’t wait for you to be born. I love you!”

[yourvirtualhusband]

Now that I have watched it, after years of avoiding it for angst reasons...

Yea, I watched Banana Fish. I don't think I've cried that hard in a long time.

Can I have a hug or something? I'll be talking about Ash and Eiji later but for now, I'm gonna go find ice cream to make myself feel better.

[oceanwriter83]

So I convinced my friend to watch Banana Fish with me, and she came up with some nicknames for the characters:

Eiji = Elijah

Ash = pornhub boi *I- I am also concerned for her*

Shorter = purple guy *Man behind the slaughter plays in the distance*

Arthur = Yellow troll

Max = mr. Sniffer *Ash smelling the wine scene*

Sing = lil blueberry

yut lung = ponytail with magic wand

And my personal favorite,

Dino = Mr.Clean not so clean *need I say more?*

[bad-guidance-counselor]

I love making these

[awoogayanderes]

I just finished episode 9 of banana fish.

I AM IN TEARS. WHY SHORTER?! WHY HIM?!

[neonscandal]

no notes, just ash lynx.

[local-maenad]

Shorter gives off the vibe that if you were to buy him some curly fries, he’d immediately accept you as a best friend.

[akugumi]

physical i am here, but mentally i live in a parallel universe where we ignore episode 9 of banana fish

[hanazuku-kun]

Hey I’m posting this because I’m in Spain, but the “S” is silent 💜

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