Banana Fish Review, online reading and download links

Summary from another site

Nature 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...

The first time I read this manga, I had little appreciation for it. Comparing the graphics to the ones I am accustomed to, this particular manga was lacking, probably because of it's age.

BUT, yes, here's the BUT, when I had ran out of manga to read, I gave this one a chance. After the first few volumes, I mentally kicked myself for not reading this sooner.

There is a reason why this is a CLASSIC, after all.

A lot of drama going on, and character growth. I got used to the art pretty quickly, just that there are moments I don't recognize who's who, particularly the Asians. The art has little improvements throughout the whole series, but seriously, this manga probably doesn't need that anymore. You'll get hooked with the story, provided that you like reading and not just looking at the pretty pictures, because SERIOUSLY, they have long conversations and explanations.

Yaoi moments? Not much in here. I'd be so bold to say I'd let my Dad read this, if he liked manga.

This manga put me through an emotional roller coaster, especially by the last few chapters of the story. I knew it was labeled "tragedy", but I was kind of hoping the tragic part wouldn't be like that. Damn that author.

Anyway, if you haven't checked this one out yet, please do. I guarantee it's worth it.

Downloads links, if you haven't found any online, are available by request. No, I will not make money out of this. Credit goes to the scanlating team, the author, and everyone else who spent time on this wonderful piece of work.