Description
First published by Shogakukan Inc. in Japan as "Banana Fish," c1987.
Author: Akimi Yoshida
Publisher: Viz Media
Published: 06/01/2006
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.42w x 0.62d
ISBN13: 9781421505244
ISBN10: 142150524X
BISAC Categories:
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Manga | Crime & Mystery
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Manga | Media Tie in
Author: Akimi Yoshida
Publisher: Viz Media
Published: 06/01/2006
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.42w x 0.62d
ISBN13: 9781421505244
ISBN10: 142150524X
BISAC Categories:
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Manga | Crime & Mystery
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Manga | Media Tie in
About the Author
Akimi Yoshida made her manga debut in 1977 with the college manga story her college story, A SLIGHTLY STRANGE NEIGHBOR. Her immensely popular series BANANA FISH, her longest work to date, ran from 1985 to 1994 and made her a superstar in the shojo manga world, injecting a new realism and narrative energy into the genre and attracting a large male crossover readership. Yoshida was honored twice with the top annual prize for excellence in shojo from Japanese publishing giant, Shogakukan.