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Akimi Yoshida

Born

in Tokyo, Japan

August 12, 1956

Genre

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Akimi Yoshida (Japanese: 吉田秋生, Yoshida Akimi) is a Japanese cartoonist from Tokyo, best known for her manga series Banana Fish.
Yoshida studied at the Musashino Art University in Tokyo and made her professional debut in 1977. Despite serialising her works in shōjo manga (girls' comics) magazines, most notably in 'Bessatsu Shōjo Comic' and 'Monthly Flowers', during the 80's she developed a visual style akin to the aesthetics of shōnen manga (boy's comics) of that era, contributing significantly to creating a bridge between these two traditions. This is particularly evident in her international best-seller Banana Fish (1985-1994), a thriller set in New York City blending action and homoerotic romance. Among her other major works are the serie ...more

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Average rating: 4.47 · 43,569 ratings · 3,774 reviews · 151 distinct works • Similar authors

	Banana Fish, Vol. 1 4.37 avg rating — 7,400 ratings — published 1986 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Banana Fish, Vol. 2 4.49 avg rating — 3,732 ratings — published 1987 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Banana Fish, Vol. 3 4.46 avg rating — 2,647 ratings — published 1987 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Banana Fish, Vol. 4 4.48 avg rating — 2,135 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Banana Fish, Vol. 19 4.72 avg rating — 1,855 ratings — published 1994 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Banana Fish, Vol. 5 4.53 avg rating — 1,849 ratings — published 1987 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Banana Fish, Vol. 6 4.58 avg rating — 1,662 ratings — published 1988 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Banana Fish, Vol. 7 4.51 avg rating — 1,521 ratings — published 1988 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Banana Fish, Vol. 8 4.55 avg rating — 1,394 ratings — published 1989 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Banana Fish, Vol. 9 4.50 avg rating — 1,334 ratings — published 1989 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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BANANA FISH (19 books)
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Akimi Yoshida

4.49 avg rating — 35,363 ratings

BANANA FISH (2in1) (10 books)
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Akimi Yoshida

4.47 avg rating — 5,483 ratings

海街diary (9 books)
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Asuka Ozumi (Translator )

4.16 avg rating — 1,184 ratings

ＹＡＳＨＡ―夜叉― (12 books)
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Akimi Yoshida

4.17 avg rating — 667 ratings

BANANA FISH (小学館文庫全12巻) (11 books)
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吉田秋生

4.29 avg rating — 184 ratings

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“You are not alone, Ash. I am with you. My soul is always with you.”
― Akimi Yoshida, Banana Fish, Vol. 19

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“Just leave me alone. I'm happy goddammit. I know there's at least one person in this world... who cares about me. Who doesn't want anything from me. Do you have any idea what that's like? I never did. Not once in my entire life - until now. And that's worth more to me than anything else.”
― Akimi Yoshida, Banana Fish, Vol. 12

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“So , yeah, you men can just shut up. Girls, let's just have our own fun right here." Akimi Yoshida author of Banana Fish”
― Akimi Yoshida

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