Lena asks Spearhead Squadron about their pets. What's their cat's name (spoiler: I still don't know what to call it)?  

Daiya, Theo, and Haruto spy on the girls and Daiya asks about yobai.  

Theo finally says something and it's super mean (and accurate).  

"Sorry"? Sorry about what, Handler One?: [email protected]

Lena is so well intentioned and naïve! It must be nice to have relatives in power so the military police will leave you alone when you say things that are directly against the county's ideology to a whole classroom of children.  

We also learn more about how Spearhead gets supplies, how they fight, and some of their names.  

You like to waste your time, huh, Handler One: [email protected]  

A bit about the show and its production followed by episode 1.  

We meet Lena and some folks in District 1. Then we get to know Shin and the Spearhead Squadron who have a habit of driving their Handlers literally insane. They seem nice though.  

Yeah, I bet they're nice.  

Say hello to the Reaper for me, Handler One: [email protected]

I sit down with my human friend Henrique Couto to get his thoughts on the anime, which I, for all intents and purposes, forced him to watch.    

In his own words: "TLDR: glad Ash is dead."   

Also, we start 86 on March 13th!   

Check out Henrique's podcast here

It's almost like they were paving concrete over the garden of Ash's spirit: [email protected]

Blanca meets Ash for the first time.  

I get really upset about how Blanca and the world failed him (again) and talk about graffiti a bunch.  

Next week is a weird kind last episode thing and the next season starts on March 13th!  

The act of trying to hold control over a human being is not to be taken lightly, Monsieur: [email protected]  

The last bit of manga on the Banana Fish timeline, taking place in 1994, 9 years after Ash and Eiji first met.

So what happens to Eiji after he returns to Japan? Does he ever find out about Ash?  
Next week we wrap up the manga extras with Private Opinion!   

I love your name, I know somebody whose name means the same thing: [email protected]

Hear how Ash and Shorter met, (yeah!) when Shorter's tasked with making sure Ash doesn't get killed during his first two months in Juvenile Detention.  

I try to figure out how to read manga outloud and don't even cry once.  

Next week is Garden of Light.  

His eyes are light green, they just look red sometimes: [email protected]

Sayonara America,  
Sayonara New York,  
But I won't say sayonara to you, Ash...  
My soul is always with you: [email protected]  

(PS- FINE, this isn't my second favorite anime, this is my favorite anime.)

A Broken Jar: https://youtu.be/u3AeMbONvcA?si=1m-C7QhVeSDnE8KV

King Park: https://youtu.be/W141hdkPVMw?si=aWwvhAqS1SIuA6Bf

Ash needs to go with Eiji.  

Ash cannot go with Eiji.  

Sayonara, Eiji: [email protected]

First I talk a little about scars because Ash doesn't have any? Yeah, I don't get it either.   

Foxx tries to convince Ash to join forces, but Ash would rather kiss a slug. Unfortunately he knows everything about Ash's past (stop telling people already, Golzine!) and thinks he can break him.  

Eiji shows why he is best Eiji.  

Eiji picks just the worst time to teach Ash how to say "sayonara".   

All that and also I cry more than usual, sorry.
 
Eiji!!!: [email protected]