THE CAMERA AND THE GUN

(tw: discussion/explicit mention of Ash Lynx's past)

I think that as a fandom, we don't appreciate the importance of Eiji being a photographer (or going to the US as one) enough.

Given Ash's past, cameras are something he's very vulnerable under. He's constantly been exploited for his body and image, and the child corn videos of him were still up for distribution until Max burned all of it. Even the sound of cameras can be a triggering memory, such as when he's confronting Kippard and he's transported back into a childhood memory with the incessant "click click click" of the camera.

Eiji, showing up to that bar, pulling up a camera with his job literally being to take pictures of him, embodied everything Ash should distrust. However Eiji asks is he can take the photos, and Ash replies "not the face", this obviously makes sense given he's a criminal, but with what we learn later it's obviously more than that.

Ash was carrying a gun, Eiji a camera, to both of them what the other person was carrying was the greater weapon. However, famously, Eiji asks for Ash's gun, takes it and gives it back and says "thank you for trusting me with it", which I think is really key. Ash has just seen that if he can trust Eiji with a gun, perhaps he can trust him with a camera.

Which he does. We never really see Eiji take pictures of Ash during the course of the show, but we know he did thanks to garden of light, where we actually see some of them. The fact that Eiji has a camera, giving him the power to make Ash feel vulnerable and observed, but doesn't at any moment, must've given Ash so much hope. In the same way he tells Eiji that it's the first time anyone has done something for him without "asking for something in return" this is probably the first time someone has had the power to hurt him and not used it.

The fact Ash can trust Eiji so fully with a camera, and feel comfortable and unguarded around him just speaks so so much to the nature of their relationship and just how deep and true it was. With Eiji, Ash really can just be himself "a boy of 17 years old" he's not afraid in the slightest, even if every single thing from his past should tell him to run. The trust Ash has in Eiji is just as great and moving as the trust Eiji has in Ash. Eiji tells Ash he was never scared of him, not for a moment, which is something that Ash finds great comfort in, but it's also true the other way around.

Eiji the one who trusted a boy with a gun and Ash , the one who trusted a boy with a camera. Gosh I love them.

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ash lynx spent his life under a camera as a victim and it took his broski eiji the photographer to show him that good moments should be captured and he could be comfortable w photos and they could be good things and this was one instance of eiji showing him how to be a kid instead of a victim. in this essay i will--

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Monster (2023) Faceless Set gif 1: A shot of Yori from behind, standing up at his desk in class and reading.

Monster (2023) Faceless Set gif 2: A shot of Saori and Minato from behind. They are looking out at a burning building from their balcony.

Monster (2023) Faceless Set gif 3: A shot of Mister Hori outside his apartment window. He is looking to the side as he sidles onto the roof.

Monster (2023) Faceless Set gif 4: A shot from above of Mister Hori walking through the school, passing the school principal as she cleans something off the floor.

Monster (2023) Faceless Set gif 5: A shot of Saori at the bathroom door, trying to speak to Minato. He abruptly closes the door on her.

Monster (2023) Faceless Set gif 6: A shot of Saori in the principal's office. The principal, Mister Hori and several other staff members bow their heads to her. She looks around, stunned.

Monster (2023) Faceless Set gif 7: A close up of Mister Hori trying to comfort Minato after he has been hit in the face.

Monster (2023) Faceless Set gif 8: A shot of the principal playing the french horn enthusiastically.

Monster (2023) Faceless Set gif 9: A shot of Minato and Yori running through a field. Minato jumps to touch the leaves of a tree and the boys continue running without looking back.

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I'm awkward and anxious as hell, but if there's a Banana Fish discord I could join in, please let me know. I can't keep suffering through this yearly banana fish depression alone everytime. Really want someone I can fully share it with aaaa, hell, maybe not just BF related all the time too. So yes yes, please let me know. 👉🏻👈🏻

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2 years ago

why is guilt such a leading theme and motivation in banana fish. omg

- max’s guilt for shooting griffin that leads him to research banana fish for 10 years and go to that whole adventure

- ash’s guilt for killing people (mostly shorter; ash and shorter are a clear parallel to max and griffin), putting eiji in danger, being unable to protect his friends

- shorter’s guilt for having to betray his friends

- eiji’s guilt for… well, everything, mostly getting in the way and doing stupid things and also a good bunch of stuff he isn’t responsible for (he tends to blame himself a lot)

- sing’s guilt for not being a good enough boss, also for ash’s death in “garden of light“

- ibe’s guilt for taking eiji to the usa in the first place

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