I need to talk about this work. Of course it's my favourite, everyone knows it after reading it. I watched the anime and it was ok, it didn't fascinate me. After his death, I was curious to know if something happened, what Eiji would do, or if that estrategy-kiss was the only kiss they gave, so I read it. And holy shit, I felt Ash's pain from the bottom of my heart, I felt everything. I learned the rest about empathy I couldn't learn before. It made me cry so many times, I wanted to scream because at the end of the story that I took one week or so to read, I matured ten years. It was like I had experienced all the bad in the world at one time, and Ash was alive to fight it. It wasn't his destiny, he never wanted to kill anyone, or to involve so many people. He was in the battles front avoiding a massive destruction, and the person leading him to continue was Eiji. I had another view and another thought about love. Ash believed him and Eiji couldn't be together because Eiji would be in so much danger if they would. Ash wanted him to go back to Japan, but at the same time, he needed him close. Eiji was his last hope. He lost everyone he loved, his bestfriend, his right hand man, his brother, his father, and to avoid losing the one he loved the most, ant the one who last, he risked his life. He let his guard down and was gone after experiencing a fraction of the good in life. Ash could have lived and could have understood the feeling of being woken up by Eiji without worrying 10 minutes later about his well-being. I will never forget the pain I felt. Aslan Jade Callereense will always be in my heart. He was 18 but... he damn lived. Thanks, Akimi Yoshida, for this masterpiece.
Banana Fish