Aslan Jade Callenreese

**Aslan Jade Callenreese**, also known as **Ash Lynx**, is the main protagonist from the *Banana Fish* series.

## **Charactah Account**

Ash is given a sample of an unknown drug by a dying man and is targeted by Dino Golzine for what he is suspected to have. He is aided by Japanese journalist Eiji Okumura and his friend Shorter Wong in discovering the true nature of the mysterious substance.

Aslan has the personality, charisma, and skill to gather large groups of individuals together under his influence. Not only is he excellent in combat and an incredible marksman, but he's also highly intelligent with an IQ of 200. His intelligence lends itself well to solving the mystery of 'Banana Fish' and he has also been stated to be quite well-read, knowing his way around the newspaper's daily columns and political novels- unusual for someone who did not finish middle school.

Along with his remarkable intelligence, Aslan's good looks and charisma allow him to sway the will of people to his benefit in dire situations, and he's well aware of it. Despite the influence he holds over others, however, Aslan is mistrustful and holds most people at arms-length except for a few select friends in his inner circle, including his long-time best friend Shorter, and later Eiji Okumura. He is not afraid of death not because of courage, as he calls himself a coward, but because of his disillusionment with his own life.

## **Appearance**

### **Manga**

* Banana Fish
* Lovers' Kiss
* Private Opinion: Banana Fish Another Story

## **Trivia**

* Ash is afraid of pumpkins.
* It takes Ash 0.03 seconds to pull the trigger of a gun after he has the target spotted.
* According to Eiji, his favorite food is shrimp and avocado salad.
* It is also mentioned by Eiji that he dislikes hamburgers.
* He is far-sighted.
* The NY public library is his favorite place.
* According to Eiji, when he’s lying he becomes quiet and stops joking around.
* Ash shares his birthday with the author of Banana Fish, Akimi Yoshida.
* He identifies as bisexual. In fact, Yoshida stated in an interview that Ash had sex with both men and women.
* Ash Lynx's character design was inspired by american actor River Phoenix
* In another interview, she referred to Ash as "onee", implying he prefers to be on the receiving end of sex.
* He appears in the Angel Eyes illustration book in sexually suggestive poses alongside Eiji and less frequently, Blanca.
* He wakes up cranky due to his low blood pressure.
* He has an IQ superior to 200.
* Despite never making it through elementary school due to his circumstances, his intelligence allowed him to pick up higher mathematics through books.
* In Private Opinion, Blanca points out that he has a faint Irish accent due to being third generation Irish.
* Ash appears in the audio drama of Angel Eyes, alongside Shorter.
* Ash, alongside Eiji, appears in one of Akimi Yoshida's other works, Lovers' Kiss.
* Ash was referenced in episode 10 of Gaikoysu Shotenin Honda-san.
* Ash's correlation chart with Eiji after episode 24 on the official site changed from (Shin'yuu) meaning "best friend" to being no correlation status with a black thick line, implying that their relationship is so close that it can't be described only with words.
* In the manga, Ash was confirmed to be deceased (through the Garden of Light side story) but in the anime Ash's status still being unknown whereas he is still alive or dead, makes it as open ending.
* Ash's chart has been changed step by step from deceased (greyscale) to be colorful again although his name tag still grey, then changed again to be white, even finally Lao's arrow line toward Ash being disappeared, means they decided to make episode 24 to be open ending, whereas Ash is still alive or not left to the audience to decide.