__Height:__ 172 cm
__Nationality:__ Japanese
__Languages:__ Japanese, English
__Background:__ Eiji was a talented athlete and pole vaulter in Japan, until a injury left him unable to compete. Completely discouraged, faced with losing his sports scholarship, and ridiculed by his former competitors and coaches, Eiji fell into a depressed slump. Then Ibe took him in as his assistant, and the two traveled to New York City, to do a report on youth in street gangs. In New York, Eiji met Ash Lynx.  

__Best 80's Fashion Statement:__ Hawaiin shirt over a tank top, tied in the front, falling off one shoulder.  

__Inspiration:__ In an interview, author Akimi Yoshida said that the character design for Eiji was inspired by Japanese actor Nomura Hironobu. 

Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of "Papa" Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the kingdom held out by the devil who raised him. But the hideous secret that drove Ash's older brother mad in Vietnam has suddenly fallen into Papa's insatiably ambitious hands--and it's exactly the wrong time for Eiji Okamura, a pure-hearted young photographer from Japan, to make Ash Lynx's acquaintance...
 
(Source: Viz Media)

Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of "Papa" Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the kingdom held out by the devil who raised him. But the hideous secret that drove Ash's older brother mad in Vietnam has suddenly fallen into Papa's insatiably ambitious hands—and it's exactly the wrong time for Eiji Okamura, a pure-hearted young photographer from Japan, to make Ash Lynx's acquaintance...
 
(Source: Viz Media)

__[Twitter](https://twitter.com/nojimakenji) | [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/nojima_kenji/)__

Son of voice actor [Akio Nojima](https://anilist.co/staff/95918).
Younger brother of voice actor [Hirofumi Nojima](https://anilist.co/staff/95341).
Married to fellow voice actress [Chie Sawaguchi](https://anilist.co/staff/103731).

__Non-anime roles:__
- Albedo - Genshin Impact (VG)
- Caleb - Love and Deepspace (VG)

A collection of Banana Fish sidestories. Contains: 
- Private Opinion 
- Fly boy, in the sky 
- Ura Banana

Eiji Okumura