Max Lobo is a character, as well as a journalist in Banana Fish.
Profile
Appearance
Max has short light brown hair, and thin eyebrows above his green eyes. He wears a greenish blue jacket over an unbuttoned white shirt with a red collar.
Personality
History
He served in the United States army alongside his friend Griffin.
Relationships
Griffin
Max and Griffin served together in Iraq. When Griffin began abruptly firing into and killing their fellow squad members, Max shot him in the legs to incapacitate him. He looked into a dazed Griffin's face and asked him if he recognised his buddy.
Jessica Randy
Max's ex wife who greets him with a shotgun when they meet again. Despite their friction they share the love of their son, and reconcile after a dangerous incident.
Ash Lynx
Max is shown to cooperate well with Ash but not so much as when they first met in jail. The two develop a deep respect for each other as the series progresses. Max even admits that Ash is like a son to him.
Eiji Okumura
He considers Eiji to be nice, and is keenly aware of his significance to Ash. At the same time he notes Eiji to be Ash's Achilles heel.
Shunichi Ibe
Max defends Ibe and they escape together from Golzine's mansion when imprisoned.
Etymology
Episode Appearances
- Episode 01
- Episode 03
- Episode 04
- Episode 05
- Episode 06
- 07 The Rich Boy
- Episode 08
- Episode 09
- Episode 10
- 11 The Beautiful and Damned
- Episode 12 To Have and Have Not
- Episode 13 The Snows of Kilamanjaro
- Episode 14 Tender is the Night
- Episode 15 The Garden of Eden
- Episode 16 Lo, The Poor Peacock
- Episode 17 The Killers
- Episode 18 Islands in the Stream
- Episode 21 The Undefeated
- Episode 22 As I Lay Dying
Anime Gallery
Manga Gallery
Quotes
"1" ― 2[source]
(To Jessica) "We need to stay apart so at least one of us survives."