Help me finish Banana Fish? I'm 7 episodes in and I don't get the hype 😭
So I started watching Banana Fish because I have heard SO much about it everywhere. Like people constantly say it's one of the most heartbreaking anime ever, that it will destroy you emotionally, make you cry, break your heart, etc. And honestly... I'm 7 episodes in and I'm not feeling it. 😭 I went into it specifically wanting something heartbreaking and relationship-focused. I wanted to actually get attached to the characters and their relationship, so that when something happens to them, I would genuinely care and get emotional. But so far, I feel like I'm watching mafia, crime, drugs, kidnapping, conspiracy, mafia, more mafia. There is just so much going on, and honestly it feels complicated. It's not exactly a relaxing watch (not that I was looking for something relaxing), but I was expecting the emotional/relationship side to be much more prominent.
And I'm not saying the characters are bad or anything. It's just that after 7 episodes, I'm still not at the point where I'm thinking, “Oh my god, I care about these people so much.” And that's making it really hard for me to understand why everyone says this anime will absolutely destroy me. For comparison, I watched Violet Evergarden and I was crying basically every episode because I actually cared about what was happening with the characters. With Banana Fish, I'm basically watching because I've already watched 7 episodes and now I feel obligated to finish it lol.
So for people who have watched it:
Should I give Banana Fish more time? Does the relationship/emotional side become significantly more prominent later, or is the mafia/crime storyline basically going to remain the main focus? Please don't spoil anything past episode 7. I just want to know whether it's worth continuing based on what I'm looking for. Because I genuinely don't know whether I should keep going or just accept that this one isn't for me.