#I would even be fine with kana getting pressured into doing the idol thing if there was no romantic subplot

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it annoys me that akane was made into a potential love interest. now there's this love triangle bs going on. it was grating enough with just kana being down bad. but it was still tolerable. episode 11 was probably the worst episode to end on because the love triangle schtick left such a bad taste in my mouth

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Ah

well, because in Korea (like in some other East Asian countries) you’re automatically considered a year older on the new year no matter when you were born (which sometimes leads to awkward situations if you were born on, say, December 31st) so I’m 14 over here. However, if we’re going by international age I guess I’m 13? Once you live too long in Korea ‘Korean age’ and ‘Western age’ get a little confusing sometimes lol

You’re welcome! <3

“Haha, even if he does come back, good luck defeating you, ma'am!”

You, see, the thing about Ishida is that he’s unbelievably cruel when it comes to the TG manga but there’s also this…

“Who drew this? What a nice (picture)” (on twitter)

Fan: “Sensei, what kind of music does Urie listen to? Love from Mexico”

Ishida: “I’m curious about that too. (love) from Japan”

Fan: *sends sincere thank you message to Ishida on twitter with the Pepe the Frog meme*

Ishida: *Takes moment to figure out what the 'Green Monster’ is all about* *responds with a picture of Saiko wearing a Pepe costume* “Pepe Saiko”

(Comments next to a sticker he made of Black Reaper Kaneki kicking a table over like he did when interrogating Eto’s manager) “…he’s been through a lot”

(Next to a sticker of Shironeki cracking his knuckles) “Life must be tough”

(Next to a sticker of Nutcracker) “A cutie”

(Next to sticker of Uta) “Uta-san, I gave him a lot of my own hobbies” (WAIT WHAT)

(Next to sticker of Amon Koutarou) “For a long time, I used to call him “Koumon Tarou” (anagram for anal beads) in my head. But I did draw him a cover, so you have to forgive me.“

(Next to sticker of Amon doing pushups with some exclamation in kanji above it) "My goddamn lack of skill- I made a mistake in kanji while writing this sticker. Behold my lack of skill” #relatable

Since it’s a recurring trend in TG and the kind of stuff I find interesting (though I do understand why some people might not like it) I was fine with Mutsuki’s backstory, but I wasn’t fine with the aftermath of Torso’s treatment of them. Like, it makes sense that it would traumatize Mutsuki and make them colder like what Yamori’s torture did to Kaneki, but the thing is, Kaneki remained sympathetic because even with the cold, brutal exterior he was still portrayed as a complex, vulnerable character with some clear goals, strengths, flaws and reasonings for doing what he did.

Mutsuki, on the other hand, just turned into a remorseless killing machine. I don’t necessarily dislike where Ishida is taking their character and I think I get where he’s trying to go with this, but Mutsuki’s just too far gone to like as a person anymore. After recent chapters that reveal a new layer to their relationship with Kaneki I feel sorry for them, but they’re still not likable to me in any way.

I understand what you mean. A lot of people who say they’re for equality just end up causing reverse discrimination- “I support trans and nonbinary people so cis people suck. I support those who are gay, lesbian, bi, pan, etc. , so heterosexual people are disgusting. I believe in racial equality so white people are terrible.” That doesn’t really help anybody.

Ah, whoops! That wasn’t really a typo ^^;; I meant that Kureo (who I just refer to as Mado most of the time because Kureo makes me think of oreo and oreo makes me think of Urie, which can get confusing), Akira’s dad, died after she was already an adult so she at least had one loving parent who was by her side throughout her childhood. Sorry for giving you a heart attack XD

I do think Kaneki is going to die though. Not because Ishida’s dropped any death flags, but because that’s basically one of the main ideas this series is built around- that Kaneki’s story is a tragedy. The way tragedies usuall play out is for the hero to die at the end. Honestly, as much as I love Kaneki, if I try to imagine how this series will end I can’t see him still alive and well.

My personal prediction is that peace between humans and ghouls will come in one way or another, and Kaneki will die while/after achieving this peace (of course I could be wrong; this is just a feeling I get).

You know, I don’t know why my mind is like this but…

I just thought of Kanae singing 'Satisfied’

(Imagine Kanae’s ghost rising from the dead after what happens on the rooftop and haunting Kaneki with 'Congratulations’ like how dare you throw Shuu-sama off a building after everything he’s done just to see you again)

I think the reason I’m inclined to cast Kaneki as Hamilton is not because their personalities or roles particularly fit but because Kaneki’s behavior often matches with Hamilton’s? Specifically their tendency to ignore and hurt those around them.

Think about it. Throughout the musical, Hamilton, while caring deeply for those he loves, sees them through a very self-centered lense: he’s not selfish in the way most people think when they hear the word 'selfish’, but he still is. He dreams of dying for the revolution/honor when he KNOWS that his wife and Washington need him alive. He goes off to satisfy his own ambitions with barely a word of warning to Eliza. He’s so absorbed in his own work that he barely notices his son no matter how much he claims to love him, and ends up overworking himself into an anxious frenzy because he never thought to take anybody’s advice but his own. Then there’s Angelica’s constant 'He will never be satisfied’. It’s only after Philip dies that Hamilton truly understands and acknowledges that he does not live alone in this world and how his actions impact the people in his life.

Kaneki’s a bit like this too. he’s kind and empathetic, but there’s a limit to his empathy. He protects people because he doesn’t want to be alone; he doesn’t take a moment to think, 'is this really what they want? If they want to stay with me, should I let them? Am I being controlling? Do I have the right to act like this?’. It’s a selfish kind of love. He has the ability to keep his loved ones safe, but he can’t necessarily keep them happy. He’s so focused on protecting everyone that he often forgets to actually care for them.

Though their motivations and goals are very different, Kaneki and Hamilton both have that rather self-centered way of seeing the world and those around them.

(So Touka and Eliza also end up playing similar roles: Eliza’s “Helpless…look around, isn’t this enough?!” in Non-stop feels a lot like Touka’s last conversation with Kaneki in the first series to me.)

Oh dear XD

And thanks for the recommendation! I’ve heard about Love Live before, though I haven’t really considered watching it until now because it didn’t seem like the kind of thing I’d enjoy. But maybe I’ll check it out when I have the time! :D Same goes for Magi. 

Oh, I heard of that before! I think it’s a pretty interesting tradition, albeit a bit weird ^^;;

“I’m stepping down, I’m not running this blog anymore.”

Okay, that’s a joke, I will be updating, it’s just questionable how much ^^;;

Awww, that’s so adorable! I’m really impressed at how nice he is! And then he goes and does all that stupid shit in the manga… Goddamit Ishida.

Honestly, I think Ishida’s been taking it too far lately… I mean, I get that TG is horror and I can’t expect it to have rainbows and sunshine, but this is too much. I mean, you can’t even get to know a character well before they’re dead.  Oh you like this totally new character who has so much room for improvement who just appeared? Guess what! They’re dead!  There’s a fine line between making character deaths pay off and just mindlessly killing everyone off, and I think that it’s becoming very blurred in TG Or it might just be my personal dislike of character deaths, we’ll never know.

Speaking of character deaths…

ATTACK ON TITAN SEASON 2 HAS AIRED PRAISE OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR ARMIN ARLERT! 1st episode and someone’s already died… Well, at least it was a somewhat meaningful death. 

Oh, I see! That was a misunderstanding on my part ^^;; Sorry about the panic…

Yeah, there’s this thing called ‘The Tragic Hero Formula’. And it ends with ‘character death’, so it is quite possible that he’ll be a true tragic hero and die. I DO NOT WANT THAT TO HAPPEN THOUGH. I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO BE HAPPY ;-;

Hnnnngh, why?

Ah, you’re really good at character analysis ^^ Mine are usually ‘this character probably likes dogs’. But what you said is true, Hamilton is quite blind to other people’s feelings. It’s actually very depressing seeing how that is the thing which ultimately causes his downfall. I’ll have 17 hours in the plane tomorrow… I think I’ll listen to Ham again, if I won’t be sleeping or panicking because fuck flying. 

Love Live is a really nice anime! Have some gifs:

Don’t mind me, I just want to drag someone into idol hell with me. 

I look forward to seeing what you’ll watch/read next! No pressure to watch the stuff I mentioned, just watch/read what you like ^^ ((But I do suggest adding Boku no Hero Academia on the ‘to do’ list…))