#tg ch9

[kyanitedragon]

Paying close attention to what is specifically said out loud for Hide to hear, and wow, Kaneki really gave him no indication that he was ever human, huh?

[ID: As Nishiki strangles him, Kaneki struggles and says "You mean... I was going to eat Hide? Who in the hell would do something like that?" Then he screams "I'm different from you!" End ID]

He never denies being a ghoul here, shockingly. Despite being all he ever says around Touka. The most he says here is "I'm different", but that comes off much more as "not cruel like you are" and not "I'm human unlike you".

[ID: Nishiki stamps on Hide's unconcious head as he rants "This guy has been your friend for a long time, hasn't he? Just when the hell were you planning to eat him? Waiting for a situation where you could attack him? The place is important too, isn't it? How about telling your senpai, Kaneki? What were you planning to do? Huh? Huh?! Spoiling another's meal plan is the best kind of feeling." Kaneki finally soeaks, saying "He's not food." Nishiki asks "Huh?" and Kaneki shakes as he screams "Get your foot off of him...!" End ID]

He does get pretty pissed off on Hide's behalf and makes it clear that he sees him as a person and friend. But again, he doesn't give any indication of himself being human.

[ID: Nishiki walks closer as he asks "Why are you 'pretending to be friends with some food? Is it fun to you?" Heavily wounded and weak, Kaneki mutters "It's not... It's not pretending..." End ID]

And again. He keeps it short and simple. He's "not pretending" to be his friend, and no specification beyond that.

And then worst of all, in his madness he ends up parroting what Nishiki said earlier. "It's my long awaited meal." Taken out of context, it really gives the impression that Nishiki had been right about him all along, huh?

[ID: Kaneki stumbles forward towards Hide as his kakugan throbs, and he says "Ahh, hahac thatms true... It'd be crazy to pass it up... Look... It's my long awaited meal, isn't it?" End ID]

But thankfully for both of them, Touka swoops in at just the right time and explains that Kaneki doesn't mean what he's saying

[ID: Two pages. Touka lands in the alley, glaring at Kaneki. He glares back and harshly says "Move." Touka walks toward him and says "Seems you're become pretty reprehensible. You dumbass. The pain and hunger drowns out all reason... and it's so painful you'd rather die, right?" On the next image she continues as Kaneki takes a defensive fighting stance. "in order to be released from that agony, it doesn't matter what it takes, even if it means using your friend's life, right? And then agter you've gobbled him down you'd be left alone to regret it, while covered in blood and guys. That's the hunger of a ghoul. That's our destiny. ...I'm really tired of it." She strips off her coat and releases her kagune as she finishes "...This time I'll help you out." End ID]

During Yoshimura and Kaneki's chat in Anteiku, they outright talk about Kaneki being part human and half ghoul and all the struggles but also hopes that comes with. So ultimately Hide does know the gist.

But I'm sure there were a good couple hours there where Hide thought he was right back in Chapter 1. That all along, Kaneki was a full ghoul only pretending to be human.

[ID: From chapter 1, Hide smiles happily and jokes "Kaneki, maybe you're a ghoul!" Kaneki replies, "Idiot. If I were a ghoul, I think you would be very dead, Hide." End ID]

[kishikai]

the tokyo ghoul manga art style is so crispy clean it’s gorjus

[vitamiiiiins]

tg:re  ch118 spoilers beware;

ok, prepare for (juuzou) thoughts on ch118 that no one’s gonna read but im gonna ramble anyway

so, it’s been pointed out (very validly) that during “Sasaki’s” execution, Juuzou looked deeply distressed, lookie:

re chapter 118:

tg ch 137 (when owl attacks shinohara)

this closed off, wide-eyed expression is pretty similar, no?

so yes, imo, he’s obviously very distressed in this execution scene. But my thoughts are: is it actually because he thinks he’s seen Sasaki, one of very few he thinks of as friends, die?

I don’t think so. I think there’s a good chance that he’s aware it’s not actually Sasaki. After all; this is Juuzou, who recognised a very different Sasaki Haise as the same Kaneki Ken he stole from in Juuzou’s very first appearance in chapter 47:

and in re ch9:

Juuzou’s seen to have keen senses on many occasions. If he can recognise Sasaki as the same Kaneki, I’m sure he’d be able to tell an imposter from the actual Sasaki no matter how similar, unless Kaneki suddenly has an identical twin we don’t know about

I think Juuzou’s distress could be at simply seeing who is presumably an innocent person executed; and the subsequent realisation that the CCG is corrupted, and controlling him just like Big Madam was.

Again, as I’ve said before, I think Juuzou has been aware on some level for a while now that the CCG is not all its been made out to be or all it seems. But they were only suspicions (and, he’s limited in what he can do about it; the CCG is all he has since they saved him from Big Madam and raised him to be a CCG agent. He has nothing outside of them). And now, if he is aware that that’s not the real Sasaki, it’s confirmed all his suspicions, and revealed just how corrupt the CCG is, possibly even further than he expected.

so if my theorising is right... Juuzou, as seen before, might be aware of more than we the readers, or the other characters give him credit for. It’s just a question of what he might do with that information now, given his situation and relationship with the CCG and Sasaki/Kaneki.. hmm