Talk:Touka Kirishima/@comment-107.211.157.113-20160522161922/@comment-27247962-20160523070040

^All true. Developments I find very important in a story, mending of bonds or strengthening of them.

But not like this, not in Cochlea. We know she was a changed person from the moment we first saw her, so this doesn't really come like a suprise. The real test is how she is able to handle herself now, when faced with a grievable scene. This is the least I expect from her at this point and that might make me harsh on her character, but it's about time I see some maturity in that character of hers. Back to the point-> not in cochlea. Of all places to start brightening up the mood between her friends, it's the ghoulprison Cochlea. I can see how that would add to the effect of her growth as a character, but it completely messed up the looming danger of Cochlea with it. From the point you see something like that happening and you are a bit informed on how mangaka work, you knew they were going to live. That instantly killed all the suspense for me and I blame Touka for that. I don't hate her and like that development, but it's a development that was practically set from the start and I wished to see her fight and suffer to strengthen those bonds in this arc, as if she was posessed by a greater force to not let her be discouraged by all the bad luck Cochlea brings with it, but force her way through with as many of her friends as she possibly can. Now that is a changed Touka and one I can be proud off.

Like i keep saying, this is just too easy and such development could have taken placen anywhere, it's like one of those school-mangas where they try to mend their bonds after a big fight the next schoolday, with Cochlea being the school in this case. This is horror, tragedy, psychological & mature. Work a bit to create a situation where all those are present! At least with your main characters! If you can't show us the gravity of this manga through what the main characters experience (leaving out kaneki), why would you expect us to be blown off our socks when something happens to the side-characters alone... And using Kaneki as the ragdoll for the horrific scenes is getting one-sided too, you think that would erase how easy the others made it through... Naïve.

Well i might be completely alone in this statement, but this won't change anymore, the cochlea arc dissapointed me on a huge scale. While Rushima seems to have layed the groundwork for the right pattern of tragedy, horror, psychological & mature with this first chapter. You see how partial he is about this.