Talk:Ken Kaneki/@comment-187.56.168.197-20151226151651/@comment-10733658-20151227053343

Actually, there are some serious issues concerning Japanese society and difficulties with romance and sex. It's part of their huge concern about a MAJOR drop in marriages and birth rates.

Apparently the average age for first time is 19.5 in Japan. We know Kaneki was a virgin at the beginning of the series, as a result of Rize being the first girl he'd ever asked out. He's SUPER VIRGIN omg bookstore date!

After that, he was struggling with his newfound nature. No time for dating or sex then, because he had trouble controlling himself and was scared of hurting people.

After Aogiri, he was super-focused on getting stronger and hunting down bad guys. Again, unlikely to have had time for romance or doing the dirty.

As Haise Sasaki, he was someone surrounded by rumors and suspicion. He was social, but still felt unsure of himself and his nature as a Half-Ghoul. He could have had plenty of opportunities for dating or intimacy, but my guess is that he probably wouldn't have felt comfortable enough with himself to do it. He was a guy with no memories, and a creepy voice in his head, and powers that made people fear him and treat him like a monster.

Also, from what I understand, Japanese society is more conservative and doesn't have the same pressures to have sex prior to marriage that occurs in Western society. Sure, they have stuff like Love Hotels and Compensated Dating.....but having sex while young is still kind of seen as a rebellious thing.

TLDR: Kaneki has been too goal-obsessed or scared of himself at any given time during the series to have had random sex with someone.