Talk:Hideyoshi Nagachika/@comment-180.252.204.0-20141128130359/@comment-67.243.140.120-20141130213107

Prove it ^^

The author never explicitly said or showed it, and until he does everything we say here stands as theories. I highly doubt the author would take such a crucial character and end him like that. Hide played a major role in Kaneki‘s life. He was someone who kept him from going insane and turning into a mindless, hungry half-ghoul.

But let‘s say Kaneki did eat him, and the author shows a flashback of their last moment together or something in the sequel. Here‘s what I wouldn‘t understand if said theory occurs:

1. Why did the author make Hide such an intelligent character and then kill him off in such a way? Sure there was that moment with Nishio, but Hide seemed to know what he was doing (he definitely didn‘t seem like your typical smartass-friend-who-got-too-deep-and-ended-up-losing-everything-because-of-it character, and he just remains this mysterious guy who shows up everywhere from time to time to give Kaneki some advice when he needed it).

2. If that really was all there was to him, why can‘t we get his profile? It makes me think the author has something planned- something that would give away too much if we read it.

3. The author has done such a good job of shaping his characters and showing us their respective roles throughout the story- there‘s no reason to suddenly mess up on one of the characters (that is essential to the MC‘s life).

4. The author loves hinting at twists; I think I‘veseen at least two. Hide is one of the more obvious, and yet, we know the least about his situation. We know he is mysterious and knows too much, but plays helper role next to Kaneki. What we don‘t know is how he seemingly remains uninjured and alive in the situations he‘s gotten himself into (e.g. he "happens" to stumble onto information about the ghouls, or how he meets up with Kaneki during that chaotic doves vs. ghouls end battle scene). I highly doubt that was all luck, right?

In the end, it just doesn‘t add up that Hide would die without much explanation regarding everything else about him after the author carefully placed him in all those important moments.