Talk:Touka Kirishima/@comment-71.195.163.117-20150329090034/@comment-26401141-20150331004237

This manga is one of the few where characters who have little to no screen time are still very important. While they may seem to lose their status as "relevant" characters, they still possess a lot of importance for how the plot and character development carries through. Touka is one of the most influential people Kaneki, and I personally feel that after the Aogiri arc, she became even MORE important. Many people subconsciously had lots of happy feelings and fangirl/boy squeals after seeing her appear after so long. Her appearance in RE alone made her one of the biggest topics of the day (heck, just look at the tsukkomi count on the mangahere page in chapter 9 where she appears lol), and she even got first place in the latest popularity pole.

Look at it this way: Banjou got much more screen time than Touka after the Aogiri arc. And yes, he may have had an influence on Kaneki, but as much as Touka? Touka is important enough to Kaneki up to the point that she'll be a huge factor on his feelings and decisions even after having no contact with him at all, and I'm sure Ishida is trying to get that sort of feeling across to his readers. Banjou definitely had an impact on Kaneki, but he's a side character. We all love him (or you may hate him lol) but that's all he's ever going to be. Humor, lovability, and some impact on the story. Touka is a side character too...yet she still holds great weight and signifigance in the manga, for the main character and the fans. When people see her, there's a lot of tension or expectations among the readers, not only because of all the hype for Touka, but because there is potential for real development in the story whenever she's involved.

Kaneki was always my favorite, but when ever I see Touka, even if just a little bit, I tend to get a bit over the edge myself lol