Talk:Seidou Takizawa/@comment-178.82.48.20-20150624163130/@comment-79.45.68.62-20150624222914

I don't detest him, but back in TG I used to think his approach to ghouls and others was kinda superficial, almost frivolous.

He kept badmouthing Akira and called her an "asexual weapon fanatic, more a ghoul than ghouls themselves" just because she was better than him. I know Akira can be unnerving too, but he was the one always provoking her just because he was jealous. I mean, Akira had a difficult family situation and suffered a lot while Takizawa (I am talking about TG of course) had a happy family and yet never once he stopped to consider Akira's situation. I know it's hard when someone keeps winning against you, but there are different ways to elaborate it and Takizawa's in my opinion wasn't very good.

Then there is the way he considered Suzuya in the beginning. He treated him disrespectfully considering him to be "a problem child". He was right, but again he didn't seem to mind why he was so problematic (on this note even Amon was perplexed about Suzuya's behaviour, but was less offensive and Akira was far kinder complimenting him for his stiches when they first met)

About his work at the CCG he gave much importance to promotions and prizes. He said he wanted to get promoted to cut down the more powerful ghouls. Again, this view in my opinion is superficial and simplicistic and the dimension of "getting famous and obtain the glory" is still an important part of it. I prefer Akira's view on the matter when she says one should do what they can with determination or something among these lines.

I know these aren't horrible faults. He wasn't a bad person. He was enthusiastic and naive. He had still to grow and I think that he really did before and during the Anteiku raid. By facing a big battle he was forced to realize how precious the people around him (his family, Akira, Juuzo, Amon) were and his wanting to go to rescue Amon was noble (even if reckless I guess). Probably if Aogiri hadn't caught him he would have kept growing and improving.

However, thinking he was without faults or considering him as the noblest person in the manga before his disappearance is wrong for me. Some of his current flaws were already present in his past self, but are now exasperated and are destroying him (I am thinking about his philosophy of the "second place is for losers" and his considering ghouls as monsters (well he is kinda justified on this one considering where he is and what he went through)).

Again I don't hate him and what he went through must have been horrible, but he wasn't perfect and honestly it's because of this that he is a well written character. I am curious about his past two years with Aogiri and I hope Ishida will show us his change with more details in the future.

I am sorry if this post it's too long or boring, but I have wanted to write how I feel towards his character for a while.