Talk:Hideyoshi Nagachika/@comment-26544002-20160509183315/@comment-25047329-20160509194237

I think you partially answered your self: Kaneki has been Hide's best friend for a decade so they're really close. For better or for worse, characters tend to develop close relationships in a short amount of time in this series. Touka for one was ready to barge into Aogiri alone to save Kaneki, was planning to leave her life behind at Anteiku and jeopardize her education to join his crew, and spent thousands of dollars to open a café and has been running it for about 3-4 years just in case he comes back. And they only worked together consecutively for about a month and a half.

I'm not disagreeing with you though that Hide is a very mysterious and unexplored character, but his kindness and loyalty aren't all that out there all things considering. The most concerning thing is that he doesn't seem to really have anyone else in his life. I guess the real question is why he chose to stick with Kaneki of all people.