Talk:Seidou Takizawa/@comment-26544002-20160830133435/@comment-10733658-20160903065627

I don't think it's that exact. In the case of Takizawa (and presumably Kaneki), I think it's simply that their potential lifespan has been reduced. It doesn't mean their lives are as short of those of half-humans, but rather that the stress has resulted in them being unlikely to live to old age.