Talk:Touka Kirishima/@comment-24.74.64.155-20160623215008/@comment-28693844-20160624183717

^ Now that's just unfair. It's not our place as non-Japanese fans to dictate whether or not Ishida should incorporate his own culture into the manga he spends hours at a time creating. That's overstepping a bit.

The only indication of an endgame Touken I can thing of that is specific to Japanese culture (to answer anon's question) is how Touka is depicted on Christmas day in the calendar. The reason why this may imply Touka is to be Kaneki's love interest is because Christmas is a holiday shared between couples so the fact that, out of every character, Touka was specifically chosen to represent this day may be an indication. But I think that's a little tenuous.

Also, Ishida linked to a Japanese love song when he posted a picture of Kaneki and Touka for Kaneki's birthday, with lyrics like:

"On nights with no way home,  the only guide is the lonely light in her room

On an unfamiliar street, burning alone,  a lonely light that is almost warm"

and

"So be by my side and give me courage, always

Baby I love you so bad"

But then again, that song is equally melancholic as it is loving.