Talk:Ken Kaneki/@comment-79.112.158.157-20151010201602/@comment-25047329-20151010202922

There are parallels between :re and the original series, though the interpretations tend to get a little out of hand. imo, the parallels are mostly to show where characters currently are in their lives in contrast to where they were previously and to show how far they've either grown or fallen. e.g. Amon and Sasaki have sort of "switched places". Kaneki has gone from a rouge ghoul wishing humans and ghouls would understand each other better to Ghoul Investigator Sasaki whose presence has opened doors in the CCG. Amon has gone from a prominent Ghoul Investigator with a strong prejudice against ghouls to a half-ghoul on the lamb from the CCG and Aogiri. Kaneki was being perused by Amon for personal reasons and now Sasaki is perusing Amon for personal reasons.

There are parallels like this peppered throughout the story, they're just not quite as "on the nose" as often interpreted.