Talk:Re: Chapter 42/@comment-79.207.25.177-20150829163512/@comment-26940038-20150830125001

I dont think there is that much room for speculation. There is no way someone could decide to lose his own memory because he wants a timeout. The memory loss is most propably a result of the heavy damage his brain has taken while it got stabbed twice. And after that, the CCG brainwashed him, telling him he was a ghould investigator with the name Haise Sasaki.

And as I said, he must have expected to die there, and its a wonder that he didnt. He is a ghoul and fought alone against the strongest Ghoul killer of the CCG. He had no chance of winning and there was no reason for Arima to have mercy with him. How could he have known he wouldnt get killed? How could he expect something as crazy as losing his memories and being used by the CCG as an investigator?

IMO there is no doubt, that he had absolutely no wish for something like that to happen. Getting brutally taken apart and getting used by the enemy. Obviously, he is happy as Haise Sasaki and has all reason to be, but when he was still Ken Kaneki he wouldnt have wanted that to happen. And even now, as Haise Sasaki, he still has doubts, if its right to deny his past self.

I dont think its a matter of time either. He wont just regain his memories by time passing, there has to happen something. Maybe something traumatic or maybe something regarding his old friends. He wont just simply decide some day, to "wake up" and regain his memories.

Maybe he will do the first step by his own, by informing himself about his past self. That would be the best thing for him to do. And as some people mentioned, Touka surely would support him if he was going to do that. But IMO it wouldnt be a bad thing for somene else to help him in that matter either, if its in a non forceful way.