Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3544775-20141014012405/@comment-26043142-20150221194955

Harostar wrote: Then just don't watch it. No need to post comment after comment whining about it. Ishida wanted to tell a different story, it was his decision and how he wanted to take advantage of the anime adaptation. That doesn't mean that it's Ruined Forever, and the 103 Bones scene did not fit into this continuity because of Kaneki's different decision on how to accomplish his goals.

And the new opening is great. It isn't meant to be epic or upbeat, because this half of the story (White Kaneki's half) has always been a tragedy about a young man essentially destroying himself. It's tragic, and the quieter theme suits that mood of sadness and tragedy. You couldn't be more right. To quote Kaneki from the first manga: "I’m not the protagonist of a novel or anything…I’m a college student who likes to read, like you could find anywhere. But… if, for argument’s sake, you were to write a story with me in the lead role, it would certainly be… a tragedy."