Talk:Hairu Ihei/@comment-169.139.8.30-20151019104821/@comment-41.45.60.169-20151019205656

^ It's replies like yours that make me still read the comments section :)

I agree with most of what you said and I think Ishida's decisions were valid. For one, he managed to surprise us again, and that is saying something considering how accustomed we are to the deaths in the manga so far. Hardly anyone supposed with how Ihei was presented that she would die so soon. He introduced another 'undefeatable' 'psychotic' character and the way he handled her death (making her slip in the blood of her victims) was quite unpredictable, and gave the manga a realistic edge. Again, it proves that this manga is not only for the adrenaline-seeking, strong shounen audience that would focus more on the fighting skills, introduce badass characters and basically let you watch as they kick ass ( though it does have some elements of that). The story is a tragedy, and he is handling it pretty well, not making it sappy or predictable enough.

I personally really liked what he did, this is not just repeated arcs, every fight has to add a new meaning to the story and Ihei's death is a part of that.