Talk:Hideyoshi Nagachika/@comment-28892972-20171110170819/@comment-10733658-20171111231355

In terms of a "perfect team", I would disagree. While Hide has definitely been vital to Kaneki and done his best, he cannot be everything and everyone. Every person has their own strengths and weaknesses, and things they bring to the table.

I think its notable that Kaneki only had Hide throughout his childhood and right up until he started working at Anteiku. While Hide was a good friend to him, he also allowed Kaneki to remain completely in his comfort zone to a degree that was actually not good for him. We see early on in the series that Hide shields him from attempts to recruit him into social activities on campus, and he even admits later on to having felt a little sad/jealous when Kaneki started at Anteiku.

Kaneki was a shy person, and probably liked that Hide didn't push him to socialize or make other friends. But it resulted in him being extremely isolated and dependent, when we saw how he blossomed and naturally made friends once encouraged and pushed into dealing with people.

While it isn't Hide's fault, certainly that is one place he failed Kaneki over the years. Having only one person in your life isn't a good thing, because it then puts way too much pressure on that person to be everything for you. Hide couldn't do and be everything, and it would have been better for them both if Hide had been willing to encourage Kaneki to test the waters more.

It's similar to in the novels, when Koma told Hinami that the best way she could help Kaneki was to not be another follower. That the current group around him wouldn't question or challenge him, and he really needed someone to remind him to take things easy sometimes.