Talk:Ken Kaneki/@comment-50.32.37.175-20150220221646/@comment-10733658-20150221015615

Cool, glad we're on the same page now.

Yeah, in general the Japanese consider it normal for the friendships between schoolgirls to be slightly romantic. It's considered a normal "stepping stone" into adult relationships with men. So you see a lot of that in Japanese media, especially series focused on students.

But it really is rare to see guys notice each other, outside of one-off jokes. While there's nothing solid about Kaneki being bisexual, it kind of is noteworthy that he repeatedly notices/comments on other men being attractive.

(Hell, the design notes for the anime even call Tsukiyama's outfit a "Date" outfit.)