Talk:Hideyoshi Nagachika/@comment-27649551-20160328054937

Why is this page protected from editing? I tried editing it (there's evidence in the very last scene of episode 12 that---

SPOILERS FOR LAST EPISODE OF SEASON 2

Hide may be alive. I wanted to edit this page and say his status is "unknown" in the anime.

Kaneki carries him out with a white sheet, symbolic of covering a dead body, however he eventually throws that sheet off when he's away from the smoke in Anteiku. Kaneki then smiles at Hide for 1 or 2 seconds before he lays him down at Arima's feet. He would continue to cry/not be smiling if he knew Hide was dead. Now if you rewind a little, Kaneki lets a tear drop down by Hide smiles. This isn't necessarily indicative that Hide is going to live but it would be really strange for him to die in the anime but not in the manga anyhow. I believe Kaneki temporarily put the sheet over Hide's body to protect him from smoke inhalation. Him placing Hide's body down in front of Arima was also a way of saying "Here--he works with you, and he is alive. Do what you want with me but take care of him."

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