Talk:Eto Yoshimura/@comment-27086661-20151201211947/@comment-10733658-20151202151435

Actually, I do think people are hyping Kaneki up simply because he's the main character. Ishida has never hesitated to have him lose a fight, since being the Strongest(tm) has never been the point with the series.

Kaneki:
 * Advantages: Prodigy, Main Character, Training from Arima
 * Disadvantages: Limited Experienced (3 years), Mental Instability, Major Injuries, Limited Kakuja, Limited RC reserves

Eto:
 * Advantages: 20+ years of experience, Detachable Kagune, highly-advanced Kakuja, Genius Intellect, complete mastery of kagune to the point of apparent sentience, Enormous RC reserves, Primary Villain, Canon Strongest Ghoul
 * Disadvantages: Over-confident, Kakuja reduces speed

In short, Kaneki really is coming into the battle with the deck stacked against him. While he's doing well, between them Eto has the advantage of both experience and coming into the battle fresh and with a full supply of RC cells. Kaneki is badly injured, and his CCG-provided diet likely does not give him nearly as much reserves to draw on.

Another thing to consider is the insane regeneration we've seen from Noro, Takizawa, and Kanae. Of those three, two seem to have been altered by Eto at some point. This indicates that Eto may also possess this abnormal regeneration, though we've never seen her injured enough to test the theory.

But Kaneki's facing an uphill battle, just in terms of what the two parties are bringing to the table.