User blog:Nope2937/Rushed

Tokyo Ghoul Re's story is too rushed, in my opinion. Yes, Re starts slow. Maybe way too slow. But lately, to be exact, since the appearance of Furuta, developments upon developments are crammed in few chapters. Too rushed for readers to enjoy. The latest chapter convinces me of that. Roma always acts strange, which makes sense when it is revealed that she's a clown. Now it is revealed that she's an old one. Maybe Ghouls have difference in aging or Roma just has the good genes, but sure. Fine.

Suddenly she's the ghoul. She's the woman behind the men.

And this is just one example.

Furuta's 'true' introduction, frankly, hit me quite a bit. It makes my heart beat way faster than normal. Like when he use his 'comrade' as a shield? Fucking A. Further revelations, however, only makes him stale. He's not a character anymore. He's a plot device, simple. He's there only for the sake of furthering the plot. His villainous actions breach the suspension of disbelief. It is so over the top that it just doesn't make any sense. One thing I like about him, though, is that Ishida still able plays him as the classic invincible villain excellently. I hope this is a sign that somewhere along the line, Furuta can become a digestible character (if not, well, expect another weak ending for him being off-ed by greater villain)

And let's not talk about the shark-like guy that follows Kaneki. Suddenly he's dead. Just like that.

Maybe I'm too hard on the new characters. But the old characters suffer from these rushed developments too. Touka is only there as an excuse for Kaneki to live. Amon come and go like a fart, apparently on existing for the author to say "well guys, he's here. He (going to) get the girl. Nice, right?" in addition to answering Kaneki's doubt. Even Eto is sacrificed to hype Furuta without a proper fight.

Well, that's it for my rant. Sorry about that. It's just that the latest chapter comes dangerously close as the straw that breaks the camel's back, at least for me.