Talk:Hideyoshi Nagachika/@comment-28892972-20171110170819/@comment-10733658-20171115213055

It seems that you hold her to a standard that you don't hold any other character, and target her particularly because she is a love interest. You've repeatedly complained that you feel Hide deserves to be the love interest, as opposed to her, and consistently demonize her in a manner that is pretty typical of the classic problem in fandom as it relates to female characters. It's something that fandoms in general have to deal with, especially since we as people tend to be socialized to judge women from a much harsher standard than we do dudes.

I especially find it telling that the negativity exists almost solely in the Western fandom, as opposed to the Japanese fandom. They seem to be extremely fond of both characters, and don't see this troubling need to pit them against each other for Kaneki.

I won't disagree on the fact Touka's narrative has been kind of lack-luster in :Re. Then again, many of the characters have kind of fallen short in terms of their narratives being centered on their feelings towards Kaneki to the detriment of them as individuals. I think that's a common complaint with the sequel compared to the original, because there's so many great characters that don't get enough focus on themselves as people, as opposed to "People that feel this way about Kaneki".

Then again, it kind of......suits how the story has picked apart how ultimately Kaneki is kind of selfish and has mistreated the people in his life.

Like, I really hope we finally get some backstory on Hide that makes him more than "Kaneki's best friend". It feels like a waste if the only thing driving him and the only aspects of his character will be his attachment to Kaneki. He has some great interactions and relationships with other people in the series, so I hope we learn things about Hide that allow him to be more of his own character without it all being about Kaneki.

Honestly, all things considered, I am excited to see what happens. Hide has reunited with the old gang, and is building bridges with their mutual concerns and goals.