Talk:Touka Kirishima/@comment-108.80.39.145-20170520223141/@comment-27247962-20170520234403

True in this case. Seinen in general tends to spread their focus over more characters then only the main ones. So you are right that people who think Ishida doesn't do this adeptly, will quit this series.

And if it's not Ishida, then it's sure to be a certain part of the fandom that'll push them away. But yes the main plot is sure to keep majority here, even if it's just to see it out to the end, out of respect for Ishida.

I'm of the opinion this ties two loose ends finally together. The symbolism is finally whole. But I don't think there is any new symbolism to be seen in this. Unless impending tragedy is something considered symbolized.

There is only one rule that Ishida must abide to --> "A story with me in the lead role, can only be called a tragedy!". So knowing that, I can't be happy about any relationships that develop? I sure want to be happy about it, but knowing this relationship is exactly with the person who has foreseen such an end, rather encourages a feeling of hopelesness & pity then happyness. But at the same time it's what I've been waiting for, because I want to see how this tragedy will unfold. In the case that this line was an empty promise of Ishida, although it sounded very convincing & foretelling, it would really rub me the wrong way. This line & how it's made into a reality will mean so much more then any romance that develops in this series. This romance if anything, is a means to that end in my opinion.

In the case that Kaneki gets a happy end, I do hope it'll at least be in a way that I feel like not having wasted my time. Because majority of the manga uptil now isn't really supporting suc an ending.