Talk:Touka Kirishima/@comment-26920792-20150823211911/@comment-10733658-20150831050136

^ Tokyo Ghoul is a Seinen manga, a genre which does not prohibit the presence of romance. Many Seinen do in fact include romantic aspects in the story, often less "sparkles and flowers" romance and more realistic/mature romance.

I am genuinely baffled at people insisting that Tokyo Ghoul doesn't have romance? There is plenty of romantic elements in the series, from Yoshimura's romance-centered backstory to Nishiki and Kimi's relationship and the budding romance between Amon and Akira, as well as hints of Takizawa having feelings for Akira.

Touka has feelings for Kaneki, this is heavily hinted in the series itself. There's an omake where she approaches Nishiki for romantic advice after Kaneki gives her the rabbit keychain for her birthday. She explicitly asks if such a gift is the kind of thing Nishiki would give "his woman" (Kimi). She's trying to figure out whether the gift implies romantic interest from Kaneki or not.

As I said, Tokyo Ghoul is a Seinen. The intended audience are adults that are beginning to have serious relationships and looking towards marriage and family-starting. Plenty of Seinen include mature romance, as a result.