Talk:Ken Kaneki/@comment-26959834-20150915121610/@comment-25047329-20150915145109

I remember reading an interesting theory a while back about why Yoshimura kept his sanity in kakuja mode while others didn't. It's been a while since I read it, but the gist of it was that Yoshimura was the only who didn't feel alone and truly loved. Most of the kakuja users we've met up till now suffer from issues that makes them feel isolated, even when around friends and loved ones. Being an experienced old man who suffered loneliness in his time and was finally able to open his heart because of Ukina, never felt truly alone anymore even after he lost his lover and daughter because he readily accepted other people into his life.

Kaneki/Sasaki were hinted to be able to do this as well; have the ability to keep their sanity under stressful situations if they don't feel alone. After Arima stabbed Kaneki through the skull and he began to lose it, he then started to hallucinate Hide's voice and it helped him calm down and keep going. During the Auction Raid, Sasaki was able to push forward even though his mental state was in danger for Hinami's sake as she showed that there were people who cared about his old self and wasn't alone either.

In a nutshell, a kakuja is typically a nasty piece of work because of the reasons you brought up, but under the right circumstances, the negativity surrounding it can be transmuted if the user can find an honest reason to keep going. Hypothetically speaking, I think Sasaki has the potential to use his kakuja without going mad like Yoshimura because he feels way less alone now, but only time will tell.