Talk:Kishou Arima/@comment-50.158.162.51-20151022041538/@comment-25047329-20151023034145

This thread is...kind of strange...

I mean, obviously Arima isn't impervious to death. He's an extremely talented prodigy with a no lose streak, but he's still mortal. He has a great reputation as a Ghoul Investigator for good reason, but there's a decent chance that he could die later on and I reckon that the impact that it'll have on the story is to show that everyone succumbs to death, even Arima. It may also sound a little corny, but with the way Arima's character has been developing, if he dies I feel that it'll be do in part because of someone he cares about. TG has an on going theme about people tossing away their humanity for power, but having the option to retrieve it if they so desire. I think Arima falls into this category. If we want to look to Chirin no Suzu as a parallel, Arima is a "lamb who tried to be a wolf, but became neither". Unlike Chirin though, he does have the hope of retaining his humanity and throughout :re, he's been displayed as more human than he's ever been. Basically, if Arima dies, I don't think it necessarily has to do with lack of strength or him being overpowered. Strength isn't everything and powerful characters have fallen to those who are weaker by comparison for one reason or another.

As for :re, I think of it more of a tragicomedy-it's both a more upbeat and hopeful, but still laced with tragedy story. Almost all the main characters are orphans or have shitty parents, good people end up in awful situations, important characters die, characters suffer from mental and emotional anguish, characters are tortured etc. A lot of bad stuff still happens, even if :re is somewhat lighter compared to its predecessor. Arima not dying because :re isn't a tragedy like TG was...is overlooking quite a bit to say the least.