Talk:Re: Chapter 162/@comment-217.209.94.177-20180226141357/@comment-25047329-20180226144012

Rize isn't in this chapter, so I reckon Kaneki is playing the role of the lovely Persephone.

I take it as a loose nod. Kaneki was forced into a metaphorical land of the dead with only someone of the opposite sex to keep him company. He was rescued thanks to his loved ones, but he can never be the same because he ate the "forbidden fruit". Now he's a...something.