Talk:Ken Kaneki/@comment-121.96.57.139-20160110011906/@comment-10733658-20160110082058

No, the exclusion of Kaneki's group would majorly screw with that entire subplot because we lost the key element at the center of it all. Since Tsukiyama was no longer around Kaneki, his development got axed and the rooftop scene in the anime made zero sense. That effects the entire subplot and resulting Rose Arc, because the central motivations and theme are gone. Tsukiyama suddenly caring makes zero sense, because he wasn't around Kaneki in the anime to have started genuinely caring and therefore, his depression and Chie's efforts to help don't make sense. It also greatly reduces Kanae's arc concerning her jealousy, since Kaneki can't be the big threat he was in manga canon. He's still just food.

Like I said, the way Root A handled the Clowns makes introducing and using them in :Re a problem. They'd have to take time out to explain them, and how Roma and Uta are involved.

The abandonment of the Kanou Arc was a huge mistake, as that was vital to the story. It establishes why Kaneki became a half-Ghoul, establishes the CCG as shady, and establishes Kanou as an evil mastermind that hooks up with Aogiri. We also lost the indications of Aogiri doing their experiments, which means if they keep all the OWL experiment stuff in a :Re adaption, it comes out of left-field or requires extra time to set up.