Talk:Shuu Tsukiyama/@comment-50.135.209.136-20150314040204/@comment-10733658-20150315053249

Ah, I see. Sometimes, keeping track of which Anon is which is tricky business.

However, your argument that Tsukiyama is useless to the story suggests the only thing you care about/pay attention to is fighting. Tsukiyama financed their entire operation (how else do you think they afforded that sweet townhouse?) and obtained the list of Escaped Inmates for Kaneki. He is the only other member of Kaneki's group that can actually fight, and we see that they train together -- Tsukiyama's profile states he's interested in martial arts, which is likely part of where Kaneki learned things. He's also the most proactive of the group when it comes to Kaneki's well-being. After the Kakuja incident, while the rest of the group gave Kaneki space and didn't know what to do.....Tsukiyama gives him advice and brings him books to cheer him up. He's the one that brought Kaneki out of his depression, and his actions contribute to Hinami meeting Takatsuki/Eto.

Every character is important. Bashing them and claiming they don't contribute to the story is foolishness at best, especially considering how Ishida works. How many times has a seemingly minor, throw-away character later turned out to be a major player (Madam A? SOUTA?!) and Tsukiyama is very present and active in the second half of the series. Many events in :Re have been influenced or driven by him -- Chie and Kanae both acting for his sake.