Talk:Ken Kaneki/@comment-50.99.140.71-20151101223518/@comment-27143318-20151102120542

@Kaneki Ken-not Hide

TBH the idea of the Quinx wasn't that bad - the investigators using kagunes and the ghouls using Quinques is something that further blurs the lines between the two and shows the reader that the CCG and Aogiri are two sides of the same coin - both are mass-murdering organisations that couldn't care less about who is innocent and who is not. Someone mentioned this some time ago in this wiki and it made sense. The issue is that the implementation wasn't really that good - the Quinx feel lacklustre. Hollow characters. I grew more attached to Hakatori than to the Quinx despite the difference in screen time, and that's not a good thing to say about the development of the Quinx. I also do agree that it feels REALLY cheap to have Kaneki suffer that much and only get these powers, whereas the Quinx have all of that and even get paid for it. Kanae wasn't that bad though - at the start I used to find him completely annoying, including his stupid flashbacks, but now I feel kind of sad for him - he had to go through so much for no reason, really. I do agree that both the Quinx and Kanae steal lots of screen time that I feel could've been better invested in the old cast - after all, the fanbase already feels connected to the old cast, so why throw it away and start a new main cast?

@Anon

The issue is that while the Quinx have been experiencing some growth, lots of the fans don't really care as they are not really that appealing as characters and they are not distinguishable enough by themselves. That combined with the fact that they were all introduced at once, preventing gradual development + fans simply rushing through the manga being impatient to see the old cast doesn't help either. I don't have anything against the Quinx and still wouldn't have anything against them if the old cast was shown more, but I'd definitely like :re more as a whole. Since chapter 20-30 all I've been wondering about is "when is the original main cast going to be reintroduced". There's no other reason for that but simply that I find the old cast way more appealing.