Talk:Sui Ishida/@comment-26498010-20151228205218

I just read something on tumblr about Ishida being influenced by Haruki Murakami (popular Japanese author), and I think it migth be true. The tumblr post suggested that Eto might be Ishida's version of Murakami as t he themes in their work(s) are quite similiar; loneliness, having split personalities / two sides of oneself, metamorphosis, gender identity. Both of them are obviously influenced by Franz Kafka, and Murakami even has a book called Kafka on the Shore in which there is a transgender guy and in Tokyo Ghoul we also have lots of transgender people. In another Murakami's book series, 1Q84, a story called Air Chrysalis plays a big part, and it's also about having two selves + a chrysalis is where the insect goes from one state to another (metamorphosis - which also is the title and theme of one of Kafka's books). I just find it interesting.