Talk:Tokyo Ghoul (anime)/@comment-100.32.114.212-20141121101647/@comment-24494906-20141121121852

Right, it's completely fans' projection. Ishida never said anything like that. And the final "clown" reveal isn't any hint, as he planned that reveal at least since chapter 62.

And I've the strong suspicion that a good chunk of the changes in the first season were made on Ishida's request. For example, the change that Itori does not ask Kaneki to investigate the ghoul restaurant. Why this one? Because the involvement of the clowns was consistently removed from the first season. I suspect Ishida wants to change the role of the clowns in the anime.