Talk:Hideyoshi Nagachika/@comment-27376148-20160412145950/@comment-45.22.8.190-20160412155824

It is annoying how Hide's importance to Kaneki is downplayed to validate a particular ship. Just as you stated, Hide knew Kaneki the longest and he knew Kaneki so well, he knew when he was hiding something just by how he scratched his chin. As far as Amon goes, Kaneki respected him because they are foils. Though Kaneki does care for Touka, let's be honest here. She bullied him, beat him up, and was verbally abusive. She basically treated him like his mother did though at the time he had repressed that memory of just how bad she abused him (at least, Touka has matured with the "See you later" line instead of "Don't come back"). Hide never once raised a hand to Kaneki because that is not how to reach someone who is deeply depressed. Some praised Touka (and recently Hinami) for hitting Kaneki to knock some sense into him. Though she got through to him with her assault, Touka triggered Kaneki in that he went to the Anteiku raid in hopes to die because of his martyr complex (he only changed his mind and fought because Hide asked him to). Kaneki doesn't need someone to knock sense into him by beating him. He needs someone who will listen to him and let him know that he is loved without conditions. Hide accepted Kaneki as a ghoul and reassured him. He tried to make Kaneki see that his life has value. Kaneki hasn't realized that yet because all he can think of at this moment is that he killed and ate his best friend who was his last link to his humanity. Hide is Kaneki's precious person who always supported him no matter what. His importance should not be degraded for ships.