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ch63 and re63

These images side by side are great at capturing how the original series and its sequel are different using the same line.

Tokyo Ghoul is bloody and gross and tragic, because ultimately Kaneki's plight here is pointless, as Aogiri, as we know, is not the real enemy, and yet, starting with this line, he begins his attempt to destroy them. He seizes control of the narrative-- we'll use a boat metaphor here (trust me)-- and he steers it toward Tragedy. Because tragedy is just 'doing a pointless thing' but like, if it was interesting.

Tokyo Ghoul: re is hopeful and about breaking cycles of tragedy, and Eto here, as a constant boat rocker, is now attempting to divert the boat's direction away from Tragedy and toward actual change and Hope. Because from chapter 63 onward (except for the things post-143, which is a whole other bag of worms), the relevant information about V and the Washuu is revealed, and the true villains of the narrative are finally placed on the board.

But there's another thing to talk about: the purpose of the characters saying the line. This line signifies Change. It denotes that the story has shifted in a different direction from where it used to be going. And that change is being driven by the character saying it in both instances. And, though that change is different for both of them, there is one commonality:

They are throwing away their human half. Their 'safe' half. They throw all of their cards into their identity as a ghoul in the hopes of pursuing their ideals.

They're the same.

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one of my favorite etoken arts :]

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Etoken for @ipsen ! Thank you for the mutual rambling, keep writing your wonderful fics.

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The Black Goat’s Egg…

(If they really are the same, I refuse to believe Eto and Arima didn’t also have a secret marriage in the 24th ward at some point…)

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You ever think about how Kaneki lived his life like he was the main character of a story and Eto lived hers like she was writing the story for everyone else to follow.

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LOOK AT THIS ETOKEN HOODIE

Someone please buy this for me for my birthday in December. T_________T

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Fan art for my favourite fic that I am loving reading at the moment. It is seriously so much fun. Go check it out!

The Mirror of Ecidyrue by starbrigid

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"Well, take a look at me, Potter," Draco drawled, leaning back beside Potter and gesturing over his body. "No, seriously, go ahead. Take a look. Take a nice long look, yeah, as long as you please." He waited until he could see Potter's green eyes traveling over him. "That's a nice Gryffindor red that's put on your cheeks. Well, what do you see when you look at me?"

Potter seemed hardly able to answer. "Um, uh..."

It made Draco impatient, seeing how little Potter seemed to have caught his point. "Am I hurt? What terrible fate has befallen me that requires the Chosen One to come rushing to save me? What can you see that's wrong with me, Potter? Do I look desperately in need of rescue?"

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"my dear lost one, your parents failed in raising you"

redraw time!!! because I've recently re-read tokyo ghoul and it's truly a masterpiece

left 2022 right 2016

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she's tiny. she has green hair and heterochromia. she makes countless references to classical literature and christian mythology. she villainizes herself for the better of her kind to create a fake narrative foil for herself who would eventually bring about the revolution that she longs for. i didn't say her name, but she popped into your head, didn't she?

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༺ "If you were to write a story with me in the lead role, it would certainly be... a tragedy." ༻ ⚘︎ ⸮

Kaneki moodboard ☆

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“We’re totally the same.”

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Consider: Kaneki cutting Eto’s hair for her press conference.

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eto & ken – tokyo ghoul: re, chapter 64

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