Tag: yusa arima

I was thinking for a long time now, why Hirako doesn’t tell Kaneki anything about ghoulification that Arima told him, why he fought Ui to death and didn’t even try to explain him all this stuff. Maybe Arima told him not to tell anyone, even Ui, but why? I read this omake with explanation that Arima didn’t wanna be scolded by Ui, but this is too stupid, so I don’t wanna believe this is true. Maybe there some shady reasons in Arima and Eto plans? Maybe they wanted this Dragon situation?

I’ve been asking the same question.

The thing is I actually do believe it’s true, and it’s a stupid reason, and that’s the point. I believe Arima’s “I don’t want to be scolded” probably meant that Arima didn’t want to answer hard questions. Hirako parallels Juuzou. He worships Arima to the point where Arima said “don’t tell Ui” and after he’s gone, even though reaching out to Ui would almost certainly be beneficial and if he’d done that Shio and Rikai could still be alive, Hirako can’t bring himself to break out of Arima’s shadow. 

Arima didn’t mention telling Kaneki, so Hirako didn’t. And the thing is Hirako’s view of ghouls isn’t any different than Kaneki’s. It’s not good. 

Hajime is right. Lol to this Hirako. “Stop fighting like he’s a human”=you’re righting for ghouls, Hirako, Shio is a part ghoul, stop this. (I understand there’s a practicality aspect to how he’s telling Shio to fight, but there’s also a thematic uhhhhhh I’m concerned aspect to this.) 

And then after, we see that Hirako has been basically functioning like Juuzou. He’s a puppet trying to act out Arima’s wishes, but Arima is dead as Shinohara is in a coma. 

And the question remains. Was this the world Arima wanted? 

Hirako isn’t really making his own decisions here. 

And he knew it was coming, but he isn’t certain this is the world Arima wanted, or the world he should want. Hirako should consider on his own. Is this the world he wants? What type of world should he fight for? 

Arima is Hirako and Ui’s father figure, and they’re both still clinging to him. 

They gotta overcome him to finish their arcs, and by overcome I mean respect and love the man Arima was, but move on in their own ways, create their own paths, their own decisions. Hirako in particular I think needs to be a parent to Yusa, and protect him. And I think he will. 

After reading the new chapter, I didn’t stop crying. i’m afraid to Juuzou …

He’s fine! I promise you lol. Ui might lose an arm, but Juuzou, Ui, Yusa, Urie, Mutsuki, and Hirako are 100% not going to die, I promise you. Takeomi and the new Qs are like… 95% fine. Kuramoto like 75%. Gori, Mougan, Hogi? Those are the ones you should be worried for.

There’s nothing to be narratively gained from killing them. Here you go:

Ui: hs to be alive for resurrected Hairu, and to recognize her, and to lose that arm.

Hirako: has to be alive to realize it’s wrong to use child soldiers an he and Ui are 100% going to both live, that panel of foreshadowing doesn’t die.

Yusa: has to be alive so Hirako has someone to protect or else should’ve died with Shio and Rikai. Also lived in the panel of foreshadowing.

Urie & Mutsuki: have to live for Shirazombie & also there’s no point in killing them off after what they just went through.

Juuzou: has to live to grow past Shinohara as that’s a dangling plot thread. Killing him would offer what? Nothing at all to the plot or narrative his squad isn’t developed enough to have it affect them and have that matter to us.

Takeomi: killing him could force Yoriko to want to confront Touka but his dad just died so killing him now is pointless because it adds nothing to Urie’s arc that Shirazombie doesn’t. Injuring him is more likely.

New Qs: killing them wouldn’t offer anything Shirazombie wouldn’t.

Kuramoto & others: have no plot armor but Kuramoto has more focus hence why I feel better about him.

Some of Suzuya’s squad could die but I like with Kuramoto I’m not that worried.

do you think yusa will get an arc?

Ehhhh I think like Aura w Mutsuki and Hsiao w Saiko and Hige w Urie, Yusa’s arc has been grafted onto Hirako’s. I don’t think he will get an individual one it’s just too late for that. But he is dealing with Arima’a legacy as he quite literally bears Arima’s name and he asked Hirako whether this world was what Arima really wanted in 146. Hirako needs to create the world he wants, whether or not that was the world Arima wanted, and do it for Yusa’s sake as he needs to actually protect the kids.

Initial Reactions

Before Hamliet has to go schmooze with coworkers at a luncheon.

Best chapter since 159. 9/10.

Those questions V asked Take, Ui, and especially Yusa about Arima, and about who Yusa wants to be… chilling and perfect.

And oh would you look at their numbers. Under the 19th ward (19=sun) they’re going to A20 (20=Judgment)

What do you think will happen to Yusa? He’s so precious and I no longer want to lose an Arima! 😢😢

He might get hurt worst case scenario, but then I think Hirako will protect him and take him away. That’s where Hirako’s arc seems to be going: learning how to protect the Garden kids instead of simply being their hope, but hope that conflated with death like Arima (this isn’t dissing Arima it’s just saying that Hirako’s role is different thanks to Arima’s actions). Yusa is necessary for that part of Hirako’s arc even if he doesn’t get injured.

if after this fight hirako doesnt let yusa stay back at home playing with his dog for the next mission i’ll have to call child protection services, really, he already lost 4 kids, how many more most he lose before realizing that the battlefield is no place for a child, even if said child is an skilled murder machine

I’m honestly pissed at Hirako right now more than any other character except perhaps Kimi. Dude. Stop. Ily but S T O P 

Wait one sec, just for the sake of accuracy – Ui is actually around 29, Kaneki around 23. Touka, Yoriko, Quinx would probably be around 21. So if Ui isn’t coded as a child it’s because he isn’t one (though Amon is two years older and not significantly more mature than some of these kids, but until one of his roles isn’t under the shadow of his father he may not grow).

Ui actually iiiiis coded as Arima’s kid though! (In :re he and Hirako are adolescently coded.) He and Hirako are called his right and left hand, but they basically respond to Arima like a father, same as Kaneki. Like Amon (and Akira) operates under the shadow of Mado, and Amon also under Donato since operating under Mado is directly a reaction to Donato, Ui and Hirako operate under Arima’s shadow, which Ui directly states a few times during the Rose Arc and Hirako demonstrates with how he keeps resorting to “is this what Arima wanted?” 

That’s why Hirako’s kind of sucking at parenting 0 Squad too. Like Hirako, two are dead and you’re having the other one fight can we not. He’s still a kid himself. To be an adult he has to say “let’s explore what I want too” and only then can he protect Yusa.