Tokyo Ghoul's Nicest Hero Goes Berserk in New Manga From Series Creator
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Choujin X chapter 21!
Mangaka Sui Ishida's equivalent to Hideyoshi Nagachika aka Hide from Tokyo Ghoul just fell into a berserker-like state in his new manga Choujin X. This development is quite unexpected, especially since the real Hide is not only one of the nicest and selfless characters in Tokyo Ghoul but in manga overall.
The correlations between Sui's two series are quite apparent, the most celebrated of which is the parallel between the friendship of Hide and Kaneki in Tokyo Ghoul and that of Azuma Higashi and Tokio Kurohara in Choujin X. Aside from obvious nuances, Tokio is like Ken Kaneki in that he was once human and later transformed into his world's eponymous superpowered beings via grisly means. Like Kaneki, Tokio has a friend named Azuma who, similar to his Tokyo Ghoul equivalent Hide, remains human. But all similarities between both manga essentially end here as Azuma obviously resents Tokio for transforming when he didn't, especially since he was already a superhero of sorts and actually wanted to become a Choujin when Tokio didn't.
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Prior to chapter 21, Sui Ishida creates the impression that Choujin X's version of Hide, Azuma, actually does become a Choujin but dies before realizing this has transpired. But in this latest installment of Choujin X, Azuma reverses his grotesque death by resurrecting into a new shackled form, where his entire head is covered in some sort of covering that resembles a scarf. Although his appearance doesn't change much, his personality undergoes a violent awakening. Azuma goes utterly berserk, attacking the villain who initially killed him band turning on two friendly
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