Kaneki will be fine

Another one of these posts.

I’ve made a few posts about the Christian symbolism earlier today so I’m compiling them & adding a few things.

Kaneki was in Dragon for 72 hours (3 days). He spoke to Rize/was in purgatory for 3 chapters. He’s wrapped in a shroud when Urie’s carrying him. And Urie’s carrying him in a Pieta trope, which derives its name from Michelangelo’s Pieta statue of Mary holding a dead Christ.

Also tarot reasons. We’re entering Sun now, judging by the Dragon dissolving and Furuta finding Rize in the 19th ward (and likely approaching the end of his suicidal arc whether or not that means he dies). Next is Judgment, and here’s a description of what Judgment entails according to this site:

The Fool has been reborn. His false, ego-self has been shed, allowing his radiant, true self to manifest. He has discovered that joy, not fear, is at life’s center. The Fool feels absolved. He forgives himself and others, knowing that his real self is pure and good. He may regret past mistakes, but he knows they were due to his ignorance of his true nature. He feels cleansed and refreshed, ready to start anew. It is time for the Fool to make a deeper Judgement (20) about his life. His own personal day of reckoning has arrived. Since he now sees himself truly, he can make the necessary decisions about the future. He can choose wisely which values to cherish, and which to discard. The angel on Card 20 is the Fool’s Higher Self calling him to rise up and fulfill his promise. He discovers his true vocation - his reason for entering this life. Doubts and hesitations vanish, and he is ready to follow his dream.

Note the concept of rebirth.

It’s also interesting to me and I’ve speculated for… awhile now that Judgment will have the revival of the dead considering the dead reviving on the tarot card.

We’ve gotten some hints of something going on with Dragon turning people into ghouls this chapter, we’ve gotten strong hints about Hairu coming back, Marude told them to bring Kaneki to the lab:

So if Kaneki is actually dead (which I’m ehhhh about) I think he’d be resurrected, but I don’t think he is actually dead, in which case his rebirth would be symbolic (the other revivals might be real though, cough Hairu cough)

Also Kimi needs to fix his aging and regeneration ASAP, not just for Ken but for Takizawa and Amon and Mutsuki and Hsiao and just. Everyone. Also Saiko since it looks like she might be a ghoul now too thanks to Dragon.