I think I have already said that I like manga in another post, so it´s not a surprise that I'll write about my favourite manga author, Ishida Sui, the mangaka that drew Tokyo Ghoul. I think it became very popular when it got an anime adaptation. I first heard about it from a friend that likes all this stuff, just like me, I think, about 3 or 4 years ago. I like drawing, so I admire a lot of mangakas. Every one has their own style that makes their work unique.
Ishida's drawing skills, are very impressive, but I think that wasn't what I liked about his manga: it was the story. It talks about a world where are creatures that look just like humans, called ghouls, that eat humans (they can´t eat anything else, 'cause they can't digest them) and live among the people. The main charachter, Kaneki Ken, is a human adolescent that gets involved in an accident and ends taking part in an experiment wich turns him into a ghoul. Then he has to face the dilemma about eating human flesh or starve to madness. I would like to ask Ishida about what made him write this story. People often kill, directly or indirectly, other animals and live beings. We do it in order to survive, so sometimes we say it's okay to kill. What if we were the food of another species? We don't want another humans to be murdered, yet we murder other species. What does make humans different from other animals? Almost nothing. It's true that we developed more consciousness and are more intelligent, but we are basically the same. We say we have souls and other animals don't, but it's all about our ego. I wonder if Ishida's intentions were that deep or not, but I think they were. I would like to discuss with him about this topic, 'cause there a lot of other things to consider. I eat meat. but I don't think being vegan is wrong, 'cause everyone has the right to think different from the others.
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