TOKYO GHOUL: RE….. More like Tokyo Ghoul: Rhenium
Okay so this sounds crazy but there was something I noticed about Tokyo ghoul and the periodic table. That’s right, the periodic table. Just hear me out. So, I was doing chemistry revision when I noticed one of the elements was Re (Rhenium) I was immediately all like ‘TOKYO GHOUL!!!!!’ so I decided to look up this element and was shocked at what I found.
Firstly, the metal is described as being ‘silvery greyish’ which immediately reminded me of our dear Sasaki Haise’s hair.
This looks quite similar to the colour of Sasaki’s in the picture above does it not? Next, it is also said to be one of the ‘rarest elements on earth’ and as I’m sure you are all aware, Kaneki/Sasaki is considered a rarity, even amongst ghouls.
Next, it says this element was found in Europe and who do we get introduced to this series? None other than Kanae Von Rosewald whom was born in Germany. The word Rhenium stems from the word Rhine which is German.
It also says that Re was the last stable element to be found. Haise could be seen as this stability because in reality he is, he’s the only thing stopping Kaneki from falling apart again. The ‘last’ part could symbolise Haise as being Kaneki’s last chance to have a normal(ish) life.
Rhenium is also very expensive but it is of ‘critical strategic military importance’. The CCG could be the military and the price of having Sasaki on the force I should imagine would be very high (if he was found out by the public or he went berserk).
Re is used mainly in jet engines and planes which could represent Sasaki allowing the CCG to get further and achieve more.
Also, Re is in group 7 of the periodic table which means that it is not quite complete (with electrons) and is still missing something. Much like Sasaki/Kaneki
One of the most compelling pieces of evidence (in my opinion) is the fact that Re has the third highest melting point meaning that there are only 2 elements with a higher boiling point and according to the CCG, there are only two ghoul’s that are more dangerous than Kaneki/Sasaki (he’s an SS rated) and they are the Owls, Yoshimura and Eto who are both SSS rated ghoul’s.
But what really sold me over to the possibility of this being true is the element K (for Kaneki) which is Potassium. I know that the first series of TG isn’t called K but Kaneki is so I decided to check it out anyway.
Potassium is described as being a ‘soft, silvery white colour’ like Kaneki after Yamori’s torture.
Then I noticed how K has an atomic number of 19 which is age Kaneki is when he gains the white hair.
On top of that, Potassium only has 1 electron in its outer shell which just reminded me of Kaneki because he’s so alone in all this suffering. And they are some of the most reactive elements and Kaneki is utterly berserk after the torture. It is easy to cut with a knife (like Kaneki as a human) and has a low boiling point, which, if we are applying my previous theory, means that Kaneki is weak, which he is up until the torture.
It wouldn’t surprise me if Ishida would do something like this I mean the second season of the anime had a maths theme going on (root A) so the manga could have a science theme to it. See if you can find any other elements that link to Tokyo Ghoul, if you find any, let me know! I’d love to hear it : D
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