Everything that we need to know about Kaneki Ken’s journey (Photo Credit – Netflix)

In the blood-soaked arenas of shonen, where fists do most of the talking and power levels often trump personality, it’s easy to mistake strength for substance. Yet, time and again, the characters who leave a permanent scar on the audience’s memory aren’t the strongest; they’re the most broken.

They carry their flaws like open wounds and wear their trauma like armor, and among them, The popular anime’s Ken Kaneki doesn’t just stand out, he bleeds through the page.

The Birth of a Tragedy

Kaneki isn’t your typical main character built on glory and invincibility. He begins his journey not with a fist raised in the air, but with a book in his hand and hope in his heart. A quiet college student with a love for literature was thrown...