Tokyo Ghoul and the Morality of War (and Peace)

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Anyone who even has the vaguest idea of who I am must have known that I was ecstatic, ecstatic to see the most recent chapter. When I thought that Juuzou might have been killed, I sort of went into a Tokyo Ghoul holding pattern, emotionally, continuously bracing for the worst. However, after yesterday’s chapter I felt a huge sense of relief, and several budding metas. 

Then this morning, I saw this post. And it reminded me of what a genuinely perfect portrayal of warfare Tokyo Ghoul actually is. 

Warfare is defined by two sides, both of whom think that they are correct, both of whom dehumanize the other, and both of whom have landed in a “kill or be killed” situation with the other. Beyond that there is truly no end to the solid blanket of moral gray that falls over a literal and metaphorical battlefield. Popular sayings such as “All is fair in love and war” serve only to highlight how traditional senses of morality and empathy go out the window in these situations. 

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