I din’t personally found any recognition issues, I mean Kaneki Ken wasn’t fully changed, it was only his hair. Today I'm going to share my top 3 theories behind why Kaneki's hair turned white after being tortured. Read ahead with caution as there will be spoilers for both the manga and anime. For this purpose, Arima asks Kaneki to choose his two favourite Kanji characters. Seeing that he had lost his memories, Kishou Arima came up with a new name and identity for Kaneki (Tokyo Ghoul:re chapter 67). An Unexpected Ending. His arms would eventually regrow, but in a more abnormal shape and form. The reason being him regenerating most of his body constantly, and once a part regenerated it was cut off again. Now for the explanation for the black nails. No, Yamori did not paint his toenails. Bearing the name of Haise Sasaki, Kaneki leads the Quinx Squad, which he develops a close bond to. 》Marie Antoinette Syndrome《 Marie Antoinette Syndrome seems to be the theory that … Marie Antoinette syndrome is an alleged condition of hair suddenly turning white. After fighting against the White Reaper of the CCG for the first time, Kaneki is completely annihilated and is then turned into a CCG investigator by Arima. In episode 11, we see a final scene of Kaneki, his hair having turned white. When Kaneki emerged from the Dragon Kakuja, his hair had grown significantly longer and his arms were fully healed, back into his regular human arms. Kaneki’s hair was originally black and then during the end of season 1, It suddenly turned white. Fledgling fans needn’t worry since we’ve got you covered! The name comes from folklore about the hair of Queen Marie Antoinette of France turning stark white after her capture following the ill-fated flight to Varennes during the French Revolution . That’s why some are asking what happened to Kaneki on Tokyo Ghoul:re. Some are even wondering where this new guy came from. It's not symbolic, his hair turned white. Why did Kaneki become Haise Sasaki? Before you give up on me, please read on. Although unknown at the time, there was always a link between Kaneki and Haise. At the start of the series, Kaneki's hair is dark brown, except in the OP, where it we see an image of him with white hair. Kaneki became Haise Sasaki after he lost his memories about his past. We know that the color of the hair is created by the presence of melanin which is produced by the melanocytes in … Really? It’s named after Marie Antoinette, where her hair suddenly turns white the night before she was executed by the guillotine. As people become older, their hair can turn white. Season 2 of Tokyo Ghoul didn’t give us the ending we wanted, but the ending we needed. He’s been struck by the Marie Antoinette Syndrome. Kaneki's hair would eventually turn back white after having his limbs repeatedly cut off by Arima. Kaneki's nails turned black because of his blood. This turns out to be a preview of things to come, his hair being brown at the start of episode 12. read more Not by a realistic cause, the whole thing is tied to the non-realistic side like the Kagune and cell regeneration etc. Although it wasn't instant, his hair lost its color rather quickly. Do you think that only a mere change of hair color can make a person unrecognizable? I think his hair turning white was the effects of intense stress AND the syndrome. This happens at different ages, and a number of factors, including genetics and stress, may influence it. Why did that suddenly happen? A: The turning of the hair from a youthful, natural color to gray (and in many cases, back to its previous color) has been a puzzle that we've been pondering over for centuries. 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