

The manga, on the contrary, did not originally represent the integral moment in this way. Additionally, his hair changes from black to white very quickly, as if the transformation was instant. In the anime, Kaneki appears calm, collected, even resigned to the inevitable acceptance that he is a ghoul. The difference is starkly obvious when comparing the two scenes side by side. However, the anime takes liberties in the way the scene is portrayed.


During Kaneki's torture at the hands of Aogiri's Yamori, the one-eyed ghoul underwent a transformation both physically as well as emotionally, eventually coming to acknowledge his existence as a ghoul.
