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Olympic Gold Skater Yuzuru Hanyu Invites Tokyo Ghoul's Kaneki to Eat Him
posted on by Lynzee Loveridge
Hot off his Olympic gold medal win at the PyeongChang Olympics, Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu confessed another dream on national television: he wants to be eaten by Tokyo Ghoul's Ken Kaneki.
Hanyu was interviewed by the character's voice actor Natsuki Hanae on TV Tokyo's post-Olympic special program. The interview was a collaboration, as Hanyu is a well known fan of the Tokyo Ghoul series. Hanae took on the role of Ken Kaneki during the interview and Hanyu responded to him as if he was the character. Hanae told Hanyu that he also watched his program and that it was a "wonderful battle." Hanyu responded that he was embarrassed but thanked him for the praise.
At the end of the interview, Hanyu took his love for the character one step further and invited Kaneki to eat him.
Yuzuru Hanyu , two time Olympic and world champion , just told Kaneki Ken to eat him on national television.... pic.twitter.com/VXgYnpKkSU
— Sydney Maria Hueber (@hueber_sydney) February 25, 2018
For the uninitiated, Kaneki is a human who, after he is transformed into a ghoul, has an insatiable to desire to eat human flesh.
The anime series' official Twitter account responded to Hanyu's unusual interview. The account staff wrote that they watched the program and they will do their best to create a new program for Hanyu to enjoy when Tokyo Ghoul:re premieres on April 3.
Hanae interviewed Hanyu previously, albeit as himself, on the "A&G Tribal Radio Edison" radio program last week. During that interview, he said he was more nervous than during his free program at the Olympics. Hanae remarked that listeners had been talking about how Hanyu is a fan of Tokyo Ghoul, and Hanyu confirmed he has watched the anime. He added that he owns Tokyo Ghoul merchandise.
Tokyo Ghoul manga creator Sui Ishida posted an illustration of Hanyu on Twitter last week. The illustration appears to recreate an image of Hanyu from his Olympic performance in the men's free skate. Famous creators have drawn tribute illustrations of Hanyu since at least 2015. Fire Punch manga creator Tatsuki Fujimoto and artist Yoshitaka Amano (Final Fantasy series, Vampire Hunter D) previously contributed likenesses of the skater.
[Via Nijimen]
