<p>His hair turned white and nails turned black because of the physical and mental stress (the episodes in which Yamori tortured him)</p>

<p>It is mentioned @Wikia :</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>After being tortured by Yamori for a period of ten days, his hair
  became white and his nails turned black due to heavy stress, anxiety,
  and continuous bodily regeneration. This condition is known as Marie
  Antoinette syndrome. It is caused by extreme stress or emotional
  trauma like he had undergone. He also began wearing a form fitting
  black outfit when he had the intention of fighting as a ghoul, both
  for intimidation and practicality.</p>
</blockquote>

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2015-09-23T09:10:53.823Z
2015-09-23T09:10:53.823Z
Syed Rafay
<p>When Kaneki's hair turned from brown to white, was it because because of the stress ? Or maybe because of his change of heart. A lot of anime and manga use hair-colors to describe someones personality, so maybe it was symbolic like, his hair turned white because he admitted that he has to change his personality.. Does someone know the real reason or?</p>

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Tokyo ghoul's Kaneki's change in hair color
# Tokyo ghoul's Kaneki's change in hair color
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-09-23
When Kaneki's hair turned from brown to white, was it because because of the stress ? Or maybe because of his change of heart. A lot of anime and manga use hair-colors to describe someones personality, so maybe it was symbolic like, his hair turned white because he admitted that he has to change his personality.. Does someone know the real reason or?
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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-09-23. Score: 0 | Accepted answer
His hair turned white and nails turned black because of the physical and mental stress (the episodes in which Yamori tortured him)

It is mentioned @Wikia :

> After being tortured by Yamori for a period of ten days, his hair
> became white and his nails turned black due to heavy stress, anxiety,
> and continuous bodily regeneration. This condition is known as Marie
> Antoinette syndrome. It is caused by extreme stress or emotional
> trauma like he had undergone. He also began wearing a form fitting
> black outfit when he had the intention of fighting as a ghoul, both
> for intimidation and practicality.
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