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Tokyo has become a cruel and merciless city—a place where vicious creatures called "ghouls" exist alongside
humans. The citizens of this once great metropolis live in constant fear of these bloodthirsty savages and
their thirst for human flesh. However, the greatest threat these ghouls pose is their dangerous ability to
Based on the best-selling supernatural horror manga by Sui Ishida, Tokyo Ghoul follows Ken Kaneki, a shy,
bookish college student, who is instantly drawn to Rize Kamishiro, an avid reader like himself. However, Rize
is not exactly who she seems, and this unfortunate meeting pushes Kaneki into the dark depths of the
ghouls' inhuman world. In a twist of fate, Kaneki is saved by the enigmatic waitress Touka Kirishima, and
thus begins his new, secret life as a half-ghoul/half-human who must find a way to integrate into both
societies.
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12 of 12 episodes seen
Overall Rating: 5
bladeangel (All reviews)
Remember when you were little and you tried to bake that really awesome cake following the instructions on
a cooking-book and ended up forgetting half the ingredients or using the wrong ones and the cake looked
like complete shit and shit was all over the kitchen and then your mother walked in and slapped you across
the face? Whether or not you remember, if you can picture that scenario then you can picture how Studio
Lets actually start off with the "good" in Tokyo Ghoul. Why? Because it's one sentence long so lets get it out
The soundtrack is decent. The opening theme is good, and the ending theme is pretty catchy. Ok so that
I'm going to fess up now and admit that I have not read the manga although I'm aware that it's a lot better
and that they crammed 60 chapters into 12 episodes. This review will be based on the anime alone, which I
believe is more correct then the people giving this adaption a break solely for their admiration of the manga.
The worst aspect of Tokyo Ghoul are the characters and their development. Frankly I'm not going to talk
about any of the characters aside from Kaneki because there is nothing to say about them after 12
episodes.
Kaneki is worth talking about because he is a boy born with a vagina..oh and he is a also a half-ghoul,
almost forgot about that. As the MC of Tokyo Ghoul, Kaneki's main role is to disappoint us to death, cry a
With the characters being so dreadful, the anime relied heavily on the plot and the violence. The plot is very
broad in the anime: Humans vs Ghouls and Ghouls vs Ghouls. At least that's what I got from 12 episodes
adapted from 60 chapters. The violence is censored so that sucks, but apparently the DVD versions will be
uncensored..cool, anyways moving on. The most pretentious thing about Tokyo Ghoul are the attempts at
emotionally moving the audience by having some characters we know nothing about die and seeing other
characters feel sad while the soundtrack playing assures us that this is indeed meant to be an emotional
scene...awkward.
So about right now you're probably thinking to yourself that I don't have much to say about this anime. I
just felt like reviewing this anime cause I wanted to write down that whole baking a cake comparison after
which my passion ran out. This is much like the folks at Studio Pierrot. They had no passion whatsoever in
the making of this anime, taking advantage of the fact that the manga is extremely popular and doing the
With all this I thought I would take joy in witnessing how badly this train-wreck could end, and to my
surprise they actually took that pleasure from me as well. The last 10 minutes of the last episode were
legitimately entertaining. Right at the end, the show introduced moral ideas worthy of involving the
audience and I found myself enjoying Tokyo Ghoul for the first time. What a bunch of trolls eh.
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Overall Rating: 4
JKinky88 (All reviews)
1) This is a rewriting of one of the first reviews I ever made, I deleted it because I did not know what the
You know those stories that have these special entities that live in a world and pretty much kind of like x-
men? Well recently that idea has been done a lot, out of most of the things that have done this idea
recently, Parasyte is the only one that succeeds in doing it well, Beside it is this mess. Tokyo Ghoul, when I
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they are so predictable and saturated with tropes that it almost seems like a cruel joke. Tokyo Ghoul doesn’t
derive far from that. Despite being much longer than a typical horror movie, the series plays around with
itself so much that it almost becomes a laughter stock. Don’t get me wrong though. The intriguing idea of
supernatural creatures known as ‘ghouls’ living among human communities is quite well-built when it comes
with premise. However, the show ultimately kills itself with its execution. Based off of the manga of the
same name, I can say that they are almost like two different worlds.
The brainchild of Tokyo Ghoul is Sui Ishida as his first original work. Like the title implies, the series follows
the idea of ghouls living among human population in Tokyo. They are regarded as savages and killers of
injustice. News reports often sends the message that all ghouls must be eradicated in order for the world to
be at peace. It becomes a near totalitarian-like state as the ghouls finds themselves at constant struggle for
survival. If you don’t believe me, just ask Ken Kaneki. The young boy has a dark secret after one day as he
Ask yourself first though: is Tokyo Ghoul a good adaptation of a horror story? At first, it does seem so with
the premise. The first episode crafts the image well with the innocent Kaneki and his puppy crush on
another woman named Rize. What comes next is a big surprise for him as his life spins out of control. This
might be a surprise for him but is far too predictable for the viewers’ eyes to see. The beautiful girl with the
mysterious aura, dark alley, and morbid news near Kaneki’s community should have all been hints that
something terrible would happen to the boy soon. And exactly like that, Kaneki’s life is no longer human as
Despite being part ghoul, the show sends the message that Kaneki wishes to live as a human instead. His
love for literature and struggle to contain his appetite are proof of this. Emphasizing on his human traits,
Kaneki fights against his gluttonous desire to consume human flesh. No matter how great the temptation is,
we see how determined the kid to retain his humanity. This conventional idea isn’t uncommon at all though.
Other series such as Claymore and Shiki also have similar ideas. Unfortunately, Tokyo Ghoul doesn’t develop
this idea all too well. For instance, can we really sympathize with Kaneki? While he is a good role model for
others, some of his roles in this adaptation are questionable. Furthermore, we don’t really know much about
the young boy such as his backstory. Taking a closer glance at his character, Kaneki is more like a plot
device himself to steer the engine of the premise. In retrospect, Kaneki is an underdeveloped character with
minimal characterization and lack of focus. The mask he wear is a motif to his character but the anime
Some focus are put together with the other characters throughout the show such as Toka Kirishima, a young
girl and also a ghoul dubbed as “The Rabbit”. Other ghouls entering the story includes Nishiki NIshio, Hinami
minimal characterization and lack of focus. The mask he wear is a motif to his character but the anime
Some focus are put together with the other characters throughout the show such as Toka Kirishima, a young
girl and also a ghoul dubbed as “The Rabbit”. Other ghouls entering the story includes Nishiki NIshio, Hinami
Fuegushi, Yoshimura, Gourmet, and among others. The funny thing about them is that despite being the
ghouls, most of them are presented as protagonists while fighting for survival. It’s clear that society
misunderstands them because of their gluttonous appetite for meat. Then, there’s also the Aogiri Tree that
fits the profile that society that describes them as – brutal, violent, and craving to satisfy themselves. On
the other hand, there’s the CCG, a Ghoul Investigation agency dedicated to battle against ghouls. I wouldn’t
necessarily call them antagonists since their purpose is to secure the safety of the public. However, they do
come head and head against Kaneki and the others. The consequence includes grief on both sides as they
lose important people. It pinpoints the fact that lives are very fragile that can be taken away so easily
A prominent character in CCG is Amon. Despite not being the main focus of the show, we find out about him
more than almost any other character. These include his partnership with professional ghoul hunter Mado,
his past, and how he became who he is today. Serving as a determined man, he has some similarities and
differences with Kaneki. They both fight for what they believe in but with very different motivations. But
taking for granted, Amon can be considered a breakout character compared to others. The sad part is that
he is perhaps one of the only character that some of us can relate to. Others such as Touka just lacks any
distinctive traits or characterization for us to get to know well. Oh and don’t bother asking about Rize.
Despite her being the main reason of Kaneki’s change, the show neglects to focus on her as a character at
all and only shows her influence through the show in ridiculous diehard ways.
Several consideration should also be considered as the show explores prejudice, morality, and identity.
Apparently, the public shows fear of the ghouls so the show wastes no time to label them as pure monsters.
But ask yourself this: should all ghouls be considered as monsters? This can be controversial as some ghouls
truly are unredeemable while others such as Kaneki and Nishiki have human values. Then, there’s the
identity issue with various characters. Kaneki struggles to battle this the hardest out of any other character
as he adapts to his new life. He must hide his ghoul tendencies from his neighbors, teachers, and even his
best friend Hide. While all this seems to strike keen interest, it just feels repetitive and quickly grows old.
The show just tries far too had when attempting to get viewers to realize what Kaneki strives to be.
Now comes perhaps the worst part of the show: the adaptation of the story. The craftsmanship had the right
source material but it didn’t know what to do with it. Studio Pierrot failed to deliver a faithful adaptation with
both the characters and the story. There’s little development with any of the characters and fails to achieve
adequate accuracy with the main story. The main story cuts off important parts that were hugely influential
to certain outcomes. It lacks credible built-up, has a poor execution, and is ultimately beyond salvage at a
certain point. For the characters, most of them suffer from development and characterization. While we can
feel sympathetic at times, it’s hard to relate to them at all. Most of them aren’t good role models besides
Kaneki. Furthermore, the relationship he builds with others is vaguely expressed. Touka often gets into
arguments with Kaneki while Nishiki picks on him as a weakling. Hinami’s relationship with Kaneki has some
innocence to it but really lacks compatibility. There’s also a sense of hate between some ghouls but most of
this is degenerated to weak expression because of its pacing. In retrospect, this adaptation lies in the ruins.
Despite all this, Tokyo Ghoul is a horror fest when it comes to action. The artwork of the series is done well
visually to capture the gruesome moments in the ghoul world. Speaking of which, the ghouls themselves are
designed with monstrous traits such as their razor sharp teeth, scarlet eyes, and body structure. The ghoul’s
predatory organ known as the Kagune is designed to look artistically endearing with blood-like muscles.
Although the show doesn’t focus too much on the mechanics, it’s easy to tell that they are a race to be
feared. Likewise, most of the other character designs are designed with accuracy. I say this because of their
ability to blend in with human society despite being ghouls. Just take a good look at Nishiki. The background
and dark chilling atmosphere also has noir-like feeling to provoke power. Overall action coordination remains
top notch with cinematic battles scenes from start to finish. I just hope the BDs will remove the horrid
On the soundtrack front, the show’s delivery is effective. It shows enough ways to get most of the job done.
In fact, the very first minutes of the series wastes little time with its high volume of violence. The haunting
tones strikes fear with both wish-fulfillment brutality and chaos. Voice expressions too crafts the imagery of
our characters’ struggles. I also give credit to Kana Hanazawa who is able to play the character Rize. She
was able to convey the character as a graceful beauty until her true visage is revealed. Others such as Toka
and Gourmet have distinctive ways of speaking similar to those of a tomboy and aristocrat respectfully.
To say the least, Tokyo Ghoul is an adaptation gone wrong when it comes to story and characters. The way
it is adapted is a degeneration of its original source. But if you’re coming in as an anime original viewer,
then this show might be something to take a keen interest on especially when it comes to the cinematic
battles. The first episode will hook you in but the rest of them lacks that sort of development. Although
there are some occasional comedy, the majority of the show takes itself seriously, perhaps sometimes for its
own good. I wouldn’t call Tokyo Ghoul a hollow shell of what it should be though. Rather, it’s more of an