Tokyo Ghoul

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Synonyms: Toukyou Kushu

Japanese: 東京喰種トーキョーグール

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 14

Chapters: 144

Status: Finished

Published: Sep 8, 2011 to Sep 18, 2014

Genres: Action, Fantasy, Horror

Themes: Gore, Psychological, Urban Fantasy

Demographic: Seinen

Serialization: Young Jump

Authors: Ishida, Sui (Story & Art)

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Ranked: #132²

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Popularity: #6

Members: 525,294

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MangaYoung JumpIshida, Sui (Story & Art)

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Lurking within the shadows of Tokyo are frightening beings known as ghouls, who satisfy their hunger by feeding on humans once night falls. An organization known as the Commission of Counter Ghoul (CCG) has been established in response to the constant attacks on citizens and as a means of purging these creatures. However, the problem lies in identifying ghouls as they disguise themselves as humans, living amongst the masses so that hunting prey will be easier. Ken Kaneki, an unsuspecting university freshman, finds himself caught in a world between humans and ghouls when his date turns out to be a ghoul after his flesh.

Barely surviving this encounter after being taken to a hospital, he discovers that he has turned into a half-ghoul as a result of the surgery he received. Unable to satisfy his intense craving for human meat through conventional means, Kaneki is taken in by friendly ghouls who run a coffee shop in order to help him with his transition. As he begins what he thinks will be a peaceful new life, little does he know that he is about to find himself at the center of a war between his new comrades and the forces of the CCG, and that his new existence has caught the attention of ghouls all over Tokyo.

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Tokyo Ghoul was nominated for the 38th Kodansha Manga Award in the General category in 2014. The manga ranked 12th in the 2015 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! for the Male Readers division.

The series was published in English by VIZ Media under the VIZ Signature imprint from June 16, 2015, to August 15, 2017. It was also released in German by Kazé Manga from May 2, 2014, to July 2016; in Spanish by Norma Editorial from March 20, 2015, to June 23, 2016; in Polish by Waneko from April 15, 2015, to May 15, 2017; in Brazilian Portuguese by Panini Comics from July 2015 to September 2017; in Czech by CREW from August 31, 2016, to April 17, 2019; and in Argentina by Editorial Ivrea since December 9, 2016, to March 9, 2018.

An artbook for the manga titled Tokyo Ghoul [zakki] was released on October 17, 2014. The series was adapted into two Japanese live-action films; the first was released on July 29, 2017. A sequel film was released on July 19, 2019.

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Jan 19, 2025

AirDuctNumber47

Recommended

I'll preface this review by saying this, I love edge when it's done in a way that is pleasing to my eyes. The story starts off quite slow, actually really slow, and it doesn't pick up until about the half way marker of the series (of course, there's always Re:, but I'm talking about the original 144 chapters). I think the edginess in Tokyo Ghoul is done correctly. I myself haven't actually seen the anime yet (if I do, I'm only watching 1 season), only read the manga, so I might have a different experience or image of the edginess than some of you, seeing ...

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Nov 14, 2024

Dotanuki

Mixed Feelings

This manga is called a seinen, but the story is full of shonen clichés... For example, the phrase "I must protect everything I love, I must protect everything that is important to me", if I had a peny for every time the main character said this phrase in every shonen I watched and read. , now I would be even richer than Elon Musk. Then, in order to achieve this phrase, there is the you need to get stronger by training, especially against a strong enemy, learning to use your power or learning a new technique, and the enemy you fight against later joins your ...

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Sep 29, 2021

leanrv

Not Recommended

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There's not such thing as something that is for everyone and this is just not for me.
The plot does not follow not a clear path and it frequently makes a lot of jumps in focus, introducing new characters until the very last chapter. Because of reading this in an almost weekly manner, many times I lost track of who's who or why some character is behaving in a certain way.
The art is fine, but inconsistent. It sometimes borders on the abstract and I had to look at some pages more than once to understand what was going on.
I got hooked in some story arcs but ...

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