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Before I start this review please note that this is an ongoing manga with chapter 135 being the most recent one (the translations are not caught up) and i have read all 135 current chapters, opinions may change later on.

Story= 9/10.
It's hard to pin down the specific story if someone where to ask me what tokyo ghoul is about just because of everything is going on. We have our main protagonist being practically forced to live a new and dangerous life (much like Shinji Ikari). But if I were to try to sum up Tokyo Ghoul's plot in one sentence, it would be about the ... main character coming to terms with his new persona. The Kaneki we see post chapter 60s is not the same Kaneki we see at the beginning, both personality and appearance wise. Granted it's been awhile since we can assume that Kaneki has accepted his inner ghoul and the story has definitely shifted tones since then but not everyone's own personal story is finished. Will come back to that in a bit.

Art= 10/10
much like other longer running manga you can definitely see a definite improvement in the author (in this case Sui does both illustrate and write) work. While it wasn't bad in the first several chapters it is definitely noticeable when you compare it to later chapters. And I must say the Art is superb. From the Ghoul masks, to their Kagunes, and the CCG's weapons as well everything looks fresh and unique. Not forgetting about character designs either because they are nothing less than perfect. Ishida has done a great job when it comes to the smallest details in ghoul, from portraying emotions on the characters faces to huge backdrops.

Character= 10/10
If i can break the 10/10 scale for this I would because in my opinion this is the highlight of ghoul. Just the huge cast that it has and how fleshed out and well done every single one of them. Casts as big and fleshed out as ghoul's put other notable series with huge casts such as Baccano to shame. Kaneki, Touka, Yoshimura, Uta, Yomo, Tsukiyama, Hideyoshi, Amon, the Mado's. Nishio, Hinami, Rize, Juuzou, Ayato, Jason, and so on and so forth. I can't say anything about this besides if you need one reason to read ghoul here it is.

Enjoyment= 10/10
Hands down my favorite manga. I can't explain my enjoyment for this enough.

Overall= 10/10
Literally no complaints at all. I can't find any flaws so far with it and if it keeps going like this then this can go down as one of my favorite pieces of fiction of all time.

Oh boy, ive been waiting to rip this anime a new one for awhile. for starters, its absolute shit. another shitty harem. our mc is about as boring and unattractive as it gets. and like other harems, somehoe every girl wants his D. yep, somehow becomes either a stud or all the females lose every single brain cell they have and just open up their legs for this loser of an MC. the art style is atrocious, the characters are as shallow as it gets, the music is EASILY forgettable. the only reason people even like this is because the ending which i wont spoil ... but the ending does not make up for the shithole this anime left. id rather watch all of naruto, one piece, and bleach, than suffer the horrendous 12 eps this shitfuck of an anime is. anyone who disagrees is just trying to be edgy and only likes it for the shitty, stupid, and random ending.

A pleasant surprise to say the least. I had low expectations for this anime but i was soon very interested in it. In terms of "horror/gory/thriller" anime most of them have in some ways disappointed me (elfen lied) but this one was nice. not really scary like some people make it out to be but it really is creepy and the death scenes are pretty awesome. plus the animation along with the music is also top. unfortunately another show with a pretty plain MC, but everything else makes up for it.

No point describing what this anime is about since almost everyone has either seen it or heard about. The biggest complaint i see of this anime is that its too short and doesnt give enough attention to the side characters, which is true but doesnt really affect how i view. no, the only problem i really have with this show doesnt have to do with any of the supporting cast, the biggest problem is the MC. this is about as bland as it gets in terms of MC. no character development throughout the show besides his romance with Kanade which somehoe formed in 2 or ... 3 eps. Also lets not forget the huge plothole that had to do with the hear thingies. But besides all that the anime is a fun watch especially for how cheap you can find it online.

Slice of life/Romcom anime seem to always follow the same layout. It was honestly a genre that I started to get bored. Apart from the very few unique anime in that genre I didnt care for the majority. Then Yahari came along, which breaks all stereotypes of the SOL/RomCom genre. You have a MC who seems like he couldnt care less about others and he doesnt fall head over heels over any of the girls. Hachiman might be one of the best MC's to ever hit this genre, along with an amazing cast of characters, Yukino who in some ways is like Hachiman in that ... they distant themselves away from everybody but they still conflict again each other. Yui who breaks the tense moments with her bubbly, over the top personality. And lets not forget about the supporting cast, Saika who everyone loves. Theres not one thing you can dislike about him. Everytime him and Hachiman are on the same scene you can expect some laughs. Komachi, Hachiman's little sister who at the beginning is probably the only person that cares about her brother. Even if she pokes fun at him, she still cares very deeply about him. And last but not lease, the sensei, much like Komachi, cares about Hachiman but shows it in a way more aggressive manner (by punching hachiman a few times). An anime with an amazing cast that breaks most stereotypes, good music, and of course Hachiman's monologues which are incredibly easy to relate to especially if at any point in your life you might of considered yourself a loner. This anime ended in a open ended manner. it was a satisfying ending but you still wanted more. Luckily there will be more novels, and maybe in a year or two, we'll see a season 2 and see a final conclusion to this amazing and unique SOL/RomCom