Tokyo Ghoul is one of the more prominent figures in the Anime/Manga industry as of late. With the two anime shows showing in the last year, and the original story ending late last year. Tokyo Ghoul:re is the second manga by the author, Sui Ishida, and the continuation of the story which takes place a few years after the first. It is full of everything the first manga series brought to the table. The author certainly has not lost an edge in the years.
Story: 8/10.
The original story was an absolute masterpiece. Everything tying together, with certain what if moments and twists sprawled out throughout every
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single chapter. The developments and maturing of characters seemed to run off the page and made you experience something that is real. These characters bloomed with life and vivid details. :re takes this concept and continues it seamlessly through the time skip, and notably brings forth some really interesting changes in characters we came to love in the first manga, as well as new characters that we come to enjoy that were not previously involved. The reason why this rating is in an 8 range is because the story itself hasn't had that much happen in it, with only the real "IT'S HAPPENING" moment starting around the recent chapters I have read at this time (27-29). This isn't to say the story itself isn't impeccable already with plenty of really intriguing moments. Even recently a character we saw in the previous manga, coming back in a way I don't think anyone even anticipated. There just isn't enough of the story to rate accurately yet. In the future this could be subject to change as more moments and broader arches come into play, with character developments of course.
Art: 10/10.
Ishida is one of those manga artists that know how to portray emotion and passion into the paper he draws on. As mangaka, they tell their story not just through the words and spoken dialogue, but the images being presented. This allows the reader to construct a story within their mind, much like novels do. The difference being, novels are done with words, manga is done with images. The story is beautifully drawn, and absolutely mesmerizing at certain high points. The characters all seem to have their own aura when watching them go about this crazy world Ishida is painting. Each one with their own unique characteristics and styles. Their own images, set apart from others. Furthering the relation the reader can express while glancing across the black and white surface. The art makes the characters come alive.
Characters: 8/10.
Much like the story portion, we simply do not know enough about the characters at this point to make any real judgement calls. The characters we do know about however, have really come a huge way from the first series. The developments that now span two different series, tie together in a way that are so satisfying for the reader with their own new quirks. The uniqueness of even the "throwaway" characters really comes to mind, especially in the recent Nutcracker portion of the story. Ishida being the master he is, paints this character in a unique light and puts so much mood and feelings into the short amount of time the character is in the spotlight, all done on a few short pages. Many other stories in a lot of other mediums seem to always have a copy paste method of characters. The whole "seen it all before" stereotype that we all come to expect from certain stories. But Ishida is adept at not falling victim to this ploy in his works. Even if you think you know the character through and through, something surprises you about them. And to that I give so much credit to the story as a whole. Hopefully this trend continues into the later chapters.
Enjoyment: 10/10.
Tokyo Ghoul is one of the only series of mangas I have actually sat down and read through and through. The hook of the story in the first few chapters of the first manga really packed a huge punch into my interests, a typical non-manga reader. Even today, the only manga I look forward to every week for release is :re. The story here in :re like the original knows how to appeal to the person's life. Their feelings. Their struggles. Because let's be honest, many of us don't have perfect lives. We all experience some bad. Some tragedy. And Tokyo Ghoul plays onto this fact. It shows you tragedy. It lets you know that people are out there. We are all out there. Living a life. One life. And in that fact, we all have some weight to bear. It brings a huge down to earth feeling to the reader, that many can really relate to. Life isn't always a shounen after all.
Overall: 8/10.
It's hard to rate a story fully without seeing it in it's completion. At the time of making this, I am currently up to chapter 29. With a lot more story and chapters awaiting in the coming weeks, months, possibly years, I will edit this review as it sees fit. Much of the perception of this is hinged on the fact that the person has read the prequel to this story. Highly recommend doing such, because you cannot truly grasp everything in this story without the background and the perception the first series gave to the reader. For now, the story cannot be perfect or close to it. Too much needs to be done before rating it that high. For now though, an 8 is a good place to put it for all that we have now. Looking forward to the future of this series.
May 21, 2015
Tokyo Ghoul:re
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Tokyo Ghoul is one of the more prominent figures in the Anime/Manga industry as of late. With the two anime shows showing in the last year, and the original story ending late last year. Tokyo Ghoul:re is the second manga by the author, Sui Ishida, and the continuation of the story which takes place a few years after the first. It is full of everything the first manga series brought to the table. The author certainly has not lost an edge in the years.
Story: 8/10. The original story was an absolute masterpiece. Everything tying together, with certain what if moments and twists sprawled out throughout every ... |
