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"Onani Master Kurosawa"

While the title and first couple of chapters start off as almost goofy and light hearted, the story prevails itself as an amazing psychological manga, showing redemption through a simple story. The beginning may throw many people off but it is worth it to carry on.

The characters are all well thought out and deeper than meets the eye. Seeing Kurosawa develop from a perverted loner to someone who is able to flourish around others and free himself from guilt was uplifting to say the least. I found myself rooting for him every time - even when his actions were questionable.

The ... plot was full of all types of twists and turns, after reading chapter 23 my heart sank waiting for the next chapter. However, prevailing forward was the best decision I could have made as this manga was certainly worth it. The story itself was incredibly simple, just a 'slice of life' sort of school setting. However, this simplicity let the abstractness and characters of everyone else flourish and develop, letting their relationships with eacother expand and take the limelight.

Getting into Kurosawa himself, he was an absolutely brilliant MC. To avoid spoilers I'll keep it short, but he may very well be in my top 10 MC's, possibly even top 5. HIs responsibility and thought process throughout the whole manga left me in awe, and the contrast between his mindset and Kitahara was lovely to see (as well as eye-opening)

If you're thinking of reading this manga, please do.

Tokyo Ghoul has been one of my favourite mangas ever. The story is basic in premise however delves deep into themes of a dog-eat-dog world, carrying on abuse, discrimination and oppression and much more.

The plot follows a world where ghouls and humans co-exist however, it is an unreachable expectation for them to coagulate. This is because ghouls are always seen as less and inferior to humans as they aren't able to live without human flesh and are unstable and dangerous. With an already unfair and corrupt world, it sets the scene for a dark and twisted tale.

The characters are fleshed out and we ... see all sides of them as it focuses on many personnels than just Kaneki himself. At first they may seem 1-dimensional, as the story progresses so does Ishida's writing. Kaneki goes from a whiny mc to a self-sacrificing saviour who cares deeply for his friends and the emotional ties that come with them.

Another amazing part of Tokyo Ghoul is the art. The evolution of the paneling and how Ishida's draws is phenomenal. Fight scenes are easy and clear to read, linework becomes more confident and composition improves. It is by far one of the strongest points.

However, while I do think it's a 10/10, some people may have other things to say. Regarding the themes and plot, it may appear as lackluster and a shallow attempt at seeming deep. I personally believe that Tokyo Ghoul was able to accomplish the basics of what it was attempting but it may have struggled to fully flesh out all of the ideas. Second of all, (focusing on Kaneki) - people have split opinions on his characters but to me his development was amazing. While I feel as if he suffered too much (at some times), it was all of that suffering that lead him to want to protect those close to him and uniting ghouls and humans.

In conclusion, Tokyo Ghoul is one of the greatest manga's I've read and I highly recommend it to others. Of course there are flaws within it, however they don't deter from the masterpiece created. The ending of Tokyo Ghoul is also satisfying and you can leave it there (however Tokyo Ghoul: Re is also a great read ^^)