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Tokyo Ghoul
Synopsis: An sinister threat is invading Tokyo: "Ghouls" who eat meat that seem identical with humans and mix with their population. Reserved college student Ken Kaneki buries his nose in books and avoids news of the growing crisis. However, the appearance of an attractive woman named Rize Kamishiro breaks her loneliness when she asks him on a date.
While walking home, Kaneki discovers that she is not as kind as she first appeared, and she took him with sinister intention. After a tragic fight, he later wakes up in a hospital to know that his life was saved the now deceased the organs of Rize in his own body.
Kaneki's body begins to change horriblely, and he turns into a human hybrid. While he embarks on his new terrible journey, Kaneki clings to his humanity in the bloody conflict evolving between the new society monsters and the government agents who hunt them.
Table of Content
- Information
- Trailer/OP
- Curiosities
- Characters
- Summary
- FAQ
- Meaning
- Related
Information
Anime Names
- Anime Name: Tokyo Ghoul
- Anime Name in Japanese: 東京喰種-トーキョーグール-
- Anime Name in English: Tokyo Ghoul
- Other names: Tokyo Kushu, Toukyou Kushu, Toukyou Ghoul
Production information
- Producers: Marvelous AQL, TC Entertainment, Shueisha
- Licensors: Funimation
- Studios: Pierrot
Anime Information
- Type: TV
- Episodes: 12
- Date: 41824 - September 19, 2014 - Fridays at 0000 (JST)
- Genres: Action, fantasy, horror
- Subjects: GORE, PSYCHOLOGICAL
- Target: Seinen
External Links
Anime Reviews
- Rating: 7.791
- Popularity: 708575
Video Trailer/Opening
Curiosities
- The author of the manga, Sui Ishida, is known to hide messages and symbolism in his works. In Tokyo Ghoul, for example, characters names often have hidden meanings related to their personality or role in the story.
- The name "Ghoul" comes from Arab mythology, where it refers to a monster that feeds on human flesh. In the anime, the ghouls are beings who resemble humans, but need to feed on human flesh to survive.
- The opening song of the first season, "Unravel", became a great success in Japan and was rewritten by several artists. The lyrics also have a connection with the history of the anime, talking about the internal struggle of the main character, Kaneki.
- The anime was censored in some countries due to graphic violence and scenes of cannibalism. In Japan, the show of season two was postponed due to public safety concerns after a knife attack at a disabled care center.
Main Characters
- Kaneki Ken (Natsuki Hanae) - protagonist of the story, a young college student who becomes a ghoul after a meeting with Rize Kamishiro.
- Touka Kirishima (Sora Amamiya) - A Ghoul who works in a coffee and becomes friends with Kaneki.
- Juuzou Suzuya (Rie Kugimiya) - A CCG researcher who has an eccentric personality and likes to play with knives.
- Shuu Tsukiyama (Mamoru Miyano) - A Ghoul Gourmet who is interested in Kaneki and considers him a rare delicacy.
- Hideyoshi Nagachika (Ryohei Kimura) - Kaneki's best friend who tries to help him deal with his new Ghoul condition.
Summary and events
- Kaneki Ken is a college student who falls in love with a girl named Rize Kamishiro.
- Kaneki and Rize go to a coffee together, but Rize reveals to be a Ghoul, a creature that feeds on human flesh.
- Rize attacks Kaneki, but is killed by a beam that falls on her during the fight.
- Kaneki is taken to the hospital and receives Rize organs transplants, which turns him into a half-GOOUL.
- Kaneki is taken to the Ghoul underworld and is forced to fight for survival.
- Kaneki joins the Ghouls group led by Yoshimura, owner of Café Anteiku.
- Kaneki meets other Ghouls, such as Touka Kirishima and Nishiki Nishio.
- Kaneki discovers that there are other groups of Ghouls, such as Aogiri Tree, who want to destroy human society.
- Kaneki is captured by Aogiri Tree and is tortured for several days.
- Kaneki becomes stronger and assumes the identity of Ghoul "Centipede".
- Kaneki leads an attack on Aogiri Tree, but is seriously injured in the fight.
- Kaneki is rescued by his friends and is taken to Anteiku, where he dies of his injuries.
- The story continues in the sequence, Tokyo Ghoul: Re.
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Meaning of Tokyo Ghoul
Let's look at the translation of each word and explanation of the anime's name:
東京喰種-トーキョーグール-
- 東京 (Tóquio) - name of the city where the story takes place
- 喰種 (Ghoul) - beings that feed on human flesh
- トーキョー (Tóquio) - name of the city where the story takes place
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