tokyo ghoul

kaneki <3 he is sooooo cute
i love him

Tokyo Ghoul  ( Japanese : 東京喰種-トーキョーグール- Hepburn : Tōkyō Gūru ^? )     is a   manga  series by Sui Ishida. It was serialized in Shueisha 's   seinen   manga  magazine   Weekly Young Jump   Between September 2 and September two thousand and fourteen 011 and has Been collected in fourteen   tankōbon   volumes as of August 2014. A sequel titled   Tokyo Ghoul: re  Began serialization in the same magazine in October 2 014 and a prequel titled   Tokyo Ghoul: JACK  is running online on Jump Live. A 12-episode anime television series Adaptation by studio   Pierrot  Aired on   Tokyo MX  Between July and September 2014 and a 12 episode second season titled   Tokyo Ghoul √A , Started Airing on January 8, 2015.   Funimation  has licensed the anime series for streaming and home video distribution in North America. The series was 

Obtained by   Madman Entertainment  for digital distribution in Australia and New Zealand

Plot [ edit ]

The story of Tokyo Ghoul follows Ken Kaneki, who barely survives a deadly encounter with Rize Kamishiro, a woman who reveals herself as a ghoul , a human-like creature That Devours hunts and human flesh, and is Taken to the hospital in Critical condition. After recovering, Kaneki discovers that somehow he underwent a surgery that transformed him into a half-ghoul, and just like them, must consume human flesh to survive as well. With no one else to turn to, he is taken in by the ghouls who manage the coffee shop "Anteiku", who teach him to deal with his new life as a half-human / half-ghoul, including interacting with ghoul society and its Conflicting Factions, the the while striving to keep his identity secret from other humans. ^{[ 2 ]}   

The prequel series Tokyo Ghoul: JACK follows the youths of Kishou Arima and Taishi Fura, two characters from the main series who become acquainted When they join Forces to Investigate the death of Taishi's friend by the hands of a ghoul, Leading to Taishi Eventually Following Arima's path and joining the CCG (Commission of Counter Ghoul), the federal agency tasked into dealing with crimes related to ghouls as well.  

The sequel series Tokyo Ghoul: re follows an Amnesiac Kaneki under the new identity of Haise Sasaki, the leader of a special team of CCG Investigators Called "Quinx Squad", That Underwent a similar procedure as his, Allowing them to Obtain the special abilities of Ghouls in order to fight them, but still being able to live as normal humans.  

Characters [ edit ]

Main characters [ edit ]

Ken Kaneki ( 金木研Kaneki Ken ^? ) / Haise Sasaki ( 佐々木琲世Sasaki Haise ^? )    

Voiced by:  Natsuki Hanae   (Japanese), Austin Tindle ^[3]   (English) ^[4]

The protagonist of the story, he is a 19 year old university freshman that receives an organ transplant from Rize, who was trying to kill him before she was struck by a fallen i-beam and seemingly killed. After the operation he develops ghoul like tendencies and characteristics, and his rationality begins to wane. As one that is now both ghoul and human he struggles to keep his ghoul identity secret, always fighting against his ghoul side while trying to continue to live like a normal human. He later works as a waiter for Anteiku under Yoshimura's guidance. After his fight with Amon he gains the name "Eye Patch" because of his mask's design and becomes somewhat famous after a ghoul saw him defeating the investigator. He loves to read and is Normally quiet and reserved but can be CALCULATING When fighting. He has a bad trait of easily trusting strangers which sometimes puts him in life threatening situations. After being kidnapped by the ghoul run organization known as Aogiri Tree, he is mercilessly tortured by a sadistic ghoul and later develops similar traits like his torturer. While being tortured he has hallucinations of Rize as she mocks him about his mother which leads to him finally embracing his inner ghoul, leading him to become a ruthless Anti Hero. His view on strength changes and he goes on a power hungry path by cannibalizing other ghouls in order to get stronger. The continued cannibalization led him to become a half kakuja, where he develops a centipede shaped kagune and gains the alias "Centipede".  

Ken is ultimately defeated and captured by Arima, and with no memories of his past, is given the new identity of Haise Sasaki, member and ace of the Mado Squad, and mentor of the Quinx Squad, a special unit composed of half ghouls like him . Despite having a new identity, Haise still retains some traits from his former self, like the love for reading and the determination to protect his companions with his life. When pressured to the limit, Haise has glimpses of his former self and unlocks his powers as a half kakuja, forcing the CCG to strike him with RC suppressors to calm him down. Haise has an interest in GAINING back his memories, but he fears That will lose his current memories with all his new friends and personality if he does.  

Kishō Arima ( 有馬貴将Arima Kishō ^? )  

Voiced by:  Daisuke Namikawa ^[4]

Protagonist of the Tokyo Ghoul: JACK and a co Protagonist of Tokyo Ghoul: re, he is a famed Special Class Ghoul Investigator known as the CCG's Reaper ( 死神のCCG CCG Shinigami no ^? ). He is always seen wearing his glasses, with his face kept in an apathetic expression, rarely showing any EMOTION if not at all. Arima was hailed as a genius within the CCG, stemming from his affiliation with the organization since his teens and quickly rising to the top. Fighting with multiple quinques, he is strong enough to defeat Ghouls that are too strong to be defeated by anyone else in the force. After defeating Ken, he takes him under his guard while he's under the new identity of Haise Sasaki and becomes his mentor, with orders to kill him should he go out of control.      

Taishi Fura ( 富良太志Fura Taishi ^? )  

The other Protagonist of Tokyo Ghoul: JACK , Taishi is a First Class Ghoul Investigator. Fura, as a teenager, attended Seishin Senior Highschool along with Arima. Though he never liked school, he usually went shopping and did all the housework, since his mother never did. He had two childhood friends; Ryou, with whom he played baseball and Aki, a girl whom he had a crush on. When Ryou associated himself with a gang of bikers, this lead to his death, as he was stabbed by the Kagune of a killer ghoul, "Lantern," whom Arima was currently investigating. Witnessing his friend's tragic death, Fura grew heated for vengeance, and pleaded with Arima to help with his investigation, wanting to know about ghouls right away. Thus, he Eventually undertook the career of Ghoul Investigatio n