Man, the
Opening Song was the very definition of badass. Ghouls killing humans, humans killing ghouls --- Tokyo Ghoul was a very satisfactory shonen monster- anime. So let's get on with the review!
Short summary:
Tokyo Ghoul, as the name suggests, are about monsters (called ghouls) who are 1 level above the humans in the food chain; thus, the humans contain the ghouls and force them into hiding (we outnumber them). The main character, a human boy caught up in ghoul business, gets turned into a half-human half-ghoul and struggles to blend in with human society alongside other peaceful ghouls like himself.
So what makes tokyo ghoul different from other shonen monster manga? First of all, the anime starts of with a very weak protagonist due to the fact that he has not accepted his changes yet (yep, exactly like Kiseiiju) and the plot revolves around the interracial war between ghouls and humans --- complete with BADASS fight scenes, BADASS art, BADASS powers and characters;
what made the anime a hit for viewers wasn't particularly the drama/conflict between being a ghoul and being human but rather the action packed battle simulations, may it be ghoul vs human or ghoul vs ghoul. Season 2 was also made a necessity because of how they made the last episode: Kaneki (main character) undergoes a drastic personality change after being traumatically tortured and
DESTROYS his captor, a rather powerful ghoul. This leaves the viewers hanging from a cliff; dying to see the next episode, and just because of that sales for Tokyo Ghoul season 2 was already assured.
For those who enjoy fighting and general shonen anime, Tokyo Ghoul is a good watch; but for those looking for a more complex storyline/twists, you're better off looking at other upcoming anime.
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