Tokyo Ghoul Root A: Anime Review

A Huge Power spike and Personality Change for Kaneki starts off the second season of Tokyo Ghoul. Let's get on with the review shall we?

Tokyo Ghoul Root A strays from expectations; instead of focusing on the newly powered-up main character, 2/3 of Root A viewed the ghoul-human relationship through the eyes of the ghoul investigators; In my opinion it was a good compliment to the first season where the story was being told on the ghoul's side. They gave the investigators character (so they could kill them off later for drama) and had them express their views on the human-ghoul conflict. Kaneki was pretty much MIA until the third part of Root A, and the second season was totally dedicated to character building on the humans' side.

"Can't you just let me through?"

While the 1st season was more on action and the like, I would say Root A focuses more on the losses we suffer at war, and unanswered mysteries about human-to-ghoul conversion and one-eyed ghouls. The last episode topped off the series with a layer of drama when prominent characters add to the list of the war's casualties. The second season gives of a vibe of loss; a message to viewers that there are no victors in war.

It's still a good watch, and it gives viewers the push they need as to continue the series by reading the manga, but that my friends, is for another day. :)

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