Tokyo Ghoul

トーキョーグール
Tokyo Ghoul (Japanese: 東京喰種
Hepburn: Tōkyō Gūru) is a dark Japanese
anime/manga series by Sui Ishida. It was
serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga
magazine Weekly Young Jump between
September 2011 and September 2014 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 2014 and a
prequel titled Tokyo Ghoul [Jack] ran online
on Jump Live.
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Cover of Tokyo Ghoul volume 1 published by Shueisha

featuring Ken Kaneki
トーキョーグール
東京喰種
(Tōkyō Gūru)

Genre Dark fantasy[1], horror,

thriller[2]

Manga

Written by Sui Ishida

Published by Shueisha
English publisher NA Viz Media

Demographic Seinen

Magazine Weekly Young Jump

Original run September 8, 2011 –

September 18, 2014

Volumes 14

Light novel

Written by Shin Towada

Illustrated by Sui Ishida

Published by Shueisha

English publisher NA Viz Media

Demographic Male

Magazine JUMP j-BOOKS

Original run July 19, 2013 –

December 19, 2014

Volumes 3
Volumes 3

Manga

Tokyo Ghoul [Jack]

Written by Sui Ishida

Published by Shueisha

English publisher NA Viz Media

Demographic Shōnen

Magazine Jump Live

Original run August 2013 – October

2013

Volumes 1

Anime television series

Directed by Shuhei Morita

Written by Chūji Mikasano

Music by Yutaka Yamada

Studio Pierrot
Licensed by AUS Madman
Entertainment
NA Funimation
UK Anime Limited

Original network Tokyo MX, TVA, TVQ,

TVO, AT-X, Dlife

English network UK Viceland

US Adult Swim
(Toonami)

Original run July 4, 2014 –

September 19, 2014

Episodes 12

Manga

Tokyo Ghoul:re

Written by Sui Ishida

Published by Shueisha
English publisher NA Viz Media

Demographic Seinen

Magazine Weekly Young Jump

Original run October 16, 2014 –

present

Volumes 15

Anime television series

Tokyo Ghoul √A

Directed by Shuhei Morita

Written by Chūji Mikasano

Music by Yutaka Yamada

Studio Pierrot

Licensed by AUS Madman

Entertainment

NA Funimation
UK Anime Limited
 UK Anime Limited

Original network Tokyo MX, TVA, TVQ,

TVO, AT-X, Dlife, MRO

English network UK Viceland

US Adult Swim
(Toonami)[3]

Original run January 9, 2015 –

March 27, 2015

Episodes 12

Original video animation

Tokyo Ghoul [Jack]

Directed by Sōichi Shimada

Written by Chūji Mikasano

Music by Yutaka Yamada

Studio Pierrot

Licensed by AUS Madman

 Entertainment
UK Anime Limited

Released September 30, 2015

Original video animation

Tokyo Ghoul: PINTO

Directed by Tadahito Matsubayashi

Written by Sōichi Shimada

Music by Yutaka Yamada

Studio Pierrot

Licensed by AUS Madman

Entertainment
UK Anime Limited

Released December 25, 2015

Runtime

Light novel

Tokyo Ghoul:re
 Tokyo Ghoul:re

Written by Shin Towada

Illustrated by Sui Ishida

Published by Shueisha

Demographic Male

Magazine JUMP j-BOOKS

Original run December 19, 2016 –

present

Volumes 1

Anime television series

Tokyo Ghoul:re

Directed by Odahiro Watanabe

Written by Chūji Mikasano

Music by Yutaka Yamada

Studio Pierrot
Licensed by NA Funimation
UK Anime Limited

Original network Tokyo MX, Sun TV, TVA,

TVQ, BS11

Original run April 3, 2018 –

scheduled

Video games

Tokyo Ghoul: carnaval ∫ color

Tokyo Ghoul: Jail
Tokyo Ghoul :re Invoke
Tokyo Ghoul: Dark War

Live-action film

Tokyo Ghoul (film)

Anime and Manga portal

A 12-episode anime television series
adaptation by studio Pierrot aired on Tokyo
MX between July and September 2014. A
12-episode second season, Tokyo Ghoul
√A (pronounced Tokyo Ghoul Root A),
which follows an original story, began
airing on January 8, 2015, and concluded
on March 26, 2015. In North America, Viz
Media is publishing the manga while
Funimation has licensed the anime series
for streaming and home video distribution.
The anime was obtained by Madman
Entertainment for digital distribution in
Australia.
A live-action film based on the manga was
released in Japan on July 29, 2017. An
anime adaptation based on the sequel
manga Tokyo Ghoul:re has been
announced and is scheduled to release in
April 2018.

Overview
Setting

Tokyo Ghoul is set in an alternate reality

where ghouls, carnivorous monsters who
look exactly like normal people but can
only survive by eating human flesh, live
among the human population in secret,
hiding their true nature in order to evade
pursuit from the authorities. Including
enhanced speed, senses, and regenerative
ability, a regular ghoul is several times
stronger than a normal human, has a skin
resistant to ordinary piercing weapons and
has at least one special predatory organ
called a "Kagune", which it can manifest
and use as a weapon during combat.
Another distinctive trait of ghouls is that
when they are excited or hungry, the color
of their sclera in both eyes turns black and
their irises red. This mutation is known as
a "kakugan." In the case of a half-ghoul,
only one of the eyes undergoes the
transformation. A half-ghoul can either be
born naturally as a ghoul and a human's
offspring, or artificially created by
transplanting some ghoul organs into a
human. In both cases, a half-ghoul is
usually much stronger than a pure-blood
ghoul. There is also the case of half-
humans, hybrids of ghouls and humans
that can feed like normal humans and lack
a Kagune while possessing enhanced
abilities, but shortened lifespans. To hunt
down the ghouls, several government-
sponsored organizations around the world
were created.

Plot
The story follows Ken Kaneki, a college
student who barely survives a deadly
encounter with Rize Kamishiro, his date
who reveals herself as a ghoul. He is taken
to the hospital in critical condition. After
recovering, Kaneki discovers that he
underwent a surgery that transformed him
into a half-ghoul. This was accomplished
because some of Rize's organs were
transferred into his body, and now, like
normal ghouls, he must consume human
flesh to survive. The ghouls who manage
the coffee shop "Anteiku" take him in and
teach him to deal with his new life as a
half-ghoul. Some of his daily struggles
include fitting into the ghoul society, as
well as keeping his identity hidden from
his human companions.

The prequel series Tokyo Ghoul [Jack]

follows the youths of Kishō 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 result of horrific brain
damage sustained from Kishō Arima). He
is 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.

Media
Manga
Tokyo Ghoul started as a manga series,
written and drawn by Sui Ishida. It began
serialization in 2011's 41st issue of Weekly
Young Jump, published by Shueisha on
September 8, 2011,[4] and the final chapter
appeared in 2014's 42nd issue, released
on September 18, 2014.[5][6] The series has
been collected in fourteen tankōbon
volumes, released under Shueisha's Young
Jump Comics imprint between February
17, 2012,[7] and October 17, 2014.[8] The
series has been licensed for an English
release by Viz Media and the first volume
was released on June 16, 2015.[9]
In August 2013, a prequel spin-off manga
titled Tokyo Ghoul [Jack] was released on
Jump Live digital manga. The story spans
7 chapters and focuses on Arima Kishō
and Taishi Fura 10 years before the events
of Tokyo Ghoul. The manga features
several characters from the main series
including the above stated Kishō Arima,
Taishi Fura, and future key characters
Itsuki Marude and Yakumo "Yamori"
Ōmori.

On October 17, 2014, a full-color

illustration book known as Tokyo Ghoul
Zakki was released along with the 14th
and final volume of the manga. Zakki
includes all promotional images, Volume
covers and unreleased concept art with
commentary by the creator Sui Ishida.

A sequel titled Tokyo Ghoul:re began

serialization in 2014's 46th issue of Weekly
Young Jump, published on October 16,
2014.[10] The series is set 2 years after the
end of the original series and introduces a
new set of characters.[11]

Light novels

Three light novels have been released thus

far and all are written by Shin Towada, with
illustrations done by series creator Sui
Ishida.

On June 19, 2013, Tokyo Ghoul: Days ( 東京

喰種トーキョーグール［⽇々］ Tōkyō
Gūru［Hibi］) was released, Illustrations
were done by the series creator Sui Ishida
and written by Shin Towada and serves as
sidestory/spin off that focuses on the
daily lives of characters from the Tokyo
Ghoul series.

東京喰種トーキョーグ
Tokyo Ghoul: Void (
ール［空⽩］ Tōkyō Gūru［Kūhaku］) was
released on June 19, 2014, and fills in the
6 month time gap between volumes 8 and
9 of the first series.

東京喰
The third novel Tokyo Ghoul: Past (
種トーキョーグール［昔⽇］ Tōkyō
Gūru［Sekijitsu］) was released on
December 19, 2014. Past takes place
before the events of the main series and
focuses on further backstory of certain
Tokyo Ghoul characters, including Touka
Kirishima, Ayato Kirishima, and series
protagonist Ken Kaneki.

Anime
A 12-episode anime television series
adaptation by Pierrot aired on Tokyo MX
between July 4 and September 19,
2014.[1][6][12][13] It also aired on TVA, TVQ,
TVO, AT-X, and Dlife. The opening theme
song is "unravel" by "TK from Ling Tosite
Sigure", and the ending theme is "Saints"
聖者たち Seijatachi) performed by People
(
In The Box. Funimation has licensed the
anime series for streaming and home
video distribution in North America.[14] A
second season, titled Tokyo Ghoul √A (root
A) aired in Japan between January 9,
2015, and March 27, 2015.[15][16] The
opening theme song is "Incompetence" ( 無
能 Munō) by österreich, while the ending
theme is "The Seasons Die Out, One After
Another" (季節は次々死んでいく Kisetsu
wa Tsugitsugi Shindeiku) by Amazarashi.
On March 10, 2017, it was announced that
the anime will premiere on Adult Swim's
Saturday late-night action programming
block, Toonami starting on March 25.[17]
Anime Limited announced during MCM
London Comic-Con that the series will be
broadcast on VICELAND UK.

A third season, titled Tokyo Ghoul:re was

announced on October 5, 2017, and is set
to air on April 3, 2018.[18] Odahiro
Watanabe will replace Shuhei Morita as
the director, while Chūji Mikasano will
return to write scripts. Pierrot will animate
the series, while Pierrot+ is credited for
animation assistance. Atsuko Nakajima
will replace Kazuhiro Miwa as the
character designer.[19]

Video games

A video game titled Tokyo Ghoul: Carnaval

by Bandai Namco Games was released in
Japan for Android smartphones on
February 6, 2015,[20] and on February 9 for
iOS.[21] The player can build his or her
team from a number of ghoul and
investigator characters and explore a 3D
map.[22] Another video game titled Tokyo
Ghoul: Jail for the PlayStation Vita console
was released on October 1, 2015. It is set
to introduce a new protagonist by the
name of Rio Tay Ryn, who will interact with
characters from the anime/manga. The
game was developed by Bandai Namco
Games as well and is categorized as an
adventure RPG where players will be able
to explore Tokyo's 23 wards.[23] The mobile
game Tokyo Ghoul: Dark War focuses on
the conflict between ghouls and the CCG
that terrorizes the city of Tokyo.[24]

Live action film

A live-action film based on the manga was
released in Japan on July 29, 2017.
Kentarō Hagiwara directed the film. The
cast included Masataka Kubota for the
role of protagonist Ken Kaneki and Fumika
Shimizu for the role of Touka Kirishima.[25]
Yū Aoi was cast as Rize Kamishiro,
Nobuyuki Suzuki played Kotaro Amon and
Yo Oizumi played Kureo Mado.[26]

Reception
Tokyo Ghoul was the 27th best-selling
manga series in Japan in 2013, with 1.6
million estimated sales. As of January
2014, the manga had sold around 2.6
million copies.[27] It was the fourth best-
selling manga series in Japan in 2014,
with 6.9 million copies sold.[28] The whole
original series sold over 12 million
copies.[29]

The sequel series, Tokyo Ghoul:re sold over

3.7 million copies in Japan during its
debut year in 2015,[30] and 4.3 million
copies in 2016.[31] It was the fifth best-
selling manga series in 2017 with sales of
over 5.3 million copies.[32] Both series
combined for over 24 million copies in
circulation by June 2017,[33] and they had
34 million copies in print worldwide as of
January 2018.[34]
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Viz Media. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
3. "@Clarknova1: @Zonic505 Both
seasons" . twitter.com. March 10, 2017.
Retrieved March 24, 2017.
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External links
Tokyo Ghoul at Weekly Young Jump (in
Japanese)
Official anime website (in Japanese)
Official Adult Swim website
Tokyo Ghoul (manga) at Anime News
Network's encyclopedia
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