“Tokyo student Kaneki becomes half-ghoul after attack, caught between human-ghoul war and CCG hunters.”
Tokyo Ghoul
東京喰種トーキョーグール
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Synopsis
Tokyo student Kaneki becomes half-ghoul after attack, caught between human-ghoul war and CCG hunters.
Lurking within the shadows of Tokyo are frightening beings known as ghouls, who satisfy their hunger by feeding on humans once night falls. An organization known as the Commission of Counter Ghoul (CCG) has been established in response to the constant attacks on citizens and as a means of purging these creatures. However, the problem lies in identifying ghouls as they disguise themselves as humans, living amongst the masses so that hunting prey will be easier. Ken Kaneki, an unsuspecting university freshman, finds himself caught in a world between humans and ghouls when his date turns out to be a ghoul after his flesh. Barely surviving this encounter after being taken to a hospital, he discovers that he has turned into a half-ghoul as a result of the surgery he received. Unable to satisfy his intense craving for human meat through conventional means, Kaneki is taken in by friendly ghouls who run a coffee shop in order to help him with his transition. As he begins what he thinks will be a peaceful new life, little does he know that he is about to find himself at the center of a war between his new comrades and the forces of the CCG, and that his new existence has caught the attention of ghouls all over Tokyo.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 20 sampled reviews
What 20 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.46 · split reception
6.5 pts
Recommenders 9.5 · others 3.0
↓ 2.20
Running avg · May 2014 → Sep 2021
- 10 “Tokyo Ghoul/Toukyou Kushu - A grotesque and melancholic journey into the psychology of "Ghouls": humans that eat other humans. Also contains some excellent fight scenes and characterization. The...”
- 8 “Tokyo Ghoul is a worthwhile read because of the fact that the reader becomes so involved with the individual characters emotionally, and struggles to discern which side of the conflict is fighting...”
- 9 “At first this manga might not have the most original concept or story. However, the way in which it is executed is excellent. There are no such things as 'black and white' in this manga. Each...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 144 × 14 ch × vol
- Total read 19h 12m approx
- Published Sep 2011 – Sep 2014
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M18043 catalog