Despite being published in a seinen magazine it leans heavily on typical shonen tropes, just with more edge (I hate the overuse of the word "edgy" but its the best term to describe it thus far). Its not bad by any means but I find the writing thus far to be pretty average. So far I’m really liking the psychological aspect of it as Kaneki struggles in fitting in with the world of the ghouls"Ībout 50 chapters in and I'm not really feeling the hype yet. Tokyo Ghoul is kind of a weird one for me because I’m a person that loves romance and have never really strayed outside of that except maybe Slice of Life and horror for me has always been something I’ve absolutely avoided but I decided to challenge myself and read something out of my element and surprisingly I’m enjoying it. Addicting, crazy and full of twists and turns to keep you engaged. I've noticed so many little details re reading the manga but even if you didn't you'd still enjoy the hell out of this manga. Kaneki becoming the Monster he was destined to become is what makes this series. The series obviously also ends with a bunch of questions unanswered with a full intention to making a sequel, But its a relatively small thing considering the series as a whole. I'm a bit upset on some of the fights and some of the side characters ended up being sidelined. You feel his pain every chapter and its exhausting as it is incredible. Kaneki's transformation to a ghoul, his choice to what to do next, His mental capacity declining all these things are such a joy to watch. It is one of a kind not because it has an original concept, but rather because it utilizes so well. The story however and how its revealed to me is the reason why you should read Tokyo Ghoul. There is just chapters of the author just drawing this guy's dick and swinging it around. The biggest bad of the series relatively is Arima. At least not on the level I would say "a little difficult". I've seen people mention that the action scenes are a little hard to follow. The art just strengthens the OMPF moments and does such a good job of it. The action scenes of the series is fantastic, bloody, violent every 14 year olds dream. They have such a good relationship I really hope to see more of something like that in the sequel. With Amon questioning the disposition of the Ghouls due to him. They have a rivalry throughout the series. He is what is humanizing the Doves whiles Kaneki is humanizing the Ghouls. The person that shows this best is Amon who is Kaneki of the Doves (Specific Name for the Ghoul Exterminators). The Ghouls are the ones eating humans, They are trying to do anything to stop him. If anything they are the typical good guys. The CCG are basically an Anti-Ghoul, but they aren't monsters or typical villains. The major aspect of the series that I like is the Dichotomy between Ghouls and the CCG. He meets new friends, allies and realizing that his organ transplant may not have been a coincidence after all. Throughout the series we see Kaneki get stronger by utilizing his Ghoul powers as well as he's demeanor changing due to his Ghoul's desires. He realizes that he is gaining a massive hunger for Human meat, a rabbit hole he doesn't want to fall into. Since Ghouls can't eat normal food they all taste like hot garbage. Kaneki has to get used to what it means to be a ghoul. Now her organs have been transplanted into Kaneki and Kaneki has become a half ghoul half human. However before he can get eaten, steel beams fall on her and she dies. Our Protagonist, Kaneki gets wooed by Rize, a ghoul pretending to be human. However the reason they are exterminated in this society is because they need to eat human meat to survive. They have overall physical superiority factor on top of having crazy abilities depending on what they are. Ghouls are creatures that look like human, Breathe like humans, Reproduce like ones but are not humans. I will try to remain somewhat spoiler free but be warned. Since there is a shift in story after the Aogiri arc (which ends in volume 8). This review contains some spoilers till vol. Especially since there is a lot more smaller details that you pick up. It feels kind of weird to review a manga that I've already read.
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