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09-04-2014, 02:19 AM
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Synopsis
"Strange murders are happening in Tokyo. Due to liquid evidence at the scene, the police conclude the attacks are the results of 'eater' type ghouls. College buddies Kaneki and Hide come up with the idea that ghouls are imitating humans so that's why they haven't ever seen one. Little did they know that their theory may very well become reality."
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Plot
The overall plot of Tokyo Ghoul is pretty simple if you take it at face value. Guy gets turned into a ghoul, and is forced to overcome and control his new cannibalistic urges. While the idea isn't particularly original as seen in any other manga that has the main character becoming part "enemy of humanity", the way Sui Ishida writes the constant war between Kaneki's new diet problems and his normal human life is very fresh and unique. This escalates into a ménage à trois battle between the human government, the vicious ghouls that wish to consume and control humans, and the peace-seeking ghouls. With intense moments of action that are tempered with the daily life of the large cast, Tokyo Ghoul's plot works best due to the juxtaposition of the two.
I give it 9/10 bananas.
Characters
Character design is where Ishida truly shines. Each major character (and many minor characters) holds an evolving character trait that they deal with as the series goes on. Many of the antagonists are actually anti-villains, and often times especially with the human investigators are down right heroes from humanity's perspective. Kaneki's evolution as a protagonist is especially satisfying as he eventually comes with terms with his ghoul nature and becomes a complete bad-ass. As a protagonist, he himself is very likeable, if of a meek nature in the beginning of the manga. Think Shinji Ikari if he didn't constantly whine about robots and didn't do that thing with comatose Asuka. However, he eventually grows out of his naive nature and does the right thing. WHICH IS EAT PEOPLE
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I give the characters a 10/10 faps.
Action
Action scenes are very intense, but they do tend to get messy. Ishida likes to draw heavy motion lines in action scenes, but sometimes overdoes it to the point where you cannot distinguish what is happening. The actual combat, however is very interesting. The ghouls themselves have a rough rock-paper-system that is based on the way their kagune manifests, which is their predatory organ that functions as their weapon to hunt. The designs of the weapons and of the ghouls' kagune is unique and helps to make the actual fighting work well.
I give the action a 8/10, with two points subtracted for the messy presentation.
Art
The art style is refreshing from the tradition moe blob shit. That being said, the art does have some inconsistent periods. It goes from heavily detailed to my art. MY ART. But it's not too bad on the eyes, except for some scenes where you can get distracted by the quality. Slightly unrelated, but the anime is done by Pierrot, known for their work (or lack of) on the Naruto anime.
The art gets 7/10 Naruto's from me.
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Picture is me.
Final Thoughts
At the end of the day, Tokyo Ghoul is simply a manga with flaws just like the human and non-human characters it depicts. Yet despite the small problems, it simply powers through and is simply an entertaining narrative with plenty of room for deep thought, yet still offers simple pleasures such as great fights and characters to grow to love and hate. While Tokyo Ghoul isn't for those who can't deal with any gore or those who got really freaked out by Hannibal Lector, I would recommend it to everyone reading this right now.
I give it.... 9.5/10. SURPRISE
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Synopsis
"Strange murders are happening in Tokyo. Due to liquid evidence at the scene, the police conclude the attacks are the results of 'eater' type ghouls. College buddies Kaneki and Hide come up with the idea that ghouls are imitating humans so that's why they haven't ever seen one. Little did they know that their theory may very well become reality."
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Plot
The overall plot of Tokyo Ghoul is pretty simple if you take it at face value. Guy gets turned into a ghoul, and is forced to overcome and control his new cannibalistic urges. While the idea isn't particularly original as seen in any other manga that has the main character becoming part "enemy of humanity", the way Sui Ishida writes the constant war between Kaneki's new diet problems and his normal human life is very fresh and unique. This escalates into a ménage à trois battle between the human government, the vicious ghouls that wish to consume and control humans, and the peace-seeking ghouls. With intense moments of action that are tempered with the daily life of the large cast, Tokyo Ghoul's plot works best due to the juxtaposition of the two.
I give it 9/10 bananas.
Characters
Character design is where Ishida truly shines. Each major character (and many minor characters) holds an evolving character trait that they deal with as the series goes on. Many of the antagonists are actually anti-villains, and often times especially with the human investigators are down right heroes from humanity's perspective. Kaneki's evolution as a protagonist is especially satisfying as he eventually comes with terms with his ghoul nature and becomes a complete bad-ass. As a protagonist, he himself is very likeable, if of a meek nature in the beginning of the manga. Think Shinji Ikari if he didn't constantly whine about robots and didn't do that thing with comatose Asuka. However, he eventually grows out of his naive nature and does the right thing. WHICH IS EAT PEOPLE
Action
Action scenes are very intense, but they do tend to get messy. Ishida likes to draw heavy motion lines in action scenes, but sometimes overdoes it to the point where you cannot distinguish what is happening. The actual combat, however is very interesting. The ghouls themselves have a rough rock-paper-system that is based on the way their kagune manifests, which is their predatory organ that functions as their weapon to hunt. The designs of the weapons and of the ghouls' kagune is unique and helps to make the actual fighting work well.
I give the action a 8/10, with two points subtracted for the messy presentation.
Art
The art style is refreshing from the tradition moe blob shit. That being said, the art does have some inconsistent periods. It goes from heavily detailed to my art. MY ART. But it's not too bad on the eyes, except for some scenes where you can get distracted by the quality. Slightly unrelated, but the anime is done by Pierrot, known for their work (or lack of) on the Naruto anime.
The art gets 7/10 Naruto's from me.
Picture is me.
At the end of the day, Tokyo Ghoul is simply a manga with flaws just like the human and non-human characters it depicts. Yet despite the small problems, it simply powers through and is simply an entertaining narrative with plenty of room for deep thought, yet still offers simple pleasures such as great fights and characters to grow to love and hate. While Tokyo Ghoul isn't for those who can't deal with any gore or those who got really freaked out by Hannibal Lector, I would recommend it to everyone reading this right now.
I give it.... 9.5/10. SURPRISE
