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Tokyo Ghoul
Synopsis
The story
The suspense horror/dark fantasy story is set in Tokyo, which is haunted by mysterious "ghouls" who are devouring humans. People are gripped by the fear of these ghouls whose identities are masked in mystery. An ordinary college student named Kaneki encounters Rize, a girl who is an avid reader like him, at the café he frequents. Little does he realize that his fate will change overnight.
ActionDramaHorrorMysteryPsychologicalSupernatural
Episode guide
12 episodes
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Characters & voices
500 credited
Ken Kaneki
Main
Touka Kirishima
Main
Hinami Fueguchi
Supporting
Koutarou Amon
Supporting
Yukinori Shinohara
Supporting
Nishiki Nishio
Supporting
Kimi Nishino
Supporting
Ayato Kirishima
Supporting
Juuzou Suzuya
Supporting
Rize Kamishiro
Supporting
Uta
Supporting
Itori
Supporting
Enji Koma
Supporting
Taro-chan
Supporting
Tatara
Supporting
Nico
Supporting
Hideyoshi Nagachika
Supporting
Ryouko Fueguchi
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Monica RialADR Script (English)
Mike McFarlandADR Director (English)
Justin Ryan CookProducer (English)
Aaron Mitchell DismukeADR Script (English)
Jessie James GrelleADR Script (English)
Gen FukunagaExecutive Producer (English)
Yuuki KinoshitaKey Animation (eps 3, 8)
Shuuhei MoritaDirectorShuuhei MoritaEpisode Director (eps 1, 12)Shuuhei MoritaStoryboard (eps 1, 12)
Hironori TanakaQuinque Kagune DesignHironori TanakaKey Animation (eps 1, 5-8)
Tadahito MatsubayashiEpisode Director (eps 5, 9)
Haruki NakayamaExecutive Producer
Yuuichi TakahashiKey Animation (OP, eps 1, 6, 8, 12)
Sui IshidaOriginal Creator
Katsufumi SatouDirector of Photography
Nana OkamotoIn-Between Animation (eps 2, 9)
Souichi ShimadaEpisode Director (OP, eps 3, 6)Souichi ShimadaStoryboard (OP, eps 3, 6)Themes & motifs
AniList community tags
GoreTheme-Other90%
Urban FantasySetting-Universe89%
SurvivalTheme-Other83%
Body HorrorTheme-Other79%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast78%
HenshinTheme-Fantasy75%
SeinenDemographic73%
Anti-HeroCast-Main Cast71%
Coming of AgeTheme-Drama70%
CannibalismTheme-Other70%
UrbanSetting-Scene69%
PoliceTheme-Other-Organisations69%
DetectiveCast-Traits67%
CrimeTheme-Other60%
Primarily Adult CastCast-Main Cast60%
MythologyTheme-Fantasy60%
Community pulse
742.7K members
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Current32,059
Planning97,698
Completed581,238
Dropped18,986
Paused12,736
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What viewers say
500 community reviews
Worth the watch if you like complex encounters with death. That's if you're sure according to this series idea of sure.
@requiemsama14/20 helpful
Invaded by a horrid and bloody monstrosity, engulf in a solid psychological tale of a boy who has his identity crushed.
@OVERPOWERED9946/66 helpful
Tokyo Ghoul has a lot of potential which it doesn't want to utilize.
@CryingLad93/134 helpful
Tokyo Ghoul has an interesting premise and good production values, but lacks realism and empathetic characters.
@MidnightSerpent22/30 helpful