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| That OP is so atrocious. I quite like the 1st season OP (although i think it's quite overrated) but this one is just....... ugh. And not to mention those terrible animation sequences in several scenes. But i'm glad they chose to take a different route. The manga doesn't deserve any more butchering by this goddamned studio. |
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| Just because it doesn't follow the manga doesn't mean it's going to be shit. Not everyone reads manga. Also if you're one of those kids that just watches slice of life anime and you're telling me that this second season is going to be garbage well your opinion is just null and void. |
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| Alright episode. I liked the ED song but the OP song........ -_- I found the animation kind of awkward in some scenes. Poor Touka, when she found out Kaneki was going to Aogiri ;u; |
Phoenix_XIII said: I'm gunna probably come off as super pretentious in this, but I don't really care, just fair warning: I HAAAATED this episode. Don't get me wrong, the voice actors were great, the animation was crisp, and they finally got rid of the stupid censoring; but hoooooooly shit, why is it so much to ask that an anime series follow it's manga source material? I absolutely love the Tokyo Ghoul manga. The storytelling is beautiful, the responses to situations are realistic and the lore and mystery behind everything kept me reading right into constantly refreshing the page in hopes of seeing the new chapter of :re. This episode single handedly destroyed all of what Tokyo Ghoul was going to evolve into. To cover my tracks, I did like Season 1; there were some changes made that were understandable, some that were unnecessary, and some that actually hindered the characters and their development (specifically the fact that Touka and Kaneki trained fairly often and Kaneki was becoming pretty good at fighting before being kidnapped by Aogiri, and the details of how cannibalism would make ghouls stronger and develop their kakuja), but all in all, it was passable. Season 2 so far has completely destroyed what could be. ::Spoilers Ahead:: 1) Yamori was still alive. Suzuya killed him, earning Suzuya his first Quinque and a promotion. This episode underplayed how sadistic and badass Suzuya is by eliminating that brief fight. 2) Kaneki's fight with Ayato was UNDERWHELMINGLY performed. He was supposed to "half kill" Ayato by breaking 103 of his 206 bones, showing that Kaneki had become much more dulled to the idea of harming another person. This was also the first display of his new level of badassery and a revealing factor that Ayato still wanted to protect Touka 3) Kaneki Joinin Aogiri instead of banding together with Banjou, Tsukiyama and Hinami in order to bring down Aogiri. Not even dipping into the impact this has on Kaneki's relationship with his crew and the implications that has on his own personality when it comes to balancing his friendships with his much darker side, this new change of story has uprooted everything that could happen with Tokyo Ghoul 4) This one is minor, but Kaneki was the one who freed Banjou and company from the prison, making Banjou feel even more indebted to Kaneki, and all the more willing to join his campaign against Aogiri. Instead, Tsukiyama breaks them out with one flimsy line that could possibly be reasoning behind Banjou and Tsukiyama joining up with Kaneki later in the season ("Are you one of Kaneki's friends?" "Yes.") ::End Spoilers:: I am heartbroken by the changes that were made and this new direction they seem to be going in. All I can hope is that Tokyo Ghoul ends and a few years later we get a new series that will actually follow the story the manga has laid out, similarly to how we had Fullmetal Alchemist, and then the supremely better (and actually canon) Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. All I know is that if they take away Kaneki's mental breakdowns, I might have a mental breakdown. 1) Sui Ishida didn't like how the compressed first season caused his story to suffer. So instead of risking the same fate of the 2nd half of TG, Ishida is using this new story specifically for the anime. Seeing as it's still Ishida writing, and not the studio, you should calm about anything ruining anything. 2) Yeah, Suzuya's "fight" with Yamori was skipped, but it could be revealed in a flashback. Even if it isn't shown, it's not that impressive of a feat; he eviscerated a Yamori who was practically already in the grave. His fight against Kuro and Shiro is much more impressive. 3) The 103 bones scene is epic (even if it does indirectly downplay Ayato's power), but isn't warranted with this new direction. He's supposed to work with Ayato now, if the "lesson" took place how would that even be possible? 4) "Kaneki Joinin Aogiri instead of banding together with Banjou, Tsukiyama and Hinami in order to bring down Aogiri. Not even dipping into the impact this has on Kaneki's relationship with his crew and the implications that has on his own personality when it comes to balancing his friendships with his much darker side, this new change of story has uprooted everything that could happen with Tokyo Ghoul." =___= Are you serious? This is just fanboy rage, as literally all of that can easily still happen with Kaneki joining Aogiri. It's just now he's interacting with different characters. 5) Kaneki not freeing Banjou is literally completely off people's radar lol, and it's minor and unwarranted for THIS story. You gotta get the fact that this is a new TG story by the author, for the anime. You CAN'T compare the plot of the two anymore. Just treat it as another story by the same author. 6) Brotherhood is NOT "supremely better" than the original FMA anime. Both are great, and plenty of people (of which, I admit, I am one of) prefer the original anime to the canon adaptation. You sound like one of those "anything anime original is lame cuz reasons"-type guys. Not saying there's a lot of amazing anime originals and/or deviations, but, jeez, your bias is even blinding you from the fact that THE AUTHOR, SUI ISHIDA, is writing the story for this season; NOT the studio. |
| And here I thought he will become a vagabond ghoul. I wonder why he joined Aogiri after all of that torture he went through. I should read the manga since I can't wait to know why. |
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| I wonder, who sings the insert song that plays right before the credits? |
RyuPeter said: DISAPPOINTED! Nothing like the manga... where Kaneki broke half of the Ayato bones... Everyone who read the manga will feel the pain of this episode... As someone who read the manga, I enjoyed every last bit of it. Taking a different route to the manga would be interesting. It's sort of similar to Fate/stay night UBW. Albeit, I was looking forward to the bone breaking scene. |
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DiaXisHD said: RyuPeter said: DISAPPOINTED! Nothing like the manga... where Kaneki broke half of the Ayato bones... Everyone who read the manga will feel the pain of this episode... As someone who read the manga, I enjoyed every last bit of it. Taking a different route to the manga would be interesting. It's sort of similar to Fate/stay night UBW. Albeit, I was looking forward to the bone breaking scene. same, as awesome as it would be to have a tokyo ghoul with everything just like the manga no shortcuts im bored enough to enjoy watching a different take on the story. be nice if this was like ishidas idea and he was doing this to reveal stuff to us thats cannon to the story like joker and jack but in anime. i could get down with that |
| lol at people who still watch OPs |
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| most lazy OP animation ever. The episode felt really fast paced, not sure if thats a good thing. |
| Did Kaneki just pull a Sasuke Uchiha? |
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| Holy crap, TG is back with a bang! Nice OP but I like the ED more and the song before it. But dat twist, damn Kaneki, what is your motive now? |
| The world shall know the truth soon. |
| This is only the FIRST episode, and they're already messing it up. So many parts were missing, and the episode overall felt so rushed. Most of the scenes made no sense, and they pretty much changed all the scenes I was looking forward to. ಠ_ಠ On the bright side, the ED was pretty good. The OP is lame. |
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| Wow they introduced Eto really fast... Which is awesome Because Eto is awesome~ |
| wow gay |
| This episode alone is better than the first season. |
| "Oh, what a twist!" Nice epi. I'm not sure, is it just me or the quality dropped, like, a lot? The ED was really nice. (I refuse to talk about that they are trying to call OP) |
| Good Episode :D i hope not sad ending -_- |
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| Well played pierrot |
| I don't want to wait a whole week :S |
| What is wrong with people reviewing the shit out of this with only 1 episode out? |
| I haven't finished the manga but I read past this part and was like what, this didn't happen. It was still quite interesting though. Since they sped through the first season anyways, I'm not too attached to the anime to be angry or anything for not going following the manga. In fact, I think I might enjoy this change. But yeah, one minor disappointment is the Kaneki vs. Ayato fight. Definitely was looking forward to the breaking the bones line but not a big issue. Curious to see how this will go down, and no more manga comparisons/possible spoilers since none of us will know the path the anime will follow. And yeah, the OP was underwhelming compared to the first season :( |
| Holy shit pierrot holy fucking shit Can just someone, anyone pls make them stop? |
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| The scene where Touka was trying to catch up to Kaneki. :'< The ED is lovely. Tsukiyama went all French on us. "Oui, mush (monsieur)." |
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| A nice start of the 2nd season. The action, animation, art and music pretty much improved since the 1st season. And what's great about it is uncensored :D. That ending scene of the entire episode, just gave me suspenseful feel to it, and Kaneki joining the Aogiri tree seems interesting enough. The only problem I have is the OP song, but the ed song is much better. As an anime watcher I am pretty hyped up for the entire season :D. |
| 26 pages... Calm down, MAL. I'm terrified to see how long the Aldnoah thread is going to be. |
| I like it so far. Even as a die hard manga fan Ishida is writing this branch off, with Pierrot. So it's not like they are butchering the story. Think of this as if Kaneki were to choose differently at this point in time in the story, compared to the manga. It gives a pretty fresh perspective on the story. Kind of like a Zelda story line theme, where different choices lead to different outcomes. I actually really enjoy it so far. I don't so much care if it's completely canon, so long as the story flows and isn't rushed so much so as they did with the first season. |
| Was an alright episode. Nothing interesting, but it wasn't bad in any way. Kinda looking forward to see what Kaneki's motives are, but as it stands, I think Tokyo Ghoul ended perfectly with season 1. |
| Does anyone know the name of the english song that started playing when Kaneki left Touka when the snow was falling? It was absolutely beautiful! |
| La familia es todo. |
| Indifferent OP/ED. Episode just picked up where s1 left off, was ok I guess. Lets see how much they can rush it now |
| Whoa alternative unvierse Tokyo Ghoul compared to the manga. A "what if" situation and honestly a good idea since they butchered the first season so badly anyway. |
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
| Well, it's fine for the first episode Don't like the OP :(( |
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iAmZiro said: Been waiting for this for a while, I actually like the opening, It may not be Unravel but I think it's good. Edit: Man I had a blast watching this episode, badass Kaneki is badass. I agree with everything you just said. ED was just great, as well. Can't wait to have it. |
| Liked this episode alot, the new ED is going to be one of my favourites for sure. (OP was pretty weak imo but yeah that's been mentioned a bunch already) |
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