Tokyo Ghoul √A Episode 8 Discussion

CreamZi said:
Wow! That first part with the flashbacks was really good.

Jonesy974 said:
Another decently adapted episode.

Though it was kind of hard to fuck up since it basically had zero Kaneki in it.

Although it was implied, they didn't elaborate on it as heavily as in the manga; his wife had to eat humans to give the baby nutrients.

For the people asking how the CCG knew about Anteiku...Takatsuki ratted them out to Shinohara.

Wellp, the days of peace are over. Anteiku raid will most likely start next week...unless for some stupid ass reason they try to cram the Kanou's Lab arc into 1 episode. (they probably will)

If they finish the rest of this season with Kaneki coming into the raid war and doing the same shit he did in the manga, and having the anime end the same way...then this entire Kaneki entering Aogiri plot will be complete bullshit and utterly pointless.

Gotta love how the entire story aside from Kaneki is the same, and the changes to his story have made him a shit character with an incredibly boring story. AND the tradeoff for that was no Ayato anatomy lesson. The ratings for this finally fell below an 8 because people are actually coming to their senses, but I guarantee if they would've left everything the same then season 2 would have a higher rating than season 1. (Not that MAL ratings mean much in the grand scheme of things)

Weso101 said:
Who was the woman at the beginning of the ED?

Weso101 said:
Who was the woman at the beginning of the ED?

BiriBiri21 said:
This scene </3

animeranker98 said:


If they kept the manga story, Each arc would be 1.5 episodes long and Kaneki's monologues would have to be cut anyway to accommodate everything into 12eps. I hate it when non-sensical mangareaders love thrashing the anime.

Another shocking thing people never realized that Kaneki's characterization was also frozen in the manga for some time.He was an okay character even after the sudden development in Aogiri arc until that final chapter.So people shut up. The only complaint is that is Kaneki's screen time. The reason why I loved Tokyo Ghoul Manga was the plot and every single character in the manga was amazing and almost on par with Kaneki(especially Juuzo) and I think the whole cast makes an anime or manga more enjoyable.

This second season has been successful in developing the whole cast so that we can relate to them (which was absent in S1) and with Morita (director of Ep 1 and 12 of S1) still left to direct episodes this season, I think the end will turn out well.

As for this episode 4/5. Can't believe that, it's the same guy from episode 4 who directed this ep.

Ragna92 said:

Minus Kaneki this anime is a pretty decent adaptation. But defending in how they handled Kaneki is going too far. Saying his development was frozen in the manga after Aogiri arc? Most his fans come from because of what he has done after Aogiri arc. Seeing everything he did was such a joy to watch. I especially loved some of his lines. So yeah what makes TG great is all the characters. But Kaneki is pretty much nonexistent and might as well not been in the anime at all tbh.
Also if this was a 24 episode anime it could've actually been great. Develop and show the side characters like they're doing now and most importantly Kaneki.

animeranker98 said:
I do agree to most what you said. Even I loved some of his lines. But there was something off until the end. Kanous lab might be the last arc. Who knows? It's an alternate route after all

Sparteh said:
People are gonna complain no matter what, so what is the difference XD

GreenBenjamin said:
Oh and inb4 some manga readers complain AGAIN! Along with super kaneki fans.

andyv said:
Was I the only one who disliked the first part (Manager's backstory)? I mean, they didn't tell us:
1.) why he was killing ghouls and humans in the first place (it seems like he was looking for a place to call home but why?)
2.) why she loved him enough that she was willing to accept a ghoul for a husband and bear his child while eating other humans to make sure that the child survived (apparently because he likes to sit at the same place drinking coffee without sugar)
3.) why he continued his murdering job even though he found someone special to him.
Because of this, they felt a bit hollow since I don't know why they did what they did. Although I have read the manga, it would have been nice if the anime version was able to answer these questions by itself. P.S. I enjoyed the pacing of the rest of the episode and the insert songs fit the scenes so well.

HandsomeMan said:


His backstory was never about his wife or their romance, or even himself. Kaneki asked about the Owl and the manager told him about it. If you've been paying attention than you know that the [current] Owl is that (his) child / the one-eyed ghoul. The backstory was only meant to shed light into its existence.

shiroyume said:
Kinda slow ep when I'm used to them rushing everything since the 1st season began. At least they didn't botch up Yoshimura's past, that was a relief.
But what concrete evidence did they even have to plan the Anteiku raid other than someone's "gut feeling?" If they stated it in the manga, I've forgotten...

NDragon27 said:
Great Episode... A bit sad towards the end knowing what's about to happen.

When Touka said she'd stay with a relative, was she referring to Yomo?

Z4k said:

Yes.

NDragon27 said:



Could that be a hint that Yomo is her uncle?

baki502 said:

Doesnt change that the backstory was bad. The motivations where really weak, the actions lacked sense.

Sparteh said:
I can already feel all those rage screams of those who loved anime and haven't read the manga