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Dec 2, 2012 9:12 PM
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She's been watching him..

She's been watching Ken..

She's been watching..

Wow this chapter was pretty intense in the latter half. Tragic chapter.
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Um kinda predictable but not bad!
Jul 18, 2014 9:19 PM
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I like the ending of the chapter "If, for arguments sake, you wrote a story with me in the lead role. It would certainly be a tragedy". That wasn't in the anime, I don't think.
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Jul 27, 2014 9:26 AM
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Really cool. Like it. An awesome introduction to the story :)
Sep 4, 2014 3:44 PM
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She died that easily? That's weird
Sep 10, 2014 6:59 AM
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"If, for argument's sake, you wrote a story with me in the lead role, it would certainly be a tragedy."

I'mma be another scrub to comment on how awesome of a line this is.

Rize's death was better displayed in the anime than in the manga. This gives the impression that some metal beam fell on her with no explanation of why it fell or anything. Just a freak accident.



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Sep 19, 2014 10:21 AM
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insan3soldiern said:
I like the ending of the chapter "If, for arguments sake, you wrote a story with me in the lead role. It would certainly be a tragedy". That wasn't in the anime, I don't think.

Yep came here to say that! Loved that~
Sep 23, 2014 2:54 AM
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So I decided to read this because *cough* blooooood. After this chapter, I can tell that I'm gonna enjoy this a lot more than the anime.
Sep 24, 2014 6:41 PM
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insan3soldiern said:
I like the ending of the chapter "If, for arguments sake, you wrote a story with me in the lead role. It would certainly be a tragedy". That wasn't in the anime, I don't think.


I'll be the 10th person to say I love this line and wish it was in the anime.

Time to start this tragedy.
Sep 24, 2014 8:14 PM

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Ando- said:
insan3soldiern said:
I like the ending of the chapter "If, for arguments sake, you wrote a story with me in the lead role. It would certainly be a tragedy". That wasn't in the anime, I don't think.


I'll be the 10th person to say I love this line and wish it was in the anime.

Time to start this tragedy.

Agreed, that line is... Pretty important.
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CNTRI715 said:
Ando- said:


I'll be the 10th person to say I love this line and wish it was in the anime.

Time to start this tragedy.

Agreed, that line is... Pretty important.

xD
Nov 18, 2014 1:55 AM

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cooolies. keen
"Urushibara Ruka. The mannerisms and voice of a woman... No... More feminine than any woman. But he's a guy. Taller than Mayuri, but so very thin... But he's a guy. Looks great in a miko outfit... But he's a guy. It's already twilight And yet, it's so hot. The cicadas are crying. But... He's a guy."
Jan 14, 2015 8:12 PM

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After hearing that "the manga is better than the anime," this was really, really disappointing. I honestly can't think of one good thing to say about it.

I'll probably read at least 5-10 chapters, but dang.
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May 4, 2015 10:46 PM

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Finally got around to checking out this manga. Seems interesting so far.
Jun 18, 2015 11:35 AM

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Got my Tokyo Ghoul Manga today! Already I can say this has much more detail and "power", than the anime
Sep 19, 2015 12:42 PM
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Predictable in both the manga and the anime, but still really good.

4/5
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I'm up to date with :re and since no new chapter is out yet I've decided to re-read the first series from the beginning.

One thing I'd like to point out is how vastly different Ishida's art style then and now. His character illustrations are now better but the one thing I'd really like to point out is how Ishida got reaally better when it comes to giving out an ominous feeling with the way he composes his panels, from the background to the shading with his screentones. His old art was good but was pretty basic and a tad generic as opposed to how it is now.

Going back to the chapter itself, I honestly forgot about the internal monologue Kaneki had in the last two pages.

"Im not the protagonist of a novel or anything. If, for arguments sake, you were to write a story with me in the lead role it would certainly be... a tragedy. "

This literally gave me the chills. It's amusing how Kaneki knew that what's in store for him is a life full of misery and tragedy (though technically he was pretty miserable even before the series started.)

Other than that I also liked the analogies with Sen's books and how it was relevant to the story, the characters, and their relationships with one another.
Dec 2, 2016 1:37 PM

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Interesting first chapter despite already having seen the anime.
Wonder if this manga will top the anime but I've heard good things.
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It's been almost a year since I bought the manga and two months since I finally got to finish the volume and here I am xD

Still one of the more memorable dates in anime~ If she's super hot and into gore novels, you're pretty much in for a wild ride.








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Pretty interesting. I really liked the art and the characters design.
Nov 5, 2018 10:17 AM

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Poor Kaneki, that wasn't the date he expected.
Jun 15, 2020 2:02 AM

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after watching the adaptation I decided to read the manga
“Life is a constant process of dying.”
Jul 17, 2020 11:15 PM

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If I were the main character of an anime it would be a tragedy, I love that quote. It's a shame it wasn't included in the anime.







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Dec 11, 2020 5:08 PM
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Wouldn't the doctors have seen Ken's wounds, deduced that he was attacked by a ghoul, and not given him her organs?
Dec 13, 2020 10:14 PM
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' Best Manga i Have Readed Ever'
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it was a really cool start
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123fendas said:
Wouldn't the doctors have seen Ken's wounds, deduced that he was attacked by a ghoul, and not given him her organs?
There's a reason why the doctor did so, which is revealed later in the series
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watched the first episode of anime but since i read that the anime was extremely compressed and the later seasons go in a different route, Ill rather try finishing the story that is actually finished. The first chapter is just a normal story beginner. not good , also not bad. let's see how this goes.
Jul 8, 2021 6:21 AM

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Damn they really slaughtered the story in the anime huh?

Well it's just a date with a cute girl, what could possibly go wrong?

Jan 5, 2022 6:16 PM

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Well, several years after watching the anime (which I hated), I've decided to read the manga.

The first chapter is awesome, but then I thought the first episode of the anime was good as well.

Hopefully it'll surprise me.
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Jan 6, 2022 3:53 AM

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Well, several years after watching the anime (which I hated), I've decided to read the manga.

The first chapter is awesome, but then I thought the first episode of the anime was good as well.

Hopefully it'll surprise me.

Oh it'll surprise you alright. Now the question is will it do it in a good or bad way?
Jun 12, 2022 4:43 AM

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tsk, i should've read the manga first
Sep 22, 2022 12:39 AM
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i got a fear from strangers now :((((
Feb 16, 2023 11:29 AM
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really good!!!!!
Feb 17, 2023 9:52 AM
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Horny dude starts off with getting some of his organs being replaced by man-eater organs
Jun 16, 2023 1:20 AM

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I watched the anime about two years ago, so I don't remember much of the story, just a general idea of how it's gonna be.

Anyways, the manga has a much better setting to it compared to the anime.
Sep 7, 2023 11:42 AM
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That was very good
This is the first time I read something about ghouls
So that reze girl was watching kaneki for that moment.
The ghouls semms to be that they can live with humans because they look the same.
Did reze died because of that?
From the last panel i can assume that kaneki became a ghoul because of his eye
Sep 14, 2023 6:24 AM
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foreshadowing throughout the chapter was done well but vampires still better than ghouls
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he just like me fr (i too would be down bad for a girl like rize that likes books)




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Amazing art and story hook!

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