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Synonyms: Tokyo Kushu:re, Toukyou Kuushu:re, Tokyo Ghoul: "Joker"

Japanese: 東京喰種-トーキョーグール-:re

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 16

Chapters: 181

Status: Finished

Published: Oct 16, 2014 to Jul 5, 2018

Genres: Action, Fantasy, Horror

Themes: Gore, Psychological

Demographic: Seinen

Serialization: Young Jump

Authors: Ishida, Sui (Story & Art)

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Score: 8.29¹ (scored by 148,335 users)

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Ranked: #352²

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Popularity: #21

Members: 286,852

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Aug 23, 2018

NuZens16

Recommended

First of all, read Tokyo Ghoul before ':re' you will be confused on whats going on if you don't.

Story:10
:re takes place two years after Tokyo Ghoul. At this part of the Tokyo Ghoul series we follow Sasaki Haise ,who is a CCG investigator, who tries to defeat the ghouls who have been told are his enemies by the ones closest to him. However deep down in his twisted mind lies Kaneki Ken. Once again we sit and watch the path the protagonist has chosen to go down not knowing if he will survive or if everything really for was nothing.

Art:10
Fantastic. You'll be provided with great ...

Jun 17, 2019

RemiKG

Recommended

Ahhh...
Wtfwtfwtf

So much happened throughout the two installments I can't recall well.

TLDR: Story mixes combat, character psychology and tragedy. Truly heartwrenching when you read it. Not much to be improved in the art. Deep evolving characters with background. Enjoyed the ride, except getting off of it. Read this, it's tragic

This won't be a review in its normal way. Rather, just me spilling my thoughts that are drowning me of grief from the end of the series.
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May 1, 2020

Capnskart

Recommended

"The sky next to tragedy is a clear blue"

Tokyo Ghoul:re is probably among the most poetic sequels to anything I've ever read, thanks to the talent of Mr Sui Ishida. While the original was outstanding in its own right, the sequel not only parallels and overall enriches it, it serves as a thematic addition that makes it a memorable work of fiction. Without spoiling anything, it takes the tragedy of the original and expands on persevering through hardships.

One major criticism is the amount of characters, which I can understand, however Ishida intended it to be a manga to digested slowly to appreciate each one's ...

Nov 29, 2015

mochakawaiibear

Recommended

Preliminary (55/181 chp)

After the fateful battle (massacre) between arima and kaneki Tokyo ghoul re: opens with brand new charachters and a new protagonist, sasaki haise. We now follow the ccg and see the war with ghouls from their point of view.

Story: Three years have passed since the fight with owl/agouti which cost both sides Manpower with both getting new tools to use. The ccg now tries to use part ghouls to their advantage in the war against ghouls.

Chargachters: Many people think re: hasn't lived up to its predecessor and a big part of that comes from the new cast. but I think it does rival Tokyo ...

Apr 16, 2024

AzureGalaxy

Recommended

This book is a masterpiece.
Sui's philosophies are dripping throughout, with compelling and believable characters and intriguing narratives.
Ken is a protagonist who is easy to root for. He isn't perfect and doesn't fit into any of the too-common tropes in many mangas out there. This story is the journey of how he finds happiness in a cruel world.
I disagree with many people saying that the ending was too rushed. In fact, I am very glad that Sui didn't drag out the story with more subplots.
The idea that connection is what drives us, and choice is a gift, is beautiful.

Jan 2, 2020

LordEshen

Recommended

Oh hello there!
This is Tokyo Ghoul:re the continuation of Tokyo Ghoul! What surprises does it bring?

[Story-9/10]
For those who may have been slightly or majorly disappointed with Tokyo Ghoul's ending, here you shall go through catharsis and be completely healed! The story continues after some time when the first left of and things can be pretty confusing. New setting, new characters and goals. What happened? Its just part of the beauty of TG, everything is vague and is yet to be unveiled by you. Many more mysteries to uncover, motives to discuss and of course outcome to see. Gradually things built up one after another ...

Nov 22, 2016

hchen5041

Recommended

Preliminary (Unknown/181 chp)

The story is pretty awesome. Everyone struggles, and that opens up better character development and more plot. However, many tropes are used over and over, perhaps mirroring, perhaps lack of ingenuity. However, I must admit, I can't sympathize for character's pain anymore, possibly due to the ridiculous amount of messed up stuff that has gone on. A stab in the stomach is nothing. Lost fingers, nothing. It has light-hearted moments, and that's nice. Everything set up in TG gets an explanation in :Re. It does, however, have some amazing characters. Kaneki has a ton of development, and has many interpretations, real good fun. The Qs ...

May 31, 2020

Osoiri

Recommended

If I had to choose, I would choose "THIS". Yes, Tokyo Ghoul:Re is my best manga for two reasons, deep philosophy and characters.

Story: 9/10
The story goes smoothly with minor complications in the beginning due to the introduction of a huge cast of characters. Also, I have to agree that the last two volumes were a little messy as the pace of the story was increased rapidly with every passing chapter to the point where the characters felt they were pulled along with the wave. But as the author introduced the story as Ken Kaneki as the protagonist, I ought to overlook the few mistakes that ...

Apr 15, 2021

Doc_Marion

Recommended

Firstly, THE ANIME IS COMPLETE GARBAGE.
Ok now on to the review.

This is one of the best manga I've read of all time.
There's a lot of people that don't like it, but instead of engaging in reviews, I strongly advise you to read it and form your own opinion.

It's the second part of Tokyo Ghoul (a great but very flawed story, specially in the first half), but feels very different.
It's extremely well written, sensible, intricate and mature. Its themes and philosophy is something I've yet to see in comparable quality in another story.
Considering the large cast of characters, and the main conflict of war, TG:re is ...

Apr 6, 2021

sliceofsel

Recommended

While the anime would receive a high 90 in my opinion not a 100 because of the confusion and anime only route it took along with the plot holes the manga is still a 100 the amazing character development and raw emotion the manga has was absolutely amazing I am writing this review here because I am far too lazy to write a review on the different seasons so I'll do it all here. I THORUGHOUHLY enjoyed the manga one of the bests but the anime didn't do it justice. However I have complaints SPOILERS A HEAD BE WARE SPOILERS

Tokyo ghoul confusing for no ...

Feb 10, 2017

7imbit

Recommended

Preliminary (112/181 chp)

After 112 chapters, (I followed it weekly) I found like it was time to drop in my own two cents after seeing several reviews that didn't reflect the true scale of this sequel.

At a first glance, yes, it does seem weaker than its predecessor. Some new kid; Haise Sasaki is running the block, and many people were confused and pretty disappointed when Ken Kaneki wasn't returning.

Well, heads up people.

Without spoiling anything, all I can say is Ken Kaneki is definitely prominent in this series, and I mean as a character, not some fading memory like good ol' Rize. It took a while to get ...

Jul 2, 2018

CthulhusDong

Recommended

Preliminary (179/181 chp)

!!Possible small spoilers!!

I've been with this series for 4 years now. First introduced via the first season of the anime in 2014 and quickly afterwards jumped onto the manga. The series as a whole has a special place in my life every Monday I'd anticipate happily because a new chapter was about to release. It made Mondays that little bit better.

The first manga was great, truly a wonder to read with Ishida's beautiful art style and watercolour coloured pages, as well as a rich and vibrant world with clues and hints of deeper meanings, sprinkle throughout. The series also commanded a large cast ... of great characters, Kaneki, Touka, Arima, Eto, Yomo, Uta, Furuta, Marude, Ayato, Akira, Amon, Suzuya etc etc etc.

TG:Re in the beginning only built on that starting us off 2 years after the events of part 1 with a new cast of characters all with their own charm. Slowly things were revealed that only made the experience better. The first 86 chapters of Tokyo Ghoul:Re I would consider a masterpiece, on par with the likes of Berserk and Vagabond. Ishida put so much work into the manga in those chapters and it paid off.

However, the story declined in quality after those 86 chapters of :Re We still had amazing chapters like 125 and 146 as well as a dozen other truly great chapters, but those great chapters were mixed in and overshadowed by mediocre chapters and that continued on until the end.

The Dragon Arc whilst like I mentioned had a lot of great chapters suffered heavily due to the pace that Ishida set. Everything sped up and in those last 20-30 chapters, it felt incredibly rushed, like Ishida just wanted to finish it. Which I understand it's been 7 years of work for Ishida with very few breaks I'm surprised he was able to put out such great work for so long without any major illnesses.

The last chapter felt like a kick in the gut, I'm happy with how things turned out for a lot of the characters but the way it was presented in this last chapter wasn't good. It felt like a fanfic, so much exposition just piled into 36 pages. Even with so much stuff shovelled into an extended chapter we are still left with questions about certain plot points and some characters.

I don't know why Ishida chose to end it so quickly. The story would have done well to have had 30 more chapters to pace out the ending properly. The only thing I can think of is that Ishida was tired and wanted to end his story and instead of taking a break and possibly screwing up the flow of the story for fans for xx number of months decided to push hard to get it finished as fast as he possibly could. I don't think he intended to the story to end in such a shoddy manner I think he loves his story and his fans but after 7 years he couldn't do it anymore and decided to get us to the end no matter the cost.

In closing, TG and TG:Re are fantastic mangas that are well worth reading, the manga and Ishida made me look at the world and myself in a different way and really made a positive impact in my life so I'm grateful for Ishida and his story and I'll continue to read and to love it for the rest of my days and I think others will as well.

So thank you Ishida, Here's to you.

Feb 11, 2018

Biogundam

Recommended

Preliminary (160/181 chp)

Warning: this review contains minor spoilers.

First impressions, so one of my favorite manga continues, which I am happy for because the ending was such a cliffhanger and I want to see where the story goes from there because I was very hooked.

Story: 7/10
2 years after the raid of the 20th ward the CCG decides it's time to deploy a new type of anti-ghoul weapon in order to combat the ever present threat of the ghoul terrorist organization known as Aogiri Tree, who continue to terrorize ghouls and more importantly the human population of Tokyo. This new type of anti-ghoul weapon is known as the QS ... children, a group of individuals who have been implanted with quinque throughout their body, giving them amazing abilities. Unfortunately though, these individuals are fresh out of the academy and don't have the combat skills or experience necessary to even stand a chance against a single regular ghoul. The solution the CCG has comes up with to deal with this problem is to deploy a mentor figure, named Haise Sasaki(Kaneki with memory loss) to guide and train them to become the ultimate killing machines. while in the background, Haise seeks answers about his past, while in the shadows the ghoul world and life he once had start creeping ever closer into his new life.
The first half of Tokyo Ghoul Re is mostly Haise and his merry band of idiots doing missions for the CCG, while occasionally encountering figures from his past, with a fairly large amount of focus being given to the people who work in the CCG and what their lives entail. It’s only around 50-ish chapters in, after Haise goes on some missions and some events take place that during a raid he’s able to get his memory back and become Kaneki+. To follow up, a jailbreak, a rescue mission and fight with Arima, Haise’s mentor and father figure insue. This is honestly the only thing that kept me interested in Kaneki’s neo-edgelord phase, the ever so hyped Kaneki vs Arima rematch. Well, that and the anticipation of what Eto will do next. Fortunately, this is the part of the series where it really gets going. The second half of Re is probably the part where my intrigue was at an all time high, as it heavily involved the long standing series’ mysteries. Even better, these mysteries heavily pertained to the identity of the one eyed King, V and the Washu clan, most of these mysteries get explained in a satisfactory manner. He takes on the title of the one eyed King in order to build a world where both humans and ghouls and live in peace And honestly it really interesting to see Kaneki put in the leadership role. And the trials and errors he goes through while taking the path of leading what is essentially a terrorist organization comprised of ghouls and former CCG members. Which is interesting and funny to watch when you consider the fact that most of the people that are in this terrorist organization are people who originally at one point would try kill each other.
Tokyo Ghoul Re like its predecessor is still heavy focused on this social political conflict between humans and ghouls, the difference being that Re is much more focused(at least in the beginning) on depicting the human characters’ point of view. while the original did show both the ghoul and the human side viewpoints. Re goes for a more personal take and focuses more of the individual characters from both the ghoul and human side and how they react and feel about this conflict. Which I feel makes the conflict it's feel more morality gray. Because we have both ghoul and human characters who deep down don't want to fight in this war and actually regret the actions and lives they have taken but have to continue doing it because the world is still stuck in this fucked up cycle of death, hate and despair.
Something thing which I think is interesting is that it parallels a lot of the key events in the original manga but puts a spin on it so it isn't predictable. But at the same time you kinda guess what's going to happen. Now one problem I had with the original manga is that even though it was building up these multiple mysteries and this epic level government conspiracy in it narrative to make the story more interesting. But because of the very sudden ending of series. It opened up a lot of plots holes and honestly it made me and probably most people for that matter scratching their heads wondering what the fuck is going on. Because there quite a few scenes and dialogue in that series that make no sense because you don't know where to put it In terms of context, like for example why exactly is rize so important to so many people if all she ever did was being used to turn Kaneki and a few others into half ghouls. Thankfully Tokyo Ghoul Re actually explores and explains a lot of what originally didn't make sense. Like what I mentioned before like why is Rize so important or what exactly are the Washu clan hiding from people. Which is great because it removes a lot of plots holes and a few problems I had with the original series before. But even if we get these answers and etc it's still opens up more plots holes for re and If anything, leave me with more questions than answers. Like it cool that's there these mysteries going on and a lot more world building is taking place to flesh out the setting more, and it's shows that we as the reader have only scratch the surface of this world and that there is more to explore. But does it really need to drag it out for this long for the sake for building up hype and selling more manga volumes
There’s also a bigger focus on the series’ romance and slice of life aspects, which adds more flavor to the character interactions and improves on one my problems with the original. That being that there weren’t enough cool-down moments to allow me to care about most of characters. I feel like some of romance parts are a little rushed, mainly between Kaneki and Touka, as even though they’ve known each other for quite a while, their relationship progresses at an unreasonably rapid pace. Now while I like this kinda relationship, I wish they padded it out more. But it was also pointed out to me that the characters do live in a world where everything and anything that gives them happiness could be taken in a heartbeat so it makes sense why they would speed up their relationship. But sadly like the original manga is still uses over the top edge and over dramatization of certain situations to try to get its point across. Which lucky it dose it less but there still monuments where I still thinking was that really necessary to add that in. Like there is this one scene where this person gets chopped in half by a chainsaw or another scene where you got Mutsuki is riding this ghoul corpse that she has fucked up beyond repair because we find out she is an yandere for Kaneki and this corpse basically looks like him. Don't get me wrong I enjoy it I just feel it doesn't have to go as far as it does sometimes. It's just for a series in my book to be counted as mature it has to handle its content in a mature way even if it has mature themes and concepts.
My major problem is that some of story arcs and character arcs were mishandled and where written a little sloppy and wasn't as tightly packed as some of the other story arcs where. like during the rue island arc, one of the most hyped things was the battle between Hoji and Tatata. basically what happens is before the critical blow was done Takizawa basically comes out of nowhere and kills almost everyone and even if that was used for Takizawa character arc. I still feel that situation was mishandled. What should of happened is that one of them lands the critical blow and before they finish it Takizawa comes out and does his thing. That's a better concussion because Hoji and Tatata get this finish there thing and Takizawa still gets his character arc Like how hard is that to do exactly. And speaking of story arcs. The jailbreak and rue island raid were done around the same time and how it jumped from different characters , groups and timelines was quite the cluster fuck. Because the events of the jail break arc have already happened as the rue island shit was kicking off. Like it would have been better to have one of arcs focused on only and then you switch to the other arc. The fact those entire arcs where cliffhanger central didn't help because there so many things to focus on and those arcs kinds became a Cluster fuck. Because those arcs were trying to do to many things at once in so little time that it became unfocused and really hard to sit through.
I want to address some of new ability they give ghouls. Which is the last negative thing I want to say. Like The idea that your kagune is shaped by your imagination and creativity and how strong it can be depends on many rc cells you have. I think it fine it makes sense given the information we know about kagune and how ghoul abilities work. But the thing that has me scratching my head is that there are ghoul characters that have these very odd abilities even by ghoul standards. Like there’s a character who kagune can make fire that can burn about as hot as the sun or another character who can make these clones of himself with his own kagune (Those are just a few examples out of a dozen I could mention) And I don't have a problem with these abilities being in the series because it's makes the fights more interesting and slightly more tactical than I should give it credit for. it just I wish they explained how that works exactly. Because it kinda feels like an asspull when they don't explain how to works.Like do you have to be part of some special ghoul bloodline to get these abilities or are these abilities things you can pick up the stronger and more experience you have with your ghoul abilities.

Characters: 7/10
Main character Kaneki Ken, initially living with memory loss under that name Sasaki Kaise(which I’m going to be calling CCG Kaneki) is kind of a rehash of what Kaneki used to be before he became Kan-edgy. This is something i find quite annoying, especially since his whole “I can't control my ghoul side” was somewhat pointless to me, because he’d already gotten over that conflict of “what am I?”. On the flip side, I found his overarching “I wanna get my memories back” character arc interesting, even though I feel it dragged out for far too long and although I found the payoff to be decent, getting there was very taxing and slow burn. In retrospect, I actually appreciate his character for who he is, as personality wise he’s basically like a more mature and confident version of black haired Kaneki, as I found him was originally kinda boring. It's also interesting and cool to see CCG Kaneki in the mentor/ teacher role, because the QS children he is looking after are like a family to him and I find the time they spent together very cute and endearing, which also speaks volumes about how Kaneki has matured over the course of the story as a whole. Because originally he was lost and didn't know what the fuck he was doing but now he is confident and has a family. But sadly all good things have to come to an end and though certain events he gets his memory back and oh boy we find out a lot more about his true character. I won’t go into detail about what we find out about him from this event for the sake of brevity, but If you thought Kan-edgy was an edgelord, then just wait till you see his next persona, black Kan-edgy. Luckily, he doesn't stay around for long. So before I continue with Kaneki last personality change for now. I would like to say even though I found black Kan-edgy really cool and kinds badass and it also drives home the point of how Kaneki is a very damaged human being deep inside and kinda explains why he is the way he is in certain situations. But anyway his last persona which I am very much on the fence about, as takes on the best and worst qualities of his character. Because he has the confidence because now he knows what he wants in life and knows what he needs to do and he has the capability to get that shit done and will be a badass about it. Which is always a plus in my eyes But at the same time he is a bit too passive and he still has trouble with making a critical decision and I feel at times he loses some of the intelligence and foresight he had before. Because Kaneki is not a dumb person he's actually quite a smart person yet sometimes he has these random Lapps of intelligence. Like for one example he finds out about a spy that’s gained information on him in his base of operations and instead of killing him, he locks him up, even though and he might have a tracker and a listening device on him(which he totally does btw). But even though he has those flaws I feel it makes him more realistic as a leader and helps drive home the point that he still has lots to learn as a leader and an individual before he has finished his journey. Even though at that point of the story he’s been kinda deified to ghouls and humans alike, to the point where in fact in one scene, an entire groups of ghouls refer to him as their king repeatedly.
The side characters as a whole is kinda a mixed bag for me, because on one hand we get quite a few characters that go through great character arcs and decent fleshing out, but at the same time we still have those dime-a-dozen cannon fodder characters, who you can tell immediately are going to die, despite their backstories and fleshed out personalities. To add insult to injury, there are still way too many characters that don’t get the panel time they need to be properly developed or fleshed out and for the most part either only show up every now and then to speak a few lines or even worse, get killed off before they even become characters in their own right, like Fuuka or Hairu. These are characters that had potential and were around for quite some time, yet not only were their personalities barely fleshed out, but they’re built up, only to get axed off before they can amount to anything.
Now, on to character development. I feel that Re is quite abundant in characters that are excellently developed, both by the standard set by the original series, but also by the medium of manga in general, albeit often following certain patterns. One of the most common of these patterns being that of inhuman characters discovering or rediscovering their humanity and growing more responsible, tieing them more to the series’ themes. Characters following this general type of character arc include Urie and Ayato, who both initially are introduced as apathetic and inhuman, but later on, through the hardships they endure, learn to be more empathetic and in tune with the world around them. Of course, these aforementioned characters pale in comparison to one of my favourite Tokyo ghoul characters of this type, that being the character of Juuzou. Now in all honesty, Juuzou used to be one of my most disliked Tokyo Ghoul character, as I have a personal bias against characters that are of the one dimensional psychopath variety. The reason for this is because in my experience, those types of characters are more often than not used for the shock factor or as pre-packaged antagonists, rather than as a base to develop interesting characters or as grander thematic pieces, to challenge the reader’s perspective. Fortunately, Juuzou is one of the few rare cases where that's not the case, as over the course of the series, he receives excellent character development. Not only does he grow into a much more mature character, but he also builds relationships with the characters around him, becoming an important figure in their lives, instead of just maintaining his singular status as the CCG’s murder tool.
The character interactions are a lot more interesting and have a lot more weight to them that those of the original series, given what’s been built up till this point. Some of my favourite interactions in the series include those between the people in the CCG and CCG Kaneki and the QS children he looks after. By concept alone this is something that draws my interest, given the preexisting disposition the members of the CCG hold towards anything even resembling a ghoul. An added benefit from these types of interaction is also that they allow for the individual characteristics of the CCG members to be drawn out, cementing each of them further as individuals, rather than some hivemind. By far though, one of the best things that Re does is show the gradual shift the the CCG members’ perspectives towards the ghouls, as over time they seem to realise that the ghouls are something more than or just evil, blood thirsty animals that want to ravage, corrupt and kill everything in sight. Finally, i want to bring attention to the way some characters either reconcile their differences or past misdeeds and become comrades, like in the case of Akira forgiving Hinami and Touka for their involvement into her father's death. Though this event it’s shown both how much these characters have matured, to be able to get to this point in the first place, but also instils in them the realization that being consumed by hate only serves to further fuel the conflict between the humans and the ghouls, without actually solving anything, but instead just causing more bloodshed.

Art: 7/10
The art for Tokyo ghoul re is great improvement over that of the original manga. The backgrounds have more detail and make the city that the story takes place in feel so much more alive. The fight scenes are a lot cleaner and it's much easier to tell what's going on, except for some scenes where characters are moving really fast or there are multiple things happening at once. The character designs are much more creative and varied this time around, even though there are some characters that look very bizarre (even by Tokyo ghoul standards) and kinda cartoony, like for example this one guy who looks like a corpse, that’s been put together using old body parts. I also think some the some of the characters’ outfits look really cool and add more personality to them, like Ayato’s battle suit, which he wears in the auction raid arc or Kaneki’s white suit, that makes him look like some kind of badass yakuza gang leader. The last thing I want to address is that improvement in the quality of the designs for the kagune and kakujas, as now they’re varied and creatively drawn than a lot of the older ones, especially when they’re drawn to look really metallic or insect like. Also, now instead of “this ghoul has wings” or “this ghoul has a tail”, it’s more like “this ghoul has a fucking armor” or “this ghoul has a fucking scorpion tail”. Besides that though, they’re just all around a lot more detailed and stylish, which I really enjoy.

Enjoyment: 7/10
To be honest, even though I am quite negative about this series, I’m quite the Tokyo ghoul fag, so I enjoyed the living fuck out of it. It always gives me something to look forward to and reading the new chapter every week and finding out what happens next never failed to bring me joy. I think the thing that I enjoy about Tokyo ghoul re the most though is the fact that the writer of Tokyo ghoul(Sui Ishida) is so unapologetic about what he puts In his story. For example, there’s an entire chapter long sex scene between Kaneki and Touka or a scene where Mutsuki is half naked, riding a corpse that looks like Kaneki. The dude just doesn't give any fucks and that adds a lot of personality to Tokyo ghoul, which really gives you an idea of what type of person the writer is, through these types of scenes.

Overall: 7/10
Conclusion:
Tokyo Ghoul Re story wise has some really good ideas on paper, that in practice simply fail to read their full potential. Nevertheless, lacking as it may be, it’s still is a step in the right direction, as it improves upon many of the problems the original had, even though it feels like it's still being held back by them. It's not the masterpiece of great writing that some people claim it to be, but it's getting there, so I would totally recommend Tokyo ghoul re to anyone who likes the idea of humans vs misunderstood outgroup stories. I’d recommend you check out parasite and ajin first though.
Btw, i didn’t where to include this, so imma just say it here. Eto is best girl! Fuck you! Fight me!
Special thanks to my unpaid and slightly pissed editor, Lonecrit.

Apr 7, 2016

Basria

Recommended

Preliminary (Unknown/181 chp)

All right, time for a review. No spoilers, it will mostly be about my personal experience with the series Tokyo Ghoul:re .

Story - 8
Now, look, like many other people, I've read Ishida's masterpiece Tokyo Ghoul, and then, hearing it will get a sequel, I've started reading TG:re . Now , many of you probably have this question, is the manga worth reading?
I'll answer honestly, if you're a TG or an Ishida fan, you could say it's worth reading.
The story is quite good, I date not say perfect, but it is good, it has real plot, it has twists, it quite keeps you on ... the edge, waiting for more, but me, being the very critic person I am, I will always ask for more. It starts off very slowly compared to it's prequel, but as you move on, by Ch 30 you'll realize that it's pretty good.
But as all sequels, it felt a little bit forced, nonetheless, Ishida hasn't failed to amaze me with his plot writing skills, and in the end, I'm sure as it happened in Tokyo Ghoul, everything will fall into place, like a big puzzle.

Art - 10
Being an amateur artist myself, I appreciate alot of art, but mostly what I do see mostly, is how much work and detail is put into this manga.
Ishida probably draws while he's sleeping, because man, his characters have life when you're reading the manga. It's like they're in front of you laughing maniacally or shouting, laughing , etc. you get my point.
His drawing style is quite different from other mangaka's , I must say his drawing style is quite somber, grim sometimes, which helps the universe the characters live in be better understood.

Characters - 8
Now look, the characters, they are all right, there is much detail put into their appereance and their back stories, which amazes me. But I'm not a big fan of the Quinx Squad, I feel like the protagonist trying to be their father, it's a little bit cringy to do. I find it cute at times, since Sasaki/Kaneki never got to be a father or a big brother, and it shows a fatherly side of him, but I feel like it doesn't belong with his insane persona.
Look, Kaneki/Sasaki is supposed to be an SS rated ghoul ,bloodthirsty and insane, unable to control himself anymore, instead, he plays father for some children who all surprisingly have family problems, what a coincidence.
I'm sure a lot of people don't mind it, but I do. It's just so not Kaneki.

Enjoyment - 9
To be honest, I enjoy it. As much as I complain about it, it simply is an enjoyable manga, with a few smart jokes here and there. It's a fun ride with feels and everything you've experienced in TG, prepare your tissues, since you'll probably experience it x2 here.
I'm sorry if it seems I complain too much about the series, but it's minor things that kind of bother me sometimes, since I see no need for some changes.

Overall - 9
Let me just say this, I find it a good manga, Ishida did not disappoint me, and I'm happy about it because most of the times, sequels to a good story are shitty. It's a good manga, but before reading it, make sure you've read Tokyo Ghoul first, and don't be lazy and watch the anime, you'll be brainf*cked , the anime adaptation to this gorgeous manga series is not so good, even though it had potential, since the first season isn't too bad, it's the second season that messed it all up.

Good luck reading~
Hope you enjoy the story !!

Dec 17, 2023

Gusto17

Recommended

I love when autors know since the beginning of the story about all of the themes and messages that they will develope throughout the series and conclude at the very end, and I'm sure Sui Ishida knew exactly what he was doing since the first chapter of TG. Everything that TG and TG:re talks about discrimination, violence, hate, empathy,trauma and the value of existence is depicted in it's characters, the story arcs and the visuals. I think that this along with Tokyo Ghoul is one of the most thematically solid and greatly written narratives that I've consumed.
And it's obviously a crime to talk about TG:re ...

Apr 17, 2016

t4nt4n

Recommended

Preliminary (33/181 chp)

keeping this short this is a good follow up of the Tokyo ghoul manga which is much better than the anime (coming from a huge fan of the anime), more details more scenes and more emotion it was nicely balanced however if your going to get into this manga make sure you read with proper focus, it can be hard to follow the transition between scenes and locations so be patience and make sure to double read what you don't understand, maybe its because I'm knew to manga but I didn't struggle as much with the Tokyo ghoul manga when reading it, RE is good ...

Apr 23, 2020

calkyulus

Recommended

I think Tokyo Ghoul Re: (as well as the original Tokyo Ghoul) is a great example of how 'quality' and 'enjoyment' are not always related. I could criticize a variety of different things from the plot, the characters, the pacing, the art etc with ease, HOWEVER...I still had a damn fun time reading this series!

(I even cried 4 times but we won't talk about that)

BUT, as a queer person, and as a woman, I would like to bring up some criticism on how this series handled it's queer and female characters.

(some slight SPOILERS ahead)

As this is a story written primarily for male readers by ...

Sep 26, 2018

nekocrimmy

Recommended

Preliminary (132/181 chp)

Tokyo Ghoul:re is a sequel to the infamous Tokyo Ghoul manga, as obvious as this sounds. This manga has been getting a lot of hate for it’s difficulty and difference from the first manga, since so many new characters get introduced as well with a completely new perspective on the world of Tokyo Ghoul. It’s true that remembering everyone that has been introduced in the first few volumes is quite confusing, but trust me, remembering every new character and knowing who they are and what they do just enhances the experience so much more than you’d ever think it would.

The store of TG:RE this time, ... starts off with a new perspective, mainly focusing on the CCG and a new breed of controlled Ghouls called the Quinx. The story slowly and slowly switches back over to the original perspective on the Ghouls but honestly the new perspective on the CCG is a refreshing aspect that I really adored, even more so than the previous Ghoul world.
It’s story is written in a very realistic way, in my opinion. It starts off pretty on quite a joyful note and slowly seeps into darker tones and as you go further into the story, if you retrospect to the first few chapters, it really is depressing. The plot twists weren’t anything special, probably because I skimmed over it, but some of them were unexpected like ------

Honestly the characters in this manga is what I love the most, they’re just so fun to read an so unique and interesting, I enjoyed every single character in this manga, especially Juuzou, even if he didn’t get as much “screen-time” as i would’ve liked. The text is fun to read, it’s a great experience to voice each individual in your head and they all have amazing character designs.

Now the art and panel composition is a bit different than the prequel, it’s a lot more confusing and some of the art isn’t too clear on what they are until you really look at it, which is to say, you can’t read this fast. You’d have to really pay attention to this manga to really grasp the full understanding of the story, which is good in it’s own ways but sometimes you want to voice act the thing like it was an anime, and this manga doesn’t very well allow you to do this, but with enough practice of course it gets a lot easier, and more satisfying as well.
Otherwise the art is beautiful, some big panel shots are just marvelous and Ishida’s art is always welcomed as usual.

Since I’m an English reader, I didn’t get to experience the Japanese lettering and all that jazz (Which is apparently excellent and very clever). But I can tell you one thing, I haven’t seen one bad translation of TG:RE since the first chapter. The translation team did a wonderful job translating this, especially impressive considering most of what I read were fan translations. This manga is adored and I love everyone for putting so much effort into letting everyone else read this.

And all together I just think this manga was incredibly fun to read, I enjoyed a majority of the chapters and felt real emotions from this story. If you’re a Tokyo Ghoul fan (Which I assume you automatically thought about reading this), or have seen the :re anime, which is underwhelming to say the least, I highly recommend the manga instead. And with that, I’m off to read more manga I’ll enjoy to the fullest and review.

:re

Aug 5, 2018

karmameister

Recommended

As you can tell from my profile, I'm a pretty big fan of Tokyo Ghoul. That said, this review is going to be as honest as possible, and I'll be letting my personal feelings towards to the series aside for this review.

Story: 8/10
:re is the continuation of Kaneki's path to tragedy. The beginning of :re nicely parallels the events of the first, but on the other side of the equation. We learn that war has no victors, only victims. Once that viewpoint is established, we continue to follow Kaneki as he tries to seek for an answer to this situation.

At the same time, ...

Sep 19, 2022

ArcadeRice

Recommended

Tokyo Ghoul:re will always be one of my favorite mangas I have ever read, and it will always be the most significant bias I have. Therefore, I can never give it a 10. Because even Sui Ishida would never consider this to be his masterpiece. Even with my bias, I still think :re does something exceptional.

Story: 8/10
The story continues from Tokyo Ghoul (not the humorous Root A) and weaves along very well. The forewarning of the previous story, along with helpful explanations, made the story easy to follow at the beginning. It does get somewhat complicated later on to follow along with the story, but ...

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