Feb 8, 2021
Tokyo Ghoul is one of my favorite mangas, and I really loved the potential that this anime had. Too bad even the 1st season was wasted to some degree. Anyway, I will try to write a spoiler free review.
The potential for the story in the anime was immense. Pretty much anyone would agree if they read the manga. It's just so good. However, even though season 1 is the best out of all 4, it still suffers. There were some minor changes but then there was a pretty big one when they switched the Shuu/Gourmet arc with another one. I found it much better in
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the manga also because of the way Shuu was introduced. You could actually see him as a threat and be intimidated. Not so much in the anime where he just comes off weird and maybe even goofy. Everything else was ok I guess.(even though I'm still really pissed off that they didn't explain the part where kaneki cut his finger against the cup which if you read the manga, it would make more sense considering the earlier statements made about ghouls) So I guess I wont give it as low as a 6, but not more than a 7/10.
The art an animation was really good, and when I saw the first episode I got instantly hooked because of the theme itself. It can be so colorful and yet soo gloomy and dark. It knew how to find it's balance. Of course it could have been better at times, which is why it's an 7/10 for me.
The sound and voice acting in this anime is absolutely amazing. And let's not forget the opening and the main theme "Unravel" It became such a classic and even now I get chills listening to it. The sound and music in this anime is absolutely amazing. 8/10
The characters themselves are decent I guess. You have characters like Hide, Kuzen, Eto, Touka, Hinami and so many more that you just love to see them. But, then there are also characters like Shuu, the ccg and many others that you just get annoyed. Also later on some of the characters just grow even worse and worse, while very few of them get better. So I guess 6/10 ain't a bad score, especially when comparing to later characters.
The enjoyment is alright. I will say that they should have had more humor at times. Hell, there are a lot of times where it feels forced and simply not genuine so it just comes off as annoying. So you just watch this series without any real good laughs which is really important at times no matter the anime or theme it has. I'd say solid 6/10 is a good score for enjoyment.
Overall...I will give it a 7/10. Even the first season was mediocre. And while the manga got better and better as it went on, the same can't be said about the anime, like at all. In my honest opinion, this absolutely deserves a remake. It just makes me sad that it's left as where it is.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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