I just. Wow. Have you ever seen an anime so action-packed and enthralling you don't even know what what's going on? Now you have.
Let's start at the very beginning.
It's just a "ba-dump" noise over and over as the screen zooms in to the earth. Incredible. This lasts for a solid minute; since the actual show is only 18 mintues, that's quite a bit of wasted time. So you have no expectations of how the animation looks, but you've got a pretty good idea about the sound...
Next is straight to the opening. Ok. While the song doesn't sound *terrible* the lyrics may have been copy/pasted from
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Apr 28, 2015
Tokyo Ghoul
(Anime)
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I started Tokyo Ghoul without knowing what to expect. All I knew about it came from short little briefs on what it's about. I had heard nothing but rave reviews so I decided I should check it out; needless to say, I'm glad I did.
The concept itself of Tokyo Ghoul was incredible to me -- "Ghouls", people-like monsters who need human flesh to survive -- but that's just the basis. What they made this concept was what really captivated me. Keneki begins as a naive, good-hearted boy; and, unlike many other series, his transformation is much more realistic. The care placed in the development ... |