Animation: Tokyo Ghoul
After just getting finished watching the last episode, reliving those delicious chills I always get from listening to the ending, I have come to the conclusion that I really enjoyed Tokyo Ghoul. I'll admit, I was over hyped at the beginning when the first few episodes were made available to the public, like a lot of other people. I calmed myself down and indulged myself with what was a decent anime overall.
Story: 6
The story was okay. Nothing that made me fall in to my screen face first like a fish in to water but it was fair. After a certain event in the beginning, Kaneki is made to cope with the fact that he is now a ghoul and has to resist the fact that every human around him has now become a McDonald's meal. So wrong when you eat but so good that you don't care.
Art: 8
The art of Tokyo Ghoul is pretty good. Especially with how graphic they want to get. Doesn't looked dated and good colors all around. Even the opening and the ending were amazingly drawn and stylized. Sadly, a lot of the graphic content is smothered in darkness as to censor and block it from the younger viewers which is absolutely understandable. No one can cope with how gory it can get when you're a ghoul on these mean streets.
Sound: 8
The music in both the opening and ending were great. I always catch myself singing along to either and these are songs I could definitely listen to without getting sick of them. Then I'd get sick of them and stop listening. The sounds within each episode were pretty good too, except if someone was getting beat down repeatedly and you heard the same exact sound over and over. They could have made increasingly worse sounds to reflect how beat up X character was. When someone was fighting or suffering, you could definitely tell, even if you were blindfolded. I don't know why you were watching it blindfolded IF you were but that's none of my business. Weirdo.
Character: 6
I really wish the characters would have gotten a better back story. Something more than compressing their past problems, experiences and that one time they received a swirly from that one kid. Nothing for the mask maker who definitely had a few funny moments. Nothing for Kaneki's powerful, stoic, trainer. Nothing for the coffee shop keeper that helped him. I don't think there was much for his best friend Hide which was incredibly disappointing. These 12 episodes were nowhere near enough to help anyone appreciate the characters. Then again, 12 episodes is a short time to cope with finding out you're a ghoul. Or finding out you're pregnant.
Enjoyment: 9
Even for all it's faults, I still really enjoyed it for what it was. It may not be the most incredible anime to ever grace animation kind. but it is still a a good anime regardless. The main reason why I didn't given a 10 for enjoyment was for the reason that it felt very bare bones in it's 12 episode run. Barely any depth, character development outside the few close to the main character, and the story was pretty bare since they're trying to fit over 100 chapters in to 12 episodes, they skipped out on a lot. It's like buying a Snicker's and eating 3/4 then giving the rest to your best friend. You still love them and they know you do but they half jokingly flip you off. All in love, though.
Overall: 8
If you want a dark, action anime that's short, gory, and to the point, Tokyo Ghoul is something you don't wanna miss out on. I'd definitely give it a thumbs up and a recommendation.
