This anime just likes to play with your feelings in the sense of having such a great potential but not reaching it. The story might be all over the place and quick but there is something there! The whole concept is kind of cool. The story is based in Tokyo where everywhere in the city there are creatures called ghouls who survive off eating the human flesh because they don't eat regular food. That is the simple story of the whole show. This is where its downfall is. I feel that it could of gone so much beyond the story they went with. So that is where I will began.
The first problem is the fact how simple and quick everything escalates and relaxes during the show. Like there should be a little more time taken on developing the story, obviously maybe the studio only wanted to keep it at 12 episodes but I can imagine a 30 episode version of Tokyo Ghoul were you will get to understand the story at a better pace instead of jumping from one event to another in one episode to another. The extra details you see in other anime's would of gone really far with Tokyo Ghoul.
My second problem was there was no emotional connection with the characters. I don't know about you but the shows were you feel something with the main characters can make something good to amazing. Like when something happens like they lose a love one and you are actually choking up a bit because you are just like "wow..." that's when you know you have a connection with the characters. For me there were only 3 moments within the 12 episodes that actually had me feeling something in my stomach, and those scenes were so deep it actually annoyed me! Why couldn't there be more moments like this throughout the show!
My last problem was I wish there was a little more story and development with certain characters. The only characters you actually get to know about are Kaneki, Touka, Amon, Nishiki, and Henami . I would of loved to see more story with Rize her character seemed like such a cool character and someone you wanted to know about but she is just shrouded in mystery with no background whatsoever. I think if you watch you'll understand what I mean when I say a bigger role for her would of been awesome. Plus characters like Yomo and Yoshimura. These characters need development and it would of came a long way for the series.
The one thing about this show, even if it was exactly the best story and you don't get a connection with most of the characters, I can't help but love this show. Something keeps drawing me back to watch the next episode. Despite the 7/10 rating I gave it, it just has those 9 and 10 out of 10 moments within. This anime is differently worth the 12 episodes of your time, I can guarantee it.
7/10 | Story
9/10 | Art
7/10 | Sound
7/10 | Character
9/10 | Enjoyment
7/10 | Overall
