I give this highly ranked score; don't care what others say negatively about it. It's a creative story line along with characters. It mainly comes down to friendship and protecting those you love; which seems like a more typical story line, but it was done in a very creative way. At first I thought that Kaneki was a bit boring, being a submissive and recluse person but it heated up quickly!
I love the dynamic of a half-ghoul. Kaneki battled with himself and ultimately gave into his ghoul side to be stronger and protect his family by any means necessary. The anime has a lot of gore which is nice. I don't see it as often as I'd like since I'm no longer a little kid. I want to see the darker side of anime and I definitely got it with this!
Just the right amount of action, and just the right amount of plot. I just wish Hide and Uta were more in the story. They're both my favorite characters and neither of them have much spotlight. Hide T.T