This show was marketed to me as similar to Parasyte, and as taking a while to develop. That being said, it is NOT a good show, and markedly different from Parasyte with the exception that there are humans and non humans. So lets get right into it:
Characters: The main characters of the show suck, plain and simple. The main character Kaneki is a whiny, clueless anime protagonist. He's pacifistic, sucks at everything he does and is oblivious. The secondary character Touka is bitchy, angsty, violent teenage tsundere.There is an older type mentor, a little girl that has no survival instinct, a clueless best friend. All hallmarks of a perfectly average anime. However, one of the only positive things about the show is also here: one of the antagonists is a very good character. The investigator who is introduced in episode 2/3 is methodical, intelligent, obsessed and flawed. I mainly continued to watch the show due to his presence.
Audio/Visual: The intro/outro songs are pretty good. Audio cues are solid and silences don't feel awkward. Unfortunately the show has shit pacing so you're stuck listening to the audio try to fill empty spaces. The visual are good also. Action scenes are well animated and characters have good readability. (You won't be confusing one character with another)
Story: Weak and simple. It basically comes down to an us vs them story of humans and ghouls and the world not being enough for the both of them. Any twists are either painfully obvious or nonexistent. The story is let down by the cast of "standard anime characters" that decide to do stupid shit for no reason, act recklessly, have crazy motivations and just do random anime bullshit. (Minor spoiler here:) There is a showdown in a church between a few characters that is equal parts nonsensical and overblown.
Overall: The show simply did not do much to hold the attention. Good visuals did nothing to distract from the garbage main character or the cliche side characters. Unless you're really hurting for some mediocre magical fighting skip this show.
