Tokyo Ghoul

[Kraco]

You'd think that a person whose only hobby is to read would be a bit wiser than Kaneki. He must be only reading literature that's turning his brain into mush scented with flowers. It's like there couldn't be a con man so bad he couldn't fool this doofus - twice in a row. Along with getting so surprised and shocked he falls on his ass, getting fooled is his greatest virtue. It's kind of annoying such a loser possesses the great power inherited from Rize. But I suppose that only underlines the truth that his life turned into shit when he became a ghoul. He should have lived his life never seeing a scene bloodier than a nurse drawing a blood sample.

I wonder when Hinami will die. I got that sort of feeling from her scenes. Maybe that will push Kaneki into becoming the one-eyed half-ghoul of legends.

[MFauli]

I just gotta say that this is, unfortunately, this season´s overhyped series. Strong start, but by now it feels to typical, to generic. I like parts of it enough to keep watching, but once the fall season arrives, this one will be quickly forgotten.

[shinta|hikari]

I don't understand how you can come to such a conclusion having not even seen half of it.

[neflight86]

I, too, am having misgivings about TG's sustainable quality. First the animation quality drop after episode one, then the more or less abandonment of the persuit of horror. It is obviously an action shounen with horror themeing but the PV somehow made me think actual horror.

Still worth watching, easily, but my expectations have been lowered until the power scaling begins and an interesting battle or two occurs (or not).

[Buffalobiian]

HS - Episode 05

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Go Touka and her ghoul hicky! It seems ghoul flesh powers up your body just as well as human flesh does after all, albeit tasting bad. Kaneki's hybrid goodness supposedly tastes awesome even to ghouls though, so I suppose that's some good stuff right there. Touka might just come back for more.

So the girl lost her parents/siblings in an accident, and is okay with the guy as long as he doesn't kill her already dead relatives. That's handy logic.

[MFauli]

oh god, i forgot to switch off my brain before watching. This really isn´t a scientifically correct anime at all.

you cannot bite junks of muscle mass out of people´s shoulder and expect them to live. If they survive, half of their body would be paralyzed due to ripped nerves.

also, I understand flesh being a ghoul´s gasoline, but what sort of absorption rate is this? Touka just bit into his shoulders, and bam, she had superpowers. This was like when Eren bit his finger to turn into a titan. Digestion, how does it work.

[Kraco]

So the girl lost her parents/siblings in an accident, and is okay with the guy as long as he doesn't kill her already dead relatives. That's handy logic.

Yeah, that was pretty funny.

Kaneki needs to get his shit together if he wants to avoid the Most Useless Main Character of the Year award. I thought he has been eating the suicide victims they retrieved and should thus be able to freely use the power he inherited from Rize. Instead he does nothing, even getting Touka mixed up in this shit and wounded. Kaneki is the real scumbag in this story. What a waste of skin.

[Buffalobiian]

I'm sure Kaneki right now has just been surviving on those "sugar" cubes and coffee.

also, I understand flesh being a ghoul´s gasoline, but what sort of absorption rate is this?

Intravenous infusion rates, judging from the episode.

But if you can be thrown against a wall without breaking your back, I'm sure speedy digestion is nothing.

We need to move on from this gourmet guy though. It was obvious since the last episode that he won't amount to anything significant.

[MFauli]

Forgot to add: Now I know why I like this current villain - he reminds me of Light during his final madness. Good times.

[Buffalobiian]

HS - Episode 06


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Tight! This is more like it! Screw the gourmet shit and give us some real tension. Right now ghouls seem more human than the Doves, which I'm sure is what the story is going for. It manages to kick out the emotions quite well.

It makes sense that stolen Kaguras serve as the Dove's quinque. I suppose if they're such powerful weapons, it makes sense to preserve one as powerful as Rize's into a boy who was "destined" to die anyway. It makes me wonder if Rize should have really died to being crushed by big beams though if she was really that powerful.

[Kraco]

Hmm... Looks like Hinami will be left with neither parents. I still think she might die herself, as well, and that will finally turn Kaneki into the white haired asskicker we see in the OP. Although I wouldn't mind if Hinami survived and Kaneki needed to get over his emoness and pacifism to protect her. If anything, the ghoul hunting officials should teach him that not all humans are worth mercy and compassion, and not all monsters are ghouls. One thing I do know I'd love for certain: If the mom dies, Hinami survives, and Kaneki (the white haired version) becomes the closest thing to a dad for her.

[MFauli]

too much magical bullshit. those ghouls are just another vessel for "magicians", akin to ninjas in Naruto.

I expected something more elaborate from episode 1, but oh well. I can enjoy this for what it is, but I had higher hopes.

[neflight86]

So Jason is a type of thing... I hope we get the rest of B-Movies's horror tropes shounenified. They might as well, and would give me more to look forward to.

[KrayZ33]

This show has some great visuals from time to time. The concept art during the ED in EP2,
the Touka's fiery gleem in EP5 etc. etc....gets my blood racing every time

Kaneki needs to get his shit together if he wants to avoid the Most Useless Main Character of the Year award. I thought he has been eating the suicide victims they retrieved and should thus be able to freely use the power he inherited from Rize. Instead he does nothing, even getting Touka mixed up in this shit and wounded. Kaneki is the real scumbag in this story. What a waste of skin.

Don't know about that, hes is "half human" after all (and compared to normal humans, a ghouls is superman)... and its not like he asked or even expected Touka to help.

[Kraco]

Episode 7 - HS





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This show is certainly taking its time to build the main character. 7 episodes in and the best the dude can do is make some coffee. I might have been spoiled by all the recent shows where the main character wasn't a loser in the beginning, but this is still getting ridiculous. Although I expected it, I didn't hope for it, but now I'm thinking Hinami needs to get slaughtered right in front of Kaneki to snap him out of his shit mentality. It's as if he, despite having seen so much, still doesn't understand he's trapped in a game of life and death and everybody else is playing it.

This anime has to be two cours or we won't see Kaneki participating in any action out of his own will. Extrapolating linearly from the beginning, by the episode 10 we might finally see him swat a fly. Although he will then spend episode 11 mourning the insect's gruesome, undeserved death.

[shinta|hikari]

If this were a two cour series, people would be pissing themselves by the end.

[MFauli]

So am I the only one rooting for the investigators? On one side you have ghouls that murder people and ghouls that hide and don´t do anything against those bad ghouls and ghouls that kill out of petty revenge delusions. And then, on the other side, you have normal human beings going toe to toe with those magical monsters, trying their best to make the world a safer place.

Sure, the grey haired investigator has gone crazy, but I´m sure he has his reasons. Amon-san, however, is a perfectly good guy, as well as the other two guys that were with him.

If this anime wanted me to take the ghouls´ side, they´d have to start making an effort towards a greater change. Realistically, the only move here is to reach out to the government and engage an agreement that dead bodies of naturally deceased people will go to ghouls. In return, the ghouls do their best to eliminate every evil ghoul, so that no human being will be murdered anymore.

Instead, they´re brewing coffee.

Another topic: I totally love the concept of those quinque weapons that are somehow ripped out of the ghoul´s body. Feels almost Evangelion-esque. If only there was a better explanation for the ghouls´ powers. As is, there´s too much non-sensica magic bullshit.

[Kraco]

If only there was a better explanation for the ghouls´ powers. As is, there´s too much non-sensica magic bullshit.

These ghouls are basically vampires. The author just didn't want to join the vampire craze that has been going on for years now. Vampires oft have all manner of supernatural skills, so the ghouls here have them as well. The fact they can eat nothing but humans is quite telling alone, plus we have got the kind of scenes like the one in the church where Kaneki offered his shoulder for Touka to feast on, which is straight from pretty much any modern vampire drama fiction. Normally when one thinks of ghoul, what comes to mind are nearly mindless undead, little better than zombies, serving vampires or whatnot, not the kind of almost human things we have here. But on the other hand, I suppose this gives more freedom to the author as he's not tied by anything, like he would be with vampires.

[neflight86]

Actually... This is just what I wanted. Finally a decent fight and real overarching story progression. Keep this up, please.

[KrayZ33]

So am I the only one rooting for the investigators? On one side you have ghouls that murder people and ghouls that hide and don´t do anything against those bad ghouls and ghouls that kill out of petty revenge delusions. And then, on the other side, you have normal human beings going toe to toe with those magical monsters, trying their best to make the world a safer place.

....by indiscriminately killing every single ghoul
dem heroes man.

If this anime wanted me to take the ghouls´side

what if... what if the anime doesn't want you to take either side?



btw, they fucked up the sound during the fight against Mado, didn't they? Definitely didn't dub something there and the sound was out of tune/music too loud etc.