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Tokyo Ghoul

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2014
  • TV-MA
  • 24m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
76K
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POPULARITY
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Natsuki Hanae in Tokyo Ghoul (2014)
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A Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a superpowered human who feeds on human flesh. He survives, but has become part ghoul and becomes a fugitive on the run.A Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a superpowered human who feeds on human flesh. He survives, but has become part ghoul and becomes a fugitive on the run.A Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a superpowered human who feeds on human flesh. He survives, but has become part ghoul and becomes a fugitive on the run.

  • Stars
    • Natsuki Hanae
    • Austin Tindle
    • Brina Palencia
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    76K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,133
    37
    • Stars
      • Natsuki Hanae
      • Austin Tindle
      • Brina Palencia
    • 133User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 5 nominations total

    Episodes12

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    Tokyo Ghoul: Season One
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    Natsuki Hanae
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    • Kaneki Ken…
    • 2014
    Austin Tindle
    • Ken Kaneki
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    Brina Palencia
    Brina Palencia
    • Touka Kirishima
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    Sora Amamiya
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    • Touka Kirishima
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    Clifford Chapin
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    • Kotaro Amon
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    • Hinami Fueguchi
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    Monica Rial
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    • Nishiki Nishio
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    Kenny Green
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    • Kureo Mado
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    Phil Parsons
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    • Renji Yomo
    • 2014
    J. Michael Tatum
    J. Michael Tatum
    • Shu Tsukiyama
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    Mamoru Miyano
    Mamoru Miyano
    • Shuu Tsukiyama
    • 2014
    Kana Hanazawa
    Kana Hanazawa
    • Rize Kamishiro
    • 2014
    Aaron Roberts
    • Uta
    • 2014
    Sumire Morohoshi
    Sumire Morohoshi
    • Hinami Fueguchi
    • 2014
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    5akashiitdel

    5/10 first season was the masterpiece. After that it was an abomination.

    First season has the one of the best writing i have ever seen. After that they diverged from tha manga and.. lets just say Tokyo ghoul has only one season
    9nirwanmohit4

    This Show is a must watch as it Questions the Moral of our Existence and the so-called Dominance we've established over weak species.

    A beautifully written show with an unique plot line that questions about the methods of living ''survival of the fittest'' or ''Co-existence" of two species together .This show arouses questions about the right way of living through a war between the two species who claim to be the dominant race.With the amazing soundtracks and beauty of animation technology they have built an masterpiece. The story set's in Tokyo where the protagonist is attacked by a ghoul but somehow he survives due to organ transplantation and is now a Half Human Half Ghoul now. The story describes his struggle as he is neither a Ghoul nor a Human,While struggling he start's to understand the true nature of Humans and Ghouls. The story will rapidly expand in the sequel of the show in which A War will uncoil that will decide the absolute dominance of one of these species.
    7eldreddsouza

    Very mediocre anime.

    There being so much hype around this anime, I decided to give it a shot. I've watched a lot of anime so I consider myself ft enough to judge whether an anime is worth watching or not. Tokyo Ghoul has an interesting premise but as I started watching it I started to notice a lot of senseless things and poor detailing that render this show unwatchable. Well not fully, as it starts out good, gets pretty messy in been and ends poorly. I can't understand why did they rush it so much. The ending is so poor that you won't feel a thing. No connection with the characters or the story whatsoever. The writers did not care about to end it, it feels like as a result you don't really care about what is happening. Only a couple of episodes in the start, maybe up to episode 4 or 5 are worth watching. The middle episodes are okay too but kinda illogical. The end is horrible.

    This show has a nice dark feel to it and I loved watching it at night, in the dark before sleeping. The animation is not bad, but nothing ground breaking. The Tokyo scenery has been animated well. The voice acting is fine, but Kaneki's character is kinda annoying. Especially when he's crying.
    10serbian_007

    Amazing from the midpoint on

    Initially I thought the first half of season one was too slow paced and kind of boring because I just couldn't figure out the direction of the plot and the main point to the whole story. What happens to the main character just wasn't enough to drive the plot forward in my mind; the "now what? so what?" question kept nagging at me. But I was patient and kept watching and realized how wrong my initial impression was. I realized that the slow pacing and lack of a central purpose/goal of the early episodes actually works to improve character development so that the finale hits us that much harder. From the midpoint on Tokyo Ghoul turns into an absolute masterpiece; I began to see depth to the whole story and the shows profound take on ethics and psychology.

    This series has potential to become one of the best anime's in recent memory if it gets a few more seasons. In fact, I think that the plot is thick enough here to warrant many more seasons. Season 1 does a excellent job setting the context and introducing us to the characters. It would be a shame if Tokyo Ghoul ended after just 24 episodes. I want more than that. If you fail to reach the midpoint of the first season, you will judge this series inaccurately based on limited data. If you make it to the midpoint, however, you will have that epiphany you've been searching for and the show will appear before you in a new light, as it has to me.

    Don't judge this series based on the manga; they're totally different artforms and should be judged separately. It seems to me that a lot of people who negatively judge this series are extremely biased in favor of the manga, and that's just unreasonable.

    If judged by the first half alone: 7.0-8.0/10.

    If judged by the second half alone: 10/10.

    If judged in hindsight taking into consideration everything I mentioned: 10/10.
    9tahmidbinamit

    Not all story has to be about learning something

    Some stories are just too much fun to see. Tokyo ghoul has a thriller type awesome story. Art style is really great too. Don't look at those who gave it a bad review. Season 1 was great.

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    • Trivia
      Three light novels have been released thus far and all are written by Shin Towada, with illustrations done by series creator Sui Ishida.
    • Alternate versions
      A U.S. edit of the series includes optical blocking of some gore elements.
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    • Release date
      • July 3, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ngạ Quỷ Vùng Tokyo
    • Production company
      • Pierrot
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    • Runtime
      • 24m
    • Color
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital EX
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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