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Tokyo Ghoul: Root A

  • TV Series
  • 2015
  • TV-MA
  • 24m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
19K
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POPULARITY
3,302
1,828
Tokyo Ghoul: Root A (2015)
After being tortured and transformed, Kaneki leaves Anteku and joins Aogiri tree in order to protect his friends. While he tries to get stronger, Touka decides to enroll in college while they all try to recover from Kaneki leaving.
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After being tortured and transformed, Kaneki leaves Anteku and joins Aogiri tree in order to protect his friends. While he tries to get stronger, Touka decides to enroll in college while the... Read allAfter being tortured and transformed, Kaneki leaves Anteku and joins Aogiri tree in order to protect his friends. While he tries to get stronger, Touka decides to enroll in college while they all try to recover from Kaneki leaving.After being tortured and transformed, Kaneki leaves Anteku and joins Aogiri tree in order to protect his friends. While he tries to get stronger, Touka decides to enroll in college while they all try to recover from Kaneki leaving.

  • Stars
    • Natsuki Hanae
    • Brina Palencia
    • Austin Tindle
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    19K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,302
    1,828
    • Stars
      • Natsuki Hanae
      • Brina Palencia
      • Austin Tindle
    • 20User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Natsuki Hanae
    Natsuki Hanae
    • Ken Kaneki
    • 2015
    Brina Palencia
    Brina Palencia
    • Touka Kirishima
    • 2015
    Austin Tindle
    • Ken Kankei
    • 2015
    Michelle Rojas
    • Nashiro Yasuhisa
    • 2015
    Yutaka Nakano
    • Yukinori Shinohara
    • 2015
    Sora Amamiya
    Sora Amamiya
    • Touka Kirishima
    • 2015
    Rie Kugimiya
    Rie Kugimiya
    • Juzo Suzuya
    • 2015
    Fuyuka Oura
    • Kaya Irimi
    • 2015
    Katsuyuki Konishi
    Katsuyuki Konishi
    • Koutarou Amon
    • 2015
    Anri Katsu
    • Koma Enji
    • 2015
    Asami Seto
    • Akira Mado
    • 2015
    Show Hayami
    • Kosuke Hoji
    • 2015
    Shinnosuke Tachibana
    • Seido Takizawa
    • 2015
    Shintarô Asanuma
    • Nishiki Nishio
    • 2015
    Takayuki Sugô
    Takayuki Sugô
    • Yoshimura
    • 2015
    Sumire Morohoshi
    Sumire Morohoshi
    • Hinami Fueguchi
    • 2015
    Brandon Potter
    Brandon Potter
    • Shinohara…
    • 2015
    Morgan Laure
    Morgan Laure
    • Akira Mado
    • 2015
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    User reviews20

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    7arminsoufian

    Unexplained and sort of a mess

    Ok maybe the rating doesn't match the title but there were good moments in my opinion, very enjoyable at times and at least it was a coherent overall story. But so many storylines went nowhere and had no explanation. Characters weren't developed at all when introduced which is a huge shame. A lot of the end was unexplained aswell. Overall very disappointing with some very good, enjoyable moments.
    7rafreeluzky

    Weird sequel

    I don't read the manga, but i read the tokyo ghoul:re one. I automaticly confused because i thought that after i finished root a, i will understand a whole story of Tokyo Ghoul but i'm not.

    I started to read the reviews about this anime and i found one big problem, they skip THE BOSS FIGHT. Wth, the skipped some plot and they also skipped the batlle what the hell did they wanted to show us exactly.
    7mihutheodorcosmin

    Decent

    Confusing and bad. Not worthy to watch, it is really bad compared to the manga by Sui Ishida (which is a masterpiece on it's own). Bad anime by Pierrot.
    7ajneeago96

    3.5 Stars out of 5 Stars

    Dubbed: Taking place shortly after the first miniseries, this sequel shows the now transformed Kaneki working for the Agori tree, which is an organization of ghouls that some would say are not very nice. It's up to his friends to try and figure out what his deal is. Idk to me it just felt like Kaneki was turning evil for no reason I guess until toward the end where they reveal what they reveal. I definitely enjoyed this miniseries, but not quite as top notch as the first series. Nonetheless still just as relentless, and plenty of cool characters arcs.
    8captainsquirtus

    Cool show

    As I watched this second installment, I found myself feeling sympathetic for both the ghouls and the CCG ( the police force that fights them).

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      While the first season is faithful to the manga, this season differs drastically from it.
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    • Release date
      • January 9, 2015 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tokyo Ghoul 2
    • Production company
      • Pierrot
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    • Runtime
      • 24m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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