Tokyo Ghoul

Tokyo Ghoul

Cover of Tokyo Ghoul volume 1 published by Shueisha featuring Ken Kaneki
東京喰種（トーキョーグール）
(Tōkyō Gūru)
Genre Dark fantasy[1]
Manga
Written by Sui Ishida
Published by Shueisha
English publisher
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Weekly Young Jump
Original run September 8, 2011 – September 18, 2014
Volumes 14
Light novel
Written by Shin Towada
Illustrated by Sui Ishida
Published by Shueisha
English publisher
Demographic Male
Magazine JUMP j-BOOKS
Original run July 19, 2013 – present
Volumes 3
Manga
Tokyo Ghoul [Jack]
Written by Sui Ishida
Published by Shueisha
English publisher
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Jump Live
Original run August 2013 – October 2013
Volumes 1
Anime television series
Directed by Shuhei Morita
Written by Chūji Mikasano
Music by Yutaka Yamada
Studio Pierrot
Licensed by
Original network Tokyo MX, TVA, TVQ, TVO, AT-X, Dlife
English network
Original run July 4, 2014 – September 19, 2014
Episodes 12
Manga
Tokyo Ghoul:re
Written by Sui Ishida
Published by Shueisha
English publisher
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Weekly Young Jump
Original run October 16, 2014 – present
Volumes 12
Anime television series
Tokyo Ghoul √A
Directed by Shuhei Morita
Written by Chūji Mikasano
Music by Yutaka Yamada
Studio Pierrot
Licensed by
Original network Tokyo MX, TVA, TVQ, TVO, AT-X, Dlife, MRO
English network
Original run January 9, 2015 – March 27, 2015
Episodes 12
Original video animation
Tokyo Ghoul [Jack]
Directed by Sōichi Shimada
Written by Chūji Mikasano
Music by Yutaka Yamada
Studio Pierrot
Licensed by
Released September 30, 2015
Original video animation
Tokyo Ghoul: PINTO
Directed by Tadahito Matsubayashi
Written by Sōichi Shimada
Music by Yutaka Yamada
Studio Pierrot
Licensed by
Released December 25, 2015
Video games

  • Tokyo Ghoul: carnaval ∫ color
  • Tokyo Ghoul: Jail
  • Tokyo Ghoul :re Invoke
  • Tokyo Ghoul: Dark War
Live-action film

Tokyo Ghoul (Japanese: 東京喰種（トーキョーグール）, Hepburn: Tōkyō Gūru) is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series by Sui Ishida. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump between September 2011 and September 2014 and has been collected in fourteen tankōbon volumes as of August 2014. A sequel titled Tokyo Ghoul:re began serialization in the same magazine in October 2014 and a prequel titled Tokyo Ghoul Jack ran online on Jump Live.

A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by studio Pierrot aired on Tokyo MX between July and September 2014. A 12-episode second season, Tokyo Ghoul √A, which follows an original story, began airing on January 8, 2015, and concluded on March 26, 2015. In North America, Viz Media is publishing the manga while Funimation has licensed the anime series for streaming and home video distribution. The anime was obtained by Madman Entertainment for digital distribution in Australia.

A live-action film based on the manga was announced in June 2016 to open the summer of 2017.

Overview

Setting

Tokyo Ghoul is set in an alternate reality where ghouls, individuals who can only survive by eating human flesh, live among the normal humans in secret, hiding their true nature to evade pursuit from the authorities. Including enhanced speed, senses, and regenerative ability, a regular ghoul is several times stronger than a normal human, has a skin resistant to ordinary piercing weapons and has at least one special predatory organ called a "Kagune", which it can manifest and use as a weapon during combat. Another distinctive trait of ghouls is that when they are excited the color of their sclera in both eyes turns black and their irises red. In the case of a half-ghoul, only one of the eyes undergoes the transformation. A half-ghoul can either be born naturally as a ghoul and a human's offspring, or artificially created by transplanting some ghoul organs into a human. In both cases, a half-ghoul is usually much stronger than a pure-blood ghoul. There is also the case of half-humans, hybrids of ghouls and humans that can feed like normal humans and lack a Kagune while possessing enhanced abilities, but shortened lifespans. To hunt down the ghouls, several government-sponsored organizations around the world were created.

Plot

The story follows Ken Kaneki, a college student who barely survives a deadly encounter with Rize Kamishiro, his date who reveals herself as a ghoul. He is taken to the hospital in critical condition. After recovering, Kaneki discovers that he underwent a surgery that transformed him into a half-ghoul. This was accomplished because some of Rize's organs were transferred into his body, and now, like normal ghouls, he must consume human flesh to survive. The ghouls who manage the coffee shop "Anteiku" take him in and teach him to deal with his new life as a half-ghoul. Some of his daily struggles include fitting into the ghoul society, as well as keeping his identity hidden from his human companions.

The prequel series Tokyo Ghoul [Jack] follows the youths of Kishō Arima and Taishi Fura, two characters from the main series who become acquainted when they join forces to investigate the death of Taishi's friend by the hands of a ghoul, leading to Taishi eventually following Arima's path and joining the CCG (Commission of Counter Ghoul), the federal agency tasked into dealing with crimes related to ghouls as well.

The sequel series Tokyo Ghoul:re follows an amnesiac Kaneki under the new identity of Haise Sasaki, the leader of a special team of CCG investigators called "Quinx Squad" that underwent a similar procedure as his, allowing them to obtain the special abilities of Ghouls in order to fight them, but still being able to live as normal humans.

Media

Manga

Tokyo Ghoul started as a manga series, written and drawn by Sui Ishida. It began serialization in 2011's 41st issue of Weekly Young Jump, published by Shueisha on September 8, 2011,[3] and the final chapter appeared in 2014's 42nd issue, released on September 18, 2014.[4][5] The series has been collected in fourteen tankōbon volumes, released under Shueisha's Young Jump Comics imprint between February 17, 2012,[6] and October 17, 2014.[7] The series has been licensed for an English release by Viz Media and the first volume was released on June 16, 2015.[8]

In August 2013, a prequel spin off manga titled Tokyo Ghoul [Jack] was released on Jump Live digital manga. The story spans 7 chapters and focuses on Arima Kishō and Taishi Fura 10 years before the events of Tokyo Ghoul. The manga features several characters from the main series including the above stated Kishō Arima, Taishi Fura, and future key characters Itsuki Marude and Yakumo "Yamori" Ōmori.

On October 17, 2014, a full color illustration book known as Tokyo Ghoul Zakki was released along with the 14th and final volume of the manga. Zakki includes all promotional images, Volume covers and unreleased concept art with commentary by the creator Sui Ishida.

A sequel titled Tokyo Ghoul:re began serialization in 2014's 46th issue of Weekly Young Jump, published on October 16, 2014.[9] The series is set 2 years after the end of the original series and introduces a new set of characters.[10]

Light novels

Three light novels have been released thus far and all are written by Shin Towada, with illustrations done by series creator Sui Ishida.

On June 19, 2013, Tokyo Ghoul: Days (東京喰種トーキョーグール［日々］, Tōkyō Gūru［Hibi］) was released, Illustrations were done by the series creator Sui Ishida and written by Shin Towada and serves as sidestory/spin off that focuses on the daily lives of characters from the Tokyo Ghoul series.

Tokyo Ghoul: Void (東京喰種トーキョーグール［空白］, Tōkyō Gūru［Kūhaku］) was released on June 19, 2014, and fills in the 6 month time gap between volumes 8 and 9 of the first series.

The third novel Tokyo Ghoul: Past (東京喰種トーキョーグール［昔日］, Tōkyō Gūru［Sekijitsu］) was released on December 19, 2014. Sekijitsu takes place before the events of the main series and focuses on further backstory of certain Tokyo Ghoul characters, including Touka Kirishima, Ayato Kirishima, and series protagonist Ken Kaneki.

Anime

A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Pierrot aired on Tokyo MX between July 4 and September 19, 2014.[1][5][11][12] It also aired on TVA, TVQ, TVO, AT-X, and Dlife. The opening theme song is "unravel" by "TK from Ling Tosite Sigure", and the ending theme is "Saints" (聖者たち, Seijatachi) performed by People In The Box. Funimation has licensed the anime series for streaming and home video distribution in North America.[13] A second season, titled Tokyo Ghoul √A (root A) aired in Japan between January 9, 2015, and March 27, 2015.[14][15] The opening theme song is "Incompetence" (無能, Munō) by österreich, while the ending theme is "The Seasons Die Out, One After Another" (季節は次々死んでいく, Kisetsu wa Tsugitsugi Shindeiku) by Amazarashi. On March 10, 2017, it was announced that the anime will premiere on Adult Swim's Saturday late-night action programming block, Toonami starting on March 25.[16] Anime Limited announced during MCM London Comic-Con that the series will be broadcast on VICELAND UK.[17]

Video games

A video game titled Tokyo Ghoul: Carnaval by Bandai Namco Games was released in Japan for Android smartphones on February 6, 2015,[18] and on February 9 for iOS.[19] The player can build his or her team from a number of ghoul and investigator characters and explore a 3D map.[20] Another video game titled Tokyo Ghoul: Jail for the PlayStation Vita console was released on October 1, 2015. It is set to introduce a new protagonist by the name of Rio, who will interact with characters from the anime/manga. The game was developed by Bandai Namco Games as well and is categorized as an adventure RPG where players will be able to explore Tokyo's 23 wards.[21]

Live action film

A live-action film based on the manga was announced for the summer of 2017. Kentarō Hagiwara will direct the film. The cast will include Masataka Kubota for the role of protagonist Ken Kaneki and Fumika Shimizu for the role of Touka Kirishima.[22] Yū Aoi was cast as Rize Kamishiro, Nobuyuki Suzuki plays Kotaro Amon and Yo Oizumi is set to play Kureo Mado.[23]

Reception

Tokyo Ghoul was the 27th best-selling manga series in Japan in 2013, with 1,666,348 estimated sales. As of January 2014, the manga had sold around 2.6 million copies.[24] Tokyo Ghoul was the 4th best-selling manga series in Japan in 2014, with 6,946,203 copies sold.[25] The whole original series sold over 12 million copies,[26] while the sequel series, Tokyo Ghoul:re sold over 3.7 million copies in Japan during its debut year in 2015.[27] As of June 2017, both series combined reached over 24 million copies in circulation.[28] As of July 2017, both series had 30 million copies in print. [29]

References

  1. 1 2 "Oscar Nominee Morita Helms Tokyo Ghoul Anime at Pierrot". Anime News Network. February 22, 2014. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  2. ↑ "@Clarknova1: @Zonic505 Both seasons.". twitter.com. March 10, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ 人を捕食する怪人描く新連載「東京喰種」がヤンジャンで (in Japanese). Natalie.mu. September 8, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Tokyo Ghoul Manga to End This Month". Anime News Network. September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  5. 1 2 石田スイ「東京喰種」完結、最終巻は10月に (in Japanese). Natalie.mu. September 18, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  6. ↑ 東京喰種 1―トーキョーグール (ヤングジャンプコミックス) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  7. ↑ 東京喰種トーキョーグール　14 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
  8. ↑ "Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1". Amazon.com. October 9, 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
  9. ↑ 石田スイ新連載は喰種の新章、アニメ2期も (in Japanese). Natalie.mu. October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Tokyo Ghoul:re Manga Changes Main Character". Anime News Network. October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Natsuki Hanae, Sora Amamiya, Kana Hanazawa Lead Tokyo Ghoul Anime's Cast". Anime News Network. March 15, 2014. Archived from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  12. ↑ 東京喰種 トーキョーグール (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Funimation Acquires Tokyo Ghoul, Street Fighter:Assassin Fist". Anime News Network. June 8, 2014. Archived from the original on July 25, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Tokyo Ghoul TV Anime's 2nd Season to Premiere in January". Anime News Network. October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  15. ↑ "東京喰種 トーキョーグール √A". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Toonami’s bummed to see One Piece go, but excited to announce our newest show, Tokyo Ghoul! Premiering Saturday, 3/25!". Facebook. March 10, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Anime Limited Series Announcement". Anime News Network. May 28, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  18. ↑ "東京喰種 carnaval" (in Japanese). Google Play. 2014-02-06. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
  19. ↑ "iOS version of the Tokyo Ghoul carnaval released today in Japan". senpaigamer.com. 2015-02-09. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  20. ↑ "Tokyo Ghoul carnaval Smartphone Game Teased in Video". Anime News Network. December 24, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  21. ↑ ""Tokyo Ghoul" video game to come on PS Vita; April Fool's Prank by manga creator affects launching confirmation?". VENTURE CAPITAL POST. January 21, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Live-Action Tokyo Ghoul Film Casts Masataka Kubota, Fumika Shimizu". Anime News Network. June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Live-Action "Tokyo Ghoul" Adds Cast". Crunchyroll. August 9, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Sui Ishida's Suspense Horror Manga Tokyo Ghoul Gets Anime". Anime News Network. January 16, 2014. Archived from the original on January 30, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  25. ↑ "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2014". Anime News Network. November 30, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Tokyo Ghoul Horror Manga Gets Stage Play". Anime News Network. March 20, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2015". Anime News Network. November 30, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Tokyo Ghoul, Tokyo Ghoul:re Have 24 Million Copies in Print". Anime News Network. June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  29. ↑ http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/07/26-1/sui-ishidas-tokyo-ghoul-manga-series-has-printed-30-million-copies-worldwide
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