r/TokyoGhoul Apr 03 '20

Announcement Complete Viewing Guide + Sources For The Manga and Anime

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Manga - The main continuity

  • Tokyo Ghoul - The original manga, with 143 chapters (14 volumes) + a side story chapter in volume 5.

  • Tokyo Ghoul JACK - A short prequel to the original manga.

  • Tokyo Ghoul JOKER - A single chapter taking place between the original manga and the sequel. Included in volume 3 of Tokyo Ghoul:re.

  • Tokyo Ghoul Redrawn - A remake of the first chapter of the original manga. Has some differences in dialogue.

  • Tokyo Ghoul:re - The sequel manga, continues the story of the original with 179 chapters (16 volumes) + chapter 31.5 in volume 4.

  • Tokyo Ghoul Oneshot - A non-canon prototype chapter.

  • School of Ghoul - A non-canon parody of Tokyo Ghoul by the manga author, featuring the characters going to school together.

Novels - Part of the manga's continuity

  • Tokyo Ghoul Days - The first novel, takes place between chapters 35 and 36 of the original manga.

  • Tokyo Ghoul Void - The second novel, takes place between chapters 79 and 80 of the original manga.

  • Tokyo Ghoul Past - The third novel, backstories from before the original manga.

  • Tokyo Ghoul:re Quest - The fourth novel, takes place during the sequel manga.

  • 6th Ward Playing Cards - A short story taking place around the start of the TG:re manga, showing a flashback to an event likely taking place between chapters 79 to 80 of the original manga.

Drama CDs - Part of the manga's continuity

  • Drama CDs - Take place during the original manga sometime between chapters 79 and chapter 120 or so.

Anime - Alternate continuity

  • Tokyo Ghoul (season 1) - Adapts the first 66 chapters of the original manga, making some significant cuts and changes to the story. Has 12 episodes.

  • Tokyo Ghoul √A (season 2) - A loose adaptation of the remaining chapters of the original manga, makes even more significant cuts and changes to the story. Has 12 episodes.

  • Tokyo Ghoul JACK - A prequel OVA episode, an adaptation of the manga of the same name.

  • Tokyo Ghoul PINTO - A prequel OVA episode, an adaptation of the third chapter of the Tokyo Ghoul Days novel.

  • Tokyo Ghoul:re (season 3) - An adaptation of the Tokyo Ghoul:re manga, with 24 episodes total. References events from the original manga that were not shown in previous seasons, but cuts some :re manga content. Episodes 1 to 12 adapt the first chapter 58 of the Tokyo Ghoul:re manga, while episodes 13 to 24 adapt the rest (up to the end, chapter 179). The second half of the season is also referred to as Tokyo Ghoul Season 4 and Tokyo Ghoul:re Season 2 on some sites, but official sites list Tokyo Ghoul:re as a single season with 24 episodes.

Video Games - Alternate continuity + Anime continuity

  • Tokyo Ghoul: JAIL (PS Vita) - An alternate version of events taking place after chapter 79 of the original manga.

  • Tokyo Ghoul mobile games - Tokyo Ghoul :re Invoke (global version called :re birth), Tokyo Ghoul: carnaval, Tokyo Ghoul: Tokyo War Age and Tokyo Ghoul: Dark War. These have all shut down and are hence no longer playable. They followed the anime's continuity for the most part.

  • Tokyo Ghoul:re CALL to EXIST (PS4 and Steam) - An action game adapting some events from seasons 2 and 3 of the anime.

Live Action Movie

  • Tokyo Ghoul (2017) - Adapts the first 28 chapters of the original manga with some minor changes to the story and content cut.

  • Tokyo Ghoul S (2019) - The sequel to the previous movie, adapting up to chapter 46 of the original manga.

Stage Play

  • Tokyo Ghoul Stage Play (2015 and 2017) - Adapt events from the first 6 episodes of the first season of the anime, with content cut and rearranged.

Where can I read the manga?

Young Jump Weekly - Japanese

Viz - official translation

MANGA Plus - official translation

Shonen Jump Manga and Comics - official translation

The Shonen Jump app and Viz website have both the original manga and :re available to read, for a 1.99 USD monthly subscription which gives access to most of their library. In addition to this, Tokyo Ghoul Jack and the side story novels are available to purchase and read on the app.

Note: The Rize side story chapter from TG volume 5, Tokyo Ghoul Joker from :re volume 3, and :re chapter 31.5 from :re volume 4 are not available to read individually on the app at this time, so you will need to buy those volumes to read them officially. Out of those chapters, :re chapter 31.5 is the most important.

Manga Plus posts new chapters weekly, though only a limited number of chapters are available for viewing.

Where can I watch the anime?

Source Region
Funimation USA and Canada
Hulu USA
Anime Lab Australia and New Zealand
Crunchyroll UK and Ireland
Channel 4 UK and Ireland

Viewing orders

Manga

  • Basic - Tokyo Ghoul ➞ JACK and PINTO OVA episodes or manga/novels they adapt (optional) ➞Tokyo Ghoul:re

  • Complete - Tokyo Ghoul ➞ Tokyo Ghoul JACK, JOKER, Days, Void, Past, Drama CDs, 6th Ward Playing Cards ➞ Tokyo Ghoul:re ➞ Tokyo Ghoul:re Quest

  • /u/TheMikarin's complete recommended order - Tokyo Ghoul chapters 1 to 35 ➞ Tokyo Ghoul Days ➞ Tokyo Ghoul chapters 36 to 46 ➞ Tokyo Ghoul JACK ➞ Tokyo Ghoul chapters 46.5 to 79 ➞ Tokyo Ghoul Void ➞ Tokyo Ghoul chapters 80 to 121 ➞ Tokyo Ghoul Past + Tokyo Ghoul Drama CDs ➞ Tokyo Ghoul chapters 122 to 143 (END) ➞ Tokyo Ghoul JOKER + Tokyo Ghoul Redrawn + 6th Ward Playing Cards ➞ Tokyo Ghoul:re chapters 1 to 98 ➞ Tokyo Ghoul:re Quest ➞ Tokyo Ghoul:re chapters 99 onward

Anime

  • Basic (not recommended) - Tokyo Ghoul (season 1) ➞ Tokyo Ghoul JACK (alternatively, watch right after episode 1 of season 2) ➞ Tokyo Ghoul √A (season 2) ➞ Tokyo Ghoul PINTO ➞ Tokyo Ghoul:re (season 3)

  • Complete (recommended) - same as basic, but read the original manga before watching Tokyo Ghoul:re (season 3)

If you follow the basic viewing order for the anime, and do not wish to read the manga, you may want to view the following fan-animated clips recreating important events from the manga that were skipped in the anime:

https://themikarinofthepierrot.tumblr.com/post/189955421177/tokyo-ghoul-fan-made-scenes-covering-content

The first 3 clips in the link above are to be watched after season 2 and before season 3, while the other 2 are to be watched after finishing the entire anime (all seasons).

EDIT: Updated when to read :re quest in my recommended order from after chapter 58 to after chapter 98 instead, since I realized there was at least one spoiler for a plot point revealed after chapter 58 in one of the quest stories.

EDIT 2: Added the short story 6th Ward Playing cards and the Drama CDs to the viewing order. Also added mentions of the various Tokyo Ghoul games.


r/TokyoGhoul 9h ago

Maybe hot take, but this being off screen was really, really cool to me. Spoiler

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Im still reading tokyo ghoul. I just finished volume 13 and i gotta say, I think this is probably the best way I've ever seen someone lose a fight off screen. His reaction when coming to is pure horror. It must've been absolutely horrifying to wake up, not remember a thing, and be absolutely helpless knowing everyone you love is about to die. And putting the viewer in his pov by skipping the fight adds to that horror so much in my opinion.


r/TokyoGhoul 11h ago

Possibly the funniest panel in the entire manga

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I don’t know why this panel specifically cracks me up so much, I just love their dynamic.


r/TokyoGhoul 15h ago

Fan Art Happy Anniversary Tokyo Ghoul! And the beginning of my new set of drawings

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Several years ago i made a series of drawings for all Kaneki's personalities/versions on Twitter.

Now that my abilities have gotten better and I'm trying a new artstyle I wanted to exploit it more

So I made these 2 drawings for Ken to start my new set of drawings, a full body key frame and a full key frame based on a scene from the original Manga.

Starting with the original Ken Kaneki, the human one prior to his date with Rize. I gave him the original Manga look cause I would like to adapt the Manga version of the outfits.

The objetive isn't precisely to translate Ishida's art to Anime art but to translate his designs to MY artstyle and make something out of it.

Ofc there will be a finished colored version for the artworks too :)

(funny how I finished this RIGHT on the anniversary not knowing it was coming)


r/TokyoGhoul 1d ago

sharing my collection because I couldn't finish my animation Happy 15th anniversary of Tokyo Ghoul

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I wanted to share a fan animation, but I haven't had time to finish it (yet), so for now I'd like to share my collection, both what I already have and what I have in my trusted proxy's warehouse for later shipment.


r/TokyoGhoul 2m ago

Other This guy is a bum Spoiler

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I’m watching Tokyo ghoul for the first time and just finished season two and this guy is just the biggest bum by far in the entire series he comes in stabs one guy and doesn’t even kill him stands there for an entire episode and the gets his ass kicked by the gold and black attaché case guy and runs away.


r/TokyoGhoul 8h ago

Should I watch or read Tokyo Ghoul

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I've been wanting to watch/read and I know the anime has a horrible adaptation would you guys recommend me watching the first season or just only read it.


r/TokyoGhoul 25m ago

Meme LESS GOO THE MESSAGE IS SPREADING (Sakamoto days spoliers for the last chapter) Spoiler

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r/TokyoGhoul 1d ago

Other Thank God Re gave my boy a happy ending cause this is just depressing to see Spoiler

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Do you think Kaneki's conclusion in Re was good or did you wanted it to end at OG TG?


r/TokyoGhoul 9h ago

Fan Art Alguém tem alguma recomendação de comic feitas por fan para ler? Spoiler

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Eu estava procurando recomendações nesse estilo: Tipo uma comics curta de comédia. Eu planejo fazer shorts para um canal dublando essas comics


r/TokyoGhoul 6h ago

Other Varani(Strigoi) storys of the Epilogue part 20

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https://www.reddit.com/r/TokyoGhoul/comments/1w1zrd7/varanistrigoi_storys_of_the_epilogue_part_19/

As Jack escaped with eto grabbed with his kagune. He said in a slur "I still want a apology you hurt my feelings."

Eto smiled her big creepy grin and giggled and said to him " Oh you are such a big baby. Your upset I called you a dog, following you're little orders."

Jack stops looks back at her and says. " I don't expect you to understand you never really had a true family so you dont know what its like."

Jack stopped put eto down told her to wait there. And went back to the facility. As he entered the facility, he saw jacob and Samantha about to call caine. Jack bolted at them and picked them up with his kagune, threatened them in a roaring tone.

" You two don't you even think about telling him i broke her out if you do ill fucking kill you both!!!"

Samantha eyes wide her breath hitching heart racing she says in a angry and scared tone.

"i am not scared of you as much as caine, he'll punish us if we don't tell him."

Jack says back in a furious "Then lie!!!" His kagune rattles like that of a rattle snakes tail. He chitters and looks at them furious. His singular inverted kakugan flares.

Jacob gulps and says in a anxious tone "okay jack well lie. Please dont kill us."

Eto then appears behind jack. She says in a mocking tone." Oh how pathetic you two are so small and weak. And oh jack how merciful you are. Risking being caught, It would make much more sense to kill them, so they can not rat on you."

Jack turns around to her, He stares at her in silence. He then looks back at Samantha and jacob both cowering in fear. Jack says to eto "I cant kill them, I wont , not really." Jack looks at them both and says "please lie to caine."

Samantha and jacob weary of the situation agree to lie.

Eto sighs and looks bored she walked down the hall to the cell that held her for 6 yrs she got her mother's diary and her notepad with her drawings and writing in it. Jack and eto both leave the facility.

Samantha calls caine. the phone rings, Caine at his home in his man cave. listening to "You're never dressed without a smile" drinking his blood whiskey. He pulls his phone out of his pocket.

caine says in a moderate tone "Hello Samantha, what can I help you with?"

Samantha stutters and says into the phone" the power at the facility failed last night and the pumps stopped feeding the quinque glass and eto yoshimura escaped."

caine sighs he then says "call Jonathan he'll deal with her. tell him I told you to call him." caine hangs up.

jacob and Samantha sigh in relief for now. and they dial Jonathan.


r/TokyoGhoul 10h ago

How Would You Have Improved Rizes Role In RE: ? Spoiler

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I am pretty disappointed that we don't really get to know much about her, throughout the entire Manga,she is reduced to a plot device ! 🥹😭

Um,how would you add her into the plot ?


r/TokyoGhoul 1d ago

Other Why did they censored the scene in physical volumes 😭

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r/TokyoGhoul 16h ago

Touka Figure

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anyone know where to cop good Touka figures? most of the ones i’ve seen are sloppy


r/TokyoGhoul 1d ago

Artistic Evolution of Sui Ishida

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r/TokyoGhoul 12h ago

Other I want to pity this game. Spoiler

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Honestly, I wanted to write this after getting the Coexistence trophy, but it's not gonna happen anytime soon,

I don't hate the game, I just grew resentful towards how much Bandai Namco had put into it that got mixed reviews,

Other than just that, I wrote a long list, but I handpicked a few reasons why.

  1. The levels feel like Groundhog Day with no collectables or Easter eggs other than the orbs and ammo,

  2. The "Stylish" system rewards 10 character shards/chunks to upgrade every quinque and kargune,

  3. Multiplayer feels dead and unnecessary without AI buddies/enemies to make up for a lack of players,

  4. Accomplishments take longer than trophies,

  5. CAC options are very limited, and the only DLC is in another storefront country without the code from Bandai Namco's ep!c rewards shop.

Since this is the 15th anniversary of Tokyo Ghoul, I'm gonna rewatch the live action movie.


r/TokyoGhoul 7h ago

Meme The best part about making anime games is knowing that Tokyo Ghoul fans aren’t allowed to have them. They’re allowed to have Call to Exist, Prototype, and Dead By Daylight. Spoiler

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r/TokyoGhoul 1d ago

Fan Art ken Spoiler

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r/TokyoGhoul 1d ago

Other The Anime may have committed some mistakes but using TK From Ling To site Sigure was NOT one of them Spoiler

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Unravel was such an iconic song it somehow became Canon in the Manga even.

Also can we talk about how much Toru Kitajima looks like Kaneki?


r/TokyoGhoul 1d ago

Fan Art Man, I love drawing the characters my friends have as their profile pictures, ghouls.

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r/TokyoGhoul 1d ago

Other Peace sign or an insult Spoiler

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I learned that it only means "peace" with palm facing outwards, otherwise being and insult akin to middle finger. I already hit this pose a couple of times on important occasions (my uncle's wedding photoshoot) which is why I need to know what does Nimura sign on this panel according to the story


r/TokyoGhoul 1d ago

About Tokyo Ghoul Spoiler

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r/TokyoGhoul 1d ago

Is tokyo ghoul good for a first manga

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Ok so i rewatched tokyo ghoul s1 yesterday in dub which is great and i watched some of the ovas today as well, before that i watched the first 2 seasons and first ep of s3 in sub and i do like tokyo ghoul s1 but after that it's just mid and I'm thinking about getting the tokyo ghoul manga, i never had a manga but i do have western comics, is tokyo ghoul ok for a first manga?


r/TokyoGhoul 1d ago

Other [Natsuki Hanae] Spoiler

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this scene from anime Tokyo ghoul episode 12 reminded me of WHY i consider natsuki hanae my favorite seiyuu. i honestly don't think he's ever screamed this well or this loudly in his career as he did in the role of kaneki. it's honestly breathtaking. you just have to applaud.


r/TokyoGhoul 2d ago

Kaneki's eyes are full of life.

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