Tokyo Ghoul
a review by JanOderSo
a review by JanOderSo
Tokyo Ghoul is about the acceptance of differences and one's self. Ken goes from the sweet shy boy who doesn't open up to anyone to the king of the ghouls who fights for their and human coexistence.
The starts talks about Ken and how he has to find a way to live in the ghoul world, after turning into one, because he was originally a human. I thought it was amazingly done. One thing I hate about isekai and that sort of genre is the main character having to adapt to the smallest things in the new world, but in Tokyo Ghoul, it didn't bother me one bit (tho it also isn't a completely new world of course, he just has to adapt his style of living). The connections he forms with other people seem realistic and believable and are well developed.
We are also torn between the sides of the humans and the ghouls, with the humans being portrayed as the villains especially at the beginning. We know both sides reasons to fight, and we can't root for any side, without feeling bad for the other one.
The fights are amazing and among my favourites I have ever seen. They have intriguing dynamics, and with the ghouls kagune and the investigators quinque, there are sheer endless ways and possibilities of power or form they can produce.
The best parts are, when it goes about the psyche of the characters and especially Ken. His internal struggle with acceptance, regrets, plans, pain,... It's very relatable and understandable for me, because I have kinda gone through something like that (of course not as much as Ken).
As you can see in the screenshots, the art is jaw dropping. It's consistently good, but when it turns up, it turns up. It has some of the best art I have ever seen, and I have nothing to complain about in that compartment.
The comedy was also really good, especially towards the end. At the start it was ok, and also really funny at times, but often didn't really bring me to laugh. But in :re the comedy really shines and made me laugh countless times. A big part in that played Saiko, who also became one of my favourite characters in the series. She can be wholesome, heroic, epic and funny when she needs to be, and it never feels out of place.
Tho it has nothing to do with the manga, I wanted to mention that the OST's for both TG and TG:re are amazing, and amazing to listen to while reading, I would recommend you do that
The main part why I love the series is it's main protagonist, Ken Kaneki. His story of evolving from a normal boy going to school to a killer who would do anything to protect the people he loves is juts so touching to witness, I didn't have a second of doubt to put him in my top 5 characters.
He can be sincere, loving, caring, but also crazy, ruthless and absolutely epic. He feels like a real person, going through his struggles in life with big problems, but also trying his best to do what he thinks is right, and he will give everything for it.
The ending in a whole is also a 10/10 in my eyes, a perfect conclusion. It has everything I wanted and more. While reading the last chapter, I had tears in my eyes and they just wouldn't stop flowing. Even after completing it, I the tears didn't stop for another good 20 minutes. One of the best ending form any series I've experienced until now.
I will now continue talking about spoilers, so if you haven't read/watched the series yet, don't read the spoiler tags
. It was basically what we all wanted since they first met, and it was exactly what we were given
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