
a review by Flygalia

a review by Flygalia
I think that in a world where man-eating monsters actually, unironically exist, then Tokyo Ghoul would probably be an apt description of it. There are Ghouls who prey on humans, Ghouls who merely prey on the already deceased, and there's Ghouls who straight-up kill for the fun of it.
Something reminds me, you know that meme where it's Eren saying he hates titans then shows him as a titan and it's like Kaneki right afterwards saying he hates Ghouls and later shows him as a ghoul? I don't think Kaneki actually shown a hatred towards Ghouls at all. He's just struggling to retain his humanity after becoming a half-ghoul.
This WOULD be a 10/10 for me but I feel that the season ending with Kaneki handing Jason his ass to him and not resolving what's going on with the current arc is a major sour point to me. Maybe it's just a nitpick. Who really knows. Maybe I'm just saying things because I want to reach the word minimum for this.
Anyway another minor nitpick for me is that some characters I thought would do more in the series don't really do much at all. Like I was expecting Nishiki to do things after he became a member of Anteiku but no, he did nothing of actual note in this season. Maybe if I ever get to watching the next season then maybe he does more stuff but I don't think I'm hopeful on that front.
Speaking of Man-Eating Monsters the Ghouls of Anteiku also got me slightly reminded that if they co-existed in the world of Shakugan no Shana, would, if the Flame Hazes hunted Ghouls in addition to Crimson Denizens, deem them an exception due to the method they do to get their food not being as much as a concern as a normal ghoul? Maybe.
Back on topic when the doves are introduced we get to see another side of the story, with Amon being mentored by Mado until the latter's final battle against a revenge-stricken Touka. I think the CCG has a "EGAB" mentality to them since they did mercilessly take down Ryoko, who just probably feasted upon the corspe of those who did the Sudoku. I do acknowledge that the CCG is also unaware of the organizations like Anteiku and probably just think... well, that every ghoul is equal. And after Mado's death we see Amon trying to keep up the legacy of the former since he was a father figure to him.
I'd say my biggest gripe is that we don't really know much about the other workers of Anteiku, and when Nishiki joins his relevancy drops down to a near-minimal level. Like we get one line about one of the workers having an infamous past while trying to break up a fight between Touka and Nishiki but that's pretty much it.
...guess what I'm trying to say is Tokyo Ghoul is a show where when a man becomes a monster against his will, he joins a group of monsters who don't kill all while an organization is unaware of the layers of the monster types.
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