There’s a certain disconnect happening with Tokyo Ghoul √A – 02, but that’s not entirely a bad thing. There’s a lot that’s unusual with this series, starting with the unorthodox way it’s positioned itself in-between being an anime-original and a manga adaptation. For me, the most important oddity is the […] Read more
I’ll say this much for Tokyo Ghoul – at the very least, it still manages to keep me guessing. For once the manga readers are almost as much in the dark as the rest of us as Tokyo Ghoul Root A sets off on its mysterious journey. I’m not sure […] Read more
And off we sail, into the great unknown. OP: “Munou (無能)” by österreich What to call Tokyo Ghoul √A (and no, I don’t mean the weird title – that character apparently translates into “Root A”)? Is this a sequel – or a split-cour? Is it anime-original or not? This series […] Read more
As endings to manga adaptations go, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen anything quite like that one. It’s been a crazy week in the world of Tokyo Ghoul. Not only was the anime ending in a blaze of hyper-pacing with rumors of a possible continuation (at this stage based on […] Read more
Clearly, the gearshift lever broke some time ago. Author’s Note: I realize the temptation is overwhelming, but please avoid any manga spoilers in the comments. Most of you have shown admirable restraint thus far – please continue to do so for the remainder of the series. One thing’s for sure […] Read more
This has turned into one crazy-ass show. Author’s Note: I realize the temptation is overwhelming, but please avoid any manga spoilers in the comments. Most of you have shown admirable restraint thus far – please continue to do so for the remainder of the series. I’ve reached the conclusion that […] Read more
For a breather episode, there sure was a hell of a lot going on there. Author’s Note: Please avoid any and all manga spoilers in the comments, which I know is going to especially tempting given how much unexplained material the anime offered this week. I haven’t read much of […] Read more
That was an interesting mix of the expected and the unexpected. I think the broad course of Tokyo Ghoul has been laid in from the very beginning, and even if the order of events has apparently been moved around some in the anime version, the first eight episodes have pretty […] Read more
Is Tokyo Ghoul beginning to develop a reverse Star Trek syndrome? I’m not quite ready to call it a pattern, but there’s definitely a trend here – the odd-numbered episodes of Tokyo Ghoul tend to be much better than the even-numbered ones (which is of course the opposite of the […] Read more
Whatever else one might say about Tokyo Ghoul, you can’t argue that it doesn’t keep itself busy. It looks like Tokyo Ghoul is set to do pretty well commercially. The Stalker numbers look decent, and all of the back issues of the manga have started to chart again – always […] Read more