Tokyo Ghoul Have Its Cons, Still Turns Out Okay

Now, I'm pretty sure a lot of you know what Tokyo Ghoul is. Tokyo Ghoul has become popular ever since the first episode started to air back in July 2014. For those of you who haven't watched Tokyo Ghoul may be wondering: what's so great about Tokyo Ghoul?

Warning: This review contains slight spoiler about Tokyo Ghoul. Proceed at your own risk.

1. A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That


The plot for Tokyo Ghoul tells the story of Ken Kaneki, an unfortunate young man who got killed by Rize, a woman he fell in love with. Rize is actually a ghoul, a human-like creature that eats humans. When Rize is trying to kill Kaneki, she ended up getting killed herself. Kaneki survived, but he was unfortunate enough to earn organ transplants from Rize without his consent in order to keep on living.

The result? Kaneki turned into a half-human half-ghoul. He gets to live in a different life, and that is the life of a ghoul. He needs to deal with his hunger by eating human flesh or drinking coffee, he interacts with the ghoul society and deals with the faction that tries to eliminate the ghouls.

The plot itself is interesting, but how the story was served in the anime may be a little bit rushed. Overall, the plot is good. It's rushed, yes, but it's an interesting plot.

2. There's Drama. And That's Nice.


When we are talking about a plot which involves getting hunted by a stronger faction, you know there's drama in it. As the story progresses, you will find that there are some dramatic moments between a character and another. I won't spoil it for you, so you have to find out yourself on what kind of drama does Tokyo Ghoul have.

Personally, the drama in Tokyo Ghoul adds more emotion to the story. And that is great, because it's going to make the viewers understand that Tokyo Ghoul is not all about action, but there's some drama in it too.

3. Become The Person Getting Hurt


Now, here is my personal thought about Kaneki. Kaneki is an interesting character. He does not want to be a killer, even though he most likely have to since he is a ghoul. He does not want to hurt others. In most episodes of Tokyo Ghoul, we won't witness scenes where Kaneki would be your typical overpowered shonen protagonist.

Kaneki's character is interesting for Tokyo Ghoul, and that's another thing I love about Tokyo Ghoul: In a violent action anime, the main character would be that guy who prefers getting hurt instead of hurting others.

4. Oh God, That Opening.


Now when it comes to OPs, it would be a plus for me if I managed to like it. Tokyo Ghoul's OP, Unravel by TK from Ling tosite sigure, is a really nice rock OP. The instrumental is nice, TK's soft and unique vocals is nice, everything about the OP is nice.

I'm sure if you go to YouTube right now and search Unravel, you would find a lot of videos about the OP, such as musical covers of Unravel. Generally, people love Unravel, and the reason should be pretty obvious.

If you have the time, then you guys should really check Unravel by Ling tosite sigure's singer, TK. I'm sure you guys will find a liking to it.

5. Censors, Why You Do This To Me?

I know, I know. I'm one of those people who would complain about Tokyo Ghoul's censors. Tokyo Ghoul is indeed violent, maybe even too violent for some. If you are wondering about the censors of Tokyo Ghoul, take a look at this screenshot right here:


Yeah, I can't see shit either.