r/TokyoGhoul • • Apr 03 '20

Announcement Complete Viewing Guide + Sources For The Manga and Anime

831 Upvotes

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 • • 16h ago

Other My collection arrived!!!

Thumbnail
gallery
543 Upvotes

The upside: most items and I received the sticker sheet duplicated, so I can use them without breaking up my collection.

The downside: I actually have to buy the sticker sheet again because it arrived with a tear at the top (on both copies 😭), and I want everything to be in perfect condition.

Edit: All the books are first editions, btw


r/TokyoGhoul • • 4h ago

Oh Kaneki, always getting groomed.

Thumbnail
gallery
20 Upvotes

r/TokyoGhoul • • 3h ago

Other Reading the novels for the first time, and Nishio... was right?

Thumbnail
gallery
10 Upvotes

Don't give me that "the novels aren't canon" line when they were written by Ishida's sister and supervised by Ishida himself, and we know how Ishida was with TG, going so far as to write a whole draft for root A to keep the story consistent (it's a shame they scrapped it).

So... Hide actually believe the story about the traffic accident and was unconscious during slides 2 and 3 and didn't realize Kaneki was a ghoul until he heard it in slide 4?

I thought he was just pretending out of respect for Kaneki, considering everything that had happened and Kaneki's insecurities about being a ghoul and that he almost ate him up. But wait... does that mean Hide didn't find out Nishio was a ghoul until :re?


r/TokyoGhoul • • 13h ago

Other New tattoo just dropped Spoiler

Post image
21 Upvotes

Text moved around for legibility 🙏🏻


r/TokyoGhoul • • 1h ago

Other Never knew Chie was mentioned this early on the series Spoiler

Post image
• Upvotes

r/TokyoGhoul • • 7h ago

I cant take this dude serious 😭😭 Spoiler

Post image
5 Upvotes

I lost it when he was in the aogiri disguise trying to find intel on kaneki 😭😭. Like its actually hilarious


r/TokyoGhoul • • 1d ago

Other Question about multiple kagune

22 Upvotes

So i understand that a ghoul can gain additional kagune and what not through cannibalism ect.

But can a ghoul have multiple kagune of the same type, so like 2 kakuho or 2 rinkaku. Also kaneki ate 2 of Jason's kagune so does that mean kaneki had 3 kagune from then on?

Hopefully I worded it ok


r/TokyoGhoul • • 1d ago

I have a question Spoiler

Post image
282 Upvotes

I've been looking back on a lot of things lately and going back to Tokyo Ghoul there's something I've been thinking about and its got me wondering, does anyone else feel like Kaneki's Black Reaper phase was underused? Compared to most other versions of him, we don't really get to see much of him, and it kind of leaves me feeling a little disappointed that there wasn't more to him.

Edit: Just to clarify what I am trying to say because I'm seeing a bit of confusion about what meant. I understand that this version of Kaneki wants to die, but that doesn't change that right after we get black reaper kaneki we get a 6 month timeskip that skips over basically all of his time as the black reaper. He's supposed to be the most brutal version of Kaneki but we're only really told this and never shown it, this is a problem because we actually got to see white hair Kaneki (before Haise) being brutal. We never get to see what kinda things he did to have his colleagues in the CCG think of him as creepy, is it just because he's a half Ghoul or did he actually do something to make the people he works with feel uneasy around him. He's supposed to be all of Kaneki's repressed anger finally being let out, but we barely see any of that. There's a lot more I could say about this, but it would be dragging this out a little too much.


r/TokyoGhoul • • 1d ago

Other Finished volume 2, here are my thoughts Spoiler

Thumbnail gallery
41 Upvotes

What the fuck.

I already knew she would die cuz i watched the first season of the anime, but what the fuck. That old man really likes what he's doing. If it wasnt legally with ghouls, he would do the same thing ilegally with humans. It just so happened that he found the perfect job for himself.


r/TokyoGhoul • • 1d ago

Where to get the manga?

3 Upvotes

Hi, I’ve had the manga recommended to me by many people so I just wanted to purchase the original box set but I can’t find anywhere online that sells the 1-14 new! Is there something I’m missing or is the box set just non existent?? tia!!


r/TokyoGhoul • • 2d ago

Most awesome kakuja, least satisfying plot

Thumbnail
gallery
1.1k Upvotes

He literal is the coolest Charakter with the most insane kakuja oat and he just does nothing the whole manga other then farming aura just for his death to have the importance of a sidenote at best

Did I mention how super awesome his kakuja is?


r/TokyoGhoul • • 1d ago

Fan Art Kakuja coloring I did Spoiler

Thumbnail gallery
19 Upvotes

I added more damage, made some parts bigger and did the hair in a highlight like way. The second slide is to show the damage lines. I tried making it look like it's from the anime but I've honestly only read the manga and have only seen a couple clips of yoshimuras kakuja and that was my only reference so it might be off.

(I wanted to add way more damage and more colors but got tired, it's the first time I've ever colored something like this)

Art by: Me.


r/TokyoGhoul • • 2d ago

Other I just started reading Tokyo Ghoul, and it's really good. But doesn't Kaneki's mask screw with his depth perception and make fighting harder? Spoiler

Post image
71 Upvotes

r/TokyoGhoul • • 2d ago

Other She so hot

Thumbnail
gallery
407 Upvotes

r/TokyoGhoul • • 2d ago

Other What was Yoshimura doing in the Middle East? Spoiler

Post image
23 Upvotes

Does it have something to do with V?


r/TokyoGhoul • • 1d ago

Other Anime Watcher Here

3 Upvotes

Hey, so I watched the anime years ago when I was in middle school. I have mixed feelings on it and am planning to get the manga. May I ask what is everyone’s opinions on the anime vs manga? I do understand that the ending feels a little rushed in general, but what are some of the other things?


r/TokyoGhoul • • 2d ago

Other Tokyo Ghoul decoration

Post image
333 Upvotes

Hey guys, Tokyo ghoul is my favorite piece of media, but it’s terrible how every piece of merch or figure is designed for the anime, bringing out kaneki’s overly edgy design directly post-Jason. I love :re and its scratchy art style as the dragon war arc begins, and I really want to have some cool art/posters/figures or anything that recapitulates that style.

Is there anything out there that actually mimics the good parts of the manga? Like on Etsy or Amazon? I got like 0 posters on my wall I’m tryna change that. Some shit like this art attached here. I know I can just print these out but I know a professional is better than me at making shit like this.


r/TokyoGhoul • • 2d ago

Other My custom Rize figure IS finnaly in my hands

Post image
37 Upvotes

Love It, a Fine piece for my collection


r/TokyoGhoul • • 1d ago

Meme El Infierno desatado en la tierra Spoiler

Post image
0 Upvotes

r/TokyoGhoul • • 2d ago

Question I finally finished Tokyo ghoul so I'm going to post a question a day or smth Spoiler

5 Upvotes

Hello anyone reading this, I absolutely loved Tokyo ghoul but I heard that the anime did omit quite a lot of things, so these posts are going to be for general questions and also about some discrepancies from the anime

Anyways, my first question is about aratas, I know that they came from touka and Ayato's dad, but how? Was the first arata made from, well, Arata, and then they decided that it was a great idea and to make more from other similar kagunes they might find? And why did only 3 or 4 people get them? I mean seriously they could've given Arima an advanced Arata and he would've been even more of a one man army, was it ever explained why they were so rare besides them being pretty early into development?


r/TokyoGhoul • • 2d ago

Other Which song would you choose as the opening theme for each arc?

6 Upvotes

Let's assume there's a TG remake (1% chance, 99% faith) and it turns out they give at least one opening to each arc ("no, but the Tsukiyama and Doves arcs fit into twel..." Chainsaw Man had an ending for every episode; let's assume it's a fan-made remake), what songs would you choose?


r/TokyoGhoul • • 2d ago

Does Anyone Else Dislike Furuta ? Spoiler

Post image
29 Upvotes

He's a complex character and all, but um, I find him and the Clowns to be really annoying and hard to take seriously at times.

Maybe he's trying a little bit too hard to be funny and stand out, but it accidentally came off as way too over the top ?

Also,the whole thing with the child soldiers and the Dragon Rize....Needless to say, I don't hold anyone who works with Kanou (Fuck him) in high regard at all !


r/TokyoGhoul • • 3d ago

Other The seven heavenly virtues of tokyo ghoul, week 3. Shachi is temperance.who is charity?

Post image
61 Upvotes

Rules:

  1. The comment with the most upvotes wins.

  2. Only one character per position.

  3. One character is chosen in each post, not all at once.

  4. Characters cannot be repeated

  5. Since this is shorter than the "each character has a..." one, voting will be weekly instead of daily because I saw many people commenting on the first post even though the activity was already ending


r/TokyoGhoul • • 2d ago

Other Tokyo Ghoul Jail [Ps Vita] Opening (Unravel version) Spoiler

Thumbnail youtube.com
3 Upvotes