Tokyo Ghoul
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Distinguish|Tokyo Ghost{{!}}Tokyo Ghost}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image = Tokyo Ghoul volume 1 cover.jpg
| caption = First {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume cover, featuring Ken Kaneki
| ja_kanji = {{ruby-ja|東京喰種|トーキョーグール}}
| ja_romaji = Tōkyō Gūru
| genre = {{ubl|Dark fantasy|Supernatural thriller{{cite web|last=Chapman|first=Paul|title=Whet Your Appetite With the "Tokyo Ghoul" Teaser Trailer|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/04/12-1/whet-your-appetite-with-the-tokyo-ghoul-teaser-trailer|website=Crunchyroll|access-date=June 24, 2020|date=April 12, 2017|quote=Live-action adaptation based on the supernatural thriller manga by Sui Ishida hits theaters in Japan on July 29, 2017|archive-date=February 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218122029/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/04/12-1/whet-your-appetite-with-the-tokyo-ghoul-teaser-trailer|url-status=live}}}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Sui Ishida
| publisher = Shueisha
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Viz Media}}
| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Seinen}}
| imprint = Young Jump Comics
| magazine = Weekly Young Jump
| first = September 8, 2011
| last = September 18, 2014
| volumes = 14
| volume_list = List of Tokyo Ghoul chapters
}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = light novel
| author = Shin Towada
| illustrator = Sui Ishida
| publisher = Shueisha
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Viz Media}}
| demographic = Male
| imprint = Jump J-Books
| first = July 19, 2013
| last = December 19, 2014
| volumes = 3
| volume_list = List of Tokyo Ghoul chapters#Light novels
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title = Tokyo Ghoul [Jack]
| author = Sui Ishida
| publisher = Shueisha
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Viz Media}}
| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Seinen}}
| imprint = Young Jump Comics Digital
| magazine = Jump Live
| first = August 2013
| last = September 2013
| volumes = 1
| volume_list = List of Tokyo Ghoul chapters#Side stories
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| director = Shuhei Morita
| producer = {{ubl|Ken Hagino|Hajime Maruyama|Yoshito Danno|Hidetada Soga}}
| writer = Chūji Mikasano
| music = Yutaka Yamada
| studio = Pierrot
| licensee = {{ubl|Crunchyroll{{efn|name=Crunchyroll|In North America through Crunchyroll, LLC formerly known as Funimation, and in Australia through Madman Anime.}}|{{English anime licensee|UK=Anime Limited}}}}
| network = Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, TVQ, TVO, AT-X, Dlife
| network_en = {{English anime network
| UK = Viceland
| US = Adult Swim (Toonami)
}}
| first = July 4, 2014
| last = September 19, 2014
| episodes = 12
| episode_list = List of Tokyo Ghoul episodes#Tokyo Ghoul
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| title = Tokyo Ghoul:re
| type = manga
| author = Sui Ishida
| publisher = Shueisha
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Viz Media}}
| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Seinen}}
| imprint = Young Jump Comics
| magazine = Weekly Young Jump
| first = October 16, 2014
| last = July 5, 2018
| volumes = 16
| volume_list = List of Tokyo Ghoul chapters#Tokyo Ghoul:re
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| title = Tokyo Ghoul √A
| director = Shuhei Morita
| producer = {{ubl|Ken Hagino|Hajime Maruyama|Yoshito Danno|Hidetada Soga}}
| writer = Chūji Mikasano
| music = Yutaka Yamada
| studio = Pierrot
| licensee = {{ubl|Crunchyroll{{efn|name=Crunchyroll}}|{{English anime licensee|UK=Anime Limited}}}}
| network = Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, TVQ, TVO, AT-X, Dlife, MRO
| network_en = {{English anime network
| UK = Viceland
| US = Adult Swim (Toonami)
}}
| first = January 9, 2015
| last = March 27, 2015
| episodes = 12
| episode_list = List of Tokyo Ghoul episodes#Tokyo Ghoul √A
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = OVA
| title = Tokyo Ghoul [Jack]
| director = Sōichi Shimada
| producer = {{ubl|Ken Hagino|Hajime Maruyama|Yoshito Danno|Hidetada Soga}}
| writer = Chūji Mikasano
| music = Yutaka Yamada
| studio = Pierrot
| licensee = {{ubl|Crunchyroll{{efn|name=Crunchyroll}}|{{English anime licensee|UK=Anime Limited}}}}
| released = September 30, 2015
| runtime = 30 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = OVA
| title = Tokyo Ghoul: Pinto
| director = Tadahito Matsubayashi
| producer = {{ubl|Ken Hagino|Hajime Maruyama|Yoshito Danno|Hidetada Soga}}
| writer = Sōichi Shimada
| music = Yutaka Yamada
| studio = Pierrot
| licensee = {{ubl|Crunchyroll{{efn|name=Crunchyroll}}|{{English anime licensee|UK=Anime Limited}}}}
| released = December 25, 2015
| runtime = 24 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = light novel
| title = Tokyo Ghoul:re
| author = Shin Towada
| illustrator = Sui Ishida
| publisher = Shueisha
| publisher_en =
| demographic = Male
| imprint = Jump J-Books
| first =
| last =
| published = December 19, 2016
| volumes =
| volume_list = List of Tokyo Ghoul chapters#Light novels
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| title = Tokyo Ghoul:re
| director = Toshinori Watanabe
| producer = {{ubl|Ken Hagino|Yoshito Danno|Hidetada Soga}}
| writer = Chūji Mikasano
| music = Yutaka Yamada
| studio = Pierrot{{efn|{{nihongo|Production assistance|制作協力}} for all episodes provided by Pierrot+.}}
| licensee = {{ubl|Crunchyroll{{efn|name=Crunchyroll}}|{{English anime licensee|UK=Anime Limited|SEA=Medialink}}}}
| network = Tokyo MX, Sun TV, TVA, TVQ, BS11
| network_en = {{English anime network|UK=Viceland}}
| first = April 3, 2018
| last = December 25, 2018
| episodes = 24
| episode_list = List of Tokyo Ghoul episodes#Tokyo Ghoul: re
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title = Live-action film
| content =
- Tokyo Ghoul (2017)
- Tokyo Ghoul S (2019)
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title = Video games
| content =
- Tokyo Ghoul: Carnaval ∫ Color (2015)
- Tokyo Ghoul: Jail (2015)
- Tokyo Ghoul: Dark War (2016)
- Tokyo Ghoul: re Invoke (2017)
- Tokyo Ghoul: re Call to Exist (2019)
}}
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{{Nihongo|Tokyo Ghoul|{{ruby-ja|東京喰種|トーキョーグール}}|Tōkyō Gūru|lead=yes}} is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Sui Ishida. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from September 2011 to September 2014, with its chapters collected in 14 {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes. The manga has been licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media.
The story is set in an alternate version of Tokyo where humans coexist with ghouls, beings who look like humans but can only survive by eating human flesh. Ken Kaneki is a college student who is transformed into a half-ghoul after an encounter with one of them. He must navigate the complex social and political dynamics between humans and ghouls while struggling to maintain his humanity.
A prequel, titled Tokyo Ghoul [Jack], ran online on Jump Live in 2013, with its chapters collected in a single {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume. A sequel, titled Tokyo Ghoul:re, was serialized in Weekly Young Jump from October 2014 to July 2018, its chapters were collected in 16 {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes.
A 12-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Pierrot, aired on Tokyo MX from July to September 2014. A 12-episode second season, titled Tokyo Ghoul √A (pronounced Tokyo Ghoul Root A), which follows an original story, aired from January to March 2015. A live-action film based on the manga was released in Japan in July 2017, with a sequel being released in July 2019. An anime adaptation based on the sequel manga, Tokyo Ghoul:re, aired for two seasons; the first from April to June 2018, and the second from October to December 2018.
By January 2021, Tokyo Ghoul had over 47 million copies in circulation worldwide, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time.
Synopsis
=Setting=
Tokyo Ghoul is set in an alternate reality where ghouls, creatures that look like normal people but can only survive by eating human flesh, live among the human population in secrecy, hiding their true nature in order to evade pursuit from the authorities. Ghouls have powers including enhanced strength, speed, endurance and regenerative abilities—a regular ghoul produces 4–7 times more kinetic energy in their muscles than a normal human; they also have several times the RC cells, a cell that flows like blood and can become solid instantly. A ghoul's skin is resistant to ordinary piercing weapons, and it has at least one special predatory organ called a {{nihongo||赫子|Kagune}}, which it can manifest and use as a weapon during combat. Another distinctive trait of ghouls is that when they are excited or hungry, the color of their sclera in both eyes turns black and their irises red. This mutation is known as {{nihongo||赫眼|kakugan|"red eye"}}.
A half-ghoul can either be born naturally as a ghoul and a human's offspring, or artificially created by transplanting some ghoul organs into a human. In both cases, a half-ghoul is usually much stronger than a pure-blood ghoul. In the case of a half-ghoul, only one of the eyes undergoes the "red eye" transformation. Natural born half-ghouls are very rare, and creating half-ghouls artificially initially has a low success rate. There is also the case of half-humans, hybrids of ghouls and humans that can feed like normal humans and lack a Kagune while possessing enhanced abilities, like increased reaction speeds, but shortened lifespans. Naturally born half-ghouls can also eat like normal humans or full ghouls.
=Plot=
{{Further|List of Tokyo Ghoul characters{{!}}List of Tokyo Ghoul characters}}
The story follows Ken Kaneki, an 18-year old university student who barely survives a deadly encounter with Rize Kamishiro (his date who reveals herself as a ghoul and tries to eat him) when she gets hit by falling construction girders. He is taken to the hospital in critical condition. After recovering, Kaneki discovers that he underwent a surgery that transformed him into a half-ghoul. This was accomplished because some of Rize's organs were transferred into his body, and now, like normal ghouls, he must consume human flesh to survive. Ghouls who run a coffee shop called "Anteiku" (あんていく) take him in and teach him to deal with his new life as a half-ghoul. Some of his daily struggles include fitting into the ghoul society, as well as keeping his identity hidden from his human companions, especially from his best friend, Hideyoshi Nagachika.
The prequel series Tokyo Ghoul [Jack] follows the youths of Kishō Arima and Taishi Fura, two characters from the main series who become acquainted when they join forces to investigate the death of Taishi's friend at the hands of a ghoul, leading to Taishi eventually following Arima's path and joining the CCG (Commission of Counter Ghoul), the federal agency tasked into dealing with crimes related to ghouls as well.
The sequel series Tokyo Ghoul:re follows an amnesiac Kaneki under the new identity of Haise Sasaki (the result of horrific brain damage sustained from Kishō Arima). He is the mentor of a special team of CCG investigators called "Quinx Squad" that underwent a similar procedure to his, allowing them to obtain the special abilities of Ghouls in order to fight them but still being able to live as normal humans.
Media
=Manga=
{{See also|List of Tokyo Ghoul chapters{{!}}List of Tokyo Ghoul chapters}}
Written and illustrated by Sui Ishida, Tokyo Ghoul was serialized in Shueisha's Seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from September 8, 2011,{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/56201|script-title=ja:人を捕食する怪人描く新連載「東京喰種」がヤンジャンで|language=ja|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|date=September 8, 2011|access-date=September 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912161644/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/56201|archive-date=September 12, 2014|url-status=live}} to September 18, 2014.{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=September 12, 2014|title=Tokyo Ghoul Manga to End This Month|work=Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-12/tokyo-ghoul-manga-to-end-this-month/.78700|url-status=live|access-date=September 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912151006/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-12/tokyo-ghoul-manga-to-end-this-month/.78700|archive-date=September 12, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/126368|script-title=ja:石田スイ「東京喰種」完結、最終巻は10月に|language=ja|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|date=September 18, 2014|access-date=September 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140918043719/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/126368|archive-date=September 18, 2014|url-status=live}} Shueisha collected its chapters in fourteen {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes, released under the Young Jump Comics imprint, from February 17, 2012,{{cite web|script-title=ja:【2月17日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/64551|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=March 3, 2024|language=ja|date=February 17, 2012|archive-date=November 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111085058/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/64551|url-status=live}} to October 17, 2014.{{cite web|script-title=ja:【10月17日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/128826|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=March 3, 2024|language=ja|date=October 17, 2014|archive-date=November 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115070212/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/128826|url-status=live}} In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Viz Media.{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=Viz Media Adds Tokyo Ghoul, So Cute It Hurts!! Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-09/viz-media-adds-tokyo-ghoul-so-cute-it-hurts-manga/.79756|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 3, 2024|date=October 9, 2014|archive-date=October 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011105916/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-09/viz-media-adds-tokyo-ghoul-so-cute-it-hurts-manga/.79756|url-status=live}} The volumes were released from June 16, 2015,{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 14–20|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-16/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-14-20/.89360|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 3, 2024|date=June 16, 2015|archive-date=May 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511234752/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-16/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-14-20/.89360|url-status=live}} to August 15, 2017.{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 13–19|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-08-15/north-american-anime-manga-releases-august-13-19/.120163|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 3, 2024|date=August 15, 2017|archive-date=January 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113144753/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-08-15/north-american-anime-manga-releases-august-13-19/.120163|url-status=live}}
In 2013, a prequel spin-off manga titled Tokyo Ghoul [Jack] was released on Jump Live digital manga service. The story spans seven chapters and focuses on Kishō Arima and Taishi Fura twelve years before the events of Tokyo Ghoul. It was compiled into a {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume published digitally by Shueisha on October 18, 2013.{{cite web|script-title=ja:東京喰種トーキョーグール［JACK］|url=https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?jdcn=08C00012879272315501|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=June 15, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=June 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615170207/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?jdcn=08C00012879272315501|url-status=live}} It was licensed Viz Media and published digitally on September 26, 2017.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Viz Previews Dragon Ball, Naruto, Tokyo Ghoul Spinoff Manga in English|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-06-25/viz-previews-dragon-ball-naruto-tokyo-ghoul-spinoff-manga-in-english/.103630|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 3, 2024|date=June 25, 2016|archive-date=January 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120153154/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-06-25/viz-previews-dragon-ball-naruto-tokyo-ghoul-spinoff-manga-in-english/.103630|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 24-30|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-09-26/north-american-anime-manga-releases-september-24-30/.121890|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 3, 2024|date=September 26, 2017|archive-date=September 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930204807/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-09-26/north-american-anime-manga-releases-september-24-30/.121890|url-status=live}}
A full-color illustration book, titled Tokyo Ghoul Zakki, was released along with the final volume of the manga on October 17, 2014. It includes all promotional images, volume covers and unreleased concept art with commentary by Ishida.{{cite web|script-title=ja:東京喰種サイトに「石田スイ…始動。」の告知|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/127658|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=March 3, 2024|language=ja|date=October 3, 2014|archive-date=June 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617004624/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/127658|url-status=live}}
A sequel manga series, titled Tokyo Ghoul:re, was serialized in Weekly Young Jump from October 16, 2014,{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/128412|script-title=ja:石田スイ新連載は喰種の新章、アニメ2期も|language=ja|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|date=October 11, 2014|access-date=October 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012172716/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/128412|archive-date=October 12, 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:「東京喰種:re」開幕、カレンダーも付録に|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/128761|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=March 3, 2024|language=ja|date=October 16, 2014|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427081357/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/128761|url-status=live}} to July 5, 2018.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Tokyo Ghoul:re Manga Ends in 3 Chapters|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-13/tokyo-ghoul-re-manga-ends-in-3-chapters/.132830|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 3, 2024|date=June 13, 2018|archive-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129021843/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-13/tokyo-ghoul-re-manga-ends-in-3-chapters/.132830|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:「東京喰種:re」前シリーズ含め計7年の歴史に幕、最終巻は今月発売|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/289794|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=March 3, 2024|language=ja|date=July 5, 2018|archive-date=October 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021140918/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/289794|url-status=live}} The series is set two years after the end of the original series and introduces a new set of characters.{{cite news|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|date=October 11, 2014|title=Tokyo Ghoul:re Manga Changes Main Character|work=Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-11/tokyo-ghoul-re-manga-changes-main-character/.79824|url-status=live|access-date=October 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012101218/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-11/tokyo-ghoul-re-manga-changes-main-character/.79824|archive-date=October 12, 2014}} Shueisha collected its chapters in sixteen {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes, released from December 19, 2014,{{cite web|script-title=ja:「東京喰種」新章1巻と小説版第3弾が同発、ニコニコ静画では人気投票も|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/134256|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=March 3, 2024|language=ja|date=December 19, 2014|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427053000/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/134256|url-status=live}} to July 19, 2018.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「東京喰種:re」最終巻は320P超の大ボリューム、12月にはイラスト集も発売|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/291766|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=March 3, 2024|language=ja|date=July 19, 2018|archive-date=August 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813020140/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/291766|url-status=live}} The manga was licensed by Viz Media,{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=Viz Licenses Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vampire Knight Memories, Golden Kamuy Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-07/viz-licenses-tokyo-ghoul-re-vampire-knight-memories-golden-kamuy-manga/.107392|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 3, 2024|date=October 7, 2016|archive-date=October 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008145801/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-07/viz-licenses-tokyo-ghoul-re-vampire-knight-memories-golden-kamuy-manga/.107392|url-status=live}} with the volumes released from October 17, 2017,{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 15–21|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-17/north-american-anime-manga-releases-october-15-21/.122857|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 3, 2024|date=October 17, 2017|archive-date=March 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321150904/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-17/north-american-anime-manga-releases-october-15-21/.122857|url-status=live}} to April 21, 2020.{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 19-25|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-04-22/north-american-anime-manga-releases-april-19-25/.158823|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 3, 2024|date=April 22, 2020|archive-date=January 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120085004/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-04-22/north-american-anime-manga-releases-april-19-25/.158823|url-status=live}}
=Light novels=
Four light novels have been released thus far and all are written by Shin Towada, with illustrations done by series creator Sui Ishida. On June 19, 2013, {{Nihongo|Tokyo Ghoul: Days|東京喰種トーキョーグール［日々］|Tōkyō Gūru［Hibi］}} was released, Illustrations were done by the series creator Sui Ishida and written by Shin Towada and serves as sidestory/spin off that focuses on the daily lives of characters from the Tokyo Ghoul series. {{Nihongo|Tokyo Ghoul: Void|東京喰種トーキョーグール［空白］|Tōkyō Gūru［Kūhaku］}} was released on June 19, 2014, and fills in the 6 month time gap between volumes 8 and 9 of the first series.
The third novel {{Nihongo|Tokyo Ghoul: Past|東京喰種トーキョーグール［昔日］|Tōkyō Gūru［Sekijitsu］}} was released on December 19, 2014. Past takes place before the events of the main series and focuses on the further backstory of certain Tokyo Ghoul characters, including Touka Kirishima, Ayato Kirishima, and series protagonist Ken Kaneki. The fourth novel, {{Nihongo|Tokyo Ghoul:re: quest|東京喰種：re［quest］|Tōkyō Gūru:re: quest}} was released on December 19, 2016. It takes place during the events of Tokyo Ghoul :re, focusing on the Quinx, CCG, and other characters.
=Anime=
{{Main|List of Tokyo Ghoul episodes{{!}}List of Tokyo Ghoul episodes}}
A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Pierrot aired on Tokyo MX between July 4 and September 19, 2014.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=February 22, 2014|title=Oscar Nominee Morita Helms Tokyo Ghoul Anime at Pierrot|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-22/oscar-nominee-morita-helms-tokyo-ghoul-anime-at-pierrot|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228212926/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-22/oscar-nominee-morita-helms-tokyo-ghoul-anime-at-pierrot|archive-date=February 28, 2014|access-date=February 22, 2014|website=Anime News Network}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=March 15, 2014|title=Natsuki Hanae, Sora Amamiya, Kana Hanazawa Lead Tokyo Ghoul Anime's Cast|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-15/natsuki-hanae-sora-amamiya-kana-hanazawa-lead-tokyo-ghoul-anime-cast|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414235729/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-15/natsuki-hanae-sora-amamiya-kana-hanazawa-lead-tokyo-ghoul-anime-cast|archive-date=April 14, 2014|access-date=March 15, 2014|website=Anime News Network}}{{cite web|url=http://mediaarts-db.jp/an/anime_series/18528|script-title=ja:東京喰種 トーキョーグール|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=March 21, 2015|language=ja|archive-date=August 14, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814041138/http://mediaarts-db.jp/an/anime_series/18528}} It also aired on TV Aichi, TVQ, TVO, AT-X, and Dlife. The opening theme song is "Unravel" by TK from Ling tosite Sigure and the ending theme is {{Nihongo|"The Saints"|聖者たち|"Seijatachi"}} by People in the Box.{{cite web|title=Products: Music|url=http://www.marv.jp/special/tokyoghoul/first/music.html|website=Tōkyō Gūru|publisher=Marvelous|access-date=October 30, 2018|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620080325/http://www.marv.jp/special/tokyoghoul/first/music.html|archive-date=June 20, 2018|url-status=live }} Funimation has licensed the anime series in North America.{{cite web|last=Nelkin|first=Sarah|date=June 8, 2014|title=Funimation Acquires Tokyo Ghoul, Street Fighter: Assassin Fist|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-08/funimation-acquires-tokyo-ghoul-street-fighter-assassin-fist/.75328|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725130935/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-08/funimation-acquires-tokyo-ghoul-street-fighter-assassin-fist/.75328|archive-date=July 25, 2014|website=Anime News Network}} A second season, titled Tokyo Ghoul √A (read as "Root A"), aired in Japan between January 9 and March 27, 2015.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=October 10, 2014|title=Tokyo Ghoul TV Anime's 2nd Season to Premiere in January|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-10/tokyo-ghoul-tv-anime-2nd-season-to-premiere-in-january/.79780|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013002856/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-10/tokyo-ghoul-tv-anime-2nd-season-to-premiere-in-january/.79780|archive-date=October 13, 2014|access-date=October 13, 2014|website=Anime News Network}}{{cite web|url=http://mediaarts-db.jp/an/anime_series/19392|script-title=ja:東京喰種 トーキョーグール √A|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|language=ja|access-date=July 17, 2016|archive-date=August 14, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814041152/http://mediaarts-db.jp/an/anime_series/19392}} The opening theme song is {{Nihongo|"Munou"|無能|Munō|{{lit}} "Incompetence"}} by Österreich, while the ending theme is {{Nihongo|"Kisetsu wa Tsugitsugi Shinde Iku"|季節は次々死んでいく||{{lit}} "The seasons will die out, one after another"}} by Amazarashi. "Glassy Sky" ("Glassy sky above, As long as I'm alive, you will be a part of me") is an insert song in this season, which is a first English song written by Yutaka Yamada in Tokyo Ghoul. On March 10, 2017, it was announced that the anime would air on Adult Swim's Saturday late-night action programming block Toonami, starting on March 25.{{cite web| url=https://www.facebook.com/Toonami/videos/1724321691192004| work=Facebook| title=Toonami's bummed to see One Piece go, but excited to announce our newest show, Tokyo Ghoul! Premiering Saturday, 3/25!| date=March 10, 2017| access-date=September 9, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207225409/https://www.facebook.com/Toonami/videos/1724321691192004/| archive-date=December 7, 2018| url-status=live }} Madman Entertainment announced that they had licensed the series in Australia and New Zealand, and simulcasted it on AnimeLab.{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-14/madman-entertainment-acquires-tokyo-ghoul/.75531|title=Madman Entertainment Acquires Tokyo Ghoul|date=June 14, 2014|last=Hayward|first=Jon|work=Anime News Network|access-date=June 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620095834/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-14/madman-entertainment-acquires-tokyo-ghoul/.75531|archive-date=June 20, 2018|url-status=live }} Anime Limited licensed the series in the UK and Ireland,{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-02/anime-limited-plans-for-home-releases-of-plastic-memories-and-tokyo-ghoul/.87768|title=Anime Limited Plans for Home Releases of Plastic Memories and Tokyo Ghoul|last=Osmond|first=Andrew|author-link=Andrew Osmond (journalist)|date=May 2, 2015|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623120303/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-02/anime-limited-plans-for-home-releases-of-plastic-memories-and-tokyo-ghoul/.87768|archive-date=June 23, 2018|url-status=live }} and later announced during MCM London Comic-Con that the series would be broadcast on Viceland UK.{{cite web|url=https://animeuknews.net/2017/06/uk-tv-channel-viceland-announces-daily-anime-programming-from-17th-july|title=UK TV channel VICELAND announces daily anime programming from 17th July|date=June 20, 2017|website=Anime UK News|access-date=June 16, 2018|archive-date=February 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214072213/https://animeuknews.net/2017/06/uk-tv-channel-viceland-announces-daily-anime-programming-from-17th-july/|url-status=live}}
An anime adaptation for Tokyo Ghoul:re was announced on October 5, 2017, and started airing on April 3, 2018.{{cite web|title=Tokyo Ghoul:re Anime Reveals Season 3 Premiere Date|url=https://www.gojinshi.com/tokyo-ghoul-season-3-release-date-20180220|website=Gojinshi|access-date=February 20, 2018|date=February 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308042446/https://www.gojinshi.com/tokyo-ghoul-season-3-release-date-20180220|archive-date=March 8, 2018|url-status=live }} Toshinori Watanabe replaced Shuhei Morita as the director, while Chūji Mikasano returned to write scripts. Pierrot produced the animation, while Pierrot+ is credited for animation assistance. Atsuko Nakajima replaced Kazuhiro Miwa as the character designer.{{cite web|last=Rafael|first=Antonio Pineda|date=October 30, 2017|title=Tokyo Ghoul:re Anime's Main Staff Revealed|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-30/tokyo-ghoul-re-anime-main-staff-revealed/.123382|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101232727/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-30/tokyo-ghoul-re-anime-main-staff-revealed/.123382|archive-date=November 1, 2017|access-date=October 30, 2017|website=Anime News Network}} The opening theme of the first season is "Asphyxia" by Cö shu Nie and the ending theme is "Half" by Queen Bee.{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|title=Cö shu Nie Performs Tokyo Ghoul:re Anime's Opening Theme Song|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-23/co-shu-nie-performs-tokyo-ghoul-re-anime-opening-theme-song/.128173|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 10, 2019|date=February 23, 2018|archive-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509025906/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-23/co-shu-nie-performs-tokyo-ghoul-re-anime-opening-theme-song/.128173|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|title=Ziyoou-vachi Performs Tokyo Ghoul:re Anime's Ending Theme Song|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-19/ziyoou-vachi-performs-tokyo-ghoul-re-anime-ending-theme-song/.126660|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 10, 2019|date=January 19, 2018|archive-date=March 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301162831/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-19/ziyoou-vachi-performs-tokyo-ghoul-re-anime-ending-theme-song/.126660|url-status=live}} The series aired in two seasons, with the first 12 episodes airing from April 3 to June 19, 2018,{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2018-04-03/tokyo-ghoul-re-anime-listed-with-12-episodes/.129900|title=Tokyo Ghoul:re Anime Listed With 12 Episodes|last=Ressler|first=Karen|date=April 3, 2018|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403232009/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2018-04-03/tokyo-ghoul-re-anime-listed-with-12-episodes/.129900|archive-date=April 3, 2018|url-status=live}} and the second season airing from October 9 to December 25, 2018.{{Cite news|last=Rafael|first=Antonio Pineda|date=June 13, 2018|title=Tokyo Ghoul:re Anime Gets 2nd Season in October|work=Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-13/tokyo-ghoul-re-anime-gets-2nd-season-in-october/.132828|url-status=live|access-date=June 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614130424/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-13/tokyo-ghoul-re-anime-gets-2nd-season-in-october/.132828|archive-date=June 14, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-09-09/tokyo-ghoul-re-season-2-confirms-october-9-debut-opening-song-info/.136548|title=Tokyo Ghoul:re Season 2 Confirms October 9 Debut, Opening Song Info|website=Anime News Network|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=September 9, 2018|access-date=September 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909193714/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-09-09/tokyo-ghoul-re-season-2-confirms-october-9-debut-opening-song-info/.136548|archive-date=September 9, 2018|url-status=live}} The opening theme of the second season is "Katharsis" by TK from Ling tosite Sigure, and the ending theme of the second season is {{Nihongo|"Rakuen no Kimi"|楽園の君}} by Österreich.{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=Tokyo Ghoul:re Season 2's Premiere Date, Opening Song Info Briefly Posted|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-09-07/tokyo-ghoul-re-season-2-premiere-date-opening-song-info-briefly-posted/.136506|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 10, 2019|date=September 7, 2018|archive-date=September 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908015844/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-09-07/tokyo-ghoul-re-season-2-premiere-date-opening-song-info-briefly-posted/.136506|url-status=live}}
=Video games=
{{Main|Tokyo Ghoul: re Call to Exist}}
A video game titled Tokyo Ghoul: Carnaval Color by Bandai Namco Games was released in Japan for Android smartphones on February 6, 2015, and on February 9 for iOS.{{cite web|script-title=ja:バンナム、『東京喰種 carnaval∫color』のサービスを2017年4月13日をもって終了|url=https://gamebiz.jp/news/178317|website=Gamebiz|access-date=March 14, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329065403/https://gamebiz.jp/news/178317|archive-date=March 29, 2024|language=ja|date=February 10, 2017|url-status=live}} The player builds a team from a number of ghoul and investigator characters and explores a 3D map.{{cite news|last=Ressler|first=Karen|date=December 24, 2014|title=Tokyo Ghoul: Carnaval ∫ Color Smartphone Game Teased in Video|work=Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-02/tokyo-ghoul-carnaval-smartphone-game-teased-in-video/.81636|url-status=live|access-date=February 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301162132/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-02/tokyo-ghoul-carnaval-smartphone-game-teased-in-video/.81636|archive-date=March 1, 2015}} Another video game titled Tokyo Ghoul: Jail for the PlayStation Vita console was released on October 1, 2015. It introduces a protagonist named Rio, who interacts with characters from the series. The game was developed by Bandai Namco Games as well and is categorized as an adventure RPG where players are able to explore Tokyo's 23 wards.{{cite web|url=http://www.vcpost.com/articles/38308/20150121/tokyo-ghoul-video-game-come-ps-vita-real-time-last.htm|title=Tokyo Ghoul video game to come on PS Vita; April Fool's Prank by manga creator affects launching confirmation?|publisher=Venture Capital Post|date=January 21, 2015|access-date=February 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207005243/http://www.vcpost.com/articles/38308/20150121/tokyo-ghoul-video-game-come-ps-vita-real-time-last.htm|archive-date=February 7, 2015|url-status=live}} The mobile game Tokyo Ghoul: Dark War, released in 2018, focuses on the conflict between ghouls and the CCG that terrorizes the city of Tokyo.{{cite press release|title=Tokyo Ghoul: Dark War is Live|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2018-05-08/tokyo-ghoul-dark-war-is-live/.131340|publisher=GameSamba|via=Anime News Network|access-date=March 14, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707071729/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2018-05-08/tokyo-ghoul-dark-war-is-live/.131340|archive-date=July 7, 2022|date=May 8, 2018|url-status=live}} A video game, titled Tokyo Ghoul: re Call to Exist, was released for the PlayStation 4 and Windows (via Steam) in November 2019.{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|title=Tokyo Ghoul:re Call to Exist Game's Trailer Reveals November 15 Release|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-08-19/tokyo-ghoul-re-call-to-exist-game-trailer-reveals-november-15-release/.150205|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 14, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605002141/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-08-19/tokyo-ghoul-re-call-to-exist-game-trailer-reveals-november-15-release/.150205|archive-date=June 5, 2023|date=August 19, 2019|url-status=live}} In March 2025, Behaviour Interactive announced a collaboration between the series and the Dead by Daylight video game, where Ken Kaneki would be added as a playable Killer character on April 2.{{cite web|last=Tai|first=Anita|title=Dead by Daylight Game Announces Tokyo Ghoul Collaboration|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-03-11/dead-by-daylight-game-announces-tokyo-ghoul-collaboration/.222214|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 14, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250312061814/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-03-11/dead-by-daylight-game-announces-tokyo-ghoul-collaboration/.222214|archive-date=March 12, 2025|date=March 12, 2025|url-status=live}}
=Live-action films=
{{Main|Tokyo Ghoul (film){{!}}Tokyo Ghoul (film)|Tokyo Ghoul S{{!}}Tokyo Ghoul S}}
A live-action film based on the manga was released in Japan on July 29, 2017. Kentarō Hagiwara directed the film. The cast included Masataka Kubota for the role of protagonist Ken Kaneki and Fumika Shimizu for the role of Touka Kirishima.{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=June 23, 2016|title=Live-Action Tokyo Ghoul Film Casts Masataka Kubota, Fumika Shimizu|work=Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-06-23/live-action-tokyo-ghoul-film-casts-masataka-kubota-fumika-shimizu/.103557|url-status=live|access-date=June 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624034013/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-06-23/live-action-tokyo-ghoul-film-casts-masataka-kubota-fumika-shimizu/.103557|archive-date=June 24, 2016}} Yū Aoi was cast as Rize Kamishiro, Nobuyuki Suzuki played Kotaro Amon and Yo Oizumi played Kureo Mado.{{cite web|last=Green|first=Scott|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/08/08-1/live-action-tokyo-ghoul-adds-cast|title=Live-Action "Tokyo Ghoul" Adds Cast|publisher=Crunchyroll|date=August 9, 2016|access-date=August 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812105048/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/08/08-1/live-action-tokyo-ghoul-adds-cast|archive-date=August 12, 2016|url-status=live}} A sequel film titled Tokyo Ghoul S was released in Japan on July 19, 2019, with Maika Yamamoto replacing Fumika Shimizu as Touka Kirishima, and Shota Matsuda joining the cast as Shuu Tsukiyama.{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-10/2nd-live-action-tokyo-ghoul-film-trailer-highlights-obsessive-ghoul-tsukiyama/.145583|title=2nd Live-Action Tokyo Ghoul Film's Trailer Highlights Obsessive Ghoul Tsukiyama|date=April 10, 2019|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|work=Anime News Network|access-date=April 12, 2019|archive-date=April 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411035607/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-10/2nd-live-action-tokyo-ghoul-film-trailer-highlights-obsessive-ghoul-tsukiyama/.145583|url-status=live}}
=Art exhibition=
An art exhibition of the anime's tenth anniversary, titled Tokyo Ghoul EX., is set to be held at Warehouse Terrada G1 Building in Tokyo from October 21 to December 1, and from December 14–29, 2024 at VS. Grand Green in Osaka.{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/580592|script-title=ja:アニメ「東京喰種」の“体験没入型”展示会開催、石田スイの描き下ろしグッズ配布|language=ja|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|date=July 3, 2024|access-date=July 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703123245/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/580592|archive-date=July 3, 2024|url-status=live}}
Reception
Tokyo Ghoul was nominated for the 38th Kodansha Manga Award in 2014.{{Cite web|last=Nelkin|first=Sarah|date=April 3, 2014|title=38th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-03/38th-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-nominees-announced|access-date=March 27, 2022|website=Anime News Network|language=en|archive-date=November 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128113514/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-03/38th-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-nominees-announced|url-status=live }} Tokyo Ghoul was chosen as one of the Best Manga at the Comic-Con International Best & Worst Manga of 2016.{{Cite web|last=Ellard|first=Amanda|date=July 25, 2016|title='Best and Worst Manga of 2016' Results – Comic-Con International|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-07-25/best-and-worst-manga-of-2016-results-comic-con-international/.104673|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303030558/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-07-25/best-and-worst-manga-of-2016-results-comic-con-international/.104673|archive-date=March 3, 2022|access-date=April 1, 2022|website=Anime News Network|language=en}} The Young Adult Library Services Association in the United States named the series one of its "Great Graphic Novels for Teens" and "Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults" in 2017.{{cite web|publisher=Young Adult Library Services Association|url=http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2017-great-graphic-novels-teens|title=2017 Great Graphic Novels for Teens|date=January 13, 2017|access-date=September 6, 2019|archive-date=September 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906090856/http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2017-great-graphic-novels-teens|url-status=live}}{{cite web|publisher=Young Adult Library Services Association|url=http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2017-popular-paperbacks-young-adults|title=2017 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults|date=January 18, 2017|access-date=September 6, 2019|archive-date=September 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906084823/http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2017-popular-paperbacks-young-adults|url-status=live}} In 2018, it was nominated for the 30th Harvey Award for Best Manga.{{cite news|last=Cavna|first=Michael|date=August 9, 2018|title=From 'Black Panther' to 'Black Hammer,' here are the 2018 Harvey Awards nominees|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/08/09/from-black-panther-to-black-hammer-here-are-the-2018-harvey-awards-nominees/|access-date=October 3, 2019|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026064920/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/08/09/from-black-panther-to-black-hammer-here-are-the-2018-harvey-awards-nominees/|url-status=live }} On TV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150,000 people voted for their top 100 manga series, Tokyo Ghoul ranked 41st.{{Cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|date=January 5, 2021|title=TV Asahi Announces Top 100 Manga Voted on By 150,000 Readers|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-01-05/tv-asahi-announces-top-100-manga-voted-on-by-150000-readers/.168145|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114023057/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-01-05/tv-asahi-announces-top-100-manga-voted-on-by-150000-readers/.168145|archive-date=November 14, 2021|access-date=April 3, 2022|website=Anime News Network|language=en}}
Tokyo Ghoul was the 27th best-selling manga series in Japan in 2013, with over 1.6 million estimated sales.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2013|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-01/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2013|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607091038/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-01/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2013|archive-date=June 7, 2023|date=December 1, 2013|url-status=live}} By January 2014, the manga had sold around 2.6 million copies.{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=January 16, 2014|title=Sui Ishida's Suspense Horror Manga Tokyo Ghoul Gets Anime|work=Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-16/sui-ishida-suspense-horror-manga-tokyo-ghoul-gets-anime|url-status=live|access-date=January 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140130031829/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-16/sui-ishida-suspense-horror-manga-tokyo-ghoul-gets-anime|archive-date=January 30, 2014}}{{cite news|last=Beveridge|first=Chris|date=January 16, 2014|url=http://www.fandompost.com/2014/01/16/sui-ishidas-tokyo-ghoul-manga-getting-anime-adaptation/|title=Sui Ishida's 'Tokyo Ghoul' Manga Getting Anime Adaptation|work=The Fandom Post|access-date=January 16, 2020|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125162731/https://www.fandompost.com/2014/01/16/sui-ishidas-tokyo-ghoul-manga-getting-anime-adaptation/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Green|first=Scott|date=January 16, 2014|title=Anime to Adapt "Tokyo Ghoul" Suspense Manga|work=Crunchyroll|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/01/16/anime-to-adapt-tokyo-ghoul-suspense-manga|url-status=live|access-date=January 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116032345/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/01/16/anime-to-adapt-tokyo-ghoul-suspense-manga|archive-date=January 16, 2020}} It was the fourth best-selling manga series in Japan in 2014, with 6.9 million copies sold.{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=November 30, 2014|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2014|work=Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2014/.81607|url-status=live|access-date=March 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317134305/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2014/.81607|archive-date=March 17, 2015}} The whole original series sold over 12 million copies.{{cite news|last=Nelkin|first=Sarah|date=March 20, 2015|title=Tokyo Ghoul Horror Manga Gets Stage Play|work=Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-20/tokyo-ghoul-horror-manga-gets-stage-play/.86174|url-status=live|access-date=December 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925002120/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-20/tokyo-ghoul-horror-manga-gets-stage-play/.86174|archive-date=September 25, 2015}} The sequel series, Tokyo Ghoul:re sold over 3.7 million copies in Japan during its debut year in 2015,{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=November 30, 2015|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2015|work=Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-29/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2015/.95913|url-status=live|access-date=December 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409235139/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-29/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2015/.95913|archive-date=April 9, 2016}} and 4.3 million copies in 2016.{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=November 30, 2016|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2016|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2016/.109352|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205000658/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2016/.109352|archive-date=February 5, 2018|access-date=April 4, 2018|website=Anime News Network|language=}} It was the fifth best-selling manga series in 2017 with sales of over 5.3 million copies.{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=December 6, 2017|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2017|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-06/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2017/.124894|access-date=March 27, 2022|website=Anime News Network|language=en|archive-date=July 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701194925/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-06/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2017/.124894|url-status=live }} It was the tenth best-selling manga series in 2018 with 3.2 million copies sold.{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=November 29, 2018|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2018|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-29/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2018/.140163|access-date=March 27, 2022|website=Anime News Network|language=en|archive-date=November 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130202817/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-29/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2018/.140163|url-status=live }} Both series combined for over 24 million copies in circulation by June 2017,{{cite news|last=Tai|first=Anita|date=June 19, 2017|title=Tokyo Ghoul, Tokyo Ghoul:re Have 24 Million Copies in Print|work=Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2017-06-19/tokyo-ghoul-tokyo-ghoul-re-have-24-million-copies-in-print/.117709|url-status=live|access-date=June 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622060318/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2017-06-19/tokyo-ghoul-tokyo-ghoul-re-have-24-million-copies-in-print/.117709|archive-date=June 22, 2017}} and they had 34 million copies in circulation worldwide by January 2018.{{cite web|last=Rafael|first=Antonio Pineda|date=January 18, 2018|title=Tokyo Ghoul Manga Franchise Has 34 Million Copies in Print Worldwide|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2018-01-18/tokyo-ghoul-manga-franchise-has-34-million-copies-in-print-worldwide/.126469|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118181909/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2018-01-18/tokyo-ghoul-manga-franchise-has-34-million-copies-in-print-worldwide/.126469|archive-date=January 18, 2018|access-date=January 18, 2018|website=Anime News Network}} By July 2018, both manga had 37 million in circulation.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=July 19, 2018|title=Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series (June-July 2018)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-19/roundup-of-newly-revealed-print-counts-for-manga-light-novel-series/.133620|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808235441/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-19/roundup-of-newly-revealed-print-counts-for-manga-light-novel-series/.133620|archive-date=August 8, 2018|access-date=August 27, 2018|website=Anime News Network}} From December 2017 to December 2018, the franchise sold 2.3 billion yen, and was ranked at sixteenth place as one of the top-selling media franchises in Japan.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=December 19, 2018|title=Top-Selling Media Franchises in Japan: 2018|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-12-19/top-selling-media-franchises-in-japan-2018/.141064|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118193828/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-12-19/top-selling-media-franchises-in-japan-2018/.141064|archive-date=January 18, 2021|access-date=July 10, 2019|website=Anime News Network}} By March 2019, both manga had 44 million copies in circulation.{{cite web|last=Ressler Karen Sherman Jennifer|first=Hodgkins Crystalyn|date=March 3, 2019|title=Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series – February 2019 (Updated)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-03-03/roundup-of-newly-revealed-print-counts-for-manga-light-novel-series-february-2019/.143286|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303220510/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-03-03/roundup-of-newly-revealed-print-counts-for-manga-light-novel-series-february-2019/.143286|archive-date=March 3, 2019|access-date=July 10, 2019|website=Anime News Network}} By January 2021, both manga had over 47 million copies in circulation.{{Cite web|date=January 21, 2021|script-title=ja:石田スイ展のイントロダクションとしてビデオコラージュが来場客を出迎える‼ 石田スイのイラスト約710点×TK（凛として時雨）書き下ろし楽曲が豪華コラボ！|url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000357.000002610.html|access-date=March 27, 2022|website=PR Times|language=Japanese|archive-date=March 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144628/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000357.000002610.html|url-status=live }}
On June 12, 2015, the Chinese Ministry of Culture listed Tokyo Ghoul √A among 38 anime and manga titles banned in China.{{cite web|date=June 12, 2015|title=China bans 38 anime & manga titles including Attack on Titan|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2015/06/12/china-bans-38-japanese-anime-manga-titles-including-attack-titan|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831174910/https://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2015/06/12/china-bans-38-japanese-anime-manga-titles-including-attack-titan|archive-date=August 31, 2018|access-date=August 31, 2018|website=Special Broadcasting Service}} In February 2021, it was reported that the series, along with Death Note and Inuyashiki, was banned from distribution on two unspecified websites in Russia.{{cite web|last1=Pineda|first1=Rafael|last2=Hodgkins|first2=Crystalyn|title=Death Note, Inuyashiki, Tokyo Ghoul, Elfen Lied Anime Banned from Streaming in Russia on Some Sites Due to Lack of Age Restriction|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-02-14/death-note-inuyashiki-tokyo-ghoul-elfen-lied-anime-banned-from-streaming-in-russia-on-some-sites-/.168929|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 27, 2022|date=February 14, 2021|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120154743/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-02-14/death-note-inuyashiki-tokyo-ghoul-elfen-lied-anime-banned-from-streaming-in-russia-on-some-sites-/.168929|url-status=live}} However, the Tokyo Ghoul series became unavailable for Russian audiences from March 2022 after Russia invaded its neighboring Ukraine. As a result, Sony, who distributes the series via Crunchyroll, has closed down its Wakanim and Crunchyroll EMEA services in the country, in line with global sanctions and boycotts.{{cite web|first1=Alex|last1=Mateo|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-11/crunchyroll-wakanim-suspend-services-in-russia/.183472|title=Crunchyroll, Wakanim Suspend Services in Russia|date=March 11, 2022|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 12, 2022|archive-date=June 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606022525/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-11/crunchyroll-wakanim-suspend-services-in-russia/.183472|url-status=live}}
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References
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Further reading
- {{Cite magazine|last=Alverson|first=Brigid|date=April 4, 2016|title=Manga Rebounds Driven by A New Generation of Bestsellers|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/69839-after-a-sales-slump-manga-is-back-thanks-to-new-generation-of-bestsellers.html|magazine=Publishers Weekly|volume=263|issue=14|page=12|issn=0000-0019|access-date=June 3, 2023}}
- {{Cite journal|last=Frigerio|first=Christian|date=2021|title=To Live is to Devour Others: Food Ethics and Tragedy in Tokyo Ghoul|url=https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/jams/article/view/814|journal=Journal of Anime and Manga Studies|volume=2|pages=218{{endash}}242|doi=10.21900/j.jams.v2.814 |s2cid=244739216 |hdl=2142/113402|hdl-access=free}}
- {{Cite book|last=Milligan|first=Tony|title=The Metaphor of the Monster: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding the Monstrous Other in Literature|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|year=2020|isbn=9781501364358|editor-last=Moser|editor-first=Keith|chapter=Tokyo Ghoul and the Trouble with Cannibalism|author-link=Tony Milligan|editor-last2=Zelaya|editor-first2=Karina}}
- {{cite web|last=Eisenbeis|first=Richard|title=Tokyo Ghoul Builds an Emotional World of Horror and Violence|url=https://kotaku.com/tokyo-ghoul-builds-an-emotional-world-of-horror-and-vio-1650185398|website=Kotaku|date=October 24, 2014}}
- {{cite web|last=Eisenbeis|first=Richard|title=Tokyo Ghoul √A Has Strong Characters But a Weak Story|url=https://kotaku.com/tokyo-ghoul-a-has-strong-characters-but-a-weak-story-1698393247|website=Kotaku|date=April 17, 2015}}
- {{cite web|last=Eisenbeis|first=Richard|title=The Tokyo Ghoul Mobile Game is Billiards Meet People-Eating|url=https://kotaku.com/the-tokyo-ghoul-mobile-game-is-billiards-meet-people-ea-1700537428|website=Kotaku|date=April 28, 2015}}
- {{cite web|last1=Aroesti|first1=Rachel|last2=Mumford|first2=Gwilym|title=Catch-up TV guide: from Tokyo Ghoul to The Adam Buxton Podcast|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/sep/28/catch-up-tv-guide|website=The Guardian|date=September 28, 2015}}
- {{cite web|last=Flood|first=Alison|title=Ghouls, demon slayers and socially anxious students: how manga conquered the world|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/nov/01/ghouls-demon-slayers-and-socially-anxious-students-how-manga-conquered-the-world|website=The Guardian|date=November 1, 2022}}
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- {{Official website|https://youngjump.jp/tokyoghoul|Tokyo Ghoul}} official manga website at Weekly Young Jump {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Official website|https://www.marv.jp/special/tokyoghoul|Tokyo Ghoul official anime website}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Official website|https://www.viz.com/tokyo-ghoul|Tokyo Ghoul official manga website at Viz Media}}
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