Tokyo Ghoul has moments that hit harder than any film I've seen this year. Root A arc completely wrecked me. Sui Ishida has an understanding of grief, hope and the human condition that is genuinely exceptional.
Read full review →Tokyo Ghoul has some filler episodes that slow the pacing. Get past them. The story arcs surrounding Root A arc are worth every minute of slower content. The best parts are genuinely great.
Read full review →Tokyo Ghoul raises the bar for what anime can look like. The action sequences are choreographed and animated with a level of craft that live action can't match. the body horror imagery is jaw-dropping every single time.
Read full review →Tokyo Ghoul was the first anime I watched and it set an impossibly high standard. The story of Touka Kirishima explores the cost of survival with a maturity I didn't expect. I've watched dozens of anime since and this remains the peak.
Read full review →Tokyo Ghoul isn't just a great anime — it's a great work of fiction full stop. Sui Ishida's storytelling is dense, emotional, and intellectually rigorous. The theme of what makes us human is handled with genuine philosophical depth.
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