Two years have passed since the CCG's raid on Anteiku. Although the atmosphere in Tokyo has changed drastically due to the increased influence of the CCG, ghouls continue to pose a problem as they have begun taking caution, especially the terrorist organization Aogiri Tree, who acknowledge the CCG's growing threat to their existence.
The creation of a special team, known as the Quinx Squad, may provide the CCG with the push they need to exterminate Tokyo's unwanted residents. As humans who have undergone surgery in order to make use of the special abilities of ghouls, they participate in operations to eradicate the dangerous creatures. The leader of this group, Haise Sasaki, is a half-ghoul, half-human who has been trained by famed special class investigator, Kishou Arima. However, there's more to this young man than meets the eye, as unknown memories claw at his mind, slowly reminding him of the person he used to be.
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GMoney84
Tokyo Ghoul except everything that was good is bad. As a fan of the first two seasons I can't see this season as anything other than a massive failure and disappointment. Story-5 Very tiny spoiler: Haise is Kaneki. Wow this show is boring. I'm not sure that a single interesting thing has happened in 12 episodes. Basically it's just 12 episodes of Haise and his new buddies fighting ghouls. Not a single fight is cool, interesting, or well animated, and not a single character is as good as a character from season one. One thing I found so great about the original is that the man-eating ghouls whocouldn't possibly seen as good people were constantly and effectively humanized through the folks at Anteiku. It presented an incredibly difficult and interesting conflict where ghouls and humans desperately want peace but simply cannot coexist. Kaneki and friends constantly tried to balance peace and protecting their friends and that's part of what made the show great.
Well no more Anteiku. No more of Kaneki's old friends. And no more ghouls that are worth caring about. They're all gone and replaced with Haise's boring crew of half ghoul investigators and a bunch of ghouls who's most interesting and human trait is that they don't want to die.
Art-6
Significantly uglier than the original. The drop in animation quality is actually both astounding and depressing. A show that could be praised for it's stellar animation and dark edgy art has fallen so so low. It's production budget is likely close to half of the original and it shows. Not one fight sequence is cool or impressive and the art can also be incredibly inconsistent at times.
Sound-6
Also a big step down. The opening is good but not nearly as good as the original. The ending is also fine but kind of weird and not worth adding to any kind of playlist. All the background music is mediocre and totally forgettable. The sound does almost nothing to improve this adaptation.
Character-4
This is actually the worst part of the show. Haise has to be the most boring main character I've seen all season, maybe all year. His only character trait is that he cares about his friends and his current lifestyle. It's essentially impossible to get anything more than that out of his character. Every time he speaks it's something about how much he loves his life or how he doesn't want to be Kaneki again because he loves his life so much right now. I was constantly wanting him to return to being Kaneki against his will because I was so damn tired of Haise's babbling.
No side character is worth me mentioning with the exception of Urie (half ghoul investigator who works under Haise) who has untapped potential as of now. All the new ghouls are boring. All of Haise's new friends are a bore. They add nothing to the show whatsoever. The biggest internal conflict seen in a side character is "Damn killing ghouls is kind of sad." Really groundbreaking stuff. Massive failure in character writing.
Enjoyment-5
Obviously I did not enjoy this show and my expectations were shattered. This show has almost no redeeming qualities, and I never once looked forward to the next episode.
Overall-5
I don't understand how anyone can watch the all three seasons of Tokyo Ghoul and say that this one stands up to the first two. It's clearly a massively overambitious failure of a project.
I haven't read the manga and I don't plan to. This is a review of the anime only.
CthulhusDong
!!POSSIBLE SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW!! I'll start off by saying that Tokyo Ghoul and Tokyo Ghoul :Re are two of my favourite manga that I've read and they both hold a significant place in my life. The anime adaptions before :Re had been iffy to say the best, Season 1 of TG whilst not terrible left out a lot of content due to how few episodes they had and Root A was flat out awful. So moving onto the anime adaption of :Re I was very apprehensive about how it was going to play out. Would they try and mish mash anime original and manga canon materialagain like they did with Root A or would they ignore Root A and stick to the manga? At the time of these thoughts it wasn't clear on the direction the show would take, thankfully they decided to forget Root A completely and pushed forward with adapting the :Re manga.
The fact that the :Re anime ignores the Root A anime is going to leave a lot of anime only people confused, my advice along with the advice of the creator of TG, go read the original manga chapter 1-143 and then you can watch :Re but perhaps you should read it instead.
How well have they done? The short answer is not great, worse than season 1 better than Root A.
The long answer, well buckle in. :Re's biggest problem is its budget. The animation and general art in the show are poor, it is clear that this is the work of people who aren't the best in the business and that are working under time constraints. There is very much a real lack of soul in this anime and I think a lot of that is due to the budget.
The next major problem for the :Re anime is the pacing. Just like season 1 they've got very few episodes / minutes to tell the story of the first 57 or so chapters of the :Re manga and as manga readers will know :Re starts slow and has a lot of content in those first 50+ chapters. Several episodes adapted 5-6 chapters worth of content the rest around 3-4 chapters per episode. Due to the budget and pacing, a lot of details were left out most notable Haise touching his chin and Fluffy hair Touka. These small details are what made the manga so good.
Now :Re's anime didn't do everything wrong, once again the score has been generally A+ The opening Asphyxia is almost as good as Unravel and the closing isn't too shabby either. As well as the opening / closing tracks there are several other songs the names of which I do not know that are really quite good, especially the song when Haise and Touka meet.
Another 1+ for the anime is in regards to the VA, there are 1 or 2 that sound odd (Suzuya and Kanae both sound pretty bad imo.) However, the rest of the cast put in a very strong performance and I was very pleased to see some familiar names return to voice characters that had previously voiced in past seasons.
Ultimately the anime falls short it was handed a fantastic story on a silver plate and they did it a disservice with how cheaply they made this show. A lot of the focus was put on the fighting which is just a small part of what the manga is and when the animation is as bad as it is in :Re there is nothing to be but to be disappointed.
If you're a fan of the Manga my advice is watch it if you've really got nothing better to do, if you're an anime only well I'm sure you're pretty confused in general about :Re and it's probably best you go and read TG and then TG:Re if you really want to experience the story as it was intended.
Overall rating: 5.4/10
tenshibeat
Note: This is a review coming from an anime only viewer. Tokyo Ghoul:re is one heck of a series. From the start, you are taken on the world of Sasaki Haise, and the Quinx squad. The story, at the beginning, was quite confusing, having no context about the actual series at all. However, the pieces start to fall in much later, and the story gets more in depth than before. The story in here is really good, with a complex and unique story which surprisingly shocks me at some points, and makes me laugh at other points. I definitely didn't expect to cry in this, but Iwould be lying if I didn't cry at all.
The art was alright. I mean, the animation and the styling done in :re doesn't match up to images of the manga that I've seen, which looks a lot better than this, but then again, the first two seasons were just as bad.
The soundtrack and the choice of really different sounds was something that really felt right. It's not the typical soundtrack that most people are accustomed to; it's different, dark, unpredictable and very suited to the story of :re.
The characterisation here is another good point. The contrast of Kaneki and Sasaki is quite striking, and really well done. The Quinx squad all have their unique quirks, and I especially love how they managed to put a different spin on the characters than what I've typically seen. The characters that were also present in the original series have clearly changed, bringing the story and characters to a different level than what I expected.
Enjoyment was something I thought was alright. The series was definitely made for manga readers, and for a person like me who hasn't read past the two chapter of the original, I definitely couldn't enjoy it due to my lack of context. I think that if I knew the context better, and knew what really happened instead of what we got in Root A, then I would have definitely enjoyed it more.
Overall, this series is a wonderful work, and was something I didn't expect that I would like as much as I thought. Although I'm an anime only water, this has definitely incentivised me into reading the manga, and after watching the final episode, it makes me really look forward to season 2 of :re.
vincent_0
Tokyo Ghoul:re is a highly misunderstood anime. Manga readers condemn it for its rushing of the plot; anime-onlys enjoy it for its fresh storyline and decent action. To enjoy TG:re to the max, you have to find a balance between these two common opinions by acknowledging that the anime and manga are two different entities that should be viewed - and enjoyed - separately. Ishida is a phenomenal storyteller. There are a plethora of brilliant scenes that you can tell have been crafted perfectly and could not be any better. For instance, while the overall drive of the plot felt rushed and unnecessarily accelerated insome aspects, the focus on Haise regaining his memories was designed and paralleled perfectly with the original Tokyo Ghoul series; it made me feel nostalgic over Ken Kaneki's tragic tale. ("If you were to write a story with me in the lead role, it would certainly be a tragedy.") The only criticism of the story, for me, would be the rushing of the plot (and in the process) ignoring certain scenes from chapters that add to the atmosphere of the series. However, as previously mentioned, it is my belief that an anime and manga should be enjoyed - or hated - separately, in order to get the most out of it.
Some people hold the opinion that the animation is lacking in particular departments. This could be referring to the action scenes, the character stills, and/or the overall art. It is true that during some action scenes, the animation could have done with a new animator. In fact, the reason as to why some animated scenes flumped is because the anime was outsourced, which means that different studios work on different episodes, so quality can, and often will, vary from episode to episode. In spite of this, it is important to remember that TG:re and TG are not action-driven works (shounen) - they are, without a doubt, character-focused stories. Even more so, I personally prefer the new colour tint and animation style when it comes to the still scenes. Especially when Haise was the main focus on the screen - he looked fucking great.
One thing that distinguishes TG from other anime is its superb soundtrack. During the original TG, we were blessed with the work of art commonly known as 'Unravel'. Its closing soundtrack, written by the J-Rock band 'people In The Box' didn't fall behind the legacy of unravel much further, either. Ignoring the atrocity of the second season and its horrendous soundtrack, the opening song to TG:re, Asphyxia (written by Co Shu Nie) is almost as angelic as unravel. Some fans even prefer thus opening to its first, perhaps because of the chaotic buzz and fervent energy it installs in you as you watch and headbang to it.
Another thing that distinguishes TG from other anime is its ability (or rather, Sui Ishida's) to construct groundbreaking characters that you can't help but adore to watch. Whether her is Haise or Kaneki, I love this character as if he were my child. Not to mention the warm and fulfilling relationship between the QS members, which is something worthy of a prize itself. But in relation to Haise/Kaneki, this character glowed brighter than any other character so far, as he does in every season he is in - because that is the final product of Ishida's hard work and spectacular storytelling.
Overall, TG:re is a fantastic addition to the series. Now that the manga is coming to a close, the anime successfully provides its fans with the chance to fill their empty hearts as they wait - and beg - for another manga series in the future. As a whole, it is a work of art when you look at it from an outsider's perspective and refrain frm comparing it to the manga as an abundance of fans like to. Either way, if you read the manga or not, it is highly likely that you will find yourself enjoying the anime adaptation of TG:re, and hopefully, like me, end up adoring it.
PhoenixKola
I am going to be reviewing Tokyo Ghoul:Re as purely an anime and judge it based on its merits as simply that. Not some appendage meant to supplement its source material. This has been my approach when viewing seasons 1 and 2, which is why I enjoyed them for the most part (to the dismay of manga readers). Who knows? Coming in as a blank slate probably made it slightly easier for me to enjoy them. The world we were introduced to was lucid and well-established right from the first episode of season 1. The story was elaborate and well-paced, the character dynamics and relationshipswere complex. The voice acting was emotionally laden and three dimensional. The music was superb and probably the best part of both seasons. While the animation, though tolerable, was possibly the weakest aspect. All in all, season 1 was a great watch and season 2 was not far behind.
You would think I would’ve been overjoyed by TG:Re based on how I felt about its predecessors. And I was when it was announced. I stayed away from the manga for good measure here as well, so as to stay open minded just in case they opted for some creative liberties. Pointless. Tokyo Ghoul:Re was just difficult for me to watch... Part of why this was the case for me is that I kept convincing myself that it would get better. That somewhere in the episodes to come the writers would get on their feet and find their stride, that the studio was still setting us up for one huge payoff mid series. Just something. I kept making excuses to keep from losing interest and filling my head with as many excuses as I could conjure up until all that hope dissipated and I was left to confront my denial and convince myself that season 3 was a betrayal that should never have even happened. Everything that I loved about the first two was gone. They stripped it, left it unrecognizable and with nothing for it to stand on.
Never mind that I didn’t know where Kaneki had gone much less that he was still the lead of this series lodged in there somewhere, or what happened to all the other members of Anteiku and why Hinami wasn’t a part of it anymore. It didn’t take me long to figure out that the narrative had shifted and that the story would continue to unfold from the perspective of the CCG and its mish mash of new albeit incompetent faces. The story ran amok with no discernible direction.
With so much ground work laid from previously, it looked like none of that mattered here. It felt like a reboot more than anything else, but what really infuriated me was how it acted like we would somehow carry all that emotional package that season 1 and √A worked hard to build in its audience and adapt it to an unfamiliar setting with a landscape of characters we don’t even know let alone care about. It doesn’t take the time to establish any of its characters or why they mean what they do to one another and by extension, the viewer. When you have a death take place and you want it to elicit an emotional response from me but instead you get a “what on God’s beautiful earth is going on here?” then you ought to know that you lost a good moment to score points with me. Little two-minute flashbacks before killing someone off with the background characters watching in horror and disbelief doesn’t mean I’m going to follow suit. You legitimatelyscrewed up. If you’re going to start from scratch with a whole new palette of characters to kill off no matter how much I want you to win, emotional reactions are earned.
The dialogue was another culprit that emptied this show of any evidence that I am on this show's side. It was so bad it made the voice acting seem awful. I know for a fact that the fault was in the writing because I looked up the cast and all of them are very capable voice actors with extensive work much of it laudable. These are all talented people who know what their doing if given decent material to work with. And no amount of talent could save it, unfortunately.
But the music, of everything else that was done horribly wrong was the one biggest assault against the body of work that got me interested in the anime. I was shocked to learn that Yutaka Yamada composed the score here. He scored the previous seasons and did an amazing job of elevating even the most mediocre scenes and turning them into something to reflect on while holding back tears. Nothing akin to that here. This was the laziest score I’ve ever heard since the decline of Hans Zimmer in Hollywood. Even Yamada was utterly uninspired by the events of TG:Re. He has unapologetically done away with the sophisticated symphonies that accentuated the mood of first two seasons. His “compositions” here are, as if in protest, simple synth beats just as hollow as everything else about this show.
The animation was never Tokyo Ghoul’s strongest factor, but with nothing else going for it, it seems to me to be unwise to lower your standards at that as well. The character designs were pretty basic with faces constructed from rudimentary shapes meant for colour in books. The action sequences are the notorious one frame movements that don’t spark any tension. They don’t feel even mildly exciting or rewarding in the few places they have been sprinkled in. They look like an afterthought of some sort much like the music.
I really wanted this show to be good. I believed what was done before it was a work of art that though wasn’t flawless, was honest in its intentions to take us on an adventure. I have vehemently defended the anime against its own manga fans for years but I can’t stand behind this and still claim to be an anime fan. I stand on the side of art that showcases passion. Whether it stays true to the source or not is immaterial to me personally. The effort just has to be there. I don’t know what this was, sadly. I just couldn’t recognize any of this. But what I could spot could be summed up in one word: Lazy.
TheDopplerEffect
You're probably wondering whether or not I'm being serious about such a low score. Long story short, yes this show is really that bad. Frankly, at times I couldn't believe my eyes while watching this. I hope that after reading this review you'll see just how bad this show is yourself. STORY Now, at that point most reviewers would recap the plot of the show, albeit in very broad terms to avoid spoilers and such. But here's the problem: this show has no plot. None. A thing happens, the characters respond to it, then they fight it out. Rinse and repeat. This has been a formulafor the second season as well, and surely enough it's back this season with no changes to it being done.
It doesn't go anywhere, and even if character arcs are present, there's still no sign of an overarching narrative to tie them all together. Any story, in its essence can be divided into the beginning, the middle and the end. While Tokyo Ghoul certenaly had a beginning, we don't have a slightest idea if it progresses anywhere. The episodes feel disjointed and abrupt, pacing is all over the place. That is, however, the least of my problems with the series and this season in particular. Moving on to the
CHARACTERS
Unlike the previous section I can at least say something about the characters of this show. While many of them are underdeveloped and bare-bones, it's definately the strongest aspect of the show. And by strongest I mean it's not completely abscent or all around terrible.
Before talking about individual characters I want to adress by far the most outrageous aspect of the show. A lot of the episodes feature characters that were never introduced, but treated by the show like they have been, or like they matter. An episode can literally start with characters framed like we're supposed to care about them or at the very least know them. A lot of them end up dying dramatically, even though the viewer couldn't possibly have cared. I even ended up rewatching the previous episodes' endings to make extra sure I didn't miss an episode or two on accident. I didn't. I don't know if that's because half of the episodes got cut out from the show, or because the writers expect the viewers to be familliar with the source material or any other reason, it's simply unforgivable. With that out the way, let's talk about some of the more prominent characters.
The Main Protagonist -- Is it even a spoiler to just call him Kaneki rather than Haise? I mean it was obvious from the start. And yet I don't feel like calling him by his real name. Why? Because Ken Kaneki is not even a character. They change him up, seemingly at will every single season, to the point where his name doesn't belong to any character. Kaneki from season one and Haise from season 3 are two completely diffirent characters, no matter what the writers want you to believe. Haise himself is incredibly dull, he lacks a character arc and prominent traits, unless caring for his friends a lot counts as one. You knew what was gonna happen to him, I knew what was gonna happen to him, so he really lacks any sort of hook. This guy is really hard to care about on any level.
Urie -- he's the best character this season, but once again, "the best" as in not entirely dull or boring. He has a character arc, complete with a motivation and a goal. Sure, it's all basic, but it exists and I have to commend the effort. His only gimminck of being an egoistical hypocrite still gets old very fast.
Saiko -- the token loli. She's listed as the main character in on the title page, but doesn't do anything. She can usually be found playing vidya or running around aimlessly with that big goofy-looking hammer. She's hinted to have an amazing power, but when she does it, it's kinda meh.
Tooru -- no idea if it's a guy or a gal, either way had a lot of time devoted to him in the beginning of the season, only to be entirely forgotten about in the end.
Shirazu -- the opposite of Tooru. Had nothing going for him at the beginning, only to rapidly develop a storyarc near the end. His only piece of characterization is having shark teeth.
Juuzou -- I'm only talking about him because he was my favorite character of the second season by far. Not only was he the only character to feature a proper arc and any sort of nuance to him, he also wasn't too boring in a fight. However, that was the last season (whitch was almost as bad as this one by the way). Here, Juuzou is a dissapointment, honestly. They skipped his character development to its conclusion, and so this season nothing happens to him. Even his fights have gotten boring.
Shuu -- absolutely irrelevant as a character, despite having a hude arc of his own. I don't really get why I'm supposed to care about anything that's happening to him, he was never even likable to begin with. Since his very first appearance in season one, he wasn't shown to have a single redeeming quality as a character.
Well, that about covers most of the relevant ones, now onto the reason I can't see anyone ever enjoying this show:
FIGHTS AND ANIMATION
Every action-driven anime lives and dies by the execution of its fight scenes. And by execution I mean everything in them, not just choreography and animation. Nontheless, if I had to start somewhere, I'd start with animation in general. It's all over the place, ranging from being legitimately not bad in some fighting scenes to being insulting in more somber moments. The low point to me was in episode 3 or 4, where, durning a conversation, animators used shot-reverse shot in such a way, that the speaking characters' mouth would not be visible. When it was their turn to talk, we'd only see their back, and not their face. I wish I was kidding. That being said, when the action heated up, the animation sometimes followed suit, for the more important battles. And that would even be sort of fun to watch, if not for two reasons:
Firstly, I had a hard time caring about any of the characters because of the reasons described in the previous section. And even without that, I couldn't enjoy the action at the most basic level because, secondly, there was no stakes. Let me elaborate. The ghoul powers are basically never put in any sort of easy to understand but concrete enough to follow bounds. Because of that, the viewer is never sure what's dangerous and what's not. At the writer's whim any hit can hurt the characters badly, or be completely ignored by them.
Is a gaping hole in your abdomen bad? What about being sliced in half? There are no answers to that. It's unknown just how much can the characters endure before going down, so you can't even follow the battles from that perspective. Some can die from a fairly normal looking wound, some can withstand being dismembered. You never know, so naturally, you never care.
With all that being said, I couldn't even enjoy watching this show just to laugh at how bad it was, like I can with some other ones. It was a chore all the way through. I can't, with good faith, recommend this show to anyone.
Oh, and the sound was kind of alright, the OP was even good at times.
L01MK
Tokyo Ghoul:re part 1 positively surprised me. I never even planned to watch it since I didn’t really care about S1 and disliked S2, but I’m very glad I did. The biggest reason for this is that the characters in this show are likable, unlike the (borderline) psychopaths from the previous seasons. This meant that I actually cared about them and their interactions were very pleasant to watch. Even Urie, who had very harsh opinions about the actions of others, was likeable because you could actually understand his reasoning and why he felt that way. Haise is Kaneki minus the trademark ghoul psychopathy. Shirazu has tolearn how to be a team leader and struggles with PTSD throughout the season. Saiko is my spirit animal. She’s adorable and automatically gets +100 likeability points for gaming on a PSP. We get a lot of wholesome SoL moments with the crew, which endears them to the viewer.
Some returning characters like Juuzou and especially Tsukiyama get more characterization this season, which enhances their characters and makes interactions involving them more interesting.
The story has big changes; In this season we follow the perspective of the CCG, which were until now the antagonists. This is a welcome change for me, since I rooted against the ghouls from early on in S1. S2 felt like one long constant fight scene, but thankfully that is toned down in this season and we get a better mix of fighting and story driven episodes. There are also some funny jokes, which are appropriately placed (i. e. not in the middle of a dramatic moment)
I enjoyed the change in animation style for this season. It looks very crisp. This seasons OP and ED were also the best in the series. The music/SFX in the next episode preview also made me want to watch the next episode.
Overall this was an unexpectedly great sequel to a series which had trudged in mediocrity up to this point.
Shirogari
Tokyo Ghoul:re is supposed to be a sequel to the second season of Tokyo ghoul. However that's not what it feels like. The story doesn't continue where the second season left off; instead it makes a two year time skip to a situation in the future. The events that take place during this two year time period are almost completely ignored and not elaborated on at all during all 12 episodes of this season. There are subtle hints and implications but the fact that you receive so little information makes this seem like a different story altogether instead of a third season. If you treatthis anime as a separate story, it's actually not that bad. The story is interesting, there's multiple different factions with multiple different conflicting goals. There's big and decisive CCG operations where clear progress is made. There's subtle hints placed there to allow you to figure out what's going on before it actually happens and can be a fun story to watch.
The problem is that this isn't a separate story and instead a third season. The anime lacks narrative consistency (why can ghouls suddenly be injected through their skin when the first season made a big deal of that not being possible?), (Germany is mentioned twice but the outside world is still completely ignored) and doesn't do a great job at handling its time skip, revealing way too little information and leaving you confused as to what Aogiri Tree and the CCG have actually been up to during these 2 years.
The characters are almost all different from the previous two seasons. The character from the previous seasons that's on-screen the most is the gourmet of all people. Most of the characters from the previous seasons only make cameo appearances or play minor roles. Instead there's lots of new characters with a main cast that's actually quite reasonable and that I can respect as far as characters go. Because of the large amount of new characters is can be somewhat hard to keep track of everyone and their implied goals. While the main character's internal struggle makes sense in the beginning, in the later episodes I completely lost track of what's going on and failed to understand the logic behind any of his actions. The gourmet also doesn't always make sense which is expected and after this third season I still don't understand what the goal of Aogiri Tree is.
The animation was okay. There was less and better CGI than in the previous two seasons but there's still some CGI for cars and such. Overall the characters looked good and the fights (insofar they were shown, which they frequently weren't with only the conclusion of the fight being shown) were nice. The voice acting was good if you ignore the character that is clearly struggling to include German/French/English words into his sentences to sound elegant. The sound was great.
Overall I don't think this is a great third season and don't recommend watching it as such. You can watch it as a separate story in the Tokyo Ghoul universe with some of the characters from the original series involved. If you do decide to watch this anime I'd recommend first also watching the two single-episode OVAs named Tokyo Ghoul Jack and Tokyo Ghoul Pinto since they give a lot of background information on relevant characters.
RauLeCreuset
Tokyo Ghoul: Re I did not much care for this one until the middle, it seems like the story had no thought at all put into it, and the characters personalities seemed liked they were just threw together in a hurry, with no thought put in mind. It is like this sequel was quite rushly put together to say the least. The whole thing just seem like a pile of confusion to me. It went from ass kicking to random missions without any real purpose for what those missions were really for besides random executions. I found the whole thing kinda boring.
Katanooo
--There is no Tokyo Ghoul:re spoilers below-- What the hell was this season. Ok so first off how can an anime which was goated in the first two seasons go from being goated to being absolute trash? Like when i was watching it i was always waiting for the episodes to be over and hoping that whenever i finished an episode, the next one would be better. But no, this season was just not it. It sucked in so many ways that i cannot describe. Tokyo Ghoul:re season 1 and season 2 were definitely absolute trash. I don't even know anyone who acually likes TG:re. Ithas a very bad story, very bad character development, enjoyment was a 3/10. The only good thing in it was the animation. Let's not even talk about the final fight. Like in the first two seasons the final fights were FIRE. The final fight in this seasons was so trash that it made me believe that it was one of the worst fights in all of anime. Heck i even enjoyed Darling in the FranXX more than this (no offense to DITF fans but the ending ruined it for me).
The-End-of-Mike
I had no idea who green lit this anime but they should have atleast tried to fixed root a before jumping into re. I haven't read the manga but I get the gist why "season 2" was a hot garbage. And to be honest even without reading the manga there are a lot of things I can see that the studio who animated this have skipped. The story 2: So kaneki just jumps from one group to the other? At first he denied being a half ghoul but quickly jumps into anteiku... ok fair enough because they treat him well and taught him how ghouls fitin society. Then he joined the group that tortured him to protect the people in anteiku... what?! Wouldn't it be better if he just stayed in anteiku so if things turns south he'd be there to protect them? And now he is in the ccg because....reasons, I guess? The story to me seems basic enough in a good way. Finding a place/society you will fit in despite being different, great. But the anime just want to capitalize on the action fights thus making the story a complete mess especially to those who just wants to watch the anime and not read the manga. And that's the biggest problem right there, if someone who isn't an avid manga reader but enjoys anime saw this adaptation of tokyo ghoul it failed to convince it's new audience to read the manga since the anime is a mess.
Art 5: at least the censored scenes were not that off putting but I can tell what they're censoring. Nice try.
Sound 3: I know unravel is masterpiece but can't they at least think of something new? As much as I hated root a at least the music was good. In here I couldn't think of a memorable song from the op, ed or even on the ost.
Character 3: So after under developing the characters from season 1&2 you'd really expect me to care about these quinx? Whatever happened to rize? They told the audience she's this big deal for being a bindge eater but we never see her again other than from kaneki's head. The anime just keeps on shoving in new characters and sets them aside like they never exists after a couple of episodes.
Enjoyment 3: The action is sometimes cool and other times underwhelming. Not knowing what's going on is leaving me little to no care whatever happens to the characters. Anyone could die and I would completely forget them after an episode or two. And that's not right, the story and characters must be the strongest selling point of an anime and keeps the audience invested. Root A did not end but just stops and decided to tell a new story and expects it's new audience to read the manga before watching the anime. That's also wrong since I heard from some friends that read the manga didn't liked the anime because of skipping too much important details.
Overall 3: Season 1 was somehow good season 2&3 was just confusing and I didn't know what happened.
AnimeBear422
I'm not sure if the show was written with the assumption that the viewers read a lot of material from the manga, but I'm just a show watcher so keep that in mind with this review. So, after such a long hiatus I'm very shocked to see that the show failed to learn from the mistakes made in season 2, which turned a pretty great setup from season 1 into a confusing series of fights with pretty graphics. While it looks great and has some great fights, TG:re is confusing and frustrating. I don't know where my season 1 tokyo ghoul storyline went, but I missit.
One of the main new themes introduced in TG:re are the "quinx" members of the CCG, who are introduced out of nowhere. While there are a few info dumps that try to explain this dramatically new direction where the CCG is actually using half-ghouls as weapons, it isn't satisfactory. Each of the quinx members have their own slice of backstory to justify their existence, but there isn't enough depth. Maybe it's because the cast has grown way too large, and because adding 4 new main characters isn't going to work in 12 episodes...
The most egregious mistake was the way they handled Haise. Although I feel that the manga readers have a better understanding of what's going on, as a show watcher I was only able to vaguely understand what he is halfway through the season. And if Haise did the fusion dance with Kaneki, what about Rize who's supposed to be part of Kaneki's body? From what I remember, she never appears. Also, the lack of Touka Kirishima screentime was with him was disappointing.
I don't know what else to say. The show did look and sound very good, and I enjoyed it enough to sit through the whole season, but the plot and characters fell very short of the standard established in season 1.
ama_
Since it's initial premier in 2014, Tokyo Ghoul has taken the community by storm and added elements to the horror/ gore genre that will mark it as a show that won't be forgotten. That being said, Tokyo Ghoul has faced a precarious balance of backlash and support as the series has continued on. The show, premiering in July of 2014 was initially directed by Shuhei Morita through the second season. The director's job was handed on to Odahiro Watanabe for Tokyo Ghoul: re which premiered April of this year and ended it's first half just before the summer season. Studio Perriot took this project on, initiallyand added Perriot+ to the equation for :re.
Initial thoughts on the show:
What the hell is this art and animation?
What happened to the rest of the story?
Oh, hey Kaneki, fancy meeting you here.
Haise, what the hell, get it together.
Wow, what the hell is this art and animation?
Alright, as per usual:
IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT WHY I DID/ DIDN'T LIKE THE SHOW, THEN SKIP TO THE END FOR MY FINAL RECOMMENDATION.
Story: 6/10
- Before I get someone jumping down my throat about this, just know that the way the story was directed makes my skin itch. I gave it a 6 because there is a semblance of effort to follow the Haise story depicted in the manga. Other than that, the story is so full of holes that needed to be filled and weren't. I don't care if you think "they are going to do it in :re season 2," because the problem is that they didn't do it in season 1.
Art: 4/10
- WHO TOLD YOU THAT YOU COULD CHANGE THE ART AND ANIMATION STYLE LIKE THAT. You all know when twitter updated from using a square theme to a bubble theme? Or when they switched the actress for Aunt Viv in Fresh Prince of Bel Air? Yeah, that's exactly what Perriot thought was going to be a good idea. I could go on forever about this, but I'll spare you on that. All in all, what made the first two season's mistakes bearable, was how absolutely beautiful the art was. All of that was lost with the change in style. The veins and movement of the ghouls' kagunes, specifically, fell more than short of my expectations. I was incredibly disappointed that the aesthetic set by the first two seasons was lost to a bunch of bubbly art and shiny faces.
Sound: 7/10
- Sound quality wasn't bad, but I almost feel like there's a lag of the sound throughout the show, especially in battle scenes. Its like the sound and the animation are separate entities when they need to work together to help with the scene. Other than that I reaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyy like the opening for this season. The singer's voice is so pure and pretty/ It was almost like the opening credits are what kept me around for the whole season.
Character: 5/10
- Unpopular opinion: I really like Haise as a character. He may be a baby back bitch, but I think that his presence and the explanation of who he is IS SO IMPORTANT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STORY.
-cough- anyway
Despite liking him, Haise is just as annoying a character as the first Ken Kaneki. He has the ability to kick some ass, but he's mentally unstable and all around a brat with a death wish. The rest of the characters seem out of place with each other. There's a distinct disconnect in how the characters work together. Lastly, be prepared for the constant, miserable internal monologue happening with Urie.
Enjoyment: 6/10
- I truly am sorry to say that my enjoyment within these 12 episodes was low and slow occurring. Despite the challenges the production team faced with the first two seasons, I thoroughly enjoyed them and was extremely let down by what was offered with :re. Despite that, I was able to watch to the end and find the good in the bad.
OVERALL RATING: 5/10 RECOMMENDATION: Read the Manga
- I think the Tokyo Ghoul story is wonderful and brought a spark of originality to the table at a scale that hadn't been seen by the community in a long time (especially in the horror genre). That being said, I feel that :re did not even come close to meeting the aesthetics, story, and character depiction that the first to seasons paved the way for it to do. I think you're better off reading the manga to get a clearer understanding of the story and some semblance of consistency. That being said, I don't think the show is a bad watch, entirely, just a very disappointing one.
That's all for now, everyone!
Come back on Friday to see which show I'll be breaking down next.
Ciao =^-^=
Ama_
BabyGirl06301
So here's the thing: I thought this season would be a total flop. I wasn't really that into Tokyo Ghoul before this season came out, anyway... Or so I thought. If you're hoping to see characters from the first two seasons in Tokyo Ghoul:re, then you won't be disappointed. If you're hoping to see those characters a lot... Well, at least they're in there somewhat. The thing about this third season in the Tokyo Ghoul franchise is that it sets up a hell of a fourth season, and that alone makes it worth a watch. Naturally, the art and sound are stunning, as well as thebattles. However, the fact that Kaneki can't remember who he is makes for a very frustrating watchthrough. Don't get me wrong, the conflict inside of him is very interesting, especially when he begins learning about his past, and the new characters we meet this season are great as well, but... why mess with a good thing, you know?
But as I said, this season seems to be a sort of filler for the next season's plot. Which is fine, as long as I don't have to wait forever to see it.
All in all, not a bad revamp to the series. Hopefully the momentum picks up next season, because I have a feeling it's gonna be one hell of a show.
InsaneMissy
I am absolutely appalled at how much they have ruined this series. The manga is fantastic and so much more better than this trash. I'm quite angry and disappointed at a lot of things for the anime adaption. First off the animation is very lazy. Everything seems so bland and tasteless that it becomes boring to look at. Which is sad considering Tokyo ghoul's art is one of the best things about the series. Another problem I have is HOW MUCH STILLFRAMES THERE ARE!!! It's like they didn't even bother to animate but just draw a scene and leave it for a minute. The pacing andstoryline is very rushed compared to the manga. They cramed about 100+ chapters into 12 episodes which left out a lot of character development/backstories, arcs, and fights/etc. I dislike the fact that they toned down the darkness of the world of Tokyo Ghoul, and the atmosphere for some scenes in the story. A very big thing in Tokyo ghoul is that it is largely CHARACTER-DRIVEN and not action-driven which disappointed me a lot. There are a lot of scenes I would've liked to see like Mutsuki/Torso backstory, Karren and Eto or Kaneki as Number 240. Scene's like that is what makes Tokyo Ghoul great!
I'm also largely disappointed at how they handled characters in the anime. They want Kaneki to be a edgy emo boy so badly it's not even funny. Like how can you skip all of the dialouge and development he went through to put him in a mediocre adaption, or other characters for that matter. Characters like the quinx, Amon, Takizawa, Kanou. Rize or Kaneki's group were not expanded on like in the manga. (Although that's with literally everyone too) They made everyone so very bland and unenjoyable compared to how they are handled in the manga. Like how it's explained why Saiko is the way she is, or the relationship between Juuzou and Big madam, etc. You have no idea (Except if you have read the manga) who characters are or how they are there. Like Naki or Eto or Furuta and the washuu clan, etc.
Another thing is how they decided to just skip season 2 and go to re. I understand that Tg root A was anime original and I was quite excited to see the au version in the anime. Untilt the studio decided to completely not follow the scripts that Sui Ishida laid out and thought they could handle it better than the own author. What bugs me is how they made an anime original season 2 and then skipped the middle to Re. YOU WILL NOT UNDERSTAND ANYTHING UNLESS YOU HAVE READ SEASON 2 WHICH IS LARGELY DIFFERENT IN THE MANGA. Like how Rize was still alive at Kanou's lab, or the Yasuhisa sisters or how Naki is connected to Jason. Or Eto and Yoshimura, Rize and Sachi, or Juuzou and Shinohara. That's a big problem because anime onlys are put way far ahead of what the story was supposed to be. Like I don't blame them for being confused because I would've been so if I wasn't already reading the manga. It's frustrating to think about.
Maybe I'm biased because I'm a manga reader but tbh I only have one thing to say. Just READ THE MANGA.
kend9l
TLDR at bottom: It took me 4 years to watch this after completing the first and second season of Tokyo Ghoul. I had no interest in continuing the story as I wasn't the biggest fan of the first two seasons, but after hearing mixed reviews about this season, I decided to go ahead and give it a shot. Story: Story follows Haise (Kaneki) working for the CCG to take down ghouls. we are introduced to some new characters that work alongside Haise as well. The first 12 episodes follow Haise as he is confused about who he really is (Kaneki, a ghoul). He wants to discoverhis true self but is constantly scared that he won't like his true self. The first 12 episodes really harp on the fact that Haise is having an internal battle while having to fight his old comrades (ghouls). It's actually a good psychological dynamic where the viewer has to choose a side. Human or ghoul? Which side is justified? Although Haise's internal battle is interesting the show takes us along the ride as the CCG runs constant raids and battles against the ghouls. It gets confusing at times. Sometimes I would be like "wait how did this fight start again?" 7/10
Characters: The characters do have some depth to them, thankfully. Characters back stories are discussed and add to the feelings you harbor toward them. Alongside some decent character depth is some pretty cool character design. I have always been a fan of the character design in this series. There is a diverse mix up of different character styles all equally badass as the other. This dynamic helps the viewer actually give a shit about the characters AND provide some cool visuals as well.
Animation/Visuals: I've always been a fan of Tokyo ghouls visuals. They're edgy. it sounds cringe but that's exactly why I enjoy it. Re carries the same edgy cool looking visuals as the first two seasons. The show also provides some pretty stunning still shot visuals that caught my eye. However, I'm not a huge fan of the animation. Fight scenes were lacking SEVERELY in animation. if you were looking for some cool fights scenes, turn away. This is not the place.
TLDR:
Story: 7/10
Characters: 8/10
Animation: 6/10
Overall: 7/10
satanats
I have been reading the Tokyo ghoul:re manga since the beginning and, so far, I really enjoyed it, mostly because of the Tsukiyama Arc. Subsequently, my excitement with the adaptation announcement was expected, but, when the time came, the anime gave me a single impression: pathetic. The disappointment began when the PV's were released, and here is where I start. ART: 1 My eyes are still hurting from this stupid animation, it is exacly like those fan animations and I'm not even joking (I don't mean to offend anyone who does fan animations, it is only that I expected more than a beginner's work from a big studio).STORY: 4
Once again, the problem with a Tokyo Ghoul adaptation is the small amount of episodes for a large number of chapters, but this time the solution was quite different and really worse. Instead of cutting some parts, they decided to put everything, however, they reduced the amount of time per scene, leaving an impression of lack of development and resulting in odd rushed passages. Honestly, I couldn't take anything seriously, because it all seemed so ridiculous. Even the parts in the manga that were precious to me and made me so emotional were completely laughable. Another thing is, if you hadn't read the manga, it's impossible to understand it. They put too much information in a short time.
SOUND: 6
I liked both opening and ending. At least this they made it right. Even so, the rest of the soundtrack was kind of "meh" and that one moment that Unravel started to play was very cringey. After all, I think the time was inappropriate and the song was put only to create emotion over a poorly executed scene.
CHARACTER: 3
I really like the Tokyo Ghoul:re characters, but, just like I said on the story part, you can't absorve it with such a rushed timeline. There's no real development whatsoever and the ones who only watched the anime can't remember anyone.
ENJOYMENT: 2
In a short explanation, it only made me angry and cringe a lot.
OVERALL: 2
When all these thing I talked about come together, it results in a big mess and I seriously can't see how anyone enjoyed it.
UnluckyYoma
WARNING! POSSIBLE SPOILERS IN THE REVIEW! I will try my best to avoid any spoilers, but they are unavoidable at some parts. If you dont want to be spoiled with anything, please GO WATCH THE SHOW FIRST! This review is solely based on the anime, i didnt read the manga, and im not planning to do anytime soon. So.. where do i start? Oh boy, it's hard indeed. Why? Because this show is just a big mess. First episode throws an audience into an ocean of confusion, not even trying to explain a single bit of what's actually happening, and why it's happening. I diddeduce everything pretty quickly, but i didnt like how it was done at all, just completely unnecesary. And with this magnificent start, we're moving to the actual plot.
STORY: 3/10
A few words: ALL. OVER. THE. PLACE. I was really confused what is the actual main plot there. It was bouncing from one to another all the time, without any real conclusion. Don't get me wrong, i like complex plots in my shows, but this one was made so badly i couldn't get hooked in any of it. Too many meaningless characters thrown just to fill the plot hole and make as much story compressed in 12 episodes as possible. Once again, i didnt read the manga, but i have a feeling, that the show should have twice as many episodes to make any sense at all, and hook you up in the story. The transitions in-between were not smooth, not even one bit. This makes you bored just after a few episodes, and there's nothing that can stop it.
ART: 5/10
A seriously big downgrade in the animation. Especially noticeable within the fighting scenes. I dont know why is that, considering it's the 3rd season already, just.. why? It feels clunky, not smooth and sometimes just ugly. Alot of some smaller studios can do a better work with not so big amount of money. I dont know who's to blame, but nevertheless, it's super average.
SOUND: 4/10
Tokyo Ghoul series always had some very good openings in my opinion. This one is still very solid, and i really enjoyed it (nothing beats the 1st season opening though, it was godlike). The ending is very forgettable, besides the first few seconds, where the riff starts. Its okay, but the rest, always skip. The same goes for the whole music in this show. Its super forgettable. I tried to pay attention for a few episodes, but it just didnt matter, i stopped and didnt even care about it later. Just some average stuff thrown in to play in the background, like it was done without any effort whatsoever.
CHARACTERS: 2/10
This is an abomination of a character design. This is the reason why this show is such a letdown for me. And im gonna be clear, i'll be VERY ANGRY on this part.
The main character, Kaneki K... i mean, HAISE SASAKI. Dear god. We're back to the most average character design in the history of anime. Boring, naive, and of course always super nice and altruistic for NO FUCKING REASON. You thought that he was the worst in the 1st season? NOPE. This is way worse. It's like he's just a walking mannequin without any personality at all.
Almost all the secondary characters dont matter at all, besides just a few in my opinion, and they're not even in the team with a main character. And im gonna be honest, i need to look at their names to describe them, because i just forgot most of them an hour after watching the show. That should say how forgettable everyone in this show is.
Haise's team was also just the most average group of people you could imagine in an anime show, and the only kinda likable person was Ginshi. Kuki was the stereotypical type of a douchebag with power-hungry complex, and Tooru just a weaker link in the team, there always must be one, right? Right. Wait, there's one more.. yeah. Saiko. Just tell me please. Who is she? Why is she there? You wont know ANYTHING. She is just there for the 'comedic' purposes, being annoying and trying to be cute, and failing miserably in it, just to relieve some stress between some situations i suppose? There is nothing said about her IN THE ENTIRE FUCKING SHOW! She just walks around, and complains, doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING I SHIT YOU NOT. Ill never get why does she exist there.
Another problem with portraying anyone here is that there's VERY little story said about anyone. The most hilarious ways they do it here is when you're in the last episodes, and there is some memory retrospect section for about 30 seconds in the middle of a fight for a character that you dont care for, because they didnt say a single word about his life, feelings, desires, family. Just absolutely nothing. How am i supposed to feel any sympathy to anyone at this point? This is just a GIANT trainwreck of a character design. The only enjoyable characters were some of the Rose family, because there was some kind of a plot, and passion between the family and the servants. Not the best one, but it was pretty okay. And that's it.
ENJOYMENT: 4/10
I have a feeling that this season had way more fights thrown in than the other ones. Im not a big fighting scene freak myself, i prefer the story-driven, character building anime shows, but i get that people enjoy some good action. Good action in this one isnt a good word to describe anything though. The clunky animation and the poorly made story was the nail to the coffin, and left this show without almost nothing to offer to me. I was bored and annoyed for the 3/4 of the show.
OVERALL: 4/10
I really wish this show was made well, but its just empty, lifeless and confusing. The combination of horrible character writing and the story that feels always unfinnished makes all of this a disaster. It is possible that it's made in a rush to squeeze in the manga in just 12 episodes for some reason, but i cant really tell. I would recommend this only to a die-hard Tokyo Ghoul fans, otherwise, dont waste your time. It's not worth it.
sepid_96
Let me tell you that this 3rd Season is nothing like s1 nor s2 ken kaneki is haise sasaki now...different person..all his personality collapsed and nothing was left so he became haise sasaki with a group of members who are his teammates....running around killing ghouls i read the manga....the story is going exactly like the manga so hopefully it gets better in the future story-7/10:the story is a mental breakdown for those who haven't read the manga...the story is a basic simple one...SPOILER:haise sasaki going on a journey to become ken kaneki again at the end art 9/10:art seems more pretty to me tbh...kaneki is all grown up now...alsoothers like touka..master sho...they look so much better and prettier than before to me
sound 9/10:loved the songs
enjoyment 6/10:there are 2 episodes in the hole damn season which are a little enjoyable for me...s2 is gonna be more fun
overall 7/10:compare to s1 and s2 sure its not that good but it was ok for me considering that i have read the manga :)
in the end if you haven't seen it wait for the S2 of tokyo ghoul:re and watch all 24 eps together if you can..that would be more interesting
