TOKYO GHOUL

WRITER: Sui Ishida
EPISODES: 12
ANIME RUN: July 4, 2014 - September 19, 2014
DURATION: 24 min per Episode
PREQUEL: TOKYO GHOUL: ROOT A

SETTING

Strange type of murders are happening in Tokyo. Rumors say that murders are happening because of Ghouls"Man Eating Creatures". Ghouls can only survive by eating Human flesh. They keep hidden among the Humans because they look like Humans and they are stronger than Humans, has skin resistant to ordinary piercing weapons and have atleast one special predatory organ called "Kagune". There also exists the Half-ghouls which are a special case and mostly rare. They are Half human and Half Ghouls. They are much stronger than the pure blood Ghouls. 

PLOT

The story follows Ken Kaneki, a college student who barely survives a deadly encounter with Rize Kamishiro, his date who reveals herself as a ghoul, 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. The ghouls who manage the coffee shop "Anteiku" take him in and teach him to deal with his new life as a half-ghoul. Some of his daily struggles include fitting in to the ghoul society, as well as keeping his identity hidden from his human companions.