Personal Rate: 10
Overall Rate based on the different criteria: 8.75 rounded up to 9

Okay, so I'll try to write a short review because I just want to read Tokyo Ghoul Re like... right now.
I came to read this after having watched the first season of Tokyo Ghoul the anime. I was intrigued by the plot and very curious about the original material.

I'm happy to report that while I thought the anime indulged in useless gore and relished in some torture scenes... It's not the case with the manga. That's not to say, it's not violent but we don't dwell too much on the disgusting details of entrails spilling everywhere. As long as the point is made, the story moves on. Usually anime are toned down violence-wise but surprisingly it was the reverse here. Or maybe it's because the blood is in black and white I don't know. I've seen worse though... In terms of useless gore you can hardly beat Berserk, and I'm saying this while liking the series.


Story: 8
Art: 9
Character: 9
Enjoyment: 9
Overall: 9


Story: 8

Interesting universe and conflicts. There is no right or wrong side to this tale and this is what makes a great story. Great twists especially at the end of the series.

What can I say: BEST CLIFFHANGER EVER.


Art: 9

Art is gorgeous and gets better at the story goes on. Action scenes are a blast minus 1 point for being confusing at times. But the art is G.R.E.A.T.


Character: 9

Even the most twisted characters have interesting back-stories. All characters are in different shades of grey
My perception of some characters was changed after reading the manga... especially concerning Kureo Mado, Koutaro Amon and Touka Kirishima. Some scenes are removed in the anime and others added and while it doesn't change the flow of the series at least for the first 7 volumes ( can't compare after, I didn't watch Root A yet), it does change how you view some of them.

Kureo Madeo for instance appears as a self-righteous zealous in the anime while Amon appears collected. In the manga Amon is more emotional and tends to be overly obsessed and self-righteous at least in the beginning of the series while Mado is more reasonable. It seems all the madness was reported in one character in the anime when in fact they were both too obsessed for their own good..; which probably explains why they got along so well.

Kaneki has by far the greatest arc but again he's the hero. Most interesting trajectory and personal growth I've seen in a manga for a while.

But overall, all characters are great. Those who aren't are either inconsequential or are the type you'll be happy to loathe and hate.
Lots of shifting relations and it feels natural too. Not forced.


Enjoyment: 9


Terribly addicting and suspenseful. Couldn't stop reading it at the point of having to stop other activities because I couldn't get it out of my head. I did spoil myself at some point because I was just too curious to know what was going to happen. Some scenes were a bit difficult regarding Kaneki's turmoil so that explains the 9. But boy, was I entertained. It was a blast... Can't wait to read the follow-up series.


Overall: 9

What are you still doing here? Go read it!