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Tokyo Ghoul

TV·2014–2018·4 seasons, 48 episodes·Tokyo MX·Drama, Anime, Horror·25m·7.4

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The story follows Ken Kaneki, a college student who meets a woman named Rize Kamishiro at Anteiku, a coffee shop. They share an interest in literature and plan a date. While walking Rize home, Ken is attacked by her. Rize reveals that she is a ghoul, a human-like creature that hunts and devours human flesh. As she is about to finish him off, she is crushed by a falling platform. Kaneki is taken to the hospital in critical condition. The doctor decides to transplant Rize's organs into Ken. He then must deal with life as a half-human/half-ghoul, including interacting with ghoul society and its conflicting factions, while striving to keep his identity secret from other humans.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Tokyo Ghoul S01E12GhoulS01E12 · 9.4As Yamori continues to brutally torture Kaneki, Rize once again appears to him.
  2. 02Tokyo Ghoul S01E08CircularS01E08 · 9.0Touka sets out to lure the ghoul investigators, but before she can strike, she finds that Hinami has run away.
  3. 03Tokyo Ghoul S02E01New SurgeS02E01 · 9.0As Shinohara and Kuroiwa prepare to take on the Owl, Amon insists on joining the battle.

Castfull cast & details

Natsuki HanaeNatsuki HanaeKen KanekiSora AmamiyaSora AmamiyaTouka KirishimaMamoru MiyanoMamoru MiyanoShuu TsukiyamaShintaro AsanumaShintaro AsanumaNishiki NishioSumire MorohoshiSumire MorohoshiHinami FueguchiKana HanazawaKana HanazawaRize KamishiroToshiyuki ToyonagaToshiyuki ToyonagaHideyoshi NagachikaAoi YūkiAoi YūkiKurona Yasuhisa

Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode12Episodes2014Aired 8.3Season avg
  1. S01E01Tokyo Ghoul S01E01TragedyJuly 3, 2014 8.0Amid news reports of 'Ghoul' attacks nearby, Ken Kaneki points out Rize, a girl he is interested in, to his friend Hide at a local coffee sh
  2. S01E02Tokyo Ghoul S01E02IncubationJuly 10, 2014 8.0Kaneki desperately fights the urge to eat human flesh, the only thing that can satisfy his hunger as a ghoul. He meets up with Hide again.
  3. S01E03Tokyo Ghoul S01E03DoveJuly 17, 2014 8.0Yoshimura teaches Kaneki more about how to blend in with mankind, and takes in a mother and daughter needing protection.
  4. S01E04Tokyo Ghoul S01E04SupperJuly 24, 2014 7.6Kaneki starts receiving self-defense lessons from Yomo. He meets Itori, who runs her own bar, and is friends with Uta and Yomo.
  5. S01E05Tokyo Ghoul S01E05ScarsJuly 31, 2014 8.6When Touka falls Ill, Kaneki pays her a visit that has unexpected consequences. Meanwhile Nishiki is still recovering from his run in with K
  6. S01E06Tokyo Ghoul S01E06CloudburstAugust 7, 2014 8.8The fight against Tsukiyama is resolved, but Touka wants to kill Kimi, now that it is clear she knows that Nishiki and Kaneki are ghouls.
  7. S01E07Tokyo Ghoul S01E07CaptivityAugust 14, 2014 7.8After Kaneki and Hinami witness Ryoko's fate, the personnel at Anteiku are grieved, and Touka decides to take matters with the investigators
  8. S01E08Tokyo Ghoul S01E08CircularAugust 21, 2014 9.0Touka sets out to lure the ghoul investigators, but before she can strike, she finds that Hinami has run away.
  9. S01E09Tokyo Ghoul S01E09BirdcageAugust 28, 2014 7.8After several weeks go by, everyone tries to return to their normal lives. Hinami moves in with Touka.
  10. S01E10Tokyo Ghoul S01E10AogiriSeptember 4, 2014 8.4The 11th ward offices of CCG are attacked by ghouls, wiping everyone out.
  11. S01E11Tokyo Ghoul S01E11High SpiritsSeptember 11, 2014 8.8Kaneki is held captive by Yamori, who practices his torturous craft on him. The police and CCG move in.
  12. S01E12Tokyo Ghoul S01E12Season's bestGhoulSeptember 18, 2014 9.4As Yamori continues to brutally torture Kaneki, Rize once again appears to him.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode12Episodes2015Aired 8.2Season avg
  1. S02E01Tokyo Ghoul S02E01Season's bestNew SurgeJanuary 8, 2015 9.0As Shinohara and Kuroiwa prepare to take on the Owl, Amon insists on joining the battle.
  2. S02E02Tokyo Ghoul S02E02Dancing FlowersJanuary 15, 2015 8.0With Kaneki having left Anteiku, Touka begins studying for college to distract her from everything that is happening.
  3. S02E03Tokyo Ghoul S02E03HangmanJanuary 22, 2015 7.5A CCG prison bus is attacked by Aogiri Tree members. At Anteiku, Touka and Hinami find out that Kaneki is involved in the attack, but each r
  4. S02E04Tokyo Ghoul S02E04Deeper LayersJanuary 29, 2015 7.8Amon and Akira visit Cochlea in order to get information about the Owl from Amon's former foster father, Donato Porpora.
  5. S02E05Tokyo Ghoul S02E05RiftFebruary 5, 2015 8.2After living together at a CCG children's' home years earlier, Kurona, Nashiro, and Suzuya are reunited in Combat at Cochlea.
  6. S02E06Tokyo Ghoul S02E06Thousand PathsFebruary 12, 2015 7.4Suzuya's hellish boyhood is revisited, and it is revealed how he came to work for CCG. As Touka studies for her entrance exams, Roma, a new
  7. S02E07Tokyo Ghoul S02E07PermeationFebruary 19, 2015 7.5Tsukiyama shows up at Anteiku with news for Yoshimura about Kaneki's attempt to become a Kakuka via serial ghoul ghoul cannibalization.
  8. S02E08Tokyo Ghoul S02E08Old NinesFebruary 26, 2015 8.7During Kaneki's visit with Yoshimura, he asks for information about the One-Eyed Owl and is told a tragic tale of a young ghost. Yoshimura t
  9. S02E09Tokyo Ghoul S02E09City in WaitingMarch 5, 2015 8.8Yoshitoki is granted permission to execute the operation to eradicate the Owl.
  10. S02E10Tokyo Ghoul S02E10Last RainMarch 12, 2015 8.7The battle between CCG and Anteiku continues, and Koma, Irimi, and Yoshimura each engage the special investigators.
  11. S02E11Tokyo Ghoul S02E11Deluge of FlowersMarch 19, 2015 9.0Suzya is left to face the newly-arrived one-eyed Owl on his own. Aiguri Tree joins the battle against CCG.
  12. S02E12Tokyo Ghoul S02E12KenMarch 26, 2015 7.3

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode12Episodes2018Aired 6.5Season avg
  1. S03E01Tokyo Ghoul S03E01START: Those Who HuntApril 3, 2018 7.0
  2. S03E02Tokyo Ghoul S03E02member: FragmentsApril 10, 2018 7.0
  3. S03E03Tokyo Ghoul S03E03fresh: EveApril 17, 2018 6.3
  4. S03E04Tokyo Ghoul S03E04MAIN: AuctionApril 24, 2018 6.5
  5. S03E05Tokyo Ghoul S03E05PresS: Night of ScatteringMay 1, 2018 6.0
  6. S03E06Tokyo Ghoul S03E06turn: In the EndMay 8, 2018 7.0
  7. S03E07Tokyo Ghoul S03E07mind: Days of RecollectionsMay 15, 2018 6.3
  8. S03E08Tokyo Ghoul S03E08TAKe: One Who WrithesMay 22, 2018 5.5
  9. S03E09Tokyo Ghoul S03E09play: Departed SpiritMay 29, 2018 5.7
  10. S03E10Tokyo Ghoul S03E10think: SwayJune 5, 2018 6.0
  11. S03E11Tokyo Ghoul S03E11writE: The Absent OneJune 12, 2018 6.7
  12. S03E12Tokyo Ghoul S03E12Season's bestBeautiful Dream: DaybreakJune 19, 2018 8.0

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season04Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode12Episodes2018Aired 7.6Season avg
  1. S04E01Tokyo Ghoul S04E01Place: And So, Once AgainOctober 9, 2018 8.3
  2. S04E02Tokyo Ghoul S04E02Volt: White DarknessOctober 16, 2018 8.0
  3. S04E03Tokyo Ghoul S04E03union: Close GameOctober 23, 2018 7.0
  4. S04E04Tokyo Ghoul S04E04Vive: Those Left BehindOctober 30, 2018 6.7
  5. S04E05Tokyo Ghoul S04E05Move: Confluence, ConfusionNovember 6, 2018 8.0
  6. S04E06Tokyo Ghoul S04E06Face: EffulgenceNovember 13, 2018 7.0
  7. S04E07Tokyo Ghoul S04E07proof: BondsNovember 20, 2018 8.0
  8. S04E08Tokyo Ghoul S04E08incarnation: Awakened ChildNovember 27, 2018 7.5
  9. S04E09Tokyo Ghoul S04E09Season's bestMorse: RemembrancesDecember 4, 2018 8.5
  10. S04E10Tokyo Ghoul S04E10call: The Far Side of TragedyDecember 11, 2018 7.0
  11. S04E11Tokyo Ghoul S04E11ACT: EncountersDecember 18, 2018 7.8
  12. S04E12Tokyo Ghoul S04E12The Final EpisodeDecember 25, 2018 8.0

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