Characters

Adam Gehner heads the Ghoul Forschung Gesellschaft, Germany's counterpart to the CCG, holding the post of Commission Chief. He is remembered chiefly for a single contribution to anti-ghoul warfare: working beside Yoshiu Washuu, he helped…

Akashi Kobayashi passes for an ordinary Tokyo cabbie, yet he is a ghoul making his home in the 1st ward. His cheerful patter hides his true nature, and it lands him in serious trouble the day an investigator mistakes him for a far more…

Akihiro Kanou is the physician whose forbidden surgery turns Ken Kaneki into the first of his artificial one-eyed ghouls. A brilliant, coldly obsessive researcher, he chases a dream of freeing humanity from what he calls the birdcage,…

The mother of Akihiro Kanou spends her final stretch of life in a hospital bed, worn down by a long, unnamed illness. Her death just before her son begins university leaves a lasting mark on him and is thought to have set him on the path…

Akira Mado is a sharp, coolly composed ghoul investigator who rises to Associate Special Class before her loyalties fracture. Daughter of the notorious quinque fanatic Kureo Mado, she mentors Haise Sasaki, partners with Koutarou Amon, and…

Aki Sasada grows up running wild alongside Taishi Fura and a boy named Ryou, until a single ghoul attack costs her an eye and takes Ryou's life. The tragedy reshapes her, and in the years afterward she settles into married life with Fura…

Aliza serves as a maid within the wealthy Tsukiyama household, a fragile-hearted ghoul devoted to those around her. Her love for a fellow servant and her fear for his safety ultimately draw her into a fatal mistake at the hands of the CCG.

Ami is an ordinary young woman lured to the Ghoul Restaurant by a false promise of marriage. Her readiness to sacrifice anyone in order to save herself defines her brief, grim appearance, which ends when the very trap she was drawn into…

Arata Kirishima is a gentle, scholarly ghoul and the father of Touka and Ayato. Grief over his wife's murder drives him to scavenge corpses and become a kakuja, a desperate bid for the strength to shield his children that ultimately costs…

Arine is a highly ranked ghoul investigator whose combat record once measured up to that of the celebrated Kousuke Houji. His single appearance is a brief one, ending almost the moment he crosses paths with the Black Rabbit in the 7th ward.

Arunolt von Rosewald belongs to the Rosewald family, the German offshoot of the aristocratic Tsukiyama line, and is the eldest sibling of Kanae and Nathanael. A protective older brother, he gives his own life so that his sister can survive…

Asa is a spirited young ghoul from the 4th ward who dreams of crafting masks like her idol, Uta. Fierce-tempered yet warmhearted, she chases an apprenticeship under him and, along the way, forms an unexpected bond with a human woman.

A ghoul logged in the CCG's files as suspect Number 696, remembered chiefly as the husband of Ryouko and the father of Hinami. His death left behind a kagune that an investigator later forged into a weapon, while the anime reworks his fate…

Touka Kirishima's hot-tempered younger brother, known across the wards by the codename Black Rabbit. A born ghoul with a vermilion ukaku kagune, he climbed to executive rank inside Aogiri Tree before later pledging himself to the One-Eyed…

A First Class Peacekeeper with the Tokyo Security Committee who serves as deputy leader of the Hachikawa Squad. She began her career as a CCG ghoul investigator and fought within Squad 3 during the Owl Suppression Operation before the…

An unnamed nurse employed at a hospital run by the Tsukiyama Group. Gentle on the surface, she concealed a habit of robbing and abusing her patients, and her path crossed Shuu Tsukiyama's until she became one of the meals he quietly…

A wealthy and feared ghoul who ran a sprawling black market operation. In earlier years Big Madam kept Juuzou Suzuya as a human pet and tormented him relentlessly, and reportedly employed Nutcracker, which made the whole network a priority…

A pair of ghoul siblings who ranked as executives within Aogiri Tree. CCG investigators nicknamed them the Tail Brothers. Devoted to the One-Eyed King's cause and skilled at fighting in coordinated pairs, they were both killed by Koutarou…

Cain hid his ghoul nature behind the guise of an occult enthusiast, using the cover to stalk the members of Kamii University's paranormal circle. When he set his sights on Hideyoshi Nagachika, the plan collapsed: the target saw through…

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A human freelance photographer and information broker who has been close to Shuu Tsukiyama since their school days and knows his ghoul secret. She feeds intelligence to his circle and, drawn by her curiosity about Haise Sasaki, later sells…

A researcher on the payroll of the Commission of Counter Ghoul, Chieko surfaces for only a single tense scene. Cornered during Ken Kaneki's assault on the CCG's laboratory wing, her quick decision under pressure ends up turning a raging…

A Taiwanese-born Rank 1 ghoul investigator, also known as Genie Hsiao, who joined the Quinx Squad among its second wave of recruits. A former half-human turned Quinx hybrid, she fights mainly with her fists and a koukaku kagune.

Chunta is a sparrow that a young Touka and Ayato Kirishima once rescued after finding it hurt. The pair mended the little bird and kept it caged in their home, right up until events forced the siblings to open the door and let it go.

Chuu Hachikawa served the CCG as an Associate Special Class investigator driven by a bitter hatred of ghouls rooted in an old tragedy. Scarred in face and temperament, he captained a squad during the assault on the One-Eyed Owl and later…

Daikichi Washuu stands at the very root of the Commission of Counter Ghoul, remembered as the body that founded the agency and its first chairman. Behind that public role hid a secret truth: he was himself a ghoul, and the patriarch from…

Daisuke Atou was an Associate Special Class ghoul investigator who commanded the Atou Squad. Ordinary rather than gifted, he made peace with his own limits before leading his unit into the Auction operation, where a sudden ambush ended his…

Demon Yamada was a notorious S-rated ghoul, also called the Investigator Killer, who lived to hunt down strong opponents. After a CCG team finally brought him down, his kakuhou was harvested and forged into the quinque that bears his name.

Doctor Momochi is a human surgeon in a quiet town and the woman who raised Ikuma Momochi as her own. Broken by the loss of her husband and infant son, she took in an orphaned ghoul during her darkest night and spent nearly two decades…

Dogu was a ghoul who made his home in the 11th Ward. His life ended when investigators swept into the district, and the ghoul Hagi placed the blame for his death on Rize Kamishiro, whose reckless conduct had drawn the doves to the area.

Donato Porpora was a Russian-born ghoul who hid behind the collar of a Catholic priest, running an orphanage where he preyed on the children in his care. Held for years in Cochlea as a prized informant, he was Koutarou Amon's foster father…

The elderly patient was a long-term resident of a hospital run by the Tsukiyama Group. A wealthy man of ninety-four abandoned by his family, he became the target of both his abusive nurse and the gourmet ghoul Shuu Tsukiyama, who prized…

Emma von Rosewald was the former mistress of the Rosewald family, the German branch of the Tsukiyama line. When investigators struck her household, her husband bought her escape with his life, yet she survived only a short while afterward…

Enji Koma was a ghoul and a waiter at Anteiku, celebrated for his coffee. Long before he took up an apron, he ruled the 20th Ward as the feared gang leader called the Devil Ape, and he traded that violent life for one of quiet service…

Erina Tagata was a Rank 2 ghoul investigator assigned to the Ooshiba Squad during the Auction operation. Her role was brief and brutal: her unit was wiped out during a push on the administrative building, and Nutcracker devoured her last.

Eto Yoshimura founded and led the Aogiri Tree, and beneath that role hid the SSS-rated One-Eyed Owl, the half-human daughter of Yoshimura and Ukina. In the human world she lived as Sen Takatsuki, a best-selling horror novelist, waging a…

Fei was a Chinese ghoul tied to the Chi She Lian gang who died during a campaign to wipe out the group in China. The character never appears alive in the story, yet the kakuhou left behind becomes the quinque Douhi, a weapon whose origin…

Fujishige Iba is a retired Special Class investigator of the CCG who once headed the veteran trio rounded out by Yukinori Shinohara and Kureo Mado. Decades of ghoul hunting cost him his right arm in a clash with the One-Eyed Owl, yet he…

Fuka is a ghoul who spent time locked inside Cochlea until Ken Kaneki tore the prison open during the Third Cochlea Raid. Freed by the man rumored to be the liberator of ghouls, he pledges himself to Kaneki and rises within Goat, though…

Fuuma Yukimichi is a Rank 1 investigator of the CCG who served as the Tateshima Squad's deputy leader during the Auction Mopping-up Operation. A researcher by trade, he brought sharp observation to the battlefield before losing his partner…

Gagi and Guge are twin ghoul brothers who serve Aogiri Tree and the White Suits as the ever-present muscle at Naki's side. Towering and inseparable, they follow the leader they call their big brother without question, and in the end they…

Ganbo is a ghoul of the Clowns who performs as a warm-up act at the Auction alongside Roma Hoito. Behind the clown paint sits a bruising fighter, though his run ends when the young investigator Takeomi Kuroiwa kills him with nothing but…

Gil is one of the ghouls who run the 6th ward, a former lieutenant of Shachi who guards his turf with open suspicion of outsiders. When Kaneki's group arrives seeking answers about his old leader, Gil meets them with hostility and blunt…

Ginshi Shirazu is a Quinx and the leader of the Quinx Squad, a loud, scrappy investigator who underwent the surgery mainly to fund treatment for his ailing little sister. Behind the sharp grin and shorter temper hides one of the gentlest…

Goumasa Tokage teaches combat at the 2nd Academy and, before that, worked as a sadistic interrogator at the Cochlea detention center. His cruelty scars everyone it touches: he tortures Yamori into madness, mutilates animals for sport, and…

Hagi is the ghoul who leads the 11th ward during the years Rize Kamishiro lives there. His effort to rein in her reckless behavior, and later to punish her for the trouble she stirs up, ends with his death at her hands.

Hairu Ihei is a First Class investigator of the CCG and the partner of Koori Ui, serving as deputy leader of the S1 Squad. A prodigy raised in the Sunlit Garden and a hidden member of the Washuu bloodline, she cuts ghouls down with casual…

Hajime Hazuki is the leader of Oggai Squad A, a child soldier of the CCG who once slipped into Goat under the alias Kou. Orphaned by ghouls and burning to avenge his parents, he idolizes Ken Kaneki, right up until Kaneki himself ends his…

Hanbee Abara serves as a peacekeeper and a loyal fixture of the Suzuya Squad, once a timid ghoul investigator who could barely stand his ground. Towering yet gentle, he transforms across the story from a coward who fled every fight into a…

Hanbee Abara's father is a human remembered for a single, defining sacrifice. When a ghoul threatened his young son, he threw himself into harm's way and was gravely wounded, an act that pushed Hanbee toward a life spent hunting ghouls.