The sixth episode of Tokyo Ghoul:re brings the auction raid to its brutal close, as Nutcracker and Big Madam fall, Haise Sasaki is beaten toward a breaking point, and his buried identity as Ken Kaneki surges back to the surface.
Summary
As Seidou Takizawa pummels Haise Sasaki, visions of Ken Kaneki begin bleeding into Haise's mind. Elsewhere in the venue, Ginshi Shirazu and Saiko Yonebayashi bring down Nutcracker, and Shirazu drives the killing blow through her chest. In her final moments she remembers her childhood and confesses that she only ever wanted to be beautiful, which leaves Shirazu shaken and pleading with her not to sound so human.
Key Events
Big Madam takes on both Kuki Urie and Tooru Mutsuki; Urie nearly loses his mind and stabs Mutsuki amid his grief, but Mutsuki wraps his kagune around Urie to steady him. Confronted at last by Juuzou Suzuya, Big Madam cannot be killed by the young man she once tormented, and CCG investigators finish her off after Hanbee Abara wounds her. The stray ghoul Scarecrow blunders into the control room and accidentally trips the intercom, broadcasting Sasaki's screams across the whole building. Hinami Fueguchi and Saiko race to the auction floor, and Hinami throws herself at Takizawa to protect Sasaki. Finally admitting that he is Kaneki, Sasaki turns on Takizawa, and the two run each other through with their kagune before collapsing together.
Notes
The episode adapts the twenty-sixth through thirty-first chapters of Tokyo Ghoul:re, and its subtitle plays on the word return. In the anime Juuzou never calls Big Madam Father after her death, and the severity of Sasaki's injuries is dialed back. Nutcracker's childhood flashback has been read as a nod to the film Schindler's List.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in Tokyo Ghoul episode 6?
Re: Episode 6 of Tokyo Ghoul:re brings the auction raid to a close as Nutcracker and Big Madam are both killed, and Haise Sasaki, beaten toward his breaking point by Seidou Takizawa, has his buried identity as Ken Kaneki resurface.
How does Nutcracker die in Re: Episode 6?
In Re: Episode 6, Ginshi Shirazu and Saiko Yonebayashi bring down Nutcracker, with Shirazu delivering the killing blow through her chest. In her final moments she confesses she only ever wanted to be beautiful, which shakes Shirazu.
Who finally kills Big Madam?
In Re: Episode 6, Juuzou Suzuya confronts Big Madam but cannot bring himself to kill the woman who once tormented him, so CCG investigators finish her off after Hanbee Abara wounds her.
What makes Haise Sasaki turn back into Ken Kaneki?
In Re: Episode 6, Seidou Takizawa's brutal beating causes visions of Ken Kaneki to bleed into Haise Sasaki's mind, and after Hinami Fueguchi throws herself in front of Takizawa to protect him, Sasaki finally admits he is Kaneki and turns on Takizawa.
What manga chapters does Re: Episode 6 cover?
Re: Episode 6 adapts the twenty-sixth through thirty-first chapters of Tokyo Ghoul:re. Its subtitle, In the End: turn, is a pun on the word return.
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