The opening episode of Tokyo Ghoul introduces college student Ken Kaneki, whose ordinary life shatters after a date with the wrong woman. A near-fatal attack and an emergency transplant leave him trapped between the human world he knows…
The gourmet ghoul Tsukiyama turns Kaneki's fragile routine into a nightmare. Fixated on Kaneki's scent, he abducts Nishiki's human lover and stages a grotesque feast, dragging Kaneki, Nishiki, and Touka into a brutal church confrontation.
The church battle ends and life at Anteiku briefly steadies, but the CCG closes in on the Fueguchi family. As Hinami learns new words to impress her father, investigators corner her mother in the rain, setting a devastating tragedy in…
Ryouko's death crushes everyone at Anteiku, and a grief-stricken Touka takes up her rabbit mask to hunt investigators. As Kaneki resolves to learn the ghoul world for himself, the two set a dangerous trap for the veteran hunter Mado.
The waterway trap erupts into two parallel duels. Kaneki faces Amon and confronts the ghoul inside himself, while Touka and Hinami fight Mado to the death, uncovering the grief that drives even their cruelest enemy.
A flashback traces how Amon first partnered with Mado, while the present sees Anteiku try to heal after tragedy. As Kaneki hunts for answers about Rize, a violent new ghoul organization begins circling the ward.
As the Aogiri Tree's campaign of violence spreads across the wards, an entire CCG branch office is wiped out and both sides brace for open war. At Anteiku, an unexpected warning arrives just before Kaneki is seized and dragged away by the…
The battle for the 11th Ward erupts as the CCG storms Aogiri's base and Anteiku slips inside to reach Kaneki. Deep in the fortress the investigators come face to face with the One-Eyed Owl, while Kaneki endures torture in Yamori's hands.
In the first season's finale, Kaneki's endless torture finally cracks him open. Forced through hallucinations of his past and a cruel final choice, he abandons the fragile human self-image he clung to and embraces the ghoul he has become.
Incubation is the second installment of the first Tokyo Ghoul anime. Kaneki resists his new hunger until a violent encounter with Nishiki forces out his kagune, and Yoshimura offers him a place at Anteiku between the human and ghoul worlds.
Dove is the third installment of the first Tokyo Ghoul anime. Kaneki settles into life at Anteiku and learns to hide among humans as CCG investigators close in on the 20th Ward, gets fitted for a mask, and befriends the young ghoul Hinami.
Supper is the fourth installment of the first Tokyo Ghoul anime. Tsukiyama befriends Kaneki over a shared love of books, then lures him to a ghoul feast where Kaneki is meant to be the meal, only for his one-eyed nature to change…
Deeper Layers is the fourth installment of Tokyo Ghoul Root A. Aogiri storms the Cochlea prison, freeing inmates and slaughtering guards, while Amon confronts the ghoul who raised him and Kaneki descends into cannibalistic instinct.
Rift is the fifth installment of Tokyo Ghoul Root A. The Yasuhisa twins face Juuzou inside Cochlea as flashbacks reveal their academy past, Houji duels Tatara, and Amon finally clashes with the kakuja-driven Kaneki before the Owl retreats.
Thousand Paths is the sixth installment of Tokyo Ghoul Root A. Kaneki struggles to control his volatile kakuja as his reputation spreads, Juuzou remembers his brutal origins, Amon wrestles with his feelings for Akira, and the CCG forms a…
Permeation is the seventh installment of Tokyo Ghoul Root A. Hinami seeks advice about helping Kaneki, the author Takatsuki probes the CCG about artificial ghouls, and Touka confronts Kaneki on a bridge as his mind keeps unraveling.
Old Nines is the eighth installment of Tokyo Ghoul Root A. Yoshimura recounts the origin of the One-Eyed Owl and his own past as Kuzen, while the CCG quietly builds a case that marks Anteiku as its next target.
City in Waiting is the ninth installment of Tokyo Ghoul Root A. The CCG launches its assault on Anteiku as investigators steel themselves for battle, Akira reveals her family's history with the Owl, and Kaneki resolves to join the fight.
Last Rain is the tenth installment of Tokyo Ghoul Root A. Anteiku's defenders make their stand against the CCG, Yoshimura is beaten down after a grueling fight, and the true One-Eyed Owl arrives just as the investigators claim victory.
Deluge of Flowers is the eleventh installment of Tokyo Ghoul Root A. Aogiri floods the battlefield, Kaneki and Amon fight to a bloody standstill, Arima intervenes against the Owl, and the creature's identity is finally exposed.
Ken closes out Tokyo Ghoul Root A as its twelfth and final installment. Kaneki and Hide share one last conversation amid the burning ruins of Anteiku, Kaneki surveys the wreckage and faces Arima alone, and long afterward Touka opens a new…
Opening Tokyo Ghoul Root A, this episode closes out the 11th Ward battle as the One-Eyed Owl devastates the CCG's elite and the collapsing base scatters the survivors. In its final beat, a changed Kaneki turns his back on Anteiku and walks…
With Aogiri surging across the wards, the CCG convenes its top investigators to hunt the ghoul they call Eyepatch, and a new partnership forms at Kureo Mado's grave. Meanwhile Anteiku reopens, Touka chases a quiet dream, and Kaneki carries…
Kaneki and Ayato intercept a prison transport carrying the grief-stricken Naki as strange one-eyed twins circle them. Back in the 20th Ward, Touka digs into Kaneki's past through Hide, and CCG investigators inch closer to unraveling who…
The sequel series opens with the Quinx Squad tracking a serial killer who preys on women. Their hunt draws out a dangerous ghoul and pushes the enigmatic Haise Sasaki toward the buried memories of Ken Kaneki.
The fifth installment of Tokyo Ghoul:re follows the chaotic auction raid as the Quinx Squad, the CCG's investigators, and Aogiri's ghouls tear through the venue at once. Rescues, deaths, and desperate escapes pile up while Seidou Takizawa…
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.
The seventh episode of Tokyo Ghoul:re follows the aftermath of the auction raid, as Hinami is imprisoned, the Quinx are promoted, and a haunted Sasaki begins retracing the life of the man he used to be.
The eighth episode of Tokyo Ghoul:re sets the Rose investigation in motion, as a starving Tsukiyama loses control of his kagune, the CCG targets his family's ghoul gang, and Sasaki chases the truth behind his old mask.
The ninth episode of Tokyo Ghoul:re centers on the Tsukiyama family's desperate scheme, as Shuu learns that Kaneki is alive and Kanae hires Aogiri ghouls to clear a path toward Sasaki.
Eto toys with the obsessed Kanae before capturing him, while Sasaki dons Kaneki's old mask to draw out the ghoul underworld. As the CCG wins approval to wipe out the Tsukiyama family, the estate braces for a siege.
The CCG raid on the Tsukiyama Estate turns into a bloodbath as the family's defenders and the investigators tear one another apart. Sasaki duels Tsukiyama on the rooftop while the One-Eyed Owl descends on the carnage.
The first season of Tokyo Ghoul:re closes with Sasaki reclaiming his buried self as Kaneki. Facing the One-Eyed Owl, he awakens his true power at a terrible cost, as Shirazu and Karren give their lives amid the estate's ruin.
The second season opens as the CCG prepares to storm Aogiri's island stronghold. Eto reveals herself to the world as a ghoul, and long-hidden truths about the Washuu Clan and Rize begin to surface.
The raid on Cochlea to free Hinami climaxes in Kaneki's long-awaited duel with Arima. As the Kirishima family's tragic past comes to light, Kaneki reclaims his name and reaches the truth about the legendary investigator.
The Rushima Landing Operation scatters the CCG across the island in overlapping battles. Old grudges detonate as Takizawa and Amon resurface as ghouls, Mutsuki is abducted, and Kanou's experiments spiral out of control.
The fourth episode of Tokyo Ghoul:re steps away from the Quinx to survey the ghoul auction itself, where captive humans are sold to wealthy barons and the CCG's raid collides with Aogiri Tree.
The third episode of Tokyo Ghoul:re builds toward the ghoul auction, sending the Quinx into a nightclub in disguise while Tsukiyama's people chase Sasaki's scent and Aogiri prepares its own move.
The second episode of Tokyo Ghoul:re shakes Haise Sasaki when a defeated foe calls him Kaneki, triggering a memory storm, a leadership shuffle in the Quinx Squad, and a haunting reunion at a familiar coffee shop.
The eighth episode of the second season turns a wedding into a battlefield as CCG forces crash Kaneki and Touka's celebration, sending Kaneki into an unprecedented transformation after he is torn apart by the Oggai squad.
The seventh episode of the second season deepens the bond between Kaneki and Touka, moving from a failed rescue and Mutsuki's assault to a quiet union, a hidden pregnancy, and Furuta's plot tightening around them.
The sixth episode of the second season installs Furuta atop the Washuu clan and the CCG, pits Suzuya against the Clowns at headquarters, breaks Mutsuki further, and unveils the ruthless new Oggai squad.
The eleventh episode of the second season races against a twelve-hour deadline as Kaneki descends toward the Dragon's hidden core, the Owl resurfaces under Donato's control, and Amon closes the book on his former mentor.
The season's fifth chapter follows the birth of Goat as Kaneki gathers ghouls and sympathizers into a peaceful movement, wins over a grieving Naki, and lets Touka begin healing the wound between herself and Akira Mado.
The ninth episode of the second season watches Kaneki's rampaging Dragon kagune devastate the city, forcing former enemies into an uneasy alliance and a desperate search for his buried body using a single sentimental ring.
The twelfth and final episode of the second season, and the last of the entire anime, ends the war between Kaneki and Furuta, unites old rivals against the Dragon, and closes on a peaceful Tokyo six years later.
The tenth episode of the second season brings Kaneki back from within his own mind just as Furuta weaponizes the Dragon's poison, spreading a plague that turns humans into ghouls and forces Kaneki to resolve to fight on.
The fourth entry of Tokyo Ghoul:re's second season pushes the Rushima operation to its emotional peak, giving Arima a dying confession, Akira a sacrifice, and Amon a monstrous awakening while Marude turns his gun on the Washuu.
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