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Oumi is a bit player among the ghouls of Tokyo's 20th Ward, remembered mostly for a fatal miscalculation. A guest at the Anteiku cafe, his desperate hunger after a rival's rampage sends him straight into a doomed encounter with the wrong passerby.

Species: Ghoul
Status: Deceased
Ward: 20th Ward
First Appearance (Manga): Chapter 10
First Appearance (Anime): Episode 8: Circular
Allegiances: Anteiku (guest)
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Appearance

Oumi is presented as an adult male ghoul, though the series gives him almost no detailed visual design of his own. His most memorable on-screen moment comes not from a standard portrait but from a comedic afterlife skit, where he turns up soaking in a bath alongside two other departed ghouls.

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Personality

What little the story reveals about Oumi comes through his behavior rather than any stated traits. Weeks of forced starvation leave him reckless and opportunistic, willing to gamble everything on a single hunt inside a crowded human district. That impatience proves to be his undoing.

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History

The notorious appetite of Rize Kamishiro had pushed the ward's ghouls off their usual feeding grounds, and Oumi went weeks without eating. Once Rize was gone and his hunger grew unbearable, he caught sight of Hide Nagachika inside Anteiku and settled on the young man as prey. He lost the trail partway through the chase, then threw himself at whoever happened by next. That unlucky choice turned out to be Kureo Mado, a ghoul investigator who cut him down on the spot.

In a lighter epilogue tucked into the third volume, Oumi appears relaxing in a hell-bound bath with Kie Muramatsu and Kazuo Yoshida, their peace broken the instant Mado wades in after them. The anime dropped him from its main narrative but revived this omake as a post-credits gag at the end of its eighth episode.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Oumi in Tokyo Ghoul?

Oumi is a ghoul from Tokyo's 20th Ward and a guest at the Anteiku cafe. He is a minor character remembered mostly for the fatal miscalculation that ends his life.

How did Oumi die in Tokyo Ghoul?

Weeks of starvation after Rize Kamishiro's rampage pushed Oumi to hunt inside a crowded human district. He lost his intended target and attacked whoever happened by next, which turned out to be ghoul investigator Kureo Mado, who killed him on the spot.

Who did Oumi try to eat before he died?

Oumi first set his sights on Hide Nagachika, whom he spotted inside Anteiku, but he lost the trail partway through the chase and attacked Kureo Mado instead.

Does Oumi appear in the Tokyo Ghoul anime?

The anime dropped Oumi from its main story, but it revived him in a comedic afterlife skit at the end of episode 8, showing him relaxing in a hell-bound bath with two other deceased ghouls.

What is Oumi's role at Anteiku?

Oumi is a guest at the Anteiku cafe rather than a staff member, one of several 20th Ward ghouls who frequented the shop before his death.

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