Tokyo Ghoul Confirms Important News for This Year

As previously leaked, the anime adaptation of the manga "Tokyo Ghoul" will mark its 10th anniversary in July this year. To celebrate this, the development of a special project has been announced, the details of which will be revealed soon. What will it be about? Perhaps it will be the long-awaited complete remake of the project? Or a pachinko machine?

More details about the anime's 10th anniversary project "Tokyo Ghoul" will be released at a later date. Before that, in Japan, all episodes of the anime series will be streamed for free on Studio Pierrot's official YouTube channel starting April 5.

Tokyo Ghoul Confirms Important News for This Year

The anime adaptation, produced by Studio Pierrot and released in Summer-2014 (July-September), captivated viewers with its somber atmosphere, complex characters, and exciting action scenes in the first season. However, the series received criticism for its significant divergence from the manga's plot in the second season, as well as for its hasty attempt to correct mistakes in later seasons.

Fans' persistent desire to witness a more faithful adaptation of the source material has been a topic of discussion for years. The possibility of announcements on the occasion of the tenth anniversary has revived the hope that the responsible studios will consider a remake or a readaptation that faithfully captures the essence and depth of the original work.

Tokyo Ghoul Synopsis

A sinister threat is invading Tokyo: carnivorous "ghouls" that look identical to humans and blend in with their population. Reserved college student Ken Kaneki buries his nose in books and avoids news about the growing crisis. However, the appearance of an attractive woman named Rize Kamishiro breaks his loneliness when she proposes a date to him. While accompanying Rize home, Kaneki discovers that she is not as kind as she first seemed, and that she has deceived him with sinister intentions.

After a tragic struggle, he wakes up in a hospital to learn that his life has been saved by transplanting the organs of the late Rize into his own body. Kaneki's body begins to shapeshift horribly and transforms into a human-ghoul hybrid. As he embarks on his horrific new journey, Kaneki clings to his humanity in the bloody conflict that unfolds between society's new monsters and the government agents who hunt them down.

Source: Comic Natalie