Audience reviews
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Jxbinha
Tokyo Ghoul √A is where things started to feel a bit messy for me. I still enjoyed watching it and there were moments I liked, but compared to the first season and especially the manga, the changes made to the story didn't really work that well for me.
The decision to take a different direction from the source material was interesting in theory, but the execution left me feeling like something was missing. Some characters and important developments didn't get the attention they deserved, and certain choices became even more confusing considering what happened later in Tokyo Ghoul:re.
I don't think this season was terrible, and I still enjoyed parts of it because I genuinely love Tokyo Ghoul and its characters. But knowing the manga makes it difficult not to compare the two versions.
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Tokyo Ghoul √A is the continuation from the first season where Ken Kaneki leaves the Anteiku and goes to work with the Aogiri Tree and this season and the first one for me were the greatest seasons from Tokyo Ghoul frenchise despite the last ones.
The story was mid i guess,it just showed us that Kaneki made a decision and to go with the bad guys and work with them when the Anteiku people were struggling after Kaneki left them.
The animation was good i guess,nothing to say about it to be fair.
So overall Tokyo Ghoul √A was as amazing as the first season,the intro wasnt so good but it didnt matter at all,i just enjoyed to see how Kaneki was fighting for the bad guys after the trauma he suffered from Jason and i liked how powerful Ken Kaneki became after he changed himself from the caring…
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While I found the first season absolutely great (until the end), the second season was a bit of a disaster. Kaneki makes a major decision at the beginning of the series, which is not really justified (of course, it's supposed to be a fallout from the end of the last season, but without further explanation), and his decision doesn't actually lead anywhere in the finale, he returns to Anteiku anyway, as it were, and his journey in Aogiri is literally about nothing. Moreover, the second season confirmed for me that the big events in Tokyo Ghoul are nothing special, the fights are simply not very interesting, and they are also relatively unnecessary, because no one important dies in them, nor does anything else major happen. My other big complaint is that some characters simply appear, but are…
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Tokyo Ghoul √A, a sequel that loses intensity and coherence. Indeed, it's disappointing overall, even though it's still enjoyable to follow the series' protagonists. The season diverges significantly from the original manga's storyline. Additionally, Ken Kaneki is no longer the central character, and some characters lack depth. The narrative is also difficult to follow, especially with the complexities of the battles. The confused storytelling, particularly when Kaneki regains his memories, makes the anime feel disjointed. For example, Tōka Kirishima loses her primary connection with Kaneki, affecting her emotional development and motivations. Jūzō Suzuya, as a CCG investigator, has less personal interactions. Eto, leader of Aogiri Tree, is hindered by the lack of focus on her motivations.…
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The second season of Tokyo Ghoul is a direct continuation of the first season in the same style. You could combine the first and second seasons into a single 24 episode season and no one would bat an eye.
The story continues where the first season left off and takes a pretty weird turn with Kaneki joining the group that abducted him instead of remaining with Anteiku. Even though this seems silly, it is explainable by his mindset after being tortured. After this turn quite a bit happens in the story and you gradually learn more about the people and organisations involved in the story. The motivations and goals of Aogiri Tree, however, remain unclear which is weird considering they play a pretty important role.
The characters are mostly the same as in the first season with a few addition…
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I watched Tokyo Ghoul √A in April 2015 while english dubbed episodes of Naruto Shippuden were coming on animestatic (RIP T-T) and i was drawn to this hauntingly beautiful poster in the new episodes section of a white haired boy, supposedly the "ghoul" holiding an apparant corpse with a white clothh over it against a psychadaelic flower pattern background which was so mesmerizing and compelled me to watch it. Even though i didnt know it was season 2, (or that there was even a season 1 xD) I still loved it sooo much!! The music and soundtrack was soo beautiful, Kaneki was so cool and badass and the underlying feeling of there being a story which i hadnt seen, but the sadness from it lingers on and the focus on CCG was sooo good! Still in love with the gorgeous and chilling yet beautriful ope…
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This anime was nothing special or neither it was extremely bad, it just felt empty and had nothing to offer compared to the first season which was just amazing in my eyes (for someone who has not read the manga). also this anime looks like a bridge for the upcoming season which i will be watching in the future and maybe then i would edit this review right here,, overall this is not a season which would make you go wow! or anything like that, only reason you would want to continue watching this season would be the excitement that the first season might have filled you up with
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Sequel to the original Tokyo Ghoul that takes the story from there.
Watch the original and read my review of that one before starting with this one. There will be spoilers to the original Tokyo Ghoul
If previous one was occasionally hard to watch, but somehow left a sense of hope for further development. It was clear that author did not intent to just leave it at just that and plans to take story into a new field. Just like slavery period for Captain Blood was but a prelude to his Pirate Captainship and audacious Pirate life, which what the story was really about. Kaneki going white haired almost felt like that moment when Blood and his crew finally captured Cinco Llagas. From there they defied both Spanish, British, French and rival pirates and became legendary pirate crew of the Caribb…
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Honestly one of my favorite animes of all time.
Before I write my review on what I think of the anime, I have to mention I have not read the manga and from what I'm seeing a lot from people is the heavy emphasis on "but uh the manga" which I get it, it's upsetting when something you enjoy is say made into a movie/musical/tv show/etc but all because it goes a different direction doesn't automatically make it bad.
That being said, the second season of tokyo ghoul is a masterpiece that strays off from the manga. There are honestly no dull points and there's always something going on in this ghoulish universe. Some of the plot doesn't make a large amount of sense and it's understandable why that might be off putting for some people who like to deep dive into what the story is about, why the c…
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What is it with Japanese creators coming up with these weird titles. “Root A”? There’s practically nothing in the series that even warrants such a title. Why not call it “Tokyo Ghoul 2” instead? Anyways, I’m getting ahead of myself, I’m sure Sui Ishida has good intentions for the inclusion of a square root and a letter fused together.
Personally I didn’t think this was like the worse thing I’ve ever seen like many people make it out to be. But, then again I’ve seen a lot of bad anime – the medium is just littered with trash from top to bottom. Sure, the show completely threw away the idea of trying to incorporate theme exploration and worldbuilding from season one in favor of just mindless violence, but there were a couple of moments that I felt were well handled. The sound design and atm…
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Out of all the anime I've ever watched, this one I understood the least. I spent the entire time watching it in a state of genuine confusion. The show seems to dance around some hidden meaning but it never reached me. Characters frequently take action that seems meaningless to me. The entire time it feels like an intricate, overarching story is being built but it never bears any fruit. The deliberately elusive storytelling, the jumps in narrative, the failure to reach any satisfying conclusion, it's bizarre and impossible for me to grasp.
To accompany this whirlwhind is numerous issues. The soundtrack, while arguably appropriate, is grating and unnerving, making this difficult to watch anime even harder to enjoy. The story draws attention to several characters just to kill them, but none…
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There was a time when anime adaptations were rarely ever 1:1 with the source material, yet didn't receive nearly as much flak for it as this one did. Berzerk cut our large sections of the manga and completely skipped over the Black Swordsman arc, but you won't many calling the original Berzerk anime a terrible adaptation and not worth watching. I suppose the difference comes in whether or not the material found in the adaptation stands on its own. If the story it tells or it's overall presentation is good enough, people won't mind if it's a little different.
As someone who's never read Tokyo Ghoul's manga I can say this story isn't very good on it's own. I have no "this isn't like the manga at all" bias, I can judge this work on it's own merits. The opening gives us a resolution to the cl…
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Now, I finished this a while ago and for some reason I decided to make this my first review. Now, I will give my opinion on this season from purely an anime only perspective. I feel like it's wrong to judge an adaptation by its' predecessor instead of it's current format. Everyone who is everyone has complained about the content that Root A cuts and changes, but that isn't what my issue with this. I don't have an inherent problem with the changes that the anime makes in regards to the source material; my problem relies in how the anime uses these changes. Now, I'm going to delve into spoiler territory for the anime now, so please beware if you don't want to know.
Story
The story, as a whole, is decent. It's paced really fast but, other than that, it isn't terrible. It suffers greatly fro…
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I watched this for myself as I wanted to know how horrible it was. I watched it without any skips and it's the most horrible adaptation I have ever seen. Since I read the manga it doesn't come anywhere near it. They have unnecessary anime-only scenes which don't make any sense. Most of the character's motives were not clear. They're not sure what they're doing?
For example, I have no idea what Kaneki was doing in Aogiri? Like half of the time he was running around around and another half, screaming in pain because of him being a Kakuja which I don't remember happening in the manga. Yes, he cannibalized but he was not in pain so I don't understand why that happened in the manga.
And Tsukiyama, Hinami, Banjo and Co they're supposed to be with Kaneki, helping him or they're basically stayin…
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Welcome to season 2 of Tokyo Ghoul (TG). Tokyo Ghoul, an unpredictable roller coaster of a series that’s surprising in its storyline as much as it is gory. If you’re on season 2, a plot synopsis doesn’t seem necessary, however I will draw attention to some plot points further into my review. I’ll start out by saying I had high expectations for this season. After last seasons finale, how could I not. S1 did not intrigue me…it grabbed me by the throat and demanded attention. It also actually did intrigue me, but that’s not the point. Basically, I couldn’t put this series down, intrigue didn’t play a role. This is a series I can’t help but keep watching.
Now you may be curious, did season 2 meet my expectations? I’ve watched through the whole series four times now, and, honestly, I still can…
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Probably the pacing. Sad thing is, at start(season 1) was nicely paced, season 2 wasn’t too bad either, but oh man everything starts going downhill in season 3(tg:re but fuck it, I will call it s3 and s4) We pretty much open up in a time skip which in it on itself isn’t too big of a deal but from time to time there are events that you don’t expect and I don’t mean it in a good way. But when you get to season 4, oh man that’s a complete dumpster fire and it’s just fucking stupid. It’s so fucking rushed you legit don’t know what the fuck is going on. Tokyo Ghouls entire anime should be redone since it really has a huge potential that just got wasted.
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Warning:
This is my subjective opinion and I doubt that I am a "proffesional" in any way.
Don't take this review seriously unless you want to see something written from an "average Joe" perspective.
Also, while not a fan of this sequel, I won't be dumping crap on it either.
Most reviewers are almost always critical and negative, I respect that, because they view the anime from a completely logical perspective.
However, I want to atleast try and bring a little naiveness and positive feelings into the mix of overwhelmingly critical and negative reviews.
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Wow, well that was emotional... Huh. This sequel from my point-of-view seemed pretty bad to be honest.
It's underwhelming as hell and is as anti-climactic as an anime could be.
One could say that it's because everyone suddenly got…
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Dogshit compared to the manga .
Lots of plot holes .
Leaves you with nothing.
It is hard to care for any characters.
Character development is shit.
Wasted potential.
Feels bad.
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I am writing from the perspective of someone who hasn't read the manga yet. It's a little hard for me to find an anime that would glue me to the screen until I am done watching everything but Tokyo Ghoul (somehow) managed to.
I don't know why I never picked it up since it was very popular back in the days but there is one big advantage...manga is finished and so are the four seasons including ovas and adaptation. The animation and all of the OSTs were great but I cannot help but think how unpolished the second season was. If the first season had all of the rights to keep it mysterious, I felt like this season had only one character development...the main hero left me hanging..and not in an 'oh, I am excited to start the third season' kinda vibe.
I am not going to lie that the first seaso…
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tl;dr: A mess of an anime that while pretty cool stylistically makes little sense and barely makes you feel anything.
Tokyo Ghoul √A is the second season of Tokyo Ghoul and picks up right where the first season left off. I mean that quite literally, in that it continues the battle that was still going when the first season ended. That obviously brings up the question of why they didn't just have the first episode of this season as the thirteenth episode of the first season as it would serve as a really good ending for it, but I suppose logistics and marketing may have played a part. As for this season itself I had reasonably high hopes, because even though I found most of the firsts season pretty dull I felt that the last episode of the first season was really turning things around. Those…
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