Is Tokyo Ghoul still popular?

The Tokyo Ghoul anime made some changes to its source material, and while some of them were good, the manga is still better in many ways. Tokyo Ghoul is one of those extremely popular shounen-horror series that is both loved and hated with a fiery passion.
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How much Tokyo Ghoul is popular?

In Japan in 2017, the Tokyo Ghoul series sold over 6.6 million copies, making it the second highest selling manga series of the year. In the numbers gathered by Oricon in Japan (as reported by MangaMag), the Tokyo Ghoul series sold about 6,677,999 copies across both Tokyo Ghoul and Tokyo Ghoul:re.
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How popular is Tokyo Ghoul in Japan?

The sequel series, Tokyo Ghoul:re sold over 3.7 million copies in Japan during its debut year in 2015, and 4.3 million copies in 2016. It was the fifth best-selling manga series in 2017 with sales of over 5.3 million copies. It was the tenth best-selling manga series in 2018 with 3.2 million copies sold.
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Why Tokyo Ghoul is so popular?

In spite of the bland main character and the awful censorship, I enjoyed Tokyo Ghoul quite a bit. It had a suitable amount of emotional impact, a great soundtrack, colorful and well developed side characters, and an interesting premise.
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Is Tokyo Ghoul failed?

Predictably, its two seasons deviated from their source material, moved too quickly and twisted the manga's plot irreparably. They were abysmally animated, poorly directed and unintelligible for anime-only viewers. All in all, Tokyo Ghoul :re is a serious candidate for the worst anime of the 2010s.
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Is Tokyo Ghoul overrated?

Tokyo Ghoul is so boring and overrated to me. It is just one long, continuous yawn fest. And the pacing is bad. If the seasons were closer together, I would have remembered more of the story and more of the characters.
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Is Tokyo Ghoul underrated?

I checked how popular Tokyo Ghoul is on different websites (MAL etc.) and I think I find it underrated. Tokyo Ghoul deserves a lot more than this. It probably would have exploded even more had it had an anime the level of quality that, say, Attack on Titan to its original source had.
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Is Tokyo Ghoul a top anime?

The Tokyo Ghoul anime made some changes to its source material, and while some of them were good, the manga is still better in many ways. Tokyo Ghoul is one of those extremely popular shounen-horror series that is both loved and hated with a fiery passion.
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Is it worth watching Tokyo Ghoul?

Tokyo Ghoul is definitely worth watching. And while it is not a perfect adaptation of the manga with a lot of changes and several inconsistencies, Tokyo Ghoul is still a brilliant anime series that will capture your attention and make you watch it from start to finish.
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Is Tokyo Ghoul actually good?

"Tokyo Ghoul" is an excellent title, that may not reach exactly the level the top titles of the category have, due to a few clichés here and there, but is definitely not far behind. This may not be a "horror" anime, but that last episode... Wow. Talk about a visceral experience!
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Where does Tokyo Ghoul rank?

Tokyo Ghoul: 10 Strongest SS And Above Rated Ghouls, Ranked
  1. 1 Ken Kaneki. Ken Kaneki is the main protagonist of the Tokyo Ghoul series.
  2. 2 Eto Yoshimura. ...
  3. 3 Yoshimura. ...
  4. 4 Seidou Takizawa. ...
  5. 5 Donato Porpora. ...
  6. 6 Roma Hoito. ...
  7. 7 Hinami Fueguchi. ...
  8. 8 Tatara. ...
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Are ghouls only in Tokyo?

So, ghouls may not only exist in Japan, but they may also exist in other countries.
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Is Tokyo Ghoul rated R?

It is in the YA (young adult) section, which is a great place for it in my opinion. Personally, I think Tokyo Ghoul should be rated at least 15+ based on its overall theme and design. I've studied books for years and am so pleased that my library placed in the in YA section.
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Is Tokyo Ghoul re better than Tokyo Ghoul?

Tokyo Ghoul does an excellent job introducing Kaneki and his allies, but Tokyo Ghoul:re gets even more ambitious with the scope of its cast. Kaneki remains the focus, but the anime learns how to exist without him and brings many more important characters into the fray like Mutsuki, Shirazu, and Urie.
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How old is Kaneki?

The main protagonist of the story, Ken Kaneki (金木 研, Kaneki Ken) is a nineteen-year-old black haired university freshman that receives an organ transplant from Rize, who was trying to kill him before she was struck by a fallen I-beam and seemingly killed.
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Is Tokyo Ghoul a mainstream?

With its bestselling manga, hugely popular anime and various spin-offs, Tokyo Ghoul is one of few anime series to achieve mainstream success.
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Is Tokyo Ghoul appropriate for a 13 year old?

2, I'd say 13,14+. If you can handle Attack On Titan, or if you're ok with whoever you're checking for watching/reading it, this is fine (I speak for the manga version, though).
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Which Tokyo Ghoul season is best?

[Top 3] Tokyo Ghoul Best Seasons
  1. Route A.
  2. Tokyo Ghoul :RE Season 1. Picking up where Route A should have left off, the season begins without much context as Kaneki's new persona, Haise Sasaki, fights ghouls on behalf of the CCG. ...
  3. Tokyo Ghoul Season 1.
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What anime is better than Tokyo Ghoul?

7 Anime To Watch If You Love 'Tokyo Ghoul'
  • Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress. ...
  • Another. ...
  • Blue Exorcist. ...
  • Deadman Wonderland. ...
  • Parasyte -the maxim- ...
  • Shiki. ...
  • Pupa.
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Is Tokyo Ghoul depressing?

Tokyo Ghoul is a tough ainime to watch—not because it's bad, but because it dispatches so many fan-favorite characters in heartbreaking fashion. In a story as grim as Tokyo Ghoul, witnessing characters die isn't something startling.
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Why is Tokyo Ghoul censored?

Tokyo Ghoul is a Japanese horror-action anime that was produced by Pierrot and released on Tokyo MX. The initial Japanese broadcast was censored due to local network restrictions regarding violence on TV during certain hours.
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Is AOT overrated?

Like Dragon Ball Z and the Zelda franchise, there are many dumb things about Attack on Titan, despite its widespread popularity. Attack on Titan is just one of the most overrated anime of all time, and a cursory examination will prove that it really doesn't deserve all the hype.
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Is Tokyo Ghoul edgy?

Like the violence isn't there just to shock the audience. It's a natural result of those creatures. Despite that , Tokyo Ghoul is not just some edgy show it explores so many themes.
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Is Tokyo Ghoul s2 good?

Critic Reviews for Tokyo Ghoul: Season 2

While still entertaining, in my opinion, the show's sequel/second season, Tokyo Ghoul Root A is missing some of the complexity and inner struggle that made the first season so interesting, but is still very good anime. It should have been something more than this.
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