Yes, it’s extremely well made. Yes, it’s quite thought provoking and extremely good by most measures. Yes, it’s way too cruel for me to enjoy watching it. Dropped.

nO.

nO W@Y.

Woah. What a great starting episode. Was Tokyo Ghoul always this good?

The fight scenes were superb, but this series also raises some very interesting ethical questions. Plus, it does this while actually possessing a moral compass. (Hey, I used to mostly take this for granted but then I watched Mahouka.) Are the police right in killing the ghouls? Are the ghouls right in taking the sustenance they need to live from humans? I have to agree with the “villain”: the act of taking a life amounts to evil. Yet there’s this tremendous ambiguity in all the character’s actions. This week’s villains killed 200 people, but why? Kanteki seems to think there’s a good reason. And the guy above may have participated in this, but he saved the two officers in front of him who tried to kill him. Are his logical reasons for participating unable to hold up to his own compassion? Continue reading Tokyo Ghoul Root A — First Impressions →

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