Tokyo Ghoul Season 1

Synopsis

The suspense horror/dark fantasy story is set in Tokyo, which is haunted by mysterious "ghouls" who are devouring humans. People are gripped by the fear of these ghouls whose identities are masked in mystery. An ordinary college student named Kaneki encounters Rize, a girl who is an avid reader like him, at the café he frequents. Little does he realize that his fate will change overnight.

Main Cast

Natsuki Hanae

Ken Kaneki (voice)

Age : 32 | Popularity : 14%

Sora Amamiya

Touka Kirishima (voice)

Age : 30 | Popularity : 23%

Shintaro Asanuma

Nishiki Nishio (voice)

Age : 48 | Popularity : 21%

Takahiro Sakurai

Uta (voice)

Age : 49 | Popularity : 30%

Sumire Morohoshi

Hinami Fueguchi (voice)

Age : 24 | Popularity : 16%

Yuuya Uchida

Arata Kirishima (voice)

Age : 58 | Popularity : 7%

Kana Hanazawa

Rize Kamishiro (voice)

Age : 35 | Popularity : 14%

Rie Kugimiya

Juuzou Suzuya (voice)

Age : 44 | Popularity : 7%

Episodes

Episode 1

04 July 2014 - Tragedy

Amid news reports of "Ghoul" attacks nearby, Ken Kaneki points out Rize, a girl he is interested in, to his friend Hide at a local coffee shop. When Kaneki discovers the two share a favorite author, he asks her out. However, their date ends in tragedy!

Episode 2

11 July 2014 - Incubation

Kaneki desperately fights the urge to eat human flesh, the only thing that can satisfy his hunger as a ghoul. He meets up with Hide again, joining him on an errand, and is glad for the companionship. But will his declining condition place Hide at risk?

Episode 3

18 July 2014 - Dove

Yoshimura teaches Kaneki more about how to blend in with mankind, and takes in a mother and daughter needing protection. Two ghoul investigators, Mado and Amon, are assigned to the 20th Ward. In response, Toka takes Kaneki out to have a mask made for him.

Episode 4

25 July 2014 - Supper

Kaneki starts receiving self-defense lessons from Yomo. He meets Itori, who runs her own bar, and is friends with Uta and Yomo. Kaneki is befriended by Tsukiyama, a ghoul who knew Rize, who also enjoys reading, and possesses other, more epicurean tastes.

Episode 5

01 August 2014 - Scars

When Touka falls ill, Kaneki pays her a visit that has unexpected consequences. Meanwhile, as Nishiki is still recovering from his run-in with Kaneki, he is nearly preyed upon by other ghouls. Tsukiyama remains consumed with the idea of having Kaneki.

Episode 6

08 August 2014 - Cloudburst

The fight against Tsukiyama is resolved, but Touka wants to kill Kimi, now that it's clear she knows that Nishiki and Kaneki are ghouls. Meanwhile, Hinami is eager to see her father again after being apart for so long, and acts out when she is unable.

Episode 7

15 August 2014 - Captivity

After Kaneki and Hinami witness Ryoko's fate, the personnel at Anteiku are grieved, and Touka decides to take matters with the investigators into her own hands. Kaneki is fed up with not being able to do anything, and makes up his mind to become involved.

Episode 8

22 August 2014 - Circular

Touka sets out to lure the ghoul investigators, but before she can strike, she finds that Hinami has run away. When Touka and Kaneki go out looking for her, they find themselves face to face with Amon and Mado, who has a few surprises of his own for them.

Episode 9

29 August 2014 - Birdcage

After several weeks go by, everyone tries to return to their normal lives. Hinami moves in with Touka, and despite her aversion to birds, they nurse an injured cockatiel they name Hetare back to health. Kaneki visits Itori to try to learn more about Rize.

Episode 10

05 September 2014 - Aogiri

The 11th Ward offices of CCG are attacked by ghouls, wiping everyone out. Banjo and company stop in at Anteiku, looking for Rize to warn her to flee from Aogiri Tree, a new group of ghouls bent on taking over-- until Kaneki accidentally knocks him out!

Episode 11

12 September 2014 - High Spirits

Kaneki is held captive by Yamori, who practices his torturous craft on him. The police and CCG move in to deal with Aogiri Tree, who have made an 11th Ward shopping mall their headquarters. In all the commotion, the Anteiku team tries to rescue Kaneki.

Episode 12

19 September 2014 - Ghoul

As Yamori continues to brutally torture Kaneki, Rize once again appears to him, and the two of them explore Kaneki's childhood and relationship with his mother. Kaneki is forced to make a choice that has a profound impact on him.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Art	Art Direction	Masatoshi Muto Keisuke Nagai
	Set Designer	Katsuya Yamada Yoshihiro Sono Ryota-H
	Art Designer	Katsuya Yamada Yoshihiro Sono Ryota-H
	Prop Designer	Narihito Sekikawa
Editing	Assistant Editor	Miki Ikeda Keisei Kanayama
	Editor	Keisuke Yanagi
	Online Editor	Yoshiaki Kimura
Sound	Music Producer	Saki Iihoshi Kohei Chida Koyo Sonae
	Theme Song Performance	Toru Kitajima
	Original Music Composer	Yutaka Yamada
	Sound Director	Noboru Haraguchi
	Sound Mixer	Hiroyuki Suzuki
	Sound Effects	Akiko Muto
Production	Associate Producer	Yuki Hirao Ryota Kanda
	Executive Producer	Ren Onodera Michiyuki Honma Haruki Nakayama
	Producer	Hajime Maruyama Yoshito Danno Hidetada Soga Ken Hagino
Directing	Series Director	Shuhei Morita
Visual Effects	Color Designer	Koji Hamaoka
	Supervising Animation Director	Kazuhiro Miwa
	Character Designer	Kazuhiro Miwa
Writing	Series Composition	Chuji Mikasano
	Comic Book	Sui Ishida
Camera	Director of Photography	Katsufumi Sato
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