If you’re one of the OG Tokyo Ghoul manga readers, you know the pain all too well, better than anyone else. It’s hard to even think about how the anime adaptation ended up being such a major letdown, which absolutely doesn’t make any sense.
It’s not like Studio Pierrot wasn’t capable enough to do justice to the manga. They have shown off their skills with previous adaptations like Bleach: TYBW, and Boruto, so what exactly went wrong with Tokyo Ghoul?
It’s a question that still haunts fans of this highly acclaimed manga series. The anime’s inconsistent pacing, awkward animation, and questionable creative choices left everyone scratching their heads. But was it really all Studio’s fault or could there be any other issue that fans might not know of?
Fans are still waiting for a Tokyo Ghoul remake, but how long will they?
Studio Pierrot really showed off their skills with the Thousand Year Blood War arc of Bleach. The animation was simply top-notch, and fans (the manga fans especially) finally got to see the epic battles and emotional moments from the manga they’d been waiting for.
But it’s a shame Tokyo Ghoul didn’t get the same treatment, though. Despite having such a dedicated manga fan base, the anime adaptation was lacking, and it was a lot to cover up.
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It was as if Studio Pierrot only highlighted some of the best moments from the manga like a summary video, and skipped over huge chunks of the original source material. As an avid manga reader claimed, almost 80% of the content was simply gone.
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Fans are now simply crossing their fingers in the hopes of getting a remake in the future, but still, that feels like a lost cause at this point.
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The first season, however, was a bit faithful to the manga, but things started to go off the rails in season two. Kaneki’s character development was completely altered, and yet somehow the major plot points still happened! It was weird, and the skipped content only added further confusion among the anime-only viewers. And the rest is just history, a cursed one that is.
The Tokyo Ghoul anime was doomed anyway!
While it’s only natural for fans to blame everything on Studio Pierrot as they were the ones behind this project, one hardly knows if they even had full control over the adaptation. There’s a high possibility they didn’t even get to choose the number of seasons or episodes for the anime.
That decision was up to Shueisha and the Tokyo Ghoul Production Committee, and they had already decided for only two seasons. So the anime was always going to be rushed anyway!
Also, anime in general is usually a way for Shueisha to promote the manga and make some extra cash; we have seen similar cases in the past with stuff like No Game No Life, The Promised Neverland, Domestic Girlfriend, etc.
It’s also worth noting that if Shueisha and the Production Committee had waited until Pierrot and director Shuhei Morita were less busy, the anime might have turned out better. So while Pierrot deserves some criticism, they might not be the ones to entirely blame for the anime’s shortcomings.
Tokyo Ghoul is available to watch on Crunchyroll and Amazon Prime Video.
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