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Tokyo Ghoul √A (S2)
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QUICK FACTS

episodes
12
studio
Pierrot
year
2015
tags
colorfuldarkgood animationgood musicgoresupernatural

PREMISE

Superpowered vampires—Ghouls—live undercover in Japan, preying on humans. Kaneki, a former human university student who was turned into a ghoul, decides to come out of hiding and live large by joining Aogiri Tree, the most violent ghoul gang in Tokyo. Continuing exactly where Season 1 finished, the ragtag family of ghouls at Cafe Anteiku continue to fight for survival against the anti-ghoul-police CCG, who escalate and bring in new agents as reinforcement.

LIKED!

+
great action scenes
+
great exploration of the conlict's emotional toll on both ghoul and police side-characters
+
characters were older in this season, a nice touch

DISLIKED...

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not a true cliffhanger, but season 2 once again ends on an unresolved note
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the last few episodes' pacing deteriorated a little bit
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the OP and ED were worse than season 1

OTHER THOUGHTS

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this season deviates from the source manga's plot, and follows a new direction written by author Sui Ishida
•
the show spent surprisingly little time on the greater Ghoul conflict and Aogiri Tree gang
•
fun fact: Tokyo Ghoul √A is banned in China.

CLOSING REMARKS

While maintaining awesome fight scenes, Tokyo Ghouls' second season is more character-driven, and you end up sympathizing with almost all side-characters. Season 2's tone is less badass, and more poignant.

Tokyo Ghoul √A (S2) – 8/10

reviewed 2022-11-14 by Alan

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