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Tokyo Ghoul :re – Part 2 (S4)

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QUICK FACTS

episodes

studio

Pierrot

year

2018

PREMISE

Ghouls are humanoid monsters who eat human flesh to survive, and evade the anti-ghoul CCG police force while killing in secret, or kill at large by joining gangs. Season 4—Tokyo Ghoul re:’s second cour, and the series finale—continues directly where S3 left off: Half-ghoul inspector Kaneki Ken regains his memories, must reconcile his police life and ghoul past, and becomes embroiled in a CCG conspiracy which threatens all of Tokyo.

LIKED!

action-packed start to the season

nice to see previously young characters as adults

all characters return and all plot arcs resolve

DISLIKED...

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S4 is an action sandwich, with a dip in quality and pacing in the middle.

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characters’ constant allegiance and morality switches became tiresome

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penultimate “calm before the storm” infantilized characters, since they displayed more complexity and growth during hardship / battle

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OP and ED are not memorable

OTHER THOUGHTS

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Seasons 3 and 4 rushed through lore and backstory—especially evident in narrative time skips. For those interested, the manga fills in the gaps!

CLOSING REMARKS

Tokyo Ghoul’s pacing wavers in this last season, but its moral of accepting people despite their past, eschewing revenge, and not struggling alone are all heartening. Worth watching, for closure to the plot.

Tokyo Ghoul :re – Part 2 (S4) – 6/10

reviewed 2022-12-04 by Alan

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