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Tokyo Ghoul :re (S3)

5

QUICK FACTS

episodes

studio

Pierrot

year

2018

PREMISE

The CCG police force investigates and combats violent murders commited by gangs of vampire Ghouls. Continuing 2 years after the Aoigiri ghoul gang's attack on the CCG at the end of season 2, the CCG relatiates against its supernatural foes by starting a unit of Inspectors implanted with ghoul powers. This squad is led by a brainwashed Kaneki—himself an Aogiri ghoul—who now hunts his own kind, all while trying to regain his memories.

LIKED!

cool to see more of the CCG’s inner workings, in contrast to the ghoul gangs

OP and ED were more energetic and well-animated than S2

interesting to discover which characters’ allegiances shift

DISLIKED...

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less action than the previous season, until it popped off at the end

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the time skip and new characters were jarring, considering the cliffhangers from season 2

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it took 5 episodes to bridge the new plot and new characters to the prior season

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some unresolved plot threads from season 2 never get closure

OTHER THOUGHTS

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like Seasons 1 and 2 before it, Season 3 once again ends on a cliffhanger! As with S1 and S2, S3 and S4 are two half-cours of the same story.

CLOSING REMARKS

Season 3 is a soft reboot of Tokyo Ghoul, returning to the source material where Season 2 diverged...and the transition isn't gentle. S3 is not as consistent as prior ones, and felt more stereotypical and "anime-y," in the bad sense. Still worth watching, to continue the Tokyo Ghoul journey.

Tokyo Ghoul :re (S3) – 5/10

reviewed 2022-11-19 by Alan

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