There were some beautiful scenes, well-directed shots and even a few anime-only moments that earn their place in the series. Tokyo Ghoul: Root A may have butchered its source material, but it provided some quality Tokyo Ghoul moments that, when viewed in a vacuum, weren't too bad. Tokyo Ghoul :re's manga had a rushed conclusion even without the adaptation, so mangling it further was not a popular decision.Īnime is a visual medium, so the way it looks matters. Of course, faithfully covering so many chapters in so little time was an impossible task. Similar to Tokyo Ghoul: Root A, fans were offended that Studio Perriot would treat its source material so poorly. It was so convoluted that manga-reading YouTubers uploaded videos explaining the plot to clueless viewers. Following this problematic beginning, Tokyo Ghoul :re advanced with jarring ommissions, terrible pacing and disappointing anime-only moments. Right off the bat, close to an entire arc was cut as the anime lunged straight into the Third Cochlea Raid and Rushima Landing Operation. With the second season, though, Tokyo Ghoul :re fell apart. The season ended on the Tsukiyama Family Extermination Arc, and while it's all a bit messy, it didn't go off the rails. Most agree, however, that the anime wasn't anything disastrous (so far). In the first 12 episodes, Tokyo Ghoul :re scrapped some important character moments, made some unexpected changes and moved at a very fast pace. This was especially foreboding, as there would have to be ommissions. Piling on the problems, it looked as though there would only be 24 episodes to adapt 179 chapters of densely plotted material. However, it left a large portion of the fanbase hopelessly confused from the get-go. For Tokyo Ghoul :re, Studio Perriot chose to scrap Root A and return to the manga's plot if nothing ever happened, which wasn't a bad decision.

However, anime-only viewers had no idea about the different endings. Manga readers disliked how Root A deviated from the manga, condensing the source material and providing an anime-only ending. The last Tokyo Ghoul adaptation was Tokyo Ghoul Root A, aired in early 2015. From the beginning, Studio Perriot was operating on uneven ground.

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