A review by galaxiesofbooks
Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1 by Sui Ishida

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨… i thought there were way too many of them. i understood why they were needed for the story, but it made it so confusing for me to understand who was who and what was going on for them lol. Touka and Kenaki were definitely my favourite characters of this book. i found them to be so relatable and i was cheering for them throughout the whole ordeal!

𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚… the investigators’ POV bored me to death ngl. again, i understood why it was needed (to better understand both human and ghoul worlds), but every time i just found myself wanting to put this manga aside. i did absolutely love the artwork, though! especially the horror bits. 👀

𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙩… i thought that 1/2 of the book was way more interesting and i genuinely thought this was gonna be the manga i’d obsess about, but the 2/2 part was quite meh. i loved the idea itself—humans vs. ghouls, but it lacked this grip that’d make me love this book for some reason. i might come back to this manga in the future, but for now i think i’ll leave it.