Tokyo Ghoul is a story happening in a world where instead of
undertaking the first rank on the food chain, human being is hunted and devoured
by a human-like creature named Ghoul. This organism possesses supernatural
powers beyond capacity of a normal man.
As a result, Commission of Counter
Ghoul (CCG), a federal agency of highly professionally trained people to deal
with crimes related to ghouls with special weapons was incorporated. They,
Ghoul Inspectors, are rarely seen without big suitcases.
Main content of the story is fierce
fighting between Ghouls eating human flesh and Individuals who on behalf of
mankind are combating for purpose of survival and extermination of devil. However,
appearance of Ken Kaneki (the main character) makes everything overturn.
Kaneki Ken (18 years old), a protagonist of Tokyo Ghoul, is the first
year student of Kamii University in Tokyo. After the meeting with Rize Kamishiro
at Anteiku coffee shop in 20th ward and having the same hobby of
book and novel reading, this gentle boy decides to date with her. After the
date, Rize suddenly attacks Ken under the nature of a Ghoul. Due to failure of
resistance, he tries to escape from Rize’s kill. Fortunately, at the most dangerous
moment, Rize was struck by a fallen i-beam, Ken survives with serious wounds.
To save his life, the surgeon Kanou decided to transplant some Rize’s organs
into his body. Henceforth, his life turns over a new chapter with full of
tragedies. After the operation, he develops ghoul like tendencies - must
consume human flesh to survive and characteristics and his rationality begins
to wane. As one that is now both ghoul and human he struggles to keep his human
identity and always fighting against his ghoul side while trying to continue to
live like a normal human. Kaneki later works as a waiter for Anteiku – a coffee shop
founded in 20th ward to give a hand to weak ghouls in the secret
under Yoshimura’s guidance.
After his fight with inspector Amon, he gains the name “Eye Patch” because of
his mask’s design and somewhat famous after another ghoul saw him defeating the
investigator.