For about an hour, however, Tokyo Ghoul did offer something special." Film School Rejects said "It feels like a film designed for newcomers, but it ultimately fails to leave viewers hungry for more." Sequel
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Andrew Chan of the Film Critics Circle of Australia writes, "Tokyo Ghoul is one of those films where the over the top gore and violence ends up over shadowing everything from plot line to meaningful words or even its characters." Dread Central gave the film three and a half stars and called the film "A beautiful but flawed adaptation." Variety said "This live-action adaptation of Sui Ishida’s famous manga about flesh-eating monsters is likely to please fans, despite some technical imperfections." South China Morning Post found the film ambitious but felt it ultimately stumbled saying "The film collapses into a series of conventional stand-offs between opposing characters struggling as much with their own identities as their conflicts with each other.
Mark Schilling of The Japan Times gave the film 4.5 out of 5 stars. Although he criticized film for its Kagune effects. Gabriella Ekens from Anime News Network was impressed by film's cinematography even though it didn't have a huge budget and praised Masataka Kubota and other cast for their strong performance. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 80% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 6.35/10.
Overseas, it grossed US$71,222 in Australia and New Zealand, and $21,177 in Thailand, for a worldwide total of $10 million. The film grossed ¥1.1 billion ( $10.09 million) in Japan. On home video, the film's DVD and Blu-ray releases have generated sales of $121,000 in the United States.
Home media įunimation release the film on DVD and Blu-ray which included English Dubbed with voice actor Austin Tindle, Brina Palencia reprised their roles as Ken Kaneki and Touka Kirishima. Tokyo Ghoul premiered in the US at Anime Expo 2017 in Los Angeles on July 3, 2017. On it was announced that Funimation have acquired the licensed of Tokyo Ghoul and will be coming to theaters soon. Principal photography lasted from July to September 2016. Struggling with his new life as a half-ghoul, he must now adapt into the ghoul society, as well as keeping his identity hidden from his human companions. This was accomplished by transferring Rize's organs into his body, and now, like normal ghouls, he must consume human flesh to survive. Ken Kaneki, a normal college student who, after being taken to a hospital, discovers that he underwent a surgery that transformed him into a half-ghoul after being attacked by his date, Rize Kamishiro who reveals herself to be a ghoul.
Post-Third Cochlea Raid įuka led a group of ghouls to the meeting with the One-Eyed King. He appeared to be loyal to the new One-Eyed King due to the latter releasing him from prison and being the rumored savior who would liberate ghouls.įuka was freed by Ken Kaneki during the Third Cochlea Raid, crawling out of his cell after Ken had opened the cell doors. He wore the usual prison scrubs during his days in Cochlea, while having his hair grown out. He wore a light colored zippered jacket with black two stripes on the shoulders and forearms. Fuka was a man with black hair styled into a mohawk, the front end covering his forehead and had distinctive sunken cheeks.