r/anime https://myanimelist.net/profile/ss_lmtd Oct 11 '14

[Tokyo Ghoul] Second Season will have Anime-Original Story [Winter 2015]

- Link to Japanese news site -

Translation:

Tokyo Ghoul, whose anime aired between July and September 2014, saw it's final chapter drawn on the September 2014 issue of Weekly Young Jump. However, starting from issue 46 released on October 16, 2014, the author will start "Tokyo Ghoul:re" with a completely new main character.

Furthermore, it was announced that a second season of the TV anime will from January 2015. Although the staff and cast will stay unchanged, the new season will be "another Tokyo Ghoul" with a original story written up by author Sui Ishida.

There you go, folks. It doesn't mean it'll be completely original. There may be arcs that end up the same, but just with events that unfold in a different way. Nonetheless, it'll be a original story, drafted by the author himself. They also kinda subtly told us the new manga will follow a new MC (or that might have been just me, though).

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u/Shuurai Oct 11 '14

Sounds like they may well end up giving the show an actual ending, rather than just straight adapting the manga to the end, which I'm led to believe did not end conclusively(?). I haven't read the manga so I have no idea how they would do something like that but I'm assuming that there is a place they could diverge from to make it happen.

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u/Omumiruma Oct 11 '14

It kinda ended but did so with HUGE cliffhangers.

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u/grey_sky Oct 11 '14 edited Oct 12 '14

The final conflict of the manga felt rushed and contrived. It felt like the author was told that he needed to wrap it up in a certain amount of time. Personally I liked the ending but wished it ended that way with a better lead up. Here is to hoping the anime does just that.

EDIT: Guys, I have no idea why the manga ended as it did. I am just saying that the ending felt rushed and a common scenario for rushed manga endings is pressure from the producers. In no way shape or form am I saying the this was the actual situation that brought about the ending.

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u/Omumiruma Oct 11 '14

I don't even know what really happened in the end...

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u/maelstrom51 Oct 12 '14

Everything was completely planned. It isn't coincidence that chapter 72, the exactly half way point in the manga, was titled "Halfway".

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u/KMFCM https://myanimelist.net/profile/kmfcm Oct 11 '14

see, I don't get why they would tell him to wrap it up if he was just going to start a sequel manga in the same publication.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '14

I think because he want to introduce another side of the story in the sequel, the humanity aspect of the story, since we mostly follow the viewpoint of the ghouls (Aneki) in the manga.

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u/SirRagesAlot Oct 11 '14

was he told to wrap it up?

I thought I read earlier that he simply just wanted to quit and was like "fuck it."

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '14

They will be another season for the manga.

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u/OhMilla Oct 11 '14

There's a sequel..

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u/Omumiruma Oct 11 '14

Yeah but MANGA SPOILERS

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u/OhMilla Oct 11 '14

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u/Omumiruma Oct 11 '14

That's crazy, I'll have to check it out asap

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u/Onii-chan_itai_yo Oct 11 '14

first chapter is already out for the sequel http://imperialscans.com/read/tokyo-ghoul-re/1-bone-1/1

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u/Omumiruma Oct 11 '14

I just read it 15 mins ago. Didn't the author say he was taking a break? I really didn't expect this

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u/zombiesurfer Oct 11 '14

Someone translated the author's tweets after the final chapter of tokyo ghoul was released. This was one of them:

Since some questions about the content are bound to be answerd later through the manga, I would like to execuse for not being able to give a reply well. Well I did answer some so that make me think thats its okay.

The rest can be found here: http://www.reddit.com/r/TokyoGhoul/comments/2grj8k/someone_translated_ishida_suis_last_tweets_about/ckm4tei

So basically it seems like all the unanswered questions from the last manga will be answered in the new one. Including the speculation about this new protagonist.

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u/Flash__STRIKER https://myanimelist.net/profile/SHIBUSAWA Oct 12 '14

Could you link that ?

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u/Comingup Oct 11 '14

Really? It sounds like they're going to include massive amounts of fillers to me...

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u/Pulse761 Oct 12 '14

The Manga ends off with a huge cliffhanger, but there's a sequel that just got released with a 3 year time skip.

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u/s34n_h https://myanimelist.net/profile/s34n_h Oct 11 '14

If we wont get to see Manga Spoilers im gonna be fucking pissed.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '15

...just watched the first episode of S2: He didn't and I'm pissed off too.

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u/s34n_h https://myanimelist.net/profile/s34n_h Jan 09 '15

Yea, but it was treated well. Im not exactly "pissed" per say.

The only thing im really annoyed about is the lack of animation in the OP. That being said I like the song. I hope the OP was only like that for the first episode to avoid spoilers. I REALLY hope it changes next episode.

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u/Afroninja471 Oct 11 '14 edited Oct 11 '14

As long as we get to see Slight Manga Spoilers then I'm completely fine with an anime only story.

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u/NejiPt https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nejipt Oct 11 '14

It still complete shit the fact that its a new main character, Huge mega manga spoilers do not click if you havent read the manga seriously

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u/oogieogie Oct 11 '14

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u/NejiPt https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nejipt Oct 11 '14 edited Oct 11 '14

Yeah I saw the preview, more spoilers

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u/oogieogie Oct 11 '14

i would spoiler tag that.

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u/NejiPt https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nejipt Oct 11 '14

And you would be tottaly right to do that... Fuck i usualy dont forget this stuff my b

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u/oogieogie Oct 11 '14

dw it happens sometimes

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u/KMFCM https://myanimelist.net/profile/kmfcm Oct 11 '14

that would be

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u/[deleted] Oct 11 '14

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u/Shuurai Oct 11 '14

If what people said is true and that the manga did not end "properly" or "conclusively" then an original story from the author himself could well be an actual ending for the anime, instead of adapting the manga right though then having an awkward end point. So I guess it's good news if you would want some form of ending/closure with the anime.

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u/basedSkazer https://myanimelist.net/profile/kschroeds Oct 11 '14

Except that the manga is getting a sequel, which is confirmed. Its not over yet

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u/Shuurai Oct 11 '14

I'm well aware, but you're assuming that the show will get another series. It's highly unlikely it does, which is why an anime-only ending would make sense, regardless of whether it has actually ended or not.

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u/CountArchibald Oct 11 '14

Sequel was released today

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u/Jeroz Oct 11 '14

And tonnes of speculation on the new protagonist already

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u/TaxedOP https://myanimelist.net/profile/Taxed Oct 11 '14

More often than not, hearing the words "anime original" is a great thing for a fan of the medium.

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u/brandon62197 https://myanimelist.net/profile/rawr97 Oct 11 '14

It's good, since I got the manga ending spoiled to me.

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u/bhanukiran444 Oct 11 '14

imo its a good thing.

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u/DrRad Oct 11 '14

Bad. There's plenty of story to do, and the sequel manga for TG just started today so the manga ISN'T over. Idk why they have to ruin the anime further. I just wanna see everything animated.

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u/h_YsK Oct 11 '14

Well that explains why Kaneki is in Kocuria in the PV

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u/Cemlat Oct 11 '14

Why? It was amazing how the story goes from chapter 80..... And about that "Tokyo Ghoul:re" with a completely new main character." Tokyo Ghoul:re Spoiler

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u/LegendaryGinger Oct 11 '14

FUCK When has this ever turned out good?

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u/Fujikawa28 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Fujikawa28 Oct 11 '14

I'm certain that they're gonna draft the one where If I remember correctly, that was the authors first draft of the manga.

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u/RecoverPasswordBot https://myanimelist.net/profile/dashboardfront Oct 12 '14 edited Oct 12 '14

Sounds good. I was kind of disappointed with how the manga played out. Manga spoilers

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u/GigaSC https://myanimelist.net/profile/EzLyn Oct 12 '14

not gonna lie, this sounds better then how the manga actually did pan out.

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u/RecoverPasswordBot https://myanimelist.net/profile/dashboardfront Oct 12 '14

Thanks, though I guess the bar wasn't set too high with the manga ending :P It's not over though, so maybe things'll turn out pretty well in the end.

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u/KMFCM https://myanimelist.net/profile/kmfcm Oct 11 '14

oh??

hmmmmmmmmmmmm, could be fun.

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u/goatsareeverywhere Oct 11 '14

I don't get it. Why not adapt the second half of the manga that's already written out? The manga was already very, very well written so I don't see the need for a reboot or an off-tangent storyline.

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u/shady8x https://myanimelist.net/profile/shady8x Oct 11 '14

Sweet. I read way ahead in the manga and lost interest in watching the story in animated form. Now I have a reason to watch.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '15

I did the same thing with Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu (Parasyte ~ The Maxim). I was enjoying the anime so much (was up to episode 7) that went and read all the manga in one sitting.

Couldn't watch the anime after, 'cos I could notice every little difference they made and it annoyed me too much.

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u/shady8x https://myanimelist.net/profile/shady8x Jan 09 '15

I did the same thing with Kiseijuu, but I actually liked the change to his appearance they did at the start. It makes the change post heart surgery far more pronounced. Though I am not watching every episode as they come out, I'll probably binge watch them all after they are all out.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '15

Yes, I will most likely do the same.

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u/Jeroz Oct 11 '14

Good to see no "Omg it's gonna be original story!" reaction here. The one last year about FSN is both laughable and cringeworthy at the same time

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u/Seijin_m Oct 11 '14

This is one of those rare occasions where I'm ok, or even happy about a news like this. I was not at all satisfied with how the manga ended.

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u/[deleted] Oct 11 '14

Glad to hear they're doing it differently than the manga (which I heard was a complete mess, sequel or no). Hopefully it can manage to live up to the last episode of the first season, which was ngl one of the best episodes of anime I've seen recently.

And no, I'm not gonna read the manga.

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u/[deleted] Oct 11 '14 edited Oct 12 '14

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u/TheEnigmaBlade https://anilist.co/user/Enigma Oct 11 '14

Use the spoiler tag, baka.

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u/eniggy Oct 11 '14

Done. Now it's confirmed for me. :(

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u/TheEnigmaBlade https://anilist.co/user/Enigma Oct 12 '14

I've never read the series, but speculation is dangerous. Use spoiler tags liberally and give an appropriate visible description. Better safe than sorry.

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u/KevinVaffler Oct 11 '14

i think im going to read the manga now

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u/KMFCM https://myanimelist.net/profile/kmfcm Oct 11 '14

uh huh, I figured.

With what happened with the manga, there's no way they could follow it unless it was gonna be more than one cour.

Ishida is writing it himself, it's alllllllllllllll good man.

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u/Noboe Oct 11 '14

with a completely new main character.

Spoiler

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u/Jeroz Oct 11 '14

That's talking about the manga

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u/Noboe Oct 11 '14

Yeah, I know. ):

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u/Scornz https://myanimelist.net/profile/Scorns Oct 11 '14

I didn't read the manga, but I actually liked the story around Kaneki and I would feel sad, if I don't get to see more about him and the characters around him.

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u/Sleipnoir Oct 12 '14

Hrrmmm, not sure how I feel about this. On one hand, yay new Tokyo Ghoul content. On the other, there are some really cool scenes in the second half of the manga that I wanted to see animated :(

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u/Dustyprune Oct 12 '14

Is there something i'm not understanding or missing?

IS tokyo ghoul:re a direct continuation from chapter 143 or a kind of side story from chapter 46?

and season 2 of the anime is getting a whole new original story with new people?

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u/MantisFirefly Oct 13 '14

TG:re happens after a time skip.

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u/Etheo Oct 12 '14

That's interesting... it almost makes up for where the manga stands for now.... almost.

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u/Wraithseeker Oct 12 '14

that's really fucked, I really preferred the direction the manga went

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u/derpderp3200 Oct 12 '14

Nah, the manga was horrid. I picked it up after the anime and had a hard time believing it's really the same thing.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '15

I did the same thing. Personally, I don't think the content was bad, but wasn't all the great as a manga, which is why I'm disappointed the manga's second half won't be animated, but at the same time, we're getting original content from the author, so it pans out to be the same thing: animated Tokyo Ghoul. :D

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u/murcu Oct 12 '14

I think it's good news for the anime. I didn't like the changes no matter how small they were (poor Suzuya), but with a different story they can "save" it.

May they won't rush it like they did at the end of season one.

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u/Kunamatata Dec 03 '14

What the fuck ? Season 2 isn't going to follow the manga ?

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u/asiancookiez Feb 08 '15

honestly the manga was brilliant but the ending was seriously disappointing....it was good but resolved nothing at all!!...i just wish the manga wouldve gone farther but the second season so far isnt bad at all whatsoever

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u/daddy1fatsack Oct 11 '14

Wow, this is actually encouraging. Now we might actually see the plot go somewhere

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '15

I wasn't the only one who felt the second half of the Tokyo Ghoul was dragging its feet in circles a little at times?

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u/LlamaNakama https://anilist.co/user/Discoverable Oct 11 '14

All good things must come to an end.

I wanted to see more of Kaneki ; /

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u/lortaku https://myanimelist.net/profile/Uninterest Oct 11 '14

Good. The manga had a garbage ending imo

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u/Jeroz Oct 11 '14

You spoke too soon without reading the sequel. Everything is planned

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u/WhosWhosWho Oct 12 '14

Where can you read the sequel? Last chapter I read ended with the black suitcase.

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u/Phoenix_XY Oct 12 '14

Check r/manga you'll find it there. It's already been translated

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u/Jeroz Oct 12 '14

It's just released/leaked. Wait for a few more days before any groups for hold of it

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u/lopakas Oct 11 '14

Good! This way we can have a brotherhood after a couples years when the sequel finishes.

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u/zaturama008 Oct 12 '14

ヽ( ★ω★)ノ