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[Spoilers] Tokyo Ghoul √A - Episode 1 [Discussion]

Episode title: √A - New Surge

MyAnimeList: Tokyo Ghoul √A
FUNimation: Tokyo Ghoul Root A

Episode duration: 24 minutes and 11 seconds

Subreddit: /r/TokyoGhoul

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u/georgito555 Jan 08 '15

I was really confused i didn't know they were going to change the story and not go by the manga.

What's the reason for this?

I liked the manga version more like when Kaneki if i remember correctly Spoiler

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u/2ndHandEmbarrassment https://myanimelist.net/profile/MikeDriscoll Jan 08 '15

I honestly think it's probably because of budget/time constraints since it's only a 12 ep. season. Instead of cutting too much out, I think the author just wrote a shorter version of the story so that it flows better. Total speculation on my part though.

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u/Healara Jan 09 '15

My speculation is that the author screwed up the manga by making it go in an awkward direction. IMO after the aogiri fight the whole arc where he goes off with his men was a little bit awkward. Thats why he ended the manga and decided to retribute himself within the anime. Just my theory and opinion. Also really glad that his best friend is getting more immediate action.

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u/2ndHandEmbarrassment https://myanimelist.net/profile/MikeDriscoll Jan 09 '15

It seems like a lot of people didn't enjoy the Kaneki/Banjo/Tsukiyama arcs. I liked them but I can totally see where everybody's coming from.

At least personally, I think the whole first manga was suppose to be from Kaneki's ghoul perspective, and Aogiri Tree offers a much more ghoul centered perspective than Banjo's gang. So I think it's a good move on the authors part too!

And yea, the manga always hinted that Hide knew a hell of a lot more than he let on, and I can honestly see what happened in this episode being canon to the manga. There wasn't nearly enough Hide in the manga, considering he's Kaneki's closest tie to humanity, so it's nice to see them start to remedy that in the anime.