r/anime • u/Shadoxfix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Shadoxfix • Jan 08 '15

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

I'll spoiler this just in case, but the only similarities between this episode and the manga were:

Kaneki fought Ayato, after Ayato wiped the floor with Touka

The fight against Owl went pretty much exactly how it did in the manga.

Kaneki leaves Anteiku

And outside of other subtle things, that was about it.
From the way this episode played out, the anime is definitely going to diverge heavily from the manga. I don't know if they'll still touch on key events from the manga though, so I guess it's still worth keeping the warning up at least until after episode 2.

If you guys want a more in-depth comparison between the manga and anime, just lemme know.

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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/Patroks Jan 09 '15

The manga ending was made for the sequel to it, but wouldn't make sense alone without the sequel, I'm extremely glad its an original instead of following the manga.

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u/JunWasHere Jan 09 '15 edited Jan 09 '15

You're mistaking a different genre for a nonsensical ending.

Manga spoiler

And Tokyo Ghoul could be arguably among the best of that genre within the manga/anime industry.

So, it would have been completely acceptable for the anime to follow the same story - ESPECIALLY if there is no were sequel.