Tokyo Ghoul (東京喰種) is a seinen manga series written by Sui Ishida and published in Yong Jump in 2011. The success resulted in a Light Novel and several seasons of anime. In today’s article, we will try to share approximately 25 curiosities about Tokyo Ghoul (I won’t number them).
The story revolves around Kaneki, a normal young man who ends up encountering a deadly romance that transforms him into a monster that feels the urge to eat humans. You should know this, as this article contains several spoilers, and we recommend that you have watched the anime or read the manga beforehand.
Curiosities about the work of Tokyo Ghoul
Tokyo Ghoul was based on a novel called metamorphosis written in 1915 by Franz Kafka. The Ghouls are originally monsters from Arab mythology associated with cemeteries and that eat human flesh. It is believed that the characters of Tokyo Ghoul reference Tarot cards.
Tokyo Ghoul was a success in 2014, both in manga and animation. The manga became the 4th best-selling of the year, while the anime had a disappointing second season that displeased most fans.
The manga author Sui Ishida has never appeared in public, nor has he posted photos on his social media. He is a complete unknown, even his gender is something questionable. People only believe he is a man because he let something slip in a post. The mangaka claims to have read every chapter of the works of Dragon Ball and Bleach.
- The Anteiku Cafe is based on a real café, near the author’s house;
- In Tokyo, there are actually districts that are like neighborhoods, there are only 23 of them while in the anime there are 24;
- Touka was supposed to take Rize’s place until she was implemented;
- Kaneki’s last name is a reference to the famous writer Osamu Dazai, who was born in Kanagi famous for his novel “No Longer Human”;
- December 20 is the same birthday as Kaneki and Arima Kishou. Kaneki was tortured on his birthday;
- The only known living members of Kaneki’s family are his uncles and a cousin;
Curiosities about the characters of Tokyo Ghoul
About Kaneki – His name is derived from the kanji for gold and tree (金木), which are also the days of the week Thursday and Friday. (金曜日/木曜日). His last name ken (研) derives from the word study, indicating his intellect. Kaneki has the habit of twisting his jaw with his left hand every time he lies or feels uncomfortable, he got that from his mom.
The Tsukiyama was destined for another work until the author decided to add him to Tokyo Ghoul. There are several speculations that Tsukiyama is bisexual, which was confirmed in an interview. After Kaneki lost his memory, Tsukiyama went on a hunger strike for 3 years.
Amon, the CCG investigator has the same name as the Egyptian god “Amon Ra,” which translates to “God of all gods.” The tattoo on Uta‘s neck is written in Greek and means: “I cannot live with you, nor without you.” Uta was raped by Mutsuki.
Touka suffers from ornithophobia (fear of birds), due to a bird that hurt her right eye (the eye she covers with her bangs). Touka likes school and rabbits. She hates classic literature, and in reality, she wants to study the biology of Ghouls and not run a café as the anime says.
Juuzou does not feel any kind of physical or emotional pain, due to the suffering of childhood at the hands of the Female Ghoul Big Mama. That is why she keeps cutting and sewing herself, to feel alive.
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