Tokyo Ghoul: Analyzing Kaneki's Torture

[@1hundred1]

If you enjoyed this analysis, be sure to check out these other 2! How Kaneki Became The One Eyed King kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn7cZZZ-rLWGfa8 Tokyo Ghoul: Analyzing Kaneki's Death : kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKnHgJWiaNZpfKMsi=cN_ldxbVwZz8f4Lx

[@deviousj5868]

Well, Promised Neverland said "Hold muh beer.."

[@sven3413]

Watched all of your Tokyo ghoul videos. You're content is right up there with sufferents for me :D. Really great narration and analysis. You explain the themes very well >w>.

[@odoluke]

Oh wow we are same age... (▀̿Ĺ̯▀̿ ̿)

[@kermitwithamustache3885]

You can't understand how happy it makes me feel to see Tokyo Ghoul still being relevant in 2023 😭

[@sven3413]

I can tho

[@Pepperjackcheese88]

@@sven3413 no you don’t

[@sven3413]

@@Pepperjackcheese88 yes

[@ARandomEliatrope]

i just wish they madea new series already man

[@zage932]

​@@ARandomEliatropewe don't want another Boruto happening

[@Grayson-Winchester]

Kaneki's torture is infamous. Just as what Guts of Berserk went through in the eclipse. It's a wonder that both protagonists haven't lost their mind completely. Yet they turned out to be more vicious than anything.

[@jase276]

Tbf, Kaneki's mind went into this already shattered. His mom messed him up bad

[@Grayson-Winchester]

@@jase276 we learned of his abusive mom in TG RE. From og Tokyo ghoul we only assumed that he was just a anxious, little boy, who'd rather read books all day. He was better off without his mother yet his counciousness told him to hold his mother dear.

[@7years6months3days5hours7min]

​@@Grayson-Winchesterwasn't his mother a good person who always helped others ? (Do I have Alzheimer?)

[@Grayson-Winchester]

@@7years6months3days5hours7min he was lieing to himself. His mother to him at least wasn't graceful

[@7years6months3days5hours7min]

@@Grayson-Winchester Is this mentioned in the anime ?

[@ladyblubel]

I find it absolutely interesting that Jason and Kanaki reflect two different sides of childhood torture: Kaneki become extremely passive, to the point where he’s basically naive, while Jason turned to trauma reenactment, turning the harm he felt to others

[@runtergerutscht4401]

And then there's Juzo, who adapted to his childhood living conditions so much that to him, pain is nothing, basic human empathy is a foreign concept, and cruelty is completely acceptable. Until he gets fixed by a positive father figure.

[@arias4491]

It‘s so fascinating how a humans brain, personality differs so much even when two experienced similar situations. I‘ve always wondered why victims step into their abusers footsteps, since they should be the one emphasizing the most with people alike or generally people. Maybe it‘s because they don’t know any better. But what I questioned more was how people undergone of such trauma act either the one way (abusive) or the other (emphatic). I’ve come to the conclusion that it may have something to do with the genetic personality we’ve gotten from birth from our ancestors, like a muscle memory since birth.

[@TheDarkOne115]

It is a warcrime how truly awful the anime portrayed this manga. It was sooooo good. Tokyo Ghoul deserves the FMAB treatment unbelievably bad.

[@strayorion2031]

I got a really bad first impression of tokyo ghoul thankss to the anime but then I read the manga and its much better

[@herbnfizz4113]

Fr S1 was great, S2 was dog water, S3 was me scratching my head bout why he forgor everything, S4 was then tying up mysteries and surprising us even tho i didnt even know tf was going on and yaaaaaay series ended. It feels like it went through 5 different writers and directors which resulted in a Frankstien abomination that was multiple random decomposing parts being stiched together feeling unnatural overall

[@KyngD469]

Oh I watched the anime and found it pointless and edgy. Is the manga more fleshed out?

[@mr.l8362]

Yes, the manga is amazing and Kaneki is one of the greatest characters ever

[@thehonourablejudge1084]

@@KyngD469 even from the first volume the manga is really good and you feel an emotional connection with kaneki but at the same time you understand that you can’t even comprehend his pain, highly recommend

[@VioletZe]

Manga kaneki: Ill never forgive the aogiritree anime kaneki: I'm going to join the aogiri tree

[@1hundred1]

💀

[@brianachim2670]

Touka: What that makes no sense?!

[@jujublue4426]

@@brianachim2670 Kaneki: " It does in the manga"

[@brianachim2670]

@@jujublue4426 Kaneki: "I am not Kaneki anymore, I am KanEDGY."

[@spec_wasted]

It kinda makes sense, he said to Ayato, you joined Aogiri to become strong and protect Touka, same for Kaneki, he joined to become strong. But as always Manga volumes better than Anime​@@brianachim2670

[@pineapplesarentapples1153]

I don’t think I will EVER forget when Jason put a centipede into Kaneki’s ear. Actually the craziest moment in anime in my opinion.

[@afivestarwaterboi781]

Idk, Juzou sucking the inner ear out of that one guy and spitting it on the ground was really wild

[@D.Y.I.Q]

​@afivestarwaterboi781 hot

[@shincymathew6144]

@@afivestarwaterboi781 huh

[@DarksideGmss0513]

The scene where he starts devouring himself that part is seared into my mind

[@darthgrevious8124]

This was really good but he never went on to explain just HOW LONG Kaneki was actually tortured for. He was held in that amphitheater for 10 days reliving the same hell countless times per day.

[@1hundred1]

Yeah I should have mentioned that since the anime never did, my apologies man

[@DR3ADNAU7Gaming]

It was 12

[@yukiamano2078]

This is what i always mention to people when they try to downplay kanekis experience, the anime makes it feel like only one night but its was actually nearly 2 weeks. Not only that but he was tortured for hours a day and when he wasn’t getting tortured i doubt he was able to sleep

[@rocki_bb]

​@@1hundred1you've made me sincerely regret I'm not familiar with Tokyo Ghoul and therefore can't appreciate the full impact of your analysis. You made me hope and then wish you had a playlist breaking down the entire show, so I could better appreciate this video. Sadly, looking at your videos shows me that you don't cover much material that falls within my wheelhouse, because I really want to subscribe to your channel. If this video represents your work, you seem to make well thought out and passionate content!

[@chernoalpha0481]

@@yukiamano2078 probably forcing him to eat his own fingers

[@k.g.7591]

I suppose that this comic expresses something which not everyone can come to grips with easily in their own lives and that’s dealing with moral compromise. A lot of young adult media isn’t willing to really accept moral compromise as a part of life, when I say that in many ways it’s an inevitability. No one stays morally pure their whole lives. Some times you’re doomed to choose between helping someone and helping yourself and no matter what you choose you will feel bad. Learning to cope with the very rational decision of choosing yourself or not helping when you can’t afford to physically, emotionally, or financially is something you will have to learn to do.

[@retardo-qo4uj]

Yeah, it make sense since adult get incentives from this. Children will be obedient and easily manipulated this way, since adult will be the one who determine the right things. Not all parent want to teach this, its similar to telling "santa is not real". Good role model is needed just like the video said. Sadly, many people have to find out themself.

[@pixelmaster9964]

This is what I dislike about series like MHA and naruto (shippuden) I feel like these series do a great job setting up a very nuanced conflict, yet it all comes down to a single, morally incorruptible, perfect optimist to come along and “solve” everything.

[@JohnathanFallSeasonGuy]

@@pixelmaster9964the difference between TG and MHA and Naruto is that MHA and Naruto are Shonen Manga and TG is a Seinen Manga, if you want an example of a Seinen Manga look no further then Berserk.

[@UN-Seki]

​@@pixelmaster9964true that conflicts in Naruto are solved unrealistically, but I wouldn't say Naruto is incorruptible. For one, every single time he succumbs to the Kyuubi's chakra, it means that his will weakened and he lost restraint. E.g. when he nearly becomes 9 tailed in the Pain fight, right after being unable to reply to Pain's moral conundrum. We also see Naruto getting depressed and being unable to deal with his feelings throughout Shippuden until he gets help from others (like when he almost gave up during the Asuma arc, when trying to learn the rasenshuriken). It's not like things come freely for him (well, not until the final arc with the Ashura and Indra BS). Actually, most villains die without turning to the good side, even if Naruto changes their mind to some extent. There are also plenty of relevant character losses throughout Shippuden, so it's not like there were false stakes. TL;DR: The difference between him and Kaneki is that Naruto was able to build an emotional support network in a timely manner, but Naruto's conflicts did result in concrete changes to the world/characters.

[@kacpadestro8086]

I see it like this the man who is good and moral is useless against no morals and chaos, but good man who seen abyss and walked back to light is somone who will do what needs to be done no matter what

[@DanielSmith-zo1db]

People talk about how this needs a redo for anime adaptation but I could only accept it if they had the same person compose the music/adapt music from the first show. That’s what hooked me first.

[@Sofia-ss2pm]

I need them to keep at least the intro cus nooo way they can make a better intro than unravel and its just a classic. And, at least for kaneki, i hope its gonna be the same VA, esp because of the mental breakdown scene that he did soo well.

[@cutepotato001]

9:16 Minor correction : When the centipede is put inside Kaneki's ear, the pain can't directly come from the insect eating his brain since the brain has no pain receptors. It must be from the damage it causes around.

[@kunoharu1289]

majority of the pain was probably from it eating its way inside

[@ZarHakkar]

The brain might not have pain receptors, but imagine the experience of realizing you're losing memories and bits and pieces of yourself as it eats its way through. I'd prefer the pain.

[@PureRedConcentratedCherryJuice]

​@@ZarHakkarUnless the centipede attacked your hippocampus, you're likely not going to lose any major memories. So, in that case, do you mean that you don't want some centipede wiggling around in your ear and brain?

[@chaoticstarfish3401]

Is it even stated that the centipede is damaging him inside? I thought it was just crawling around in his ear, and the constant noise and tingling feeling of its crawling in sensitive areas, for days, are what would drive him insane. Just another layer on top of Yamori's more straightforward, physical torture.

[@mahyargharehdaghi9383]

@@PureRedConcentratedCherryJuice it's a sensitive area after all

[@imkindofsleepy9383]

Kinda crazy that after so long, Kaneki and Tokyo Ghoul still aren’t forgotten, even to amass a huge amount of views with videos such as this. Goes to show how well written the manga really was(easily one of the top mangas). With so much traction I’ve seen lately, they should definitely consider doing the manga right.

[@HotPrinceJack]

Why and how tf can you forget him Ken who is part of the main characters and main characters story just like with Guts and the rest lol yes

[@yunghdeity]

it was deadass a smash hit of the 2010's. it isn't going to be forgotten for quite some time, especially for gen z anime enthusiasts.

[@brookebear18B]

Its really not all that crazy when you think about it when you look at the views and likes videos like this get. Specifically, because he's covering the manga. The manga was universally loved. Idk anyone who enjoyed the anime, aside from people who watch anime in passing, after the first season. When you look around most of youtube for content in regards to TG, its mostly about the manga.

[@peaxce6675]

I remember running across this tik tok where this guy said guts torture during the eclipse was worse than Kanekis torture and I have to disagree not because it was more atrocious or anything it’s because guts was way stronger mentally Kaneki was a still a kid still trying to figure out his new life thrown into multiple days of constant torture and mental manipulation

[@MarukaiX]

also his fingers and toes were regrowing and being cut off which i doubt was pleasant

[@Newacc20200]

@@MarukaiXand he got a centipede put into ear which pushed him over the edge

[@Gensolink]

Guts suffered a lot but it was spread out throught the years Kanbeki's suffering was just one long torture session, I can't imagine how having a centipede crawl to your brain would feel like. Both suffered but there's no reason to do suffering contests they both had tragedies happened to them

[@blackviper3889]

@@Gensolink From what I understand, the pain would only be from the centipede making its way to the brain, after that you wouldn't feel it eating away at it since you don't have pain receptors inside your brain. You would probably notice shit not working how its supposed to which is scary in its own way. Also, since the centipede went through his ear canal, you would lose your sense of balance and feel perpetual vertigo and that's honestly just as scary as the centipede eating your brain. There's a junji ito book where a woman digs out a "spiral" in her ear which perfectly encapsulates that horror.

[@grizz8217]

The eclipse, Kaneki's torture and third impact gotta be some of the most tragic and horrific events in animanga

[@aquaos]

Honestly growing up with Tokyo Ghoul (it was my first read and intro to the Otaku culture), Kaneki's journey has given me so much. Outside of the cool fights, the amazing art designs, Kaneki's journey of self discovering his worth and loving himself, the ghoul part and the human part, is just beautiful. And then his conclusion at the end of TG Re how "The world is just is" from his vicious claim "The world is warped" in TG is to this day one of my favorite. Gosh I could just write paragraphs on this :)). Beautiful video and analysis!

[@Triskelion345]

7:30 isn't this what Sasaki told Urie in Tokyo Ghoul Re chapter 162 😧😧

[@spade8094]

Spawn is better

[@aquaos]

@@spade8094 spawn is also really good but Tokyo Ghoul just has that relatable nature to it, probably because of the oppressive force that "you have to be the same" Asian Society that we grew up on.

[@spade8094]

@@aquaos ok

[@adampenbrook5751]

@@Triskelion345 That was the Black Reaper, which was Kaneki. Haise ended after the “I’m tired of dreaming. Good night, Haise” panel. That’s why characters like Arima, Eto and Touka refer to the Black Reaper as Kaneki, even though he was technically still going by the name Haise Sasaki. It’s also why Hinami instantly recognised the Black Reaper as Kaneki, and then said “Big Brother?” before Kaneki gave her a warm smile.

[@dusan7696]

I did not expect this out of nowhere thank you KZbin, you have done so well with this video. I am really happy to see one of my favorite stories still being talked about, Hundred you understood Kaneki so well, same with the message and story what it was telling us. And the importance of facing the truth and growing as a person.

[@1hundred1]

I appreciate this bro, thank you!!!

[@dusan7696]

@@1hundred1 Thank you for the amazing video, I am hyped to see more of your work.

[@illchokeyou]

Atleast we got a fantastic sound track out of it!

[@dusan7696]

@@illchokeyou True I always was glad about it, it has a beautiful OST.

[@TheSkullkid16]

Counting backwards from 1000 by 7s, if you do the math, you'll make it to 300 eventually, then make it to 20, 14, 6... The final number you get to before passing 0 into the negatives is as far away from 0 as you can be without being divisible by 7 for the first time. One could also do this by doing 6s or 9s without being divisible by 1000, but since the last digit of any number will always change when counting by 7s (7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, 70 and so on), it forces your mind to stay focused on the task of said math, unlike with 6s and 9s which both have very easy patterns (6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36 and so on, as well as 9, 18, 27, 36, 45 and so on). The other possible numbers, being 8s, 5s, 4s, 3s, 2s and 1s, either have very easy patterns of doing the math, are numbers that 1000 is divisible by, or both. Whoever did this scene definitely did their homework, and it shows.

[@half_plastic2367]

Thank you for talking about maths, it really hurt when he said that it would reach 1 🙈😂😂

[@noonespecial1333]

So I don’t read manga like at all. But I have watched the anime and thought it was ok, it was one of the first I watched and I never understood why people hated it so much. But now I see that it left out like 85% of the amazing story telling and art of this manga. I’m buying it asap

[@SlaveDanLevi]

Legit best decision you're making. First arc of the manga might feel slow and "meh" because of the art style being worse but trust me it PICKS UP. You'll see parts of Kaneki you never got to see in the anime.

[@kyleslifestyle8541]

I spent many years of my childhood under the duress of physical and sexual abuse. Tokyo Ghoul has never been my absolute favorite anime, but Kenaki has always been one of my favorite anime characters. This is because I know first hand how the cruelty of the world can make you into a ghoul.

[@AshAsmodeus]

Hope your life got better... speaking from one person who's been in that chair to another

[@HoodLilKrillin]

@@AshAsmodeus Hope YOU are doing alright as well 👍

[@homelessman3483]

Edgy

[@homelessman3483]

Damnnn the booty bandits really be out here like that ? Im sorry that fleece Johnson found you

[@Joseph-by6pv]

@@homelessman3483 What the hell is wrong with you?

[@Zaxster_-3-]

Something that I hate about complex characters within an appealing story is that more than half of the people who read/watch it will overlook a character's motives and how significant every precursor leading up to their catharsis or reform actually was. Hell most people don't even identify any of it. I understand thats its simply "each to their own", but man, it really hurts when someone denotes Kaneki's process as a typical edgy shonen transformation.

[@amirjan175]

@@Zaxster_-3- I think its because of the anime's portrayal of kaneki

[@colin7189]

Just did the math, if you subtract 7 from 1000 142 times you're left with 6, 143 times leaves you with -1

[@1hundred1]

You're the GOAT

[@colin7189]

That's you man, great vid, makes me want to re read the manga

[@1hundred1]

@@colin7189 Thank you bro! & You should whenever you get the free time, reading it the second time always hits harder

[@Aceofspades928]

Also isn't the original TG about 142 or 143 chapters 🤯 I wonder if Ishida planned that all along 🤔

[@hi.k1]

⁠​⁠@@Aceofspades928TG has 143 chapters. Even if it is a coincidence, it’s amazing how it all lines up (if not a coincidence, it’s genius writing)

[@tako_shop]

The torture kaneki gave ayato was insane. i did not expect that.

[@naraikuu]

I watched Season 1 of the Anime and this scene left me absolutley speechless, i was around 14 by that point and it changed alot about how i feel and think. Didn't even start Season 2 even tho it released about a week prior but directly bought the Manga and read it completly. Kaneki turned into my favorite fictional character and still stands there till to date. I've read the Manga countless of times at this point. I can't relate to him at all and can only hope to grasp how he felt, the struggles and absolute Nightmare he had to live through. This video was truly amazing and added so many new things to my thoughts, so i want to truly thank you for taking the time to analyze and express the mind of Kaneki for us

[@ishyameru6232]

I watched season 1 at 11 years old all because this girl I liked was obsessed with it 😂 little me only knew of dragon ball z, Naruto and FMA. Boy did TG and AOT wake me up

[@naraikuu]

@@ishyameru6232 actually expirienced something similar, it was a bit later for me, i turned 15. A girl i found cute right from the beginning of the year had the first 3 Volumes of TG and we started talking about it. Today we've been together for nearly 7 years and she reminds me alot about Touka tbh xD fricking love Touka and we talked about our Wedding Outfits being the ones Kaneki and Touka had IN THE MANGA!! Anime Version sadly ruined it completly :c

[@Lunarinzo]

@@ishyameru6232 i read berserk, chainsawman, and jujustsu kaisen at age fucking 11, power move yo.

[@alyssarasmussen1723]

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[@Gensolink]

I love in that panel of the kaneki's mother petting him in the next panel you see subtle speed lines on her hand.

[@djembe7900]

I REALLY love the subtle background of Gwyn's theme, it fits the video perfectly. The hope in ones sunshine turned into just a cinder.

[@1ne_Eyed_King]

I'm currently in the middle of reading tokyo ghoul re, and if it's not really obvious by my profile, Kaneki is a character that has really resonated with me, throughout all of his journey so far, beginning to end. Unfortunately, I've put my reading to a pause to take care of other things, but to get to the point, it makes me really glad to see people still covering tokyo ghoul in 2023, especially the original tokyo ghoul, and even more especially kaneki. This series means a lot to me, and so does kaneki, as kaneki is the most I've felt seen in any piece of media, and I've experienced a lot of media. The point is, I'm really happy to see a video on kaneki in 2023, and when I eventually finish re, I'm looking forward to coming back to your channel looking for the video on his goal to change the world.

[@Aceofspades928]

Man its been a while since I've read TG but I was hit with so much nostalgia watching this video. 😢 Thanks for the summary and analysis hope to see more TG videos.

[@1hundred1]

6PM EST Tomorrow 🤝

[@Aceofspades928]

@@1hundred1 👍

[@penofficial_]

Watching this youtube video when it first came out is the reason I gave Tokyo Ghoul another chance by reading it. By rewatching this video, I now want to reread it. Amazing video.

[@shareableninja6518]

Kaneki is truly one of the greatest anime characters of all time. Loved the vid. The music was a perfect touch and just made the vid 10 times better.

[@cabbageman5863]

I get it, the “everything is his fault” narrative for this part of the story makes sense and it is, in a way, logical, but it seems to disregard the fact that kaneki was pretty human mentally thought out all of these situations, and made human decisions that made sense at the time. These events may, in the end, be 100% his fault, but hindsight is 20/20 and the deck seems to have been stacked against him, he got played an unfair hand, he could have come out on top but he’d have to be a different person to have done that

[@user-hc6fd9ss2p]

True but I think the point maybe was that even tho Kaneki had drawn the short straw in life he needed to adapt to his predicaments, he couldn't afford to live the way normal humans would if he faces abuse and powerful enemies daily

[@flowerbloom5782]

I feel like kankei went the other extreme. Yes he contributed to some of it but he just fully blames himself for everything that has happened to him which isn’t accurate or healthy either. Sometimes we get bad luck even the ones who have agency. It’s like a tree could fall over and kankei will blame himself for “being in the wrong place at the wrong time”

[@Dr.Hypo101]

@@cabbageman5863 This is all true and I'd agree with you entirely if not for the fact it's somewhat implied Kankei's personality is what he's in the situation. The abuse he suffered as a child cause him suppress his memories and even alter them to an extreme extent. If he'd broken away from that conditions he'd be the sort of person who'd have avoided this torture. Of course that's easier said than done

[@connorohalloran1636]

Oh wow don't think I've seen a bloke go this far in detail for Kaneki's suffering b4. TG is one of the Underrated GOATs, gives u the feels and emotions y didn't know u had. I almost shed a tear

[@LonelyNingen44]

Just thought.. Maybe the finger snapping is to reference having their toes and fingers cut. A sort of habit born out of constantly feeling and hearing their torture.

[@chihirobunny7090]

HOLYYYY amazing video! this is so well done! you have such a good understanding of the story and characters and themes!

[@1hundred1]

I appreciate this comment a ton, thank you so much

[@isitreallyyouuuuuu]

@@1hundred1hey what’s the song you used in the beginning? also great video i’ve been a huge fan of tokyo ghoul every since i started watching anime years ago ❤

[@mauriciocuaranta4343]

​@@isitreallyyouuuuuugwyn, lord of cinder from dark souls. Hope it helps lol

[@shinchross2795]

This video is absolutely beautiful man. I haven't read the manga so there's a lot here that I have no clue about but thia video added a whole layer of understanding in that scene and made me appreciate it more.

[@etiennidzaaa9583]

Just finished the video it was truly fire I really enjoyed it and the way you spoke was nicely articulated and calm. From watching the anime to listening to this it was truly a revelation thank you very much for putting the time. The story was so good I tears up once. Thank you❤

[@pyroe-wf6lw]

Man, u’ve jus earned yourself a new subscriber. Tokyo Ghoul is a series that inspired me to start writing, and I love the in depth analysis of the scene that sparked Kaneki’s development. Keep up the good work man🙏

[@Eric-wn8wx]

fun fact your actual brain doesn't have nerve endings that can feel pain so realistically kaneki would've been chilling with a centipede in his brain

[@mojus2890]

No, you're definitely having a mad seizure.

[@Eric-wn8wx]

@@mojus2890 outside of a seizure yeah

[@gsdetta]

@@Eric-wn8wx The centipede is attacking the prefrontal cortex and thalamus, the areas that send pain signals to the body. This will cause Kaneki's entire body to be in pain.

[@daniell1483]

The number thing went completely over my head. Never able to get to zero, just one more layer of Jason's cruelty.

[@idavid8391]

I used to have a really good friend named Erika. She introduced me to Tokyo Ghoul. This video reminded me of her... I haven't seen or heard from her in like 6 years, but I hope she's okay. I'm looking forward to watching this video in her honor.

[@theratwhotookyourteeth8514]

hi david hows life now

[@vincentopperman1420]

@@theratwhotookyourteeth8514 bro is NOT Erica

[@theratwhotookyourteeth8514]

@@vincentopperman1420 Lol

[@theratwhotookyourteeth8514]

@@vincentopperman1420 7 months old comment and you reply to my replay just 1 day later you watching tg too? man its crazy

[@furiousdestroyah9999]

Man even just this part of the series was so much deeper in the manga than in the anime... was expecting to see this being more prevalent in the later seasons, not in season 1 :P

[@badassproductions4734]

Jujutsu kaisen has the best arc for me but overall Tokyo ghoul is just overwhelming beautiful.

[@1hundred1]

I seriously need to reread both series from front to back

[@badassproductions4734]

@@1hundred1 same bro same

[@kakkadasekazvam3968]

@@1hundred1 you couldnt be more right

[@Literally___Me]

I listen

[@grizz8217]

Idk man cochlea raid and dragon war changed me

[@aidanjack3094]

It’s always so very hard for me to read and watch the start of Tokyo ghoul. My mother is an extreme alcoholic and is insanely mentally abusive to me. I found myself always helping others never doing anything for myself. At the age of 19 I had my first love I was used and manipulated the whole relationship, she found small things she didn’t like about me and piled them all up to say I was the terrible person and threw me away not even 2 weeks later having a short fling with a man that she never told me about that was 16 years older than her. A month and a half later she came back apologizing for the miss communication and telling me about the thing she had that ended because “there was too much drama” I should’ve realized she was never over him. Over the next few months I fell back in love I gave her all my heart when she deserved none of it. She told me she had a conversation with this guy to clear the air with him. I told her I was hurt but that it was ok. Of course not even a week later she once again piles up multiple things on me and throws me away because of these reasons. Never love someone for their “potential” love them for their actions. I had the strength to leave and yet I stayed because I thought it was the better thing to do and everything would work out. If you never take control in life you’ll never succeed you’ll be used by anyone and everyone. This is a lesson I’m still learning I’m 20 now turning 21 soon it’s a process but I think just like kaneki I can save myself and in turn be strong enough to not sacrifice my own self respect to help the people I care for the most.

[@AkohTech]

"No one will save you". Damn this line destroyed all my heros fantasies.

[@thewhitene9746]

Tokyo ghoul opening song still hits the most. One of the best OST.

[@TonyTwoShoes]

As someone who's only seen the anime now i get why people say it didn't do the manga justice. You did a great job breaking this down so well.

[@dariusrhodes778]

Man I love this video I honestly think tokyo ghoul is the most underrated manga out there only because the anime rushed it and didn't animate the best things but when u read the manga it's actually amazing

[@meteor2082]

Goated creator doing an analysis on a goated scene in a goated manga. We eating tonight

[@1hundred1]

Appreciate you brooo

[@HeavyWeatherr]

My god, a Tokyo ghoul vid with dark souls music playing the background, brother u are COOKING!!🙏

[@1hundred1]

YESSIRRRR 🫡

[@genbabe7965]

As a Tokyo ghoul fan I’m upset that the anime didn’t show what was in the manga that was important info that could’ve been shown a straight sad masterpiece none the less💯

[@PineappleLiar]

It’s especially sad when thinking about how deeply Kaneki buried his mother’s abuse when the insane depths of torture he went through here wasn’t near enough to unearth it. Admittedly I never enjoyed Re as much as the original Tokyo Ghoul, but when I hit the chapter where that was revealed I just felt such a hollow sense of sadness. Like the one of the few bright spots in Kaneki’s life wasn’t even real, it was such a gut punch. The other part that stuck with me after the torture sequence was the direct aftermath of Kaneki’s story; it did such a good job of establishing his new status quo! There’s one panel in particular where he’s freeing his friends from their cells, and its just a shot of profound relief on his face. That conveys immediately that he still holds a deep care for others, which was uncertain after the torture of Jason we’d just seen. But then you get this whiplash of everyone being concerned about him because, well, look at him, and his gaze goes distant and he just replies ‘oh I handled it :)’. And that brings up the knife’s edge of stability he’s currently balancing on. There is this deep sadism in him now, but he’s trying to keep it on a leash with the conditional of ‘for use to defend those he cares about’ only (see: Ayato later in the arc). And of course in the back half of TG this manifests as a different form of self-destruction, as he turns himself into a monster to better destroy anything that might hurt him/his friends, and the obvious consequences of that action.

[@samflood5631]

About the whole no one is coming to save Kaneki part, Touka was the only one who wanted to go and save him, but the others at the cafe told her it was a bad idea since the place Kaneki was being held is heavily guarded they thought it was better just to let him die.

[@tuvergalarga6144]

They did not say that Yoshimura just told them to not keep their hopes up and if they are really willing to try and save Kaneki he and Yomo will do anything to keep them safe

[@sprayartist8459]

I sincerely hope we get a new anime adaptation that truly does the manga justice. Hope a big studio picks it up so the animation is consistent.

[@leviathan9865]

its the fact it lasted for 10 whole days with his hair slowly turning grey, unfortunately the anime made it seem like it was on the same day of getting captured and the hair change being a super power smh

[@queenbeebuzz5075]

wow so much of his character development is left out of the show, like the depth of his memories and his relationship with his mother is just skipped over

[@MrTehRave]

Fantastic coverage. Made me a little emotional

[@1hundred1]

Thank you bro!

[@insnpottoXD]

Damn, so I’m the manga, Kaneki not only had a choice, but could probably have beaten Jason and Nico with the help of his friends if they had just all stuck together and fought with Banjo. 😢

[@insnpottoXD]

Holy shit, fuck the anime, the manga is WAY better ❤️💀❤️

[@1hundred1]

Kaneki could've beaten Jason right there and alone if he wanted to, he just never wanted to hurt people bc he was soft Kaneki had no chance in hell against Nico though, Nico on another level of power compared to everybody else there around this point of the story although he pretends to be a lackey

[@curioussquidd3987]

Everybody is comparing who had it worse, Guts or Kaneki. When really, Guts would look at Kaneki and probably go, "Keep struggling, kid. It gets better."

[@aspentakoradi]

so corny it's not even funny

[@Noone5-dq7gg]

Berserk fandom is so trash

[@brenadriek2459]

Those who compare suffering of characters are lower then garbage

[@famousmeek954]

Guts been thru waaaaay worst 😂

[@aspentakoradi]

@@famousmeek954 cornball

[@thepoeticdistress_8713]

They did a fantastic animation with the whole series and chapters! Can’t wait for the remake!

[@vAqeii]

Bro really dropped a highly intricate analysis and thought we wouldn't notice

[@1hundred1]

😭

[@okay_lah]

And we're here for it.

[@metacynical9080]

I loved this scene so much. It really was what made me fall in love with anime for the first time, and in the manga it’s even more insane. It made me notice just how expressive and deep anime can be.

[@pedrobarbosaduarte3704]

mfs get scolded by a school teacher for not doing homework and then start comparing themselves to Kaneki

[@KeNwayx]

This is one of the most brutal tortures ive seen in manga, truly a top tier analysis

[@majormau5732]

Tokyo Ghoul was actually my first manga that I from beginning to end as well and I'm pretty sure I was like 13/14 too. Still love it just as much today.

[@DragonHippo1823]

Never read the manga or watched the anime but I can confirm everything you said was true

[@1hundred1]

Real 🙇🏽‍♂️

[@princemannic]

tokyo ghoul is my favorite manga series so im always happy to see videos about it

[@erckupazo]

Great video, the Gwyn lord of cinder at the start immediately captured my attention lmao.

[@ywntmha]

The Nier music in the background was the perfect touch.

[@blackiggy]

you just got a new subscriber, tokyo ghoul is one of my all time favorite works and you delivered the events of his torture and the makings of his psyche rather well. for the longest time i related to kaneki as i had and still kind of have a bad habit of being wildly self-sacrificial, esp towards those i love. and at times, i forget that they say to win some is to lose some for a reason. we can’t always want things to be a certain way, life bitchslaps us and checks us REAL quick. therefore there’s unfortunately no such thing as having a perfectly linear moral compass. seeing this again made me come to some old revelations, and one can hope it’ll improve my character rather than sour it further. anyway, thank you for covering this piece so well. i’ll certainly be looking forward to the binging the rest of your videos

[@perry.the.weirdo]

it is popularly believed that kaneki’s hair turned white due to stress, which i think is a pretty reasonable hypothesis, but the manga states the actual reason. “…suppressing rc cells temporarily affects melanin production or something like that…” kaneki himself states. (:re chapter 99)

[@ianmainline3030]

I don't remember exactly as it's been a while, but a lot later on in the series in the manga there's an xray or a scan of Kanekis body and it seemed implied he was also sexually tortured by Jason which just adds even more to the suffering he endured.

[@DoffDoffinson]

TF!?

[@Okwiiishadowrogue]

I’m going to pretend like I didn’t read this

[@ShuTheIdiot]

Isn't it in re: like a little bit before his limbs go gray and the other uhhhh... big thing but yeah Jason does a looooooot more than simply cut off his fingers and toes and stuff

[@VoidMino]

it literally didn't

[@michaelbennett741]

Doesn't somebody ask kaneki after this if he's a virgin and he doesn't answer?

[@deadinsidemcgee411]

The thing is that the brain actually has nerves, nor does the inside of your skull. He wouldn’t feel it; the eating of his brain that is. Now burrowing in would be massively painful but the worst of it once it’s inside would be the pressure of something inside the skull moving. The centipede would also probably down, in a long damn time but eventually it would.

[@DoTheFlopp]

i think you mean that it DOESNT have nerves

[@Lumiere300]

LETS GO BRO DROPPED AN ANALYSIS ON ONE OF MY FAV MANGA/CHARACTERS

[@1hundred1]

YESSIRRR

[@penton4774]

A fantastic video, earned my subscription easily, I hope you do more Tokyo Ghoul videos in the future, would love to see one on Arima

[@1hundred1]

Currently working on Kaneki's next big breakdown/transformation 🙇🏽‍♂️🙇🏽‍♂️

[@Aceofspades928]

​@@1hundred1can't wait 👍

[@christoffstephens464]

Hope you'll continue this break down of his transformation

[@alexanderkim718]

The gwyn music in the background feels so right when talking about this topic

[@angeljuncaj4676]

i have never once commented on a video. 20 years ive been on youtube. but a tokyo ghoul video with gwyn’s theme playing in the background? hell yeah brother

[@bandarsalh1338]

Kaneki's torture gives Subaru's death to the rabbits a run for it's money

[@fireboltzer0634]

Thank you for this, it was a wake up call for me.

[@Und3rWh3lm3d_]

One day when we're old and crusty maybe there will be a proper adaptation that captures the horrors and layers of character development Sui Ishida wrote into this manga.

[@KS-bo5bg]

Yo, new here. Your coverage of this is PHENOMENAL ... I haven't read or watched Tokyo Ghoul, and I was told by a former "friend" that this manga/anime wasn't worth my time. Furthermore, that I should avoid it. Calling it just another GANTZ, or something. So I watched this blind. Now here's where shit gets real, and really really fucked up. TW/CW for child abuse. I'm a kidnapping/trafficking survivor. The woman I thought was my mom actually stole me and sold me for money for her drug habbit. This has even been corroborated by a DNA test I took this year. Now back to my former best "friend" who told me not to watch Tokyo Ghoul. Guess who this friend of mine got SUPER close with? My not mom / kidnapper / trafficker, that's who! AFTER WATCHING THIS IT'S ASTONISHINGLY CLEAR I WAS GIVEN AWFUL SELF SERVING "ADVICE" FROM A PERSON NO LESS AWFUL THAN THAT WOMAN OR KANEKI'S MOM HOLY AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO! I'm going to be reading this very soon...just gotta...mentally brace for where I'm about to go... seriously...I'm fucking SHOOK. I'm probably gonna be a HUGE fan this!

[@agussswagstar]

Kaneki really made me grow and change as a person and that's crazy he is to me like the father i never had so i learn from him fr

[@manuelgranados3126]

I'll love to see this kind of analysis for Naki, his way to see the world is so sad :((, what an underrated character

[@kurokun07]

haven't watched the video yet but i know this is going to be a banger, thank you for making tokyo ghoul videos in 2023

[@ashwinashokan2704]

13 years old. Maan this mustive been a life defining moment for you. Good for you bud. You''ll understand depths in life like no one else.

[@KHh-nx9os]

Tokyo ghoul is a top 3 anime on my list. I feel like the characters were so well written and the emotion you felt from the characters was so raw

[@formidableplays4750]

I noticed the general trend that the manga is often much deeper with its story and message than the anime adaptations. I just got into reading manga a few months ago, and I'm loving it for this reason.

[@food2103]

the fact that the manga was so different but is still so good

[@redanime1422]

The mental depth of Tokyo ghoul is so deep ...

[@yaegerrr]

Definitely an amazing video, id love to see more tokyo ghoul

[@joshbongalos213]

I never knew it had this much difference between the anime and the manga

[@grim3038]

That was so goddamn good, absolutely loved your video definitely will be subscribing

[@Rebarasu]

You just convinced me too read Tokyo ghoul man, great video

[@Decaying_bacon]

I already read the first part but after watching this I'm finishing Tokyo ghoul:Re

[@TheSchmo-miles]

i love you for these tokyo ghoul videos bro

[@emilaw2082]

Ir's incredible wath i have missing all this year, I inly watch the anime at the time and now i know what have i missed all this time

[@axelsgf]

I actually just rewatched Tokyo Ghoul, its one of the first animes ive ever watched and i truly enjoyed it, i never noticed how very different the mangas are compared to the anime, the torture scene is so iconic and i hope to get the chance to experience that scene on the mangas again.

[@profanikey]

i love tokyo ghoul so much, it makes me so happy that it’s still relevant. one of the side characters in :re, tooru mutsuki (my pfp!) he was honestly just a big kin for me throughout the time a was reading the manga. i wish that more people would understand the depth of his character, past the “oh he’s just going crazy over their mentor” “he’s just crazy bc of the trauma” and tooru unfortunately falls into the yandere stereotype, where that really isn’t the case. i love them dearly tho. and his journey throughout his gender expression with trauma in :re makes me so sad, as i dealt with similar things (dissociation and how i dealt with traumatic things regarding my gender.) all in all, Tooru is probably my favorite character in all of manga. i may not be that active in the otaku community now, but Tooru will always live in my heart. i’m glad that TG is still traumatizing people with centipedes to this day!

[@KachiPorraa]

What a coincidence im seeing this after starting tGhoul. Ill come back to this video after i get to this torture scene

[@1hundred1]

You're starting peak

[@u7felix]

watching this video, it absolutely amazes me how wildly different the anime is from, the manga at some points

[@NotFilip20]

you called for help.....but nobody came

[@Psycho-Thinker]

One of the best analysis I have ever seen also the Rezero ost is great

[@cherryvapr6969]

It's sad to hear but there's never a reason that's part of the beauty