Your manual for watching the legendary anime horror series in the proper sequence.
Tokyo Ghoul is one of Japan’s darker, spookier anime series, as the name implies.
Based on the 2011 manga by Sui Ishida, which is currently among the best-selling works of all time, the narrative centers on a student named Ken Kaneki who is attacked by a flesh-eating ghoul and eventually turns into one, or at least a half-ghoul, owing to some surgery that preserves his humanity.
His new ghoul companions aren’t helping matters either, as his appetite for flesh still persists.
Pierrot’s anime adaptation began airing in July 2014 and since then, there have been a few prequels and live-action spin-offs added to help flesh the story out further on screen.
Be at ease, though. We’re here to guide you through the process of devouring Tokyo Ghoul in all its horrifying beauty if you’re lost if you’re puzzled.
How to watch Tokyo Ghoul in the correct order
The Jack and Pinto OVAs add a lot of fascinating background information to what you’ve already seen after watching the first two seasons in their entirety. The two “re” seasons, which are really seasons 3 and 4, help wrap up the plot after that.
- Tokyo Ghoul (season 1)
- Tokyo Ghoul: √A (season 2)
- Tokyo Ghoul: Jack & Pinto OVAs
- Tokyo Ghoul: re (season 3)
- Tokyo Ghoul: re second season (season 4)
- Tokyo Ghoul (live-action movie)
- Tokyo Ghoul S (live-action movie)
The live-action films, which debuted in 2017 and 2019, respectively, are not essential to comprehending Tokyo Ghoul’s larger narrative. In spite of the fact that they contain some cheesy moments, we still suggest watching them both.
Tokyo Ghoul S takes things in a completely different path that might interest long-time fans of the source material, and the first film includes information from the manga that is not included in the main anime series.
How to watch Tokyo Ghoul in release order
If you’re a stickler for tradition and want to experience Tokyo Ghoul in the same way that fans did when it first came out, you could choose to watch each installment in the order that they were released in. For the most part, this running order doesn’t diverge too much from our recommended schedule listed above, except the first live-action film appears earlier to mix things up.
- 2014 Tokyo Ghoul (season 1)
- 2015 Tokyo Ghoul: √A (season 2)
- 2015 Tokyo Ghoul: Jack (OVA)
- 2015 Tokyo Ghoul: Pinto (OVA)
- 2017 Tokyo Ghoul (live-action movie)
- 2018 Tokyo Ghoul: re (season 3)
- 2018 Tokyo Ghoul: re second season (season 4)
- 2019 Tokyo Ghoul S (live-action movie)
It’s been four years since Tokyo Ghoul appeared on our screens – five if you ignore the live-action sequel – and fans are already calling for an animated reboot. Whether that happens or not remains to be seen, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see Ken Kaneki return in a new anime one day.
Where I can watch Tokyo Ghoul In 2023?
Tokyo Ghoul (season 1), Tokyo Ghoul: Pinto (OVA), and Tokyo Jack (OVA) are available to stream on Netflix.
The series is also available to stream on Crunchyroll.
