Tokyo Ghoul: Season 1

2014 · 12 episodes · ★ 7.1

Tokyo Ghoul

What Season 1 of Tokyo Ghoul

Tokyo lives in fear of ghouls, creatures that devour human flesh and blend into the population without anyone recognizing them. Ken Kaneki is a college student who starts dating Rize, a girl he has just met at a café. The date ends in an attack, and Kaneki survives thanks to an organ transplant. From then on, he is a half-human, half-ghoul hybrid and must hide his new nature in a city that does not tolerate his kind. To survive, he relies on the support of Touka and Anteiku, while investigators Mado and Amon follow the ghouls' trail.

12episodes

Jul 4, 2014premiered

Sep 19, 2014last episode

4.8 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Tragedy
Jul 4, 2014 · 26 min · ★ 7.3
Amid news reports of "Ghoul" attacks nearby, Ken Kaneki points out Rize, a girl he is interested in, to his friend Hide at a local coffee shop. When Kaneki discovers the two share a favorite author, he asks her out. However, their date ends in tragedy!
Directing: Shuhei Morita · Writing: Chuji Mikasano
1x02 Incubation
Jul 11, 2014 · 24 min · ★ 7.6
Kaneki desperately fights the urge to eat human flesh, the only thing that can satisfy his hunger as a ghoul. He meets up with Hide again, joining him on an errand, and is glad for the companionship. But will his declining condition place Hide at risk?
Directing: Shin Matsuo · Writing: Chuji Mikasano
1x03 Dove
Jul 18, 2014 · 24 min · ★ 6.8
Yoshimura teaches Kaneki more about how to blend in with mankind, and takes in a mother and daughter needing protection. Two ghoul investigators, Mado and Amon, are assigned to the 20th Ward. In response, Toka takes Kaneki out to have a mask made for him.
Directing: Soichi Shimada · Writing: Chuji Mikasano
1x04 Supper
Jul 25, 2014 · 24 min · ★ 6.7
Kaneki starts receiving self-defense lessons from Yomo. He meets Itori, who runs her own bar, and is friends with Uta and Yomo. Kaneki is befriended by Tsukiyama, a ghoul who knew Rize, who also enjoys reading, and possesses other, more epicurean tastes.
Directing: Tadahito Matsubayashi · Writing: Chuji Mikasano
1x05 Scars
Aug 1, 2014 · 24 min · ★ 6.8
When Touka falls ill, Kaneki pays her a visit that has unexpected consequences. Meanwhile, as Nishiki is still recovering from his run-in with Kaneki, he is nearly preyed upon by other ghouls. Tsukiyama remains consumed with the idea of having Kaneki.
Directing: Yoshiaki Kyougoku · Writing: Chuji Mikasano
1x06 Cloudburst
Aug 8, 2014 · 24 min · ★ 6.6
The fight against Tsukiyama is resolved, but Touka wants to kill Kimi, now that it's clear she knows that Nishiki and Kaneki are ghouls. Meanwhile, Hinami is eager to see her father again after being apart for so long, and acts out when she is unable.
Directing: Soichi Shimada · Writing: Chuji Mikasano
1x07 Captivity
Aug 15, 2014 · 24 min · ★ 7.1
After Kaneki and Hinami witness Ryoko's fate, the personnel at Anteiku are grieved, and Touka decides to take matters with the investigators into her own hands. Kaneki is fed up with not being able to do anything, and makes up his mind to become involved.
Directing: Tadahito Matsubayashi · Writing: Chuji Mikasano
1x08 Circular
Aug 22, 2014 · 24 min · ★ 7.5
Touka sets out to lure the ghoul investigators, but before she can strike, she finds that Hinami has run away. When Touka and Kaneki go out looking for her, they find themselves face to face with Amon and Mado, who has a few surprises of his own for them.
Directing: Shin Matsuo · Writing: Chuji Mikasano
1x09 Birdcage
Aug 29, 2014 · 24 min · ★ 7.0
After several weeks go by, everyone tries to return to their normal lives. Hinami moves in with Touka, and despite her aversion to birds, they nurse an injured cockatiel they name Hetare back to health. Kaneki visits Itori to try to learn more about Rize.
Directing: Yoshiaki Kyougoku · Writing: Chuji Mikasano
1x10 Aogiri
Sep 5, 2014 · 24 min · ★ 7.0
The 11th Ward offices of CCG are attacked by ghouls, wiping everyone out. Banjo and company stop in at Anteiku, looking for Rize to warn her to flee from Aogiri Tree, a new group of ghouls bent on taking over-- until Kaneki accidentally knocks him out!
Directing: Tadahito Matsubayashi · Writing: Chuji Mikasano
1x11 High Spirits
Sep 12, 2014 · 24 min · ★ 7.3
Kaneki is held captive by Yamori, who practices his torturous craft on him. The police and CCG move in to deal with Aogiri Tree, who have made an 11th Ward shopping mall their headquarters. In all the commotion, the Anteiku team tries to rescue Kaneki.
Directing: Shin Matsuo · Writing: Chuji Mikasano
1x12 Ghoul Season Finale
Sep 19, 2014 · 24 min · ★ 8.0
As Yamori continues to brutally torture Kaneki, Rize once again appears to him, and the two of them explore Kaneki's childhood and relationship with his mother. Kaneki is forced to make a choice that has a profound impact on him.
Directed by: Shuhei Morita · Written by: Chuji Mikasano · Starring: Rintaro Nishi