Tokyo Ghoul: re

Too many characters...

To many plot points...

Story happens without any explanation. Is there a story anymore? Just characters added into the mix without resolving the previous character's story. Mindless death and slaughter. Ideas without any sense turned into philosophy.

No, this is not what Tokyo Ghoul is. And I've watched it until the end. In the final 2 episodes, there are some redeeming qualities, but why season 3 exists if it doesn't make any sense?

I was so hyped for seasom 3, and what they did, they left us confused and ruined all the fun.

I honestly gave this series a shot because of an image i found online of the main character, Kaneki Ken. The first 2 seasons were an absolute masterpiece if you ask me, i enjoyed every minute of it, even tho the endings felt a bit rushed, it was still pretty enjoyable and different than the rest... People seem not to enjoy the ROOT A though i liked it, maybe even more than the first season, although, here, things slowly start getting out of hand. Throughout the whole season 1 of RE i was completly lost and confused on whats going on, all these sudden introductions, plot twists, no background, even the names were hard to remember... there was so much going on but yet no explaination what so ever, pure mess. Without some background coming from the manga, i dont think i'd be able to fully understand the show without the fandom wiki. Though, the second half made up for it, it cleared most of the confusion,Lots of scenarios i was hoping for came true and, yes, Kaneki did it ;). I feel like the first half should get revamped to say the least. The changes in the artwork dont bother me, theyre barely even noticable. Overall 8.5/10, the season "3 and 4" 7/10.

The 1st 2 seasons were really fantastic and were a continuation of the same timeline.

This season jumps ahead into the future, and without having read the original manga, the story is very confusing for the 1st half of the season. Various MAJOR changes have taken place without any explanation or context regarding integral (and much loved) characters which is extremely confusing and ultimately leads to initial frustration. What makes matters more challenging is the change in animation style, with various characters looking different.

This is probably why the reviews for this season are so mixed! And to be honest, I originally gave this season a 5/10. I was very annoyed at where the series had gone.

That being said, the 2nd half of the season is much much better. The story has loads of pay-offs that you're hoping for and the story is very engaging. Character archs come to fruition in mostly satisfying ways and the season as a whole was ultimately very enjoyable. I thought the main villain was a little weak to be honest, but there were many secondary bad guys that were very memorable, particular the priest.

I enjoyed this season far more on 2nd viewing as I understood the various characters better and could follow the story arch in more depth.

At the end, after 2 viewings, I believe this season is a high 7, even 8 out of 10. With season 1 and 2 being high 8s or 9s.

The first seasons / original "Tokyo Ghoul" is exceptional, but the two additions to the series fall short, each one feeling more hollow then the one before it, between issues with the characters and holes in the plot it does not do the first season justice.