(L) Tokyo Ghoul:RE

[Kanon]

For anyone still wondering, the anime is completely ignoring Root A and is following the manga version of the events instead, as I had assumed they would. They really didn't have much of a choice unless they intended to completely screw up :re too.

With only two episodes left in this season, I wonder where they'll end it. Seems way too short to get to the climax of this arc. They'll most likely end it on a cliffhanger.

[Wandering Soul]

Originally Posted by Kanon

For anyone still wondering, the anime is completely ignoring Root A and is following the manga version of the events instead, as I had assumed they would. They really didn't have much of a choice unless they intended to completely screw up :re too.

With only two episodes left in this season, I wonder where they'll end it. Seems way too short to get to the climax of this arc. They'll most likely end it on a cliffhanger.

The second season is already confirmed to be airing in October, so they probably aren't in any rush to reach the climax of the arc. They'll probably just settle for a cliffhanger.

[Stark700]

Season 2/Second Cour to air for October

[Kanon]

Was that the big announcement there was supposed to be this week?

[Guido]

Nothing can play faithfully when it comes to adaptations from the source material but discarding tiny details the Tokyo Ghoul :re anime is handling the Auction story arc fair, IMHO.

I believe the success lies unfolding those events from a non-linear narrative in order to instill a sense of cliffhanger within the audience as the episodes fades in and out from one squad to another, and the music is so ethereal hauntingly that certain characters like Urie, Kanae, and Owl Takizawa can't help but love to play to the tune of lunacy as they gradually sink into their obsessions and dark desires.

Again, the anime manages to capture the psychological intricacies and nuances that Ishida Sui gently polishes and strokes in the manga.

To tell you the truth, to me the most tense moments came from Matsuri laying out the orders for Sasaki to handle alone the SS Owl, and playing Urie for a fiddle in order to have Big Madam cornered.

Finally, to decorate the cake of flesh and entrails, a tug of war ensues within the audience's psyche as we watch helplessly how both sides: Aogiri Tree and CCG are massacring each other. Throw the Clowns into the mayhem, and you bake a masterpiece delicacy of chaos.

[Kanon]

They covered more material than I expected (by butchering a bunch of stuff). They'll reach the end of the arc going by the preview.

[Guido]

So reaching the conclusion to the Auction arc, I was left somewhat dissatisfied at how they handled the execution for several subplots. That's probably because there was so much content adapted but not enough time to properly setup each piece. Instead, the writers and staff delivered a basic overview of what each of the characters felt and behaved the way they did in the manga.

Don't get me wrong. They faithfully adapted the nuances but due to pacing and time shortage they couldn't delve deep enough in order to carry the same emotional weight and visceral reactions delivered in the manga.

Spoiler:

Urie truly hits rock bottom after experiencing a short bout of mad bloodlust due at not being experienced to handle his frame release after the surgery, and top it all off Big Mama teaches him the hard lesson much to the former's confusion and shock.
What we know about Urie is that his issues stem from something related to his father, and most likely blames Kuroiwa for something that happened.

Mutsuki is able to grasp a little knowledge on Urie feeling lonely, after witnessing the latter's crushing defeat and powerlessness and tries to comfort him.

It's been a while since I learned from Hinami, but she surely stole the spotlight and became badass on Takizawa in order to protect her onii-chan.

This in turn triggered Haise to confront Kaneki in the subconscious mind, and I truly believe their showdown was the rightful climax for this episode. Let me tell you why.
Simply put, there was so much emotional drama invested in their conversation, and Haise struggling with his fears of vanishing completely while keeping diving deep layers down into the abyss.
What they both learned from each other was that they are so lonely and empty on the inside that they don't see themselves as full existences, but little Kaneki eventuall reached out for Haise not to erase him but to call him by his name. In turn, Haise felt the need to do everything to protect Kaneki as well as the people related to the former as well as him protecting his family.

[Kanon]

And the season is over. They rushed things once again but the important parts were kept. I thought the death scene was well done, although I believe they removed a line that made it even more tragic.

I was disappointed with how they depicted Haise's "death" and Kaneki's return though. It lacked impact. I'm used to the mediocre if not bad animation by now, but what was up with the lack of music? It was really strange.

Overall, I thought this season was pretty decent. They could have done better, but they could also have done much worse.

[Guido]

This episode was half manga source and half original material, as well as defining the demarcation line in between the auction arc and the next one to come.

Honestly, I felt somewhat downbeat that they downplayed from the auction's aftermath to the day of the promotions due that there was plenty of manga stuff that was carefully scrutinized and dissected with detail in the source material. Of course, the pacing in the anime allowed the staff to put those contents so as to give a sense of proper closure, but still it felt like a device put in there out of obligation.

Spoiler:

The most poignant scene came with Haise confronting his other self a third time, and this event happened to pack a heavy weight in the manga due that the anime left out a significant analogy which perfectly fit Haise's current, mental state:

Two different entities inhabiting the same body, but only one will take custody.

And, let us not forget that they downplayed as well Haises' jokes and quirks in regards to Akira as his sort of surrogate parent.

On the bright side, however, I feel this was a needed trade-off so as to showcase the original stuff happening in this episode, which BTW they did an excellent job with the execution:
1. Arima and Akira paying visit to the Chateau to enjoy a makeshift, family dinner with Haise and the Quinx.
Those moments were beautifully conceived and connected me to an emotional level with Haise and Arima, and Akira was just so gorgeous receiving her gift from Haise.

Spoiler:

The present that Haise gives to Arima in the anime is canonical in the manga.

2. Shirazu visiting his ill brother a visit which gives the full picture on Shirazu trying his best to make ends meet for his teammates, for Haise, and for himself.

3. Another of the highlights, Haise daydreaming hallucinations of Yoshimura and Anteiku, as he goes in his search for the missing Ken Kaneki.

Spoiler:

The mind may have forgotten home, but the heart remembers.

[Cloudedmind]

This season quite frankly, kind of bored me. It completely lacked any type of flair.

[Guido]

After watching this episode, I do not know how do I feel whether be with mixed feelings or disappointed or reasonable at the manner the writers handled the content from the manga because there were so many details either downplayed or excluded.

IMO, I believe the content was compressed in order to avoid cramming and pasting large chunks from the source material into the anime so as to tighten the pacing, and, then, all the execution around this episode revolved at Kaneki affecting the lives of Hinami, Tsukiyama, and Haise.

In particular of interest is Haise feeling conflicted the more he wants to know about Kaneki, because he's left confused and scared about his existence at all disappearing meaning losing the memories and feelings for his makeshift family in the CCG: Arima, Akira, and the Quinx Squad.
On the other hand, whether he's feeling sympathetic towards ghouls due to his choice or because learning from Hinami that Kaneki was so loved by his friends it is an ambiguous line becoming more blurry.

[Stark700]

CM for second cour/season 2

[Kanon]

I'll watch until THAT event, at least.

[foxbox360]

Originally Posted by Kanon

I'll watch until THAT event, at least.

iS IT 125?

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by foxbox360

iS IT 125?

Uh, no, not that

I'm talking about a certain character's death scene, and the fight that comes before that. Not expecting much given the anime's track record though. The only fight that ever stood out was Kaneki vs Yamori at the end of S1.

[Wandering Soul]

As for me, the furthest I'll probably get is a certain moment where it's agreed the series jumped the shark.

[Kanon]

I don't think there's a consensus, is there? Some think it jumped the shark right after the Rose arc, for example.

I wonder how far they're planning to go this season. They'd have to rush a lot to get to the ending, but I guess it may not necessarily be a bad thing for once.

[Wandering Soul]

Originally Posted by Kanon

I don't think there's a consensus, is there? Some think it jumped the shark right after the Rose arc, for example.

I wonder how far they're planning to go this season. They'd have to rush a lot to get to the ending, but I guess it may not necessarily be a bad thing for once.

Most people on places I visit disagree on whether it downhill after the Rose arc or the upcoming arc, but many seem to agree where it jumped the shark.

Spoiler for manga spoiler:

Maybe you'd understand what part I'm talking about if I say it's where the series jumped the dragon.

[Kanon]

I get it. Not sure this season will get this far though.

[Guido]

Kudos I bestow to Mamoru Miyano because the actor has this quality to make outlandish characters freaking out not only sympathetic but funny in a high-taste context.

Tsukiyama losing it just to be with Haise, sure, was sad but, at least for me, felt nostalgic watching him waking from the abyss, after years of near-starvation, just to be saddened again that Haise doesn't recall his previous life.

Now, onto business, my issue with episode nine was that they left out a tidbit detail for the Haise-Tsukiyama exchange in the park.

Spoiler:

The discussion on Takatsuki to me either felt just like decoration or hollow at how it was portrayed in the anime due that in the manga it served not only as a parable but, perhaps, forcing Haise to question his existence at fear of recovering back his memories of old.

Takatsuki, a woman so much filled with hatred and despair over the current world, that she has given up all of hope.

What if the same were to happen to Sasaki once he would rediscover what was he in his previous life? Would he too feel hopeless from shock to learn who his original self was?

Originally Posted by Stark700

CM for second cour/season 2

By the time :Re second cour airs, then, three months would have transpired since the manga's ending, hence, I'm very fearful that this second season will just race ahead in a hurry in order to get it done while skipping or leaving out important subplots or growth from other, side-characters.

That's what happened with Inuyasha Kanketsu-hen and with the third season of Bakuman when started airing months later after their respective manga sources ended their serialization.