Random Curiosity

「夜明け Beautiful Dream」 (Yoake Beautiful Dream)
“Beautiful Dream: Daybreak”

I’ve had enough of dreaming. Goodnight, Haise.

「蠢くモノ TAKe」/「亡霊 play」/ 「ゆれる think」/「欠落者 writE」
(Ugomeku Mono TAKe) / (Bourei play) / (Yureru think) / (Ketsuraku-sha write)
“TAKe: One Who Writhes” / “play: Departed Spirit” / “think: Sway” / “writE: The Absent One”

I guess a lot of stuff happened while I was gone.

「心覚え在りし日々 mind」 (Kokorooboe Arishi Hibi mind)
“mind: Days of Recollections”

Often times, I feel that Tokyo Ghoul’s strongest episodes are when there’s less action and more meaningful introspection.

「その、果てに turn」 (Sono, Hate ni turn)
“turn: In the End”

Exactly who resides within me? I’m broken, so broken…

「散りゆく夜　Press」 (Chiri Yuku Yoru Press)
“PresS: The Crumbling Night”

And incidentally, that’s one of the other things I absolutely love about Tokyo Ghoul – unbridled chaos.

「オークション　MAIN」 (Ookushon MAIN)
“MAIN: Auction”

So much happened that it’s difficult to discuss the events of this episode under any particular unifying theme. However, I think we can all agree that there was an underground auction of live humans, that the CCG promptly gatecrashed.

「前夜祭 fresh」 (Zen’yasai fresh)
“fresh: Eve”

Roma is absolutely spot on – Kaneki is indeed at his most beautiful when he’s agonising in the pit of despair.

「欠片 member」 (Kakera member)
“Fragments: member”

In a reversal of fortune, Tokyo Ghoul:re managed to really pick it up, after suffering from a mixed start.

「狩る者たち　ＳＴＡＲＴ」 (Karusha-tachi START)
“Those Who Hunt: START”

Tokyo Ghoul returns, as the curtains rise upon a new saga.

「東京喰種トーキョーグール [JACK]」 (Tokyo Guuru [JACK])
“Tokyo Ghoul: JACK”

Tokyo Ghoul is back with an episode centered around Arima and his highschool classmates. Expect lots of blood, plenty of ghouls, some familiar faces, and a healthy dose of tragedy to wash it all down.

「研」 (Ken)
“Ken”

I don’t know what stunned me more – that final episode, or the reaction to it.

「溢花」 (Mitsuru Hana)
“Deluge of Flowers”

For me, there’s no question Tokyo Ghoul is the most vexing show of the season.

「青桐」 (Aogiri)
“Aogiri”

I’m left wondering if the things I thought and felt about that episode were what its creators intended.

「街望」 (Machimochi)
“City in Waiting”

Perhaps the most important thing I can say about that ep is that it was a lot better than I feared it was going to be.

「旧九」 (Kuzen)
“Kuzen”

Honestly, between the first and second halves of this season of Tokyo Ghoul √A, it’s almost hard to believe it’s the same series.