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Tokyo Ghoul is visually quite impacting and beautifully animated. However, I feel it is let down by its sub-par storyline/ plot and lack of character development/ motive. As interesting as it is visually, it suffers severely in the plot department. You'll often find yourself asking 'why?' only to get, for lack of a better word, a boring answer.  I'd like to say the supernatural battles and ghoul fight scenes make up for this...however I think it falls short. That aside, the fight scenes are beautiful, gory and blood filled! Even with the illogical decisions of the characters, there isn't many cliff hanger episodes with only a few climactic battles. Personally I think it is a bit of a mess and raises more questions that than it answers.

Conclusion
Without delving too deep into the story and keeping this rather spoiler-free, I think most of the time I was left unsatisfied and felt it needed more plot development and a bit of mystery.  If you like a fantastic visual with some supernatural prowess thrown into the mix, it accomplishes that. However, if you love a deep storyline and nail biting cliff hangers, maybe give this one a miss.

Pro's
- Visually immersive with great fight scenes
- Creative and strange ghouls with awesome fighting powers
- Only 2 seasons are currently out, good to watch on a rainy weekend

Con's
- Lack of plot and character development
- Anti climactic most of the time
- Too many new characters with no introduction

Final Rating: 6.5/10