Tokyo Ghoul Vol. 6 by Sui Ishida

Title: Tokyo Ghoul Vol. 6
Author: Sui Ishida (writer), Joe Yamazaki (translator)
Page Count: 200
Rating: A
Keywords: Ghouls, Horror, Identity, Transplant, Mystery, Bookworms
Genre: Manga
Younger Readers: Rated Older Teen, not overly sexual and has limited language, horror aspects could be considered gruesome though not overly

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Ghouls live among us, the same as normal people in every way--except their craving for human flesh. Ken Kaneki is an ordinary college student until a violent encounter turns him into the first half-human half-ghoul hybrid. Trapped between two worlds, he must survive Ghoul turf wars, learn more about Ghoul society and master his new powers. Things heat up in Ward Eleven as the CCG investigates the high rate of Investigator deaths. Kaneki has an explosive run-in with Aogiri Tree, the Ghoul Gang, run by a Ghoul known only as the Sekigan King.

My Review:

I have a strong suspicion this is the beginning of the end of Kaneki's innocent streak. Now that he is away from the 20th Ward I cannot imagine great things happening to him. This does not stop him from trying to cling to his innocence and good heart. However, it is highly likely he will be unable walk away from the Aogiri Tree unscathed.

Beautiful Rize graced the cover of volume 5 and now the implications of her backstory are explored a bit further in this installment. We meet the briefly mentioned Banjo from volume 5 and his weaknesses as a leader lead to a whole host of problems for the entire Ghoul community. Such a physically weak but emotionally selfless Ghoul in love with the strong and unsympathetic Rize is an interesting contrast and I hope the series one day delves further into her past.

Can we please just take a moment to discuss how incredibly creepy the newest investigator is? Juzo Suzuya. One, he seems a bit off. Technically he is an adult but acts and speaks like a child...with an interesting and violent skill set. If you have noticed it looks like he has stitches all over, most notably on his neck in this volume's cover. If you do not know why then you are in for treat. I will forever be cringing thinking about that scene.

Overall, this one was great. Beautiful art style, plenty of action, a deepening mystery, and cliffhanger ending. There are promises for an increasingly dark and twisted storyline for the rest of the series.

Next week I will be posting a review for volume 7. No spoilers but goodness gracious I loved that one!

Interesting observation: this is the last predominantly white cover in the series... Hints to the future?