Kaneki struggles to adapt to his new nature with no success, until another ghoul, Nishiki Nishio, attempts to prey on his friend, Hideyoshi Nagachika, and he must fight to protect him. This subsequently turns him into a half-ghoul half-human hybrid and Kaneki struggles to survive and cope by himself. Akihiro Kanou, transferring Rize's organs into himself. He is saved by an emergency operation, performed by Dr. Rize reveals her intentions to eat Kaneki but by a stroke of luck Kaneki survives her attack but is mortally wounded. Ken Kaneki is a young man who befriends the beautiful and enigmatic Rize Kamishiro, unaware that she is a ghoul.
The series ran on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in the United States from March 26 to June 25, 2017. Anime Limited simulcasted the series on Wakamin, and released the series on September 28, 2015. Madman Entertainment simulcasted the series on AnimeLab, and released the series on November 18, 2015. Funimation simulcasted the series on their website, produced an English dub, and released the series on home media on September 22, 2015. In English speaking regions, the series is licensed by Funimation in North America, Madman Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand, and Anime Limited in the United Kingdom and Ireland. A complete set containing all twelve episodes was released on June 29, 2016.
TC Entertainment released the series onto four volumes, with the first volume being released on September 26, 2014, and the fourth volume being released on December 26, 2014.
The anime was released in Japan by TC Entertainment, with Marvelous handling the promotion of the series. The opening theme for the series is " unravel" by TK from Ling tosite Sigure, and the ending theme is "The Saints" ( 聖者たち, Seijatachi) by People In The Box. As a result, Ken became a half-ghoul, half-human hybrid, and learns the lifestyle of the ghouls after visiting and working for the ghoul-run cafe "Anteiku", however, is captured due to inheriting many of the ghoul-like characteristics of Rize. The anime follows Ken Kaneki, a college student who survives an encounter with the ghoul Rize Kamishiro after a date with her through transplanting her organs into him.
This season adapts the first sixty-six chapters of the manga series. The series aired from Jto Septemon Tokyo MX, TVO, TVA, TVQ, BS Dlife and AT-X. The series is produced by Pierrot, and is directed by Shuhei Morita. Tokyo Ghoul is the first season of an anime television series adapted from the manga of the same name by Sui Ishida.