Manga
Written and illustrated by Sui Ishida, Tokyo Ghoul was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from September 8, 2011,[2] to September 18, 2014.[3][4] Shueisha collected its chapters in fourteen volumes, released under the Young Jump Comics imprint, from February 17, 2012,[5] to October 17, 2014.[6] In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Viz Media.[7] The volumes were released from June 16, 2015,[8] to August 15, 2017.[9]
In 2013, a prequel spin-off manga titled Tokyo Ghoul [Jack] was released on Jump Live digital manga service. The story spans seven chapters and focuses on Kishō Arima and Taishi Fura twelve years before the events of Tokyo Ghoul. It was compiled into a volume published digitally by Shueisha on October 18, 2013.[10] It was licensed Viz Media and published digitally on September 26, 2017.[11][12]
A full-color illustration book, titled Tokyo Ghoul Zakki, was released along with the final volume of the manga on October 17, 2014. It includes all promotional images, volume covers and unreleased concept art with commentary by Ishida.[13]
A sequel manga series, titled Tokyo Ghoul:re, was serialized in Weekly Young Jump from October 16, 2014,[14][15] to July 5, 2018.[16][17] The series is set two years after the end of the original series and introduces a new set of characters.[18] Shueisha collected its chapters in sixteen volumes, released from December 19, 2014,[19] to July 19, 2018.[20] The manga was licensed by Viz Media,[21] with the volumes released from October 17, 2017,
Light novels
Four light novels have been released thus far and all are written by Shin Towada, with illustrations done by series creator Sui Ishida. On June 19, 2013, Tokyo Ghoul: Days (東京喰種トーキョーグール［日々］) was released, Illustrations were done by the series creator Sui Ishida and written by Shin Towada and serves as sidestory/spin off that focuses on the daily lives of characters from the Tokyo Ghoul series. Tokyo Ghoul: Void (東京喰種トーキョーグール［空白］) was released on June 19, 2014, and fills in the 6 month time gap between volumes 8 and 9 of the first series.
The third novel Tokyo Ghoul: Past (東京喰種トーキョーグール［昔日］) was released on December 19, 2014. Past takes place before the events of the main series and focuses on the further backstory of certain Tokyo Ghoul characters, including Touka Kirishima, Ayato Kirishima, and series protagonist Ken Kaneki. The fourth novel, Tokyo Ghoul:re: quest (東京喰種：re［quest］) was released on December 19, 2016. It takes place during the events of Tokyo Ghoul :re, focusing on the Quinx, CCG, and other characters.
Anime
A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Pierrot aired on Tokyo MX between July 4 and September 19, 2014.[24][4][25][26] It also aired on TV Aichi, TVQ, TVO, AT-X, and Dlife. The opening theme song is "Unravel" by TK from Ling tosite Sigure and the ending theme is "The Saints" (聖者たち) by People in the Box.[27] Funimation has licensed the anime series in North America.[28]
Video games
A video game titled Tokyo Ghoul: Carnaval Color by Bandai Namco Games was released in Japan for Android smartphones on February 6, 2015, and on February 9 for iOS.[43] The player builds a team from a number of ghoul and investigator characters and explores a 3D map.[44] Another video game titled Tokyo Ghoul: Jail for the PlayStation Vita console was released on October 1, 2015. It introduces a protagonist named Rio, who interacts with characters from the series. The game was developed by Bandai Namco Games as well and is categorized as an adventure RPG where players are able to explore Tokyo's 23 wards.[45] The mobile game Tokyo Ghoul: Dark War, released in 2018, focuses on the conflict between ghouls and the CCG that terrorizes the city of Tokyo.[46] A video game, titled Tokyo Ghoul: re Call to Exist, was released for the PlayStation 4 and
Live-action films
A live-action film based on the manga was released in Japan on July 29, 2017. Kentarō Hagiwara directed the film. The cast included Masataka Kubota for the role of protagonist Ken Kaneki and Fumika Shimizu for the role of Touka Kirishima.[49] Yū Aoi was cast as Rize Kamishiro, Nobuyuki Suzuki played Kotaro Amon and Yo Oizumi played Kureo Mado.[50] A sequel film titled Tokyo Ghoul S was released in Japan on July 19, 2019, with Maika Yamamoto replacing Fumika Shimizu as Touka Kirishima, and Shota Matsuda joining the cast as Shuu Tsukiyama.[51]
Art exhibition
An art exhibition of the anime's tenth anniversary, titled Tokyo Ghoul EX., was held at Warehouse Terrada G1 Building in Tokyo from October 21 to December 1, 2024, and from December 14 to 29 at VS. Grand Green in Osaka.[52]
