Most light novels that serve as a side story for a populare anime/manga franchise are just cashgrabs, with nothing of much value and with the set expectations of „You’ll get to read about your favourite characters more“, which is what the fans are mostly content with.
The Tokyo Ghoul novels are nice in a way that they would work as a short story collection even if not connected to already successful title. Which is to say, even if you didn’t know any of the characters and only have the knowledge that this takes place in word where both humans and ghouls exist, the content still works ...
Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Tokyo Kushu, Toukyou Kushu: Hibi, Toukyou Ghoul, Kuuhaku, Shuu, Void, Past Japanese: 東京喰種トーキョーグール InformationType: Light Novel Volumes: 3 Chapters: 17 Status: Finished Published: Jul 19, 2013 to Dec 19, 2014 Theme: Psychological Serialization: None StatisticsScore: 8.011 (scored by 4,910 users) 1 indicates a . Ranked: #7532 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #1313 Members: 14,783 Favorites: 418 Resources |
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