Bumpy Oak Books

**I received an electronic copy from the publisher post-publication through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.**

4 stars

Sui Ishida introduces Tokyo Ghoul in this first volume of a supernatural horror manga. Ken Kaneki has always been a bit of a wallflower and a bookworm. After an accident that results in an organ transplant, Kaneki begins to experience a strange hunger that will complicate his life considerably.

Slight warning for body horror and gore; considering there are ghoul characters, that is not at all unexpected.

This was absolutely a fun start to a series. I have been a fan of manga for a long time, but haven’t felt so eager to continue a new-to-me series since Yu Yu Hakusho, Naruto, and Bleach. I definitely think this series will appeal to fans of any of those manga/anime or to fans of manga traditionally considered to be Shonen manga.

I look forward to continuing the series and am grateful to have received a review copy of this volume.