Sui Ishida's immensely popular "Tokyo Ghoul" manga is being turned into a live-action movie. During the release of the 7th volume of "Tokyo Ghoul:re" manga on June 16, Thursday, a few pages indicated that a live-action movie adaptation of Ishida's dark-fantasy manga has been greenlit.
Authored by Ishida, "Tokyo Ghoul" began serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump in 2011, Anime News Network reported. Set in an alternate world, the series depicts the tale of ghouls, who lives among the normal individuals in every way with the exception of their yearning for human flesh.
The exciting news of a live-action movie being greenlit comes as a big surprise, though many fans most likely feel that it is past due. The series was one of the best-selling manga in Japan in 2013, with 1,666,348 estimated sales. It was then adapted into a popular anime TV series and has spun off light novels, stage and video game versions, as well.
The series follows Ken Kaneki, an ordinary college student until a brutal experience transforms him into the first half-human, half-ghoul hybrid and turned into a one-eyed ghoul. Caught between two worlds, Ken Kaneki must survive Ghoul turf wars and learn more about the Ghoul society, while mastering his new powers.
Other than the announcement that a live-action movie has been greenlit, no supplementary information has been released, as of this writing. While some are relieved with the news, numerous avid fans cannot help but wonder whether the live-action movie will spell inconvenience for the development of the anime's third season.
Earlier reports noted that the release of the anime's third season might be delayed to a later date in 2017 due to the lack of content on its original manga. Further, avid fans of the franchise were also hoping that the makers will stay loyal to the original story of the manga, given how things played out in the previous season.
"This is perhaps the most disillusioning, psychological and darkest plot line that we will attempt to adapt," Anime writer Bob told Anime Maru, while stating that they hope to remain as faithful as could reasonably be to the source material. "Although we cannot guarantee that more gory scenes such as Touka's standardized exam test-taking will not be censored."
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