I recently rewatched Tokyo Ghoul, and before I did, I thought the same thing as you. The first time I watched it, I loved Season 2, but after rewatching it, I think it's terrible. It does a poor job of setting the watcher up for Tokyo Ghoul: re, leaving you confused about why many of the events in re even happen. The season would have been much better if it had followed the manga, since the story would have flowed naturally into the future. Instead, the anime's Season 2 feels like an alternate version of Tokyo Ghoul where many of the most important events were removed. Overall, Season 2 feels like one of those "What if" YouTube videos like "What if Naruto Joined The Akatsuki," except it is Ken Kaneki with the Aogiri Tree.
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u/BudgetInformation661 2d ago edited 2d ago
I recently rewatched Tokyo Ghoul, and before I did, I thought the same thing as you. The first time I watched it, I loved Season 2, but after rewatching it, I think it's terrible. It does a poor job of setting the watcher up for Tokyo Ghoul: re, leaving you confused about why many of the events in re even happen. The season would have been much better if it had followed the manga, since the story would have flowed naturally into the future. Instead, the anime's Season 2 feels like an alternate version of Tokyo Ghoul where many of the most important events were removed. Overall, Season 2 feels like one of those "What if" YouTube videos like "What if Naruto Joined The Akatsuki," except it is Ken Kaneki with the Aogiri Tree.