Tokyo Ghoul: "Jack"

Name: Tokyo Ghoul: "Jack"
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense
Released: 2015-09-30T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 7.29

Tokyo Ghoul: Jack

東京喰種トーキョーグール【JACK】

7.29(151,845)

Rank#3090

#1035

OVA1 ep.Finished Airing30 min

Former baseball player turned delinquent Taishi Fura accidentally witnesses the man-eating "ghoul" known as Lantern injuring his old friend and murdering another. Before the situation gets any worse, Fura's classmate Kishou Arima arrives―as he is actually an undercover investigator for the Commission of Counter Ghoul (CCG)―and forces the ghoul to flee. Seeking revenge for his friends, Fura joins forces with Arima to hunt down ghouls in the 13th Ward—ultimately aiming to bring down Lantern. Tokyo Ghoul: "Jack" unveils snippets of life in the past for the CCG's fearsome "Reaper," Arima, giving insight into how he spent his high school days. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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IzashiNakamura

December 29, 2015

Recommended

The tragic world of Tokyo Ghoul continues in this prequel focusing on Arima as the mysterious High School investigator. If anyone needed a reaffirmation that Arima Kishou was a badass "Jack" OVA is a pretty good refresher. Story/Character: Having read the manga prior to the anime adaptation I have to admit the story was captured quite well. Aside from a few events out of order and expected dialogue differences nothing felt out of place. The only thing that I would have changed was less foreshadowing someone's "true identity" and a little more development between Arima and Fura. It felt like their commitment to each other was alittle rushed seeing as they had spent almost no time together unlike the manga that shows them take down many a Ghoul before even saving Minami. Art/Sound: The animation in this OVA was brilliant and had quite a few exhilarating fight scenes. The music was good as expected of a Tokyo Ghoul related animation. I have always thoroughly enjoyed the mixture of haunting as well beautiful piano tracks the series has to offer. Overall, I really enjoyed Tokyo Ghoul: Jack. This was a very short review seeing as I only had 30 mins to work with, but I look forward to reviewing the Tokyo Ghoul:re manga when it concludes with a more through break down.

If only Tokyo Ghoul √A was this good... This short OVA tells the back story of Arima who appears in the second season of Tokyo Ghoul, and was honestly a fascinating clip of the Tokyo Ghoul world. Although it is recommended that you watch both seasons of TG (Tokyo Ghoul) before touching this, I thought that it stood firmly as its own interesting piece, with a defined character. To begin, I'll discuss the artwork, sound, and story as a whole. I would argue that the artwork has indeed changed slightly from the televised versions of TG, and it gave it a very different "atmosphere." For themajority of this OVA, it really felt like a slice-of-life anime, partially because of the art, and also because of the relationship between the characters. In the past, TG characters, although close, seldom shared "memorable" moments with each other, and I was glad to see that element added to this OVA. The characters really came to life, and it got me to not only feel closer to them, but want to support them. This was the most drastic change between TG and "Jack," and it increased my overall enjoyment of this piece. My overall rating for this is a 9/10, due to its solid artwork, character development, and story. The only reason I won't give this one a perfect score is because it didn't meet my expectations in terms of action scenes and, if it's a word, Ghoulishness.

Xonshiz

October 18, 2015

Recommended

Might contain spoilers, So, read on your own risk. Been waiting for this one to air and after watching, I'm somewhat happy. It follows younger arima and his 'High school' life time (he wasn't actually studying to get into college, but, to kill ghouls). Everything was just fine. There was enough romance, suspense (a little), mystery and action for a 30 min. ova. They's packed so much in 30 minutes and I've loved it. Thank goodness it was nothing like ROOT A. Although, I felt as if, the end was kinda rushed. Felt like they just ended it out of nowhere. So, I'm dissappointed a little forthe ending, but, it was worth watching. Whoever is thinking whether they should watch this OVA or not, I'll say... 'What are you waiting for? THIS IS REALLY GOOD!!! Go and WATCH IT!"

OtacoMan

October 16, 2015

Recommended

"I always wanted to be like them. I wanted to be normal." Tokyo Ghoul : Jack, an ova I have been anticipating since it was confirmed. And now that I finally watched, I want more, a lot more. Story (9) : The story follows Fura, who belongs in a gang but then left it. One unfortunate day, he witnesses the murder of his friend by a ghoul of the name "Lantern". Wanting revenge, he and Arima start to go around killing ghouls hoping to find Lantern with the help of, Minami. There isn't much to the story, but it was quite interesting to know a littlemore about Arima's backstory. Unlike Tokyo Ghoul, this ova focuses on making the ghouls seem bad. But in the end, you will feel the feels when you understand that most ghouls just want to be human and live normally with the rest of us. Art (8) : The colors are quite vivid and fit this ova quite well. The gore animation wasn't too over the top like some anime could be. As expected, the fight scenes in this ova is quite good. I also really liked that character animation. Sound (8.5) : There isn't an op or ed to judge, but I must say, the OST was quite good. It fitted the anime very well and didn't seem out of place at all. Character (9) : For characters, we have the overpowered Arima and the guy who wants revenge, Fura. We also have Minami, who seems like a cute and innocent girl. There is a little character development for Fura, from a rebellious teenager to an outstanding ghoul investigator. It was quite interesting to watch the main characters interact with each other. Enjoyment (10) : The original Tokyo Ghoul series (Not Root A), is one of my favorite anime of all time. So of course, I would have enjoyed this ova and I enjoyed every single bit of it. Unlike root A, which I disappointed me a lot. Overall (9) : I really liked this ova and can't wait for Pinto which is coming next season. I would recommend this ova to anyone who enjoyed Tokyo Ghoul. It would give you feels, when you watch the ending. I also recommend you to check out the manga series if you enjoyed it.