Viz Media Clarifies Rumors About New Tokyo Ghoul Season

Tokyo Ghoul fans have been taken for a ride today. Earlier in the day, reports surfaced that the gritty supernatural series would be getting a new season after a prolonged hiatus. In a recent interview with ICv2, a sales director from Viz Media seemingly hinted that a third season of Tokyo Ghoul would be coming shortly, but that does not seem to be the case. The studio is now addressing the rampant rumors, and Viz Media is setting fans straight about the anime's return.

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Speaking to Anime News Network, Viz Media said director Kevin Hamric was misrepresented in his interview. The studio stressed he either misspoke or was misquoted as there is no new season of Tokyo Ghoul on its schedule. Instead, Viz Media said the anime receiving a new season was none other than My Hero Academia as it returns next month.

Of course, fans of Tokyo Ghoul feel gutted about the clarification. After all, this is what Hamric reportedly told ICv2 during his interview after being asked if anything new was coming up.

"Nothing that's been recently released, but One-Punch Man is coming back on with season two. There's going to be another season of Tokyo Ghoul coming shortly. Later in the year, those would be the bigger releases on the anime side," he said.

The news shocked fans given the state of Tokyo Ghoul. The horror series wrapped with two seasons under its belt, and two separate OVAs "JACK" and "PINTO" were released in 2015. Since then, there has been no word on whether the franchise would continue with a third season.

While Tokyo Ghoul may be MIA in the anime industry, it is still going strong thanks to its manga. Recently, Viz Media secured a license for the original series' sequel, Tokyo Ghoul: re series. The new story is set to release this fall, and fans have already started to speculate whether Pierrot could revive the anime to cover Sui Ishida's new content.

Not familiar with Tokyo Ghoul? No worries; You still have plenty of time to catch-up on the show. The series debuted in September 2011 thanks to mangaka Sui Ishida. Weekly Young Jump first published the manga before it was adapted into an anime series by Pierrot. The anime premiered in July 2014 before a second season ran in January 2015. A third season has yet to be announced by any party.

Tokyo Ghoul is set in an alternate reality where creatures known as ghouls exist. The horrifying monsters survive by consuming human flesh and live amongst humans in secret. The story follows a boy named Ken Kaneki after a date-gone-wrong leaves him a half-ghoul. Struggling to adapt to his new life, Ken tries his best to fit into ghoul society, keep his monstrous status hidden from humans, and reign in the insatiable hunger he has for flesh.