Tokyo Ghoul Live-Action Movie Debuts First Trailer

Tokyo Ghoul fans, your biggest nightmare has finally come true. Or, dream - either or. Thanks to the folks behind the live-action Tokyo Ghoul film, the movie's first trailer has finally hit the Internet. While it may be short, the gritty footage does nod to the series' most popular characters. And, yes, we do get to see Ken in all his terrifying half-Ghoul glory.

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You can check out the trailer above.

If you have not kept up-to-date with Tokyo Ghoul, then you should know the anime has been on hiatus for some time. Fans are still anxiously awaiting the film's third season but no confirmation has been given that one will be made. For now, focus has been put on Tokyo Ghoul for its live-action future. Japan will debut its first film based on the anime this summer. The trailer confirmed that Tokyo Ghoul will hit theaters on July 29th.

If you are unfamiliar with Tokyo Ghoul, Viz Media describes the story below:

"Ghouls live among us,​ the same as normal people in every way - except their craving for human flesh.​ Shy Ken Kaneki is thrilled to go on a date with the beautiful Rize.​ But it turns out that she's only interested in his body - eating it,​ that is.​ When a morally questionable rescue transforms him into the first half-human half-Ghoul hybrid,​ Ken is drawn into the dark and violent world of Ghouls,​ which exists alongside our own.​"

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.