The day has finally come! After a couple years of waiting, the anime fandom was reunited with Tokyo Ghoul as the franchise just made its way back to TV. The first episode of season three just dropped, and the long-awaited release is taking social media by storm. And, by the looks of it, fans seem to be digging the new season's premiere.
No, really — just check out the slides below. If you can ignore everything that went down in season two, then the anime's comeback will feel right at home.
Just a few hours ago, fans around the world got to check out the premiere's first episode. The episode begins with the Quinx Squad going to war with Ghouls as two of its members search for a baddie known as Torso. Kuki Urie and Ginshi Shirazu took down a taxi driver who they thought might have been Torso, but the chase unraveled when the pair's identities did not match up. The team's mentor Haise Sasaki takes heat for the failure, but the familiar-looking CCG Investigator makes up for the snafu when Tooru Mutsuki makes contact with Torso for real. When the episode ends, fans leave off with Sasaki facing Torso one on one, and they get their first hint that everything with the Quinx isn't as straightforward as it may seem.
As you can see below, fans were quick to hit Twitter with their reactions to this new season, and audiences seem cautiously optimistic about the anime's return. Tokyo Ghoul's second season failed to impress anyone, and the bomb cast a shadow over the series' comeback. While there are still fans holding back on season three, it seems a good chunk of fans see promise in its premiere, so audiences can only hope Studio Pierrot uses its episodes wisely this season.
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