List of Tokyo Ghoul characters

This is a list of fictional characters appearing in the Japanese manga series Tokyo Ghoul by Sui Ishida.

Ken Kaneki

Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae^[1][2] (Japanese); Austin Tindle^[3] (English)

The main protagonist of the story, Ken Kaneki (金木 研 Kaneki Ken) is an 19-year-old university freshman that receives an organ transplant from Rize, who was trying to kill him before she was struck by a fallen I-beam and seemingly killed. After the operation Kaneki develops ghoul-like tendencies and characteristics, and his rationality begins to wane. As one that is now both ghoul and human he struggles to keep his ghoul identity secret, always fighting against his ghoul side while trying to continue to live like a normal human. He later works as a waiter for Anteiku under Yoshimura's guidance. After his fight with a CCG investigator named Amon he gains the name "Eye Patch" because of his mask's design and becomes somewhat famous after a ghoul saw him defeating the investigator. He loves to read and is normally quiet and reserved but can be calculating when fighting. He has a bad trait of easily trusting strangers which sometimes puts him in life threatening situations. After being kidnapped by the ghoul run organization known as Aogiri Tree, he is mercilessly tortured by a sadistic ghoul named Yakumo Ōmori (Yamori), and later develops similar traits to his torturer. While being tortured he has hallucinations of Rize in which she mocks him about his mother, which leads to him finally embracing his inner ghoul. His view on strength changes and he goes on a power hungry path by cannibalizing other ghouls in order to get stronger. The continued cannibalization led him to become a half kakuja, where he develops a centipede shaped kagune and gains the alias "Centipede". After the incident at Kanō's Lab, Kaneki begins to regret this path and begins reflecting on his actions and motives.

After being defeated and captured by Arima, Ken loses his memories and is given the new identity of Haise Sasaki (佐々木 琲世 Sasaki Haise), member and ace of the Mado Squad, and mentor of the Quinx Squad, a special unit composed of artificial ghouls. Despite having a new identity, Haise still retains some traits from his former self, like the love for reading and the determination to protect his companions with his life. When pressured to the limit, Haise has glimpses of his former self and unlocks his powers as a ghoul, forcing the CCG to strike him with RC suppressors to calm him down. Haise usually has an internal conflict with his past self, fearing that one day he would lose his current life with all his new friends and personality, which intensifies as he obtains more information about his former life until the raid at the Tsukiyama Headquarters, when he finally regains his memories and accepts his identity as Kaneki, not only showing a ruthless demeanor when facing his enemies, but a cold attitude towards his current and former allies as well. Haise's achievements allow him to quickly climb among the CCG's ranks, being promoted to First Class after the raid at the human auction and receiving a special promotion to Associate Special Class after single-handedly driving away the One-Eyed Owl during the raid at the Tsukiyama Headquarters, becoming known as the Black Reaper (黒の死神 Kuro no Shinigami), until he betrays the CCG to help Tōka rescue Hinami from the Cochlea.

Ghouls

Anteiku

Touka Kirishima (霧嶋 董香 Kirishima Tōka)

Voiced by: Sora Amamiya^[1][2] (Japanese); Brina Palencia^[3] (English)

An eighteen-year-old ghoul of the 20th ward, Tōka works part-time as a waitress in Anteiku and attends high school. She blends in well with human society and believes that keeping one's ghoul identity is of top most priority. She is sometimes vindictive and is usually a very rash and reckless individual with violent tendencies, stemming from the fugitive life she had to live after CCG killed her father when she was very young. She later becomes Ken's training partner, and their movements become in sync when fighting as a team. She is a good fighter and is more than a match for either Shū Tsukiyama or Nishiki Nishio on even grounds, though not nearly as strong as Renji. She later comes to be known as Rabbit after her attack on some investigators, killing one of them in the process. She takes up the role as Hinami's guardian after her parents are killed by investigators. Tōka has demonstrated that she has good resolve and is very self-aware. After killing an investigator in revenge for Hinami's mother death she comments on how a murderer like herself should die, knowing that murder for revenge is wrong. In spite of her overall harsh personality she can be very kind and helpful and takes her job as a part of the Anteiku stability team very seriously, helping ghouls that can't help themselves. She also has a younger brother that has joined Aogiri Tree. She appears to have Ornithophobia. After the time-skip, she reappears running a new coffee shop called ":re" with Renji, and is fully aware of Kaneki's new identity, but is not willing to force him to remember his past, although she admits that she is ready to support him should it happens and he decides to reunite with her.

Yoshimura (芳村)

Voiced by: Takayuki Sugō^[1][2] (Japanese); Sean Hennigan^[4] (English)

The manager of Anteiku, also known as the Non-Killing Owl. The name came from him pretending to be the One-Eyed Owl to cover up her behavior and refusing to kill Ghoul Investigators. He is a very kind and reasonable ghoul that provides aid and food to ghouls that are incapable of hunting on their own like Ken and Hinami. He takes Ken in after he becomes a half-ghoul and teaches him the ways in which ghouls can blend in with humans. He also has a mysterious past related to Aogiri and an elusive organization known as V. After Anteiku's secret is exposed and the place is raided by the CCG, he is captured by his daughter, Eto Yoshimura, who is the only known natural born half-ghoul and part of the Aogiri Tree. He used to go by the name Kuzen (功善).

Hinami Fueguchi (笛口 雛実 Fueguchi Hinami)

Voiced by: Sumire Morohoshi^[1][2] (Japanese); Lara Woodhull^[3] (English)

Hinami is a 13 to 14-year-old ghoul that came to the 20th ward with her mother after her father was killed by ghoul investigators. She is very shy and yearns for knowledge as she isn't allowed to go to school. She meets Ken in Anteiku and becomes attached to him, seeing him as an older brother after he helps her with learning Kanji. She begins living with Tōka after her mother is killed by Kureo Mado, a senior CCG investigator. She enjoys books from one of Ken's favorite authors- Sen Takatsuki (Eto Yoshimura) and loves learning new things. She is shown to have a heightened sense of smell, even more powerful than regular ghouls. In the sequel she reappears as part of Aogiri Tree, and once captured by the CCG, she is put under Haise's care by his request, which is a temporary situation, as Akira intends to have Hinami executed to enact revenge for her father's death. However, a restored Kaneki betrays the CCG and helps the Aogiri infiltrate the prison in order to rescue her.

Nishiki Nishio (西尾 錦 Nishio Nishiki)

Voiced by: Shintarō Asanuma^[1][2] (Japanese); Eric Vale^[3] (English)

A ghoul that is a second year student that attends the same university as Ken. He is arrogant and hates it whenever his juniors talk back to him. He is very territorial and is hostile to other ghouls that invade his space. His hunting grounds were stolen from him by Rize after a fight which he lost and he tries to reclaim it after her death, but is stopped by Tōka. He is a loner and fairly good fighter that even small groups of ghouls tend to avoid. Like Tōka, he blends in well with human society, he even has a human girlfriend Nishino Kimi and is well known at the university. After the time skip, he becomes a powerful S~rank ghoul known as ;Serpent (オロチ Orochi), and goes around hunting down and killing CCG investigators as well as other ghouls. He seems to have a great dislike towards both CCG and Aogiri Tree commenting that they are the same and disgusting for creating "fake" ghouls.

Renji Yomo (四方 蓮示 Yomo Renji)

Voiced by: Yūichi Nakamura^[1] (Japanese); Phil Parsons^[5] (English)

Renji is quiet and reserved and usually helps Yoshimura out by collecting food for Anteiku. Before working behind the scenes for Anteiku, he used to have very violent tendencies much like how Tōka is now and would often fight with Uta making the 4th ward uninhabitable. He is known to CCG as Raven due to his mask resembling the bird. Regardless of his cold demeanor he does genuinely care about those around him. He is good friends with Uta and Itori. He is later seen again with Tōka, working on the :re coffee shop. It's later revealed that he is Tōka and Ayato's uncle, who kept his identity a secret from them after their parents' deaths, despite watching over them closely since then.

Enji Koma (古間 円児 Koma Enji)

Voiced by: Anri Katsu (Japanese); Tyson Rinehart (English)

An experienced waiter at Anteiku, frequently acting as manager when Yoshimura is not in. Though he looks harmless, in truth he was once the leader of a violent gang and was called the Devil Ape. He emerged from retirement to defend Anteiku as The Devil Ape, leading his old gang of monkey masked ghouls, who once occupied the 20th Ward. The fight leaves him severely wounded and at the Investigator's mercy until he is saved by Kaneki. However, he may have been killed by Arima, as he tried to escape through Route V14.

Kaya Irimi (入見 カヤ Irimi Kaya)

Voiced by: Fuyuka Ōura (Japanese); Morgan Mabry (English)

One of the waitresses at Anteiku, a quiet and reserved woman with a violent past. She was the leader of the gang Black Dobers and knows as Black Dog prior to encountering Yoshimura, and was rehabilitated by him. Like Enji, she and her old gang come out of retirement, and follow her into battle knowing they will die when CCG raids Anteiku. Her fate is probably the same as Enji, killed by Arima.

Clowns

Uta (ウタ)

Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai^[1] (Japanese); Aaron Roberts^[5] (English)

A ghoul that owns Hysy ArtMask Studio, in the 4th ward, he makes masks for both ghoul and human customers alike. Despite his appearance he is a very calm ghoul, and speaks very kindly, he is also close friends with Renji Yomo and Itori. He is known to CCG as "No Face", because of his mask's design. In the past he would often get into fights with Yomo and this caused the 4th ward to become uninhabitable. He is later revealed to be a part of the Clowns, a mysterious group responsible for the accident that led to Kaneki receiving Rize's organs, having become friends with Kaneki simply so that he could observe him. He and his crew later appear in the sequel as the proprietors of an auction for wealthy Ghouls to buy humans which is later broken up by the CCG.

Nico (ニコ Niko)

Voiced by: Kenjirō Tsuda (Japanese); Christopher Bevins (English)

A feminine and flamboyant ghoul and a member of the Clowns and was affiliated with Aogiri Tree while Yamori was alive.

Itori (イトリ)

Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki (Japanese); Jamie Marchi (English)

A playful woman that runs a bar in the 14th District. She is old friends with Yomo and Uta, and has an extensive information network. Like Uta she`s revealed to be a member of the Clowns and like them she thrives on creating chaos and destruction. She is fond of drinking blood, possibly hinting at her being a connoisseur like Tsukiyama.

Roma Hoito (帆糸 ロマ Hoito Roma)

Voiced by: Suzuko Mimori (Japanese); Tia Ballard (English)

A young Ghoul that becomes a waitress at Anteiku, fascinated by the stories of Kaneki. She comes across as a cute and shy girl, treated like a little sister by others. She's also revealed to be a member of the Clowns and adores the idea of Kaneki as a tragic hero, and wants to see him suffer more because it "makes him beautiful".

Aogiri Tree

Leaders

Eto Yoshimura (芳村 エト Yoshimura Eto)

Voiced by: Maaya Sakamoto^[2] (Japanese); Lindsay Seidel (English)

The founder and leader of Aogiri, she is the half-human daughter of Yoshimura, and the infamous Ghoul known as the One-Eyed Owl (隻眼の梟 Sekigan no Fukurō). When she is not working with Aogiri, she lives under the human identity of Sen Takatsuki (高槻 泉 Takatsuki Sen), the author of Kaneki's favorite horror novels. She enjoys breaking people by picking on their insecurities and according to Sasaki, she lost all hope long ago. She becomes obsessed with Kaneki, since she sees their circumstances very similar. Not only is her scent neither human nor Ghoul, but she appears to be fully capable of consuming human foods without issue. Her massive kakuja is a mask like-head with four horns and a single eye in the center of the mask with a huge smiling mouth. She is however, able to alter it's appearance, spawning extra appendages, such as eyes, mouths, and limbs, if she wills it. She revealed to her subordinates that she isn't the One-Eyed King. After the extermination of the Tsukiyama family, she voluntarily turns to the CCG and in a press conference she reveals to the world her identity as a Ghoul. She also warns Kaneki about an organization named V, that has ties to both humans and Ghouls.

Direct Subordinates

Tatara (タタラ)

Voiced by: Koji Yusa (Japanese); Christopher Wehkamp (English)

The Second-in-Command of Aogiri, a cruel and cunning Ghoul with former ties to a group of ghouls known as Chi She Lian, originating in mainland China.

Noro (ノロ)

A strange Ghoul noted for his enormous appetite and complete silence, he is almost always with Tatara. He possesses an unusual level of regeneration, allowing him to reattach his upper body when sliced in half. He is finally destroyed by a suicide attack from Shirazu during the raid on the Tsukiyama Headquarters, just to be revealed as nothing but a corpse, belonging to the former surrogate parent of Eto, under the control of her detachable kagune, which is retrieved by the CCG and converted into Urie's new Quinque.

Executives

Yakumo Ōmori (大守 八雲 Ōmori Yakumo)

Voiced by: Rintarō Nishi^[2] (Japanese); Christopher Sabat (English)

A deranged Executive of Aogiri, he nicknamed "Jason" due to his brutality and habit of wearing a hockey mask and went by the alias Yamori (ヤモリ lit. Gecko). While imprisoned by CCG in the past, he was tortured by the point of insanity and developed a love of torturing others. He was known as a serial cannibal, and targeted other Ghouls to torture and devour. Yamori tricked Kaneki into surrendering to him in exchange for sparing hostages, and tortured him for 10 days straight. After breaking free, Kaneki defeated him and devoured his kagune before leaving him to die. He was found and killed by Jūzō Suzuya, and turned into Jūzō's Quinque, "Jūzō's Jason".

Ayato Kirishima (霧嶋 絢都 Kirshima Ayato)

Voiced by: Yūki Kaji^[2] (Japanese); Todd Haberkorn (English)

The youngest Executive of Aogiri, and the younger brother of Tōka. He is a troubled and rebellious teenager, and resents his sister's choice to live among humans. However, Kaneki suggests that his true reason for joining Aogiri is to protect his sister from afar. Later in the series, he adopts the identity of Black Rabbit and takes credit for his sister's crimes. He also becomes Hinami's partner after she joins the organization and cares deeply for her, to the point of staging an invasion of Cochlea in order to save her from being executed.

Naki (ナキ)

Voiced by: Hiro Shimono^[2] (Japanese); Josh Grelle (English)

A member of Aogiri, that served as Yamori's right-hand man. He is emotionally unstable and extremely childlike, with complete devotion to his late boss. In the sequel, after Yamori has been killed, he has become an Executive of Aogiri.

Miza (ミザ)

An Executive member of Aogiri who's alias is Three Blades (三枚刃 Sanmaiba).

Bin Brothers (瓶兄弟 Bin kyōdai)

Voiced by: Yuki Fujiwara (Japanese); Sonny Strait (English) (Older brother) Voiced by: Sōta Arai (Japanese); Jean-Luc Hester (English) (Younger brother)

Two brothers that were executives at Aogiri Tree. They were referred to as the Tail Brothers by the CCG and were killed by Amon. Their step-sister is Hakatori.

Other Subordinates

Akihiro Kanō (嘉納 明博 Kanō Akihiro)

Voiced by: Kenji Nomura^[2] (Japanese); Mark Stoddard (English)

The only human among the Aogiri's top members, Akihiro was the surgeon who transformed Kaneki into a half-ghoul. He used to perform illegal experiments with humans and ghouls in secret using Rize's body as a source of material until drawing the attention of Aogiri. Since then he continues his research, now sponsored by the organization with a yet unknown objective.

Karao Saeki (冴木 空男 Saeki Karao)

Also known as Torso (トルソー, Torusō), is a ghoul serial killer who is known for dismembering, then decapitating his victims by only taking their torso, although he only targets females. He was investigated by the CCG's Mado and Shimoguchi Squads. He also develops a sadistic obsession with Mutsuki upon discovering that he is a female in body.

Shikorae (死堪 Shikoarae)

A scatterbrained ghoul who escaped from the Cochlea during Aogiri's attack on it. He has multiple RC types and has Binkaku and Ukaku kagune.

Hakatori (墓盗り Lit. Grave Robber)

She is the step-sister of the Bin Brothers and a direct subordinate of Tatara in Aogiri Tree. Her alias is Quinque Hunter (クインケ狩り Kuinke Gari) and is referred to by Hōguro as Litte Bin.

Tsukiyama Family

Mirumo Tsukiyama (月山 観母 Tsukiyama Mirumo)

A wealthy and highly-eccentric Ghoul, well-known within Ghoul society for his extravagance. He is the father of Shū Tsukiyama, the once-infamous Gourmet. He deeply loved his wife, who died while their son was still very young. He describes their relationship as having been a passionate romance, and still keeps a place at the table for her. His kindness to his servants and subordinates has earned him their undying loyalty. When his manor is surrounded by Investigators, he calmly surrenders hoping to live as a human until the end, but the moment he overhears that his son is still endangered, he slaughters his captors and escapes, then alongside Chie, Yomo, and Tōka arrive to save Shū.

Shū Tsukiyama (月山 習 Tsukiyama Shū)

Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano^[1][2] (Japanese); J. Michael Tatum^[3] (English)

He's one of the most troublesome ghouls of the 20th ward to the point where even some ghouls wouldn't get involved with him. He is known as the "Gourmet" by investigators and is one of the most difficult ghouls to capture, specially because he hails from a powerful and rich family of ghouls with connections in the government. He is a part of the "Ghoul Restaurant" under the alias MM. He is a very powerful, cunning, smug, and fashionable ghoul and was also an acquaintance of Rize. Like both Ken and Rize he is an avid reader. He sometimes says words or phrases in either English, Spanish, French or Italian and develops an obsession for Ken, because of his seemingly unique quality of being human and ghoul. He is very athletic and proficient in martial arts. After being apart of Kaneki's team post-Aogiri he considers himself Kaneki's best friend, whether he still sees Kaneki as food or really views him as a friend is not clear. After the time-skip, Shū gets devastated with Kaneki's disappearance until he is informed of his new identity as Haise and starts conspiring to have him remember his past, until his family's secret is exposed and his entire clan is put on the CCG's hit list. He is cornered by Kaneki, who apparently attacks him without mercy, but does not give him a fatal blow, allowing him to escape and be rescued by Chie, Yomo, and Tōka.

Kanae von Rosewald (カナエ＝フォン・ロゼヴァルト Kanae fon Rozevaruto)

A young, eccentric Ghoul and the last survivor of the German branch of the Tsukiyama family, the Rosewalds. After being orphaned, he became a servant to the main Tsukiyama household, and has an unhealthy devotion to his cousin, Shū. He originally worked tirelessly to find some way to save his master from his deep depression, but has been slowly consumed by feelings of jealousy towards Sasaki. It is later revealed that Kanae is actually a woman Karen von Rosewald (カレン＝フォン・ロゼヴァルト Karen fon Rozevaruto), who took on a male identity in order to carry on the legacy and name of the Rosewald clan. Tortured by Eto, she ends up sacrificing herself to save Shū from the collapsing of the Lunar Eclipse building. As she falls to her death Shuu calls her by her real name and says he doesn't blame her for falling in love with him.

Matsumae (松前)

Voiced by: Chie Nakamura

A serious and efficient woman that has served the Tsukiyama family for a long time. She has spent her life watching over her young master, as both a nanny and a teacher at his school. Officially, she is the General Manager of the Tsukiyama Group. Matsumae can wrap her kagune around her arms, forming a sword and shield pair and seems to be quite adept at using the shield both offensively and defensively. She's killed by Nimura Furuta after the later shows his true power.

Mairo (マイロ)

A servant of the Tsukiyama household, often working alongside Matsumae. During the fight between Hairu and Matsumae, he takes a blow meant for Matsumae, being split in half. but is still able to use the momentum to decapitate Ihei as his upper body falls to the ground. Barely alive, he impales Kijima through the shoulder with his kagune and distracts him long enough for Matsumae to finish the investigator off.

Others

Rize Kamishiro (神代 利世 Kamishiro Rize)

Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa^[1][2] (Japanese); Monica Rial^[3] (English)

Rize is a girl with glasses that Ken encounters, who tries to eat him after luring him out on a date with her. Parts of her body are transplanted into Ken after she is struck by fallen iron construction parts. Before the construction incident Rize had escaped from V and was a very powerful, fearless and merciless ghoul, often preventing other ghouls from hunting in areas she stole from them. She came to the 20th ward, after wreaking havoc in the 11th ward attracting the CCG Investigators to it. Before leaving she killed the ghouls that were in charge and caused a shift in power. She is known as the "Binge Eater" by investigators and like Ken she was very fond of reading. Originally believed to be killed during her encounter with Ken, later it is revealed that she is still alive and her body was used to produce materials for Ghoul/Human experiments by Dr. Kanō, and Ken's transformation into a ghoul was the result of one of them.

One-Eyed King (隻眼の王 Sekigan no Ō)

Believed to be the most dangerous ghoul ever, and the reason why human organizations to hunt down ghouls like the CCG were created, the One-Eyed King is a figure shrouded in mystery, as there is much speculation about his identity, or even if he exists. It was believed that Eto was the One-Eyed King, until she denies it herself, although she claims that he indeed exists and begs for Kaneki to kill him.

Kazuichi Banjō (万丈 数壱 Banjō Kazuichi)

Voiced by: Kentarō Itō (Japanese); Ian Sinclair (English)

A ghoul from the 11th Ward, and former associate of Rize. Though a pacifist, he as a strong sense of duty and becomes one of Kaneki's allies. Unlike most Ghouls, his Kagune seems to be used exclusively to heal his injuries. He eventually becomes the leader of the 6th Ward succeeding Rize's adopted father, with a large number of Ghouls that follow him. He agrees to help Ayato attack Cochlea to rescue Hinami, in spite of their bitter history.

Donato Porpora (ドナート ・ ポルポラ Donāto Porupora)

Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue (Japanese); Greg Dulcie (English)

A powerful Russian Ghoul imprisoned by CCG, who once posed as a Priest and raised Kotaro Amon. He is considered a valuable source of information on other Ghouls, due to having no loyalty to others. His favorite victims were the orphans he raised. Strangely, he spared Amon after the boy caught him butchering another child. This fact continues to haunt Amon.

Matasaka Kamishiro (神代 叉栄 Kamishiro Matasaka)

Voiced by: Kiyoyuki Yanada (Japanese); Andrew T. Chandler (English)

The former leader of the 6th Ward, a powerful Ghoul trained in the martial arts. He was freed from Cochlea during Aogiri's raid and spent time with them, but seems to have broken ties with them in the passing years. He took a young Rize under his wing, adopting her and raising her as his own daughter. He has a reputation among Ghouls for being both a powerful opponent and a moderate that dislikes unnecessary killing. This caused friction with Rize as she became more active as a Binge Eater. He was once pursued by Kaneki for his connection to Rize, and has become a target of V.

Mayu (痲ユ)

A female ghoul known as Nutcracker (ナッツクラッカー, Nattsukurakkā), with a distinctly violent tendency towards male victims, under investigation by the combined efforts of the Suzuya Squad and the Quinx. She is part of a larger human trafficking ring, and obtains "ingredients" for her high-class clients. She turns out to be far more dangerous than CCG assumed, and violently kills her enemies. She's killed during the auction when Shirazu uses one of her own kagune traps to defeat her.

Big Madam (ビッグマダム Biggu Madamu)

Voiced by: Kimiko Saito

An influential Ghoul involved in the underground society of Ghoul Restaurants and human trafficking. Though considered a major target, she has eluded numerous extermination attempts, and uses Nutcracker to obtain "ingredients" for her organization. She is the Ghoul that raised Jūzō Suzuya, using him as a Scrapper and her personal plaything. In spite of her large size, Big Madam is a skilled and deadly opponent. Her appearance belies great agility and incredible strength, allowing her to crawl along walls and dodge attacks from swift opponents. She is defeated by Jūzō and killed by the members of his squad during the raid at the auction. After her death, Big Madam's birth sex is revealed to be male and she is referred to by Jūzō as "Father".

Commission of Counter Ghoul (CCG)

Head

Tsuneyoshi Washū (和修 吉時 Washū Yoshitoki)

Voiced by: Katsunosuke Hori

The current Chairman of the CCG and the father of Yoshitoki Washū and the grandfather of Matsuri Washū.

Yoshitoki Washū (和修 吉時 Washū Yoshitoki)

Voiced by: Shunsuke Sakuya (Japanese); Kent Williams (English)

The Bureau Director of the CCG, and the son of Chairman Tsuneyoshi Washū. He is the father of Matsuri Washū, and the mastermind behind the Quinx Project. Unlike his relatives, he is noted to have an amiable personality and is often at odds with his eldest son.

Special Class Investigators

Kishō Arima (有馬 貴将 Arima Kishō)

Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa^[2] (Japanese); Alex Organ (English)

The protagonist of Tokyo Ghoul: JACK and supporting character in Tokyo Ghoul and Tokyo Ghoul:re, he is a famed Special Class Ghoul Investigator known as the CCG's Reaper (CCGの死神 CCG no Shinigami). He is always seen wearing his glasses, with his face kept in an apathetic expression, rarely showing any emotion if not at all. Arima was hailed as a genius within the CCG, stemming from his affiliation with the organization since his teens and quickly rising to the top. Fighting with multiple quinques, he is strong enough to defeat Ghouls that are too strong to be defeated by anyone else in the force. After defeating Ken, he takes him under his guard while he's under the new identity of Haise Sasaki and becomes his mentor, with orders to kill him should he go out of control.

Kōtarō Amon (亜門 鋼太朗 Amon Kōtarō)

Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi^[1][2] (Japanese); Mike McFarland^[3] (English)

He's a Rank 1 Anti-Ghoul Investigator and was a partner of Kureo Mado up until his death which was when his partner was switched to Akira Mado up until he disappeared. When he was a little boy he used to live in an orphanage managed by the priest, Donato Porpora, until he found out that he was a ghoul killing his friends. He has a very strong sense of justice and believes that he must make this 'Wrong World' right by killing the ghouls whose murders create orphans, he is very dedicated to his job and begins to work even harder after Kureo is killed. He fought Ken but he lost; however, Ken let him go during their first encounter. Despite his initial hatred towards ghouls Amon has shown to be interested in Kaneki’s story and even after getting badly injured and losing his arm to Kaneki when they last meet, he refuses to die, so that Kaneki would not be prosecuted. After the events of the first manga, he was declared KIA after facing Tatara in battle when the Aogiri Tree came while the CCG fought against the One Eyed Owl and was posthumously given a double promotion to the rank of Special Class Investigator. He has since been revealed to be alive.

Jūzō Suzuya (鈴屋 什造 Suzuya Jūzō)

Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya^[2] (Japanese); Maxey Whitehead (English)

A young boy with an androgynous appearance. He was raised by a ghoul called Big Madam until he was taken in by the CCG. He was promoted to a ranked 2 investigator within a year, indicating that he's very capable of exterminating ghouls. Jūzō is very independent and tends to not cooperate with his fellow comrades and superiors. His profiles says he likes candy, his Mama (the ghoul that raised him) and ghoul hunting. His behavior is very childish and carefree and he his often seen talking with himself; he calls his other self Rei (his former name). In Tokyo Ghoul:re, Jūzō rises further in the CCG's ranks and becomes leader of his own squad, having matured more thanks to Shinohara and become a responsible, if eccentric, adult. Jūzō is promoted to Special Class at the age of 22, the first to reach the rank that young since Arima.

Kiyoko Aura (安浦 清子 Aura Kiyoko)

Voiced by: Chinatsu Akasaki (Japanese); Mallorie Rodak (English)

A Special Class Investigator, and Division 1 Commander of the 1st Ward. She is the first female Special Class, and has many female admirers as a result. Unlike the other Special Class Investigators, she remains cool and professional during meetings. While remaining single, she gets along quite well with her nephew Shinsanpei, the son of her younger sister.

Yukinori Shinohara (篠原 幸紀 Shinohara Yukinori)

Voiced by: Yutaka Nakano^[2] (Japanese); Brandon Potter (English)

A Special Class Ghoul Investigator. He instructed Amon at the CCG Academy and later becomes Jūzō's mentor. His quinque is a large butcher knife called the Demon Yamada 1. He survives the fight with The Owl and Eto, but his injuries are so severe that he ends up in a vegetative state.

Kōsuke Hōji (法寺 項介 Hōji Kōsuke)

Voiced by: Shō Hayami (Japanese); Wyn Delano (English)

An Associate Special Class Investigator, and partner of Takizawa. He gained considerable fame for his exploits against the Clown Gang, and was recruited to work in China for some time. During this time, he eliminated a major Chinese gang and gained the hatred of Tatara. In the sequel it is shown he's now a Special Class Investigator.

Kōri Ui (宇井 郡 Ui Kōri)

Voiced by: Yoshinori Fujita

A Special Class Investigator, and member of the S3 Squad. He is a protege of Kishō Arima, and took part in the battle against the Owl two years ago as the Vice-Commander of Squad Zero. His Quinque's unique properties allow it to be used as a whip or a spear.

Iwao Kuroiwa (黒磐 巌 Kuroiwa Iwao)

Voiced by: Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (Japanese); R. Bruce Elliot (English)

A Special Class Investigator involved in the Owl Incident ten years prior, and Vice-Commander of the 11th Ward Special Countermeasures Unit. He is an old friend of Shinohara, and the two use the same prototype armor. Loses his arm below the elbow in the battle with Owl, but continues serving as Investigator alongside his son Takeomi.

Mōgan Tanakamaru (田中丸 望元 Tanakamaru Mōgan)

Voiced by: Tsuyoshi Koyama

A Special Class Investigator, assigned as the captain of Squad 2 during major operations. He is highly emotional and prone to eccentric behavior. He wears his hair in a Pompadour style, and has a neat moustache.

Matsuri Washū (和修 政 Washū Matsuri)

The son of Yoshitoki Washū, a Special Class Investigator and a commander in Division II. He distinguished himself while serving in Germany, eliminating the Rosewald Family and rapidly climbing the ranks. He opposes the existence of the Quinx, and treats Sasaki with disrespect. He's also known for his callous attitude, and his teams taking heavy losses to get the maximum results, seeing them as expendable.

Itsuki Marude (丸手 斎 Marude Itsuki)

Voiced by: Yūji Ueda (Japanese); Philip Weber (English)

A Special Class Investigator who is known for his abrasive personality to his subordinates. He is the commander of the 11th Ward Special Countermeasures Unit and Chief of Division II.

Associate Special Class Investigators

Akira Mado (真戸 暁 Mado Akira)

Voiced by: Asami Seto (Japanese); Morgan Garrett (English)

Kureo's daughter and a Ghoul Investigator like him, she became Kōtarō's partner after her father's death. She is an intelligent woman and seems to be always serious about work and her daily routine in general. Like her father, she has deep insight and intuition that helps her in investigation and determining what is going on around her while on the field. After Kōtarō was declared KIA, she became Haise's team leader and the overseer of the Quinx Squad. Despite having high regards for Haise, she is wary of his closeness with Hinami, as she is eager to kill her to enact revenge for her father.

Chū Hachikawa (鉢川 忠 Hachikawa Chū)

Voiced by: Kenta Miyake

An Associate Special Class Investigator, assigned as the captain of Squad 3 during major operations. He is a deranged individual with little regard for life, whether ghoul or human. Heavily scarred and holding a deeper hatred for Ghouls that is abnormal even for Investigators. His hatred of ghouls comes from Irimi killing many of his allies and scarring him. In the battle against Aogiri, he is assigned as Tōru Mutsuki's new superior. He ends up sacrificing himself to allow Tōru and Ayumu escape while he tries to hold off Shikorae and Takizawa.

Shiki Kijima (キジマ 式 Kijima Shiki)

Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita

An Associate Special Class Investigator heavily covered in scars. He is a sadistic former Interrogator, willing to push the boundaries in pursuit of his prey. His Quinque, "Rotten Follow", is a chainsaw powered by a Kakuhou. During the Tsukiyama Extermination, he taunts Matsumae about how he killed her associates Yuuma and Aliza, in response, Matsumae cuts off his arm and causes the chainsaw to come down on his head.

First-Class Investigators

Taishi Fura (富良 太志 Fura Taishi)

Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura

The other protagonist of Tokyo Ghoul: JACK, Taishi is a First Class Ghoul Investigator. Fura, as a teenager, attended Seishin Senior Highschool along with Arima. Though he never liked school, he usually went shopping and did all the housework, since his mother never did. He had two childhood friends; Ryō, with whom he played baseball and Aki, a girl whom he had a crush on. When Ryō associated himself with a gang of bikers, this led to his death, as he was stabbed by the Kagune of a killer ghoul, "Lantern," whom Arima was currently investigating. Witnessing his friend's tragic death, Fura grew heated for vengeance, and pleaded with Arima to help with his investigation, wanting to know about ghouls right away. Thus, he eventually undertook the career of Ghoul Investigation. Fura had a minor appearance in Tokyo Ghoul and has appeared in Tokyo Ghoul:re.

Kureo Mado (真戸 呉緒 Mado Kureo)

Voiced by: Tōru Ōkawa^[2] (Japanese); Kenny Green (English)

He was a First-Class Investigator and was Kōtarō Amon's partner and mentor. A very experienced and ruthless fighter, he was more than a challenge even for the physically superior ghoul and always trusted his intuition, which was never wrong. His ultimate downfall came from the fact that he was obsessed with quinques (weapons made from the ghouls' kagune) and while fighting Tōka and Hinami he let his guard down by his fascination with the latter, being killed by them. His daughter, Akira worked with his partner Kōtarō Amon after his death. His goal was to get revenge on the One-Eyed Owl for killing his wife.

Take Hirako (平子 丈 Hirako Take)

Voiced by: Takayuki Kondō (Japanese); Joel McDonald (English)

An Investigator First-Class, and former partner to Arima. He is in command of the 21st Ward, and an exceptionally skilled fighter. In the sequel his squad is working on the Orochi Case, and is responsible for handling Sasaki should he lose control. He gets transferred to the S3 Squad after the Auction, leaving his squad in the hands of Kuramoto.

Kuramoto Itō (伊東 倉元 Itō Kuramoto)

Voiced by: Shinya Takahashi

A First-Class Investigator, and member of Hirako's team. He is easy-going and cheerful, slowly becoming a good friend to Sasaki and the Quinx. After the Auction, he finds himself suddenly given command of the squad and has misgivings about it.

Ayumu Hogi (穂木 あゆむ Hogi Ayumu)

The junior partner of Hachikawa, and a veteran of the battle in the 20th Ward. She is a small and curious young woman, with her face always hidden by her hair. She turns out to have a very young, freckle-covered face, which embarrasses her. She gets promoted to First-Class Investigator.

Hairu Ihei (伊丙 入 Ihei Hairu)

A First Class Investigator, alumni of the Sunlit Garden, and partner to Kōri Ui. At 20 years old, she is much younger than her peers and became an Investigator as a teenager. She is a member of the mysterious Squad Zero, commanded by Arima, and took part in the battle in the 20th Ward. She's killed during the fight with Mairo and Matsumae, when she slips on her own blood, which allows Matsumae to impale her and is then decapitated by Mairo.

Rank 1 Investigators

Nimura Furuta (旧多 二福 Furuta Nimura)

Voiced by: Ōki Sugiyama (Japanese); David Trosko (English)

A Rank 1 Ghoul Investigator who is currently Haise's subordinate. While at first seemed harmless, the moment his first partner Shiki Kijima was killed, he revealed his true self and killed Matsumae. He is an alumni of the Sunlit Garden and an agent of V. He infiltrated the Clowns under the name Sōta (宗太), the Ghoul that provoked Rize's accident and collaborated with Dr. Kanō, thus collaborating with Kaneki's transformation into a half-ghoul. His talk with Eto revealed he's also an outcast of the Washū Clan, something that angers him greatly.

Takeomi Kuroiwa (黒磐 武臣 Kuroiwa Takeomi)

A 20-year old Rank 2 Investigator, and member of Team Hirako. He is the son of Special Class Kuroiwa, and considered to be an exceptionally gifted young Investigator. Kuramoto notes that he is among the 0.01% of humans that possesses physical strength above normal human limitations, and can therefore actually fight Ghouls unarmed. He gets promoted to Rank 1 Investigator.

Hanbē Abara (黒磐 武臣 Abara Hanbē)

A Rank 1 Investigator and a member of Suzuya Squad.

Rank 2 Investigators

Seidō Takizawa (滝澤 政道 Takizawa Seidō)

Voiced by: Shinnosuke Tachibana^[2] (Japanese); Micah Solusod (English)

A Rank 2 Ghoul Investigator that was Akira's classmate and rival at the Academy. Deeply insecure, he had a tendency to bicker with Akira or Jūzō because of their superior abilities. He deeply admired Amon and defied orders out of concern for his safety, leading him into an ambush by members of Aogiri. He was mortally wounded by Noro, and declared KIA. In Tokyo Ghoul:re, he returns as a major antagonist after being turned into an insane One-Eyed Ghoul by Aogiri. Takizawa's deranged appearance and mindset are made to mirror Ken's, and have made him a manifestation of Haise's fears of what he could one day become should he ever regain his memories.

Misato Gori (五里 美郷 Gori Misato)

Voiced by: Reina Ueda (Japanese); Trina Nishimura (English)

A skilled Rank 2 Investigator from the 13th Ward. She comes across as harsh, but in truth has a deep admiration for Amon. Despite trying to get Amon's attention by cooking, her food causes everyone that eats them to suffer food poisoning, though she remains oblivious to being responsible. She refuses to believe Amon is dead because of his missing body.

Quinx Squad

Kuki Urie (瓜江 久生 Urie Kuki)

A Rank 2 Ghoul Investigator who was the Squad Leader of the Quinx Squad until he was replaced with Ginshi, but he regains the post after Ginshi's death. Kuki often displays himself as a cool-headed individual, but is reckless and vicious when confronting Ghouls, as he hates them with a passion, as his father was a special class investigator in charge of the S3 squad, who ordered his team members to retreat while he stayed to fight the One-Eyed Owl to the death. This hate also extended to Haise after he discovered that he is a half-ghoul instead of just a Quinx. He constantly acts reckless when facing ghouls to gain credit from his superiors; he wishes to be the best ghoul investigator ever. After the battle at the auction, he is promoted to Rank 1. Initially he was cold towards his comrades and did not care for them, seeing them as a nuisance and as tools for him to use to gain promotion. His obsession with promotion drives him throughout earlier parts of :Re. However after going berserk and nearly killing Mutsuki he slowly becomes less obsessed and starts to care more about his comrades, especially after Shirazu's death.

Ginshi Shirazu (不知 吟士 Shirazu Ginshi)

A Rank 3 Ghoul Investigator and the Squad Leader of the Quinx Squad. Like most of his teammates, Ginshi is shown to have great respect for Haise. However, this doesn’t stop him from going out of his way to execute missions without Sasaki’s permission, and so he is constantly seen accompanying Urie, on dangerous assignments without support. His primary motive for joining the Quinx Squad is to get fast money to treat his sister, who is ill with a rare disease, but his determination to help others earns him Haise's respect, to the point of nominating him the new leader. After the battle at the auction, he is promoted to Rank 2, but during the ambush at the Tsukiyama Headquarters, he dies from his wounds after confronting and killing Noro from the Aogiri Tree. His body is later stolen by the Aogiri Tree and given to Dr. Kanō for the sake of his research.

Tōru Mutsuki (六月 透 Mutsuki Tōru)

A Rank 3 Ghoul Investigator, Tōru was born female, but was abused by his father when younger, and after losing her family to the Ghouls, requests the CCG to let him live as a man, thus it is unknown if Tōru is his birth name or a chosen one. Tōru struggles to keep his one eyed kakugan under control and has a recurring case of Anemia. Ironically, he feels repulsed when he comes in contact with blood. Despite that, he is the most diligent and reliable member of the team. After the battle at the auction, Tōru receives a double promotion to Rank 1, for putting himself in dire risk in order to grant the success of the operation. After Ginshi's death, Tōru leaves the Quinx squad and uses his enhanced sense of smell to assist with other squad's operations.

Saiko Yonebayashi (米林 才子 Yonebayashi Saiko)

A Rank 3 Ghoul Investigator, Saiko dislikes having to work, as she prefers having a peaceful and carefree life, playing video games and eating junk food excessively. She often oversleeps, which earns her the absence from most missions. She has the strongest kagune among the Quinxes but she doesn't use it often because it wears her out quickly, thus Haise only sends her in combat after the others wear out the enemy enough for her to deal the decisive blow. After the battle at the auction, she is promoted to Rank 2 and after Shirazu's death, becomes vice-captain of the Quinx squad, assuming a more responsible demeanor.

Shinsanpei Aura (安浦 晋三平 Aura Shinsanpei)

He is the nephew of Kiyoko Aura and part of the second batch of Quinx Squad. He is a shy and nervous person and, despite having no special achievements while at the Academy, is expected to have a high potential to be a great investigator.

Tōma Higemaru (髯丸 トウマ Higemaru Tōma)

Tōma came from a wealthy family as is part of the second batch. He is energetic and admires Saiko.

Ching-Li Hsiao (小 静麗 Shao Jinrī)

A Taiwanese investigator and part of the second batch. She also goes by Genie Hsiao (ジーニーシャオ Jīnī Shao).

Investigator Assistants

Hideyoshi Nagachika (永近 英良 Nagachika Hideyoshi)

Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga^[1][2] (Japanese); Clifford Chapin^[3] (English)

Hideyoshi is Ken's best friend, nicknamed "Hide". He has a sharp intuition, so much so that while Ken tried to keep his ghoul identity hidden from him, Hideyoshi seemed to know something is weird about his best friend. Hide has proven to be intelligent and very observant, even figuring out that Rabbit (Tōka) was not Hinami like what CCG had first thought. He will also go to extreme lengths for those he cares about, like venturing to Aogiri's hideout and putting a tracking device on the torturous Yamori. After Ken disappeared, Hideyoshi joined the Anti-Ghoul forces in order to learn about his whereabouts, eventually being promoted to Rookie Investigator and partnered with Kōtarō and Akira. He eventually reunites with Ken and reveals to him that he knows he is EyePatch, getting himself seriously injured during the raid of Anteiku, and his fate unknown since then, but is implied in Tokyo Ghoul: Re that he allowed himself to be consumed by Kaneki in order to have his friend recover and have a chance against Arima.

Other Characters

Chie Hori (掘 ちえ (ほり ちえ) Hori Chie)

Voiced by: Megumi Han

A human photographer and information broker. She is a long-time friend of Shū Tsukiyama, aware of his secret but uninterested in exposing him as a Ghoul. At his request, she serves as an informant to Kaneki's group. She seeks out the members of the Quinx Squad, and offers to sell them information pertaining to Torso. This is because she has an unusual interest in their leader, Sasaki. Despite being the same age as Shuu, looks like an elementary school student. She has an oddly unique way of seeing the world, always looking for a good picture, she sees thing rather impartially and she almost never shows fear.

Yoriko Kosaka (小坂 依子 Kosaka Yoriko)

Voiced by: Chinatsu Akasaki (Japanese); Jād Saxton (English)

A human and was Tōka's best friend when they attended Kiyomi High School together. She loves to cook and hopes to become a chef someday. She is now working as a waitress in a bakery, and is an acquaintance of Takeomi Kuroiwa.

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