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Tokyo Ghoul: re, Vol. 5 by Sui Ishida
4.0

FINALLY! Tokyo Ghoul is starting to return to it's former glory.

With Shu's family under attack we get to see the CGC really attack and terminate an entire family of Ghouls. One of the strongest in fact. With Shu and his servants making a last stand will they be able to survive this onslaught? Not to mention Kankei's mind is breaking and his past is starting to come back to him. On top of that this is a blood bath as multiple characters are fed to the slaughter here.

This is by far the best volume in RE so far. Mostly because we get to see a lot of old characters again, but also the fact Shu is presented in a new way I enjoyed. I also loved most of the fights, they're brutal and there's an amazing shot of a sacrifice I won't spoil. The only negative is sometimes the fight scenes can be a bit jarring, or the faces too similar to another character.

But THIS is what I wanted with RE since it started. Now we're getting somewhere! A 4 out of 5.