So as a manga reader for over 20 years, and anime watcher, you hear a lot of "the manga is so much better" as much as people go "the book is so much better than the movie". So with Tokyo Ghoul I took it with a grain of salt. Now there are times the Manga is better than the anime but it's almost always over exaggerated. However, Tokyo Ghoul would be the major exception.

So in the anime this is where season 2 came in and a lot of meh came with it. Ken became gloomy and boring, the fights were lifeless, and the storyline was a jumbled mess. However, volume 8 of the manga? Goddamn this shit kicks it into high gear.

Between the doves dealing with "The Owl" to Ken facing off against Ayato after Ayato tortures his sister and defeats her. That's okay though because Kaneki will handle him by breaking 103 bones in this fools body. Shit is violent and wonderful. Oh and we also get some HUGE changes that'll effect the rest of the series.

Good: Loved the heck out of the fights in this one. Brutal, vicious, and a lot of emotions. The background with Ayato and Touka is powerful and works to build both their characters. I thought the ending was great to a build up. How wonderful is they kept Kaneki mood. He's happy and cheerful yet now he has a Ghoulish side. Much better than moppy and sad one from the anime.

Bad: Some of the fight scenes hard to follow.

Overall this shit is fucking amazing. Fast paced, great emotion, and so much better than the anime at the same point. I gotta go with a 5 star easy.