Viz Media has announced that they have acquired Tokyo Ghoul for it’s inevitable run in America, the series was previously licensed by Funimation in its home country of Japan:
VIZ Media announced 2 new acquisitions at it’s New York Comic Con panel today! The highly anticipated horror action manga TOKYO GHOUL and shojo gender-bender SO CUTE IT HURTS!! will both debut June 2015! * *TOKYO GHOUL* presents a frightening world where monsters live among us, seeming the same as normal people in every way except for their endless craving for human flesh! Ken is an ordinary human, until a violent encounter turns him into the first half-human, half-ghoul hybrid! Trapped between two worlds, he must survive Ghoul turf wars, learn about Ghouls society and master his new powers! *SO CUTE IT HURTS!!* will delight with a smile-inducing mix of cheeky comedy, funny characters, and energetic artwork! Twins Mego and Mitsuru were named after historical figures, but only Mego has grown up with a taste for history! So when Mitsuru is in danger of losing his weekends to extra history classes, he convinces his sister to swap clothes with him and ace his tests! After all, how hard can it be for them to play each other?
In related Tokyo Ghoul news an image has leaked from the next issue of Young Jump, the issue will confirm the previously leaked second season which is indeed set to air this January, though the most surprising news is the announcement of Tokyo Ghoul:re, an sequel to the manga series which ends it’s three year run this month. Information regarding the sequel has already leaked including a time skip, new main characters, and an memory erased Kaneki Ken:
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