Tokyo Ghoul: Root A (2015)

Action · Animation · Drama

Ken Kaneki, a bookworm college student, meets Rize, a girl his own age with whom he shares many interests.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (20,720 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 ↑ +0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2015)

7.81 avg 12 episodes 8.1 → 8.3 25 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	New Surge	8.1	1,028
2	Dancing Flowers	7.0	841
3	Hangman	7.2	814
4	Deeper Layers	7.6	810
5	Rift	8.0	823
6	Thousand Paths	7.2	761
7	Permeation	7.3	773
8	Old Nines	7.7	772
9	City in Waiting	8.1	799
10	Last Rain	8.7	941
11	Deluge of Flowers	8.5	886
12	Ken	8.3	1,049