a5c7b9f00b The story will focus on the high school days of Kishou Arima, the CCG's shinigami. "Tokyo Ghoul: Jack" is a half-hour animated short film from 2015 and the only work by director Soichi Shimada. Judging from what I just watched I think he should definitely be making more films. It was solidly entertaining in terms of the story-telling, the animation, the characters and the antagonists. Usually, I am probably not too big on anime, but this one here worked well for me. Really great moments weren't in it, but the plot overall and the story good vs evil is still working after all these years/decades. Yes there were moments here and there that were a bit too heroic and unrealistic, like the scene where the blue-haired boy with glasses defend himself against all these evil red spikes coming from the ghoul, but it's not too many weak moments, even if I must say I found the character I just mentioned more unlikable than I probably should. He was just too "perfect" for my taste. Now is unrealistic as a criticism even an argument for a fantasy film like this? I think yes. So yeah, overall I enjoyed the story here and I recommend checking it out. Of course you will need subtitles if you aren't fluent in Japanese, but they are easy to find I'm sure. It wasn't good enough to get me watch the series it is based on any time soon, but I still give "Jack" a thumbs-up. Oh yeah, final note: Don't be fooled by the looks of this judging from the photo here on IMDb. It is a really dark little tale.
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