Tokyo Ghoul is set in an alternate reality where ghouls, individuals who can only survive by eating human flesh, live among the normal humans in secret, hiding their true nature to evade pursuit from the authorities.
Tokyo Ghoul er en alternativ virkelighed hvor ghouls, individer som kun kan overleve ved at spise menneskekød, lever blandt normale mennesker i al hemmelighed, og skjuler deres sande natur for at undgå at blive forfulgt af myndighederne.