How to read Tokyo Ghoul in English: where to start

What Tokyo Ghoul is about

Ken Kaneki is a shy university student. He would rather read a book than make small talk. His first date with a girl he admires ends in an attack. An accident follows. Surgeons keep him alive with an emergency organ transplant.

After that, normal food makes him retch. He craves something he will not admit to. Kaneki is now half ghoul. Ghouls pass for human and blend into the crowds of Tokyo. Human meat is the only food that keeps them alive. Anteiku is a quiet coffee shop with a staff of secret ghouls. It gives Kaneki a job and a crash course in how their world works.

At its core this is horror about a young man who no longer knows what he is. The genres are action, horror, mystery, psychological and supernatural. Gore and cannibalism sit at the center of it. Survival and urban fantasy are big themes too. It suits older teens and adults who like their urban fantasy dark.

Where the series stands

Sui Ishida is the author. Tokyo Ghoul started in Japan in 2011 and ended there in 2014. The full story runs 14 volumes in Japan.

English is further behind. VIZ Media publishes the English edition. As of October 2026 there are 10 English volumes out. That leaves four volumes the English edition has not reached. Volume 10 came out in 2016.

How to start

This part is simple. Start with Volume 1. Mangainfo lists one way in for English readers.

• Volume 1 from VIZ Media. It came out on 1 January 2015.

Our data holds no omnibus or other edition for this series. There is no list price on file for Volume 1 either. The single volumes are the route. Pick up Volume 1 and read on in order.

What comes next in English

No date is announced for the next English volume yet. The English run sits at volume 10. Japan finished at 14. Mangainfo checks its sources for new dates every morning. When a date for the next volume shows up it goes on the series page.

Quick answers

How many volumes does Tokyo Ghoul have? It has 14 in Japan. The story is complete.

Is Tokyo Ghoul finished? Yes in Japan. It ended there in 2014. The English edition is not complete yet.

How many volumes are out in English? English is at volume 10 from VIZ Media.

When is the next English volume? No date is announced yet.

Every volume in one place

Want the full list? The Tokyo Ghoul series page has every English volume with its release date. Check it when you are ready for the next book.