How to read Tokyo Ghoul:re in English: where to start

What Tokyo Ghoul:re is about

Tokyo Ghoul:re is a manga by Sui Ishida. It goes back to the Tokyo of Tokyo Ghoul. Ghouls still live hidden among people. They stay alive by eating humans. A government agency still hunts them down.

The lead this time is Haise Sasaki. He works as an investigator for that agency. He is also part ghoul. His job is to lead a squad of young recruits. Every one of them had ghoul organs placed in their body through surgery. That surgery lets them fight with ghoul powers. The students are not easy to manage. Some sleep through missions. Others chase promotions behind his back.

Haise has his own problems too. He has lost his memories. He dreads the person he used to be.

The genres are Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Psychological and Supernatural. The themes are Philosophy, Dystopian, Body Horror and Shapeshifting. Expect heavy gore and body horror. Expect long stretches of psychological drama as well. Fans of dark urban fantasy and conflicted heroes are the people this one is for.

Read Tokyo Ghoul first

This is a direct sequel. It hits hardest if you have read the original Tokyo Ghoul before it. Haise and his squad are the new faces here. The world they move through is the one the first series built. Coming in with that series behind you makes the sequel land with more weight.

How far the series is in Japan and in English

The series started in Japan in 2014. It ended there in 2018. The full run is 16 volumes. The story is complete.

English has caught up all the way. All 16 volumes are out in English. VIZ Media publishes the series. Volume 16 came out on 21 April 2020 as an ebook. That closed out the English run.

Where to start

Start with Volume 1. One edition is listed as the way in.

• Volume 1 (Vol. 1) from VIZ Media. It came out on 17 October 2017.

No omnibus or other edition is listed for this series. The single volumes are the route. Pick up Volume 1 and read in order.

What comes next in English

Nothing is left to wait for. As of October 2026 there is no next English volume on the schedule. The last one was Volume 16 in April 2020. You can read from Volume 1 straight through to the ending with no gaps.

Quick answers

How many volumes does Tokyo Ghoul:re have? It has 16 volumes in Japan. The story is complete.

Is Tokyo Ghoul:re finished? Yes. It ended in Japan in 2018. Every volume is out in English too.

How many volumes of Tokyo Ghoul:re are out in English? All 16 are out. Volume 16 came out on 21 April 2020 as an ebook. VIZ Media publishes the series in English.

Every volume in one place

The Tokyo Ghoul:re series page lists every English volume with its release date. Use it to keep track of your place from Volume 1 to Volume 16.