Tokyo Ghoul S

Did You Know?

• The first 150 seconds of the film were released on Shochiku's YouTube channel on May 28, 2019.
• In its opening weekend, Tokyo Ghoul S ranked 7th at the Japanese box office.
• Funimation provided a wider screening of the film on September 16, 2019.

Plot

Shuu Tsukiyama, a ghoul with a taste for fine dining, murders the model Margaret before befriending Ken Kaneki at Anteiku with the intention of eating him. He lures Kaneki to a ghoul restaurant, where Kaneki is captured for a feast. A CCG raid and Tsukiyama’s discovery of Kaneki’s ghoul eye allow Kaneki to escape. Later, Tsukiyama kidnaps Kimi Nishino, a human, and demands to eat Kaneki while Kaneki eats her. Nishio and Touka Kirishima rescue Nishino; Kirishima spares her after Nishino compliments her kagune.

Production

On September 20, 2018, Shochiku teased news of a second live-action Tokyo Ghoul film, formally announcing it the next day for a 2019 release as Tokyo Ghoul 2. Maika Yamamoto replaced Fumika Shimizu as Touka Kirishima after Shimizu's 2017 retirement. The film's title was announced as Tokyo Ghoul S on April 11, 2019, alongside a trailer and poster. The theme song, Queen Bee's Introduction, was revealed at the June 1, 2019 Tokyo premiere.

Release

Tokyo Ghoul S premiered in Tokyo on June 11, 2019, and in Osaka on June 24, 2019, before screening across Japan from July 19, 2019. Funimation licensed the film for the United States and Canada, premiering it at Anime Expo 2019 in Los Angeles on July 6, 2019, and at Fantasia Festival in Montreal on July 30, 2019. Madman Entertainment released it theatrically in Australia and New Zealand from July 25, 2019.