Rize Kamishiro Death
A deadly encounter that ends with falling steel and a new beginning.
The death of Rize Kamishiro is a pivotal early event in Tokyo Ghoul. She is the ghoul who attacks Ken Kaneki on their date, but she is killed when falling construction girders hit her. Kaneki is taken to the hospital in critical condition, and after recovering, he discovers that he underwent a surgery that transformed him into a half-ghoul because some of Rize's organs were transferred into his body.
Quick Facts
- Character
- Rize Kamishiro
Reader's Guide
Rize Kamishiro's death occurs in the opening of the series. She is a ghoul who preys on humans, and she targets Ken Kaneki during their date. However, before she can kill him, she is killed by falling construction girders. Kaneki is critically injured in the same incident. At the hospital, doctors transplant Rize's organs into Kaneki to save his life. This surgery transforms Kaneki into a half-ghoul, giving him ghoul abilities but also forcing him to eat human flesh. The event sets the entire plot of Tokyo Ghoul in motion, as Kaneki must learn to survive in the ghoul world with the help of the staff at Anteiku.
Did You Know?
- The surgery that saves Kaneki's life is the direct cause of his transformation into a half-ghoul.
- Rize's death occurs in the first chapter of the Tokyo Ghoul manga, serialized in Weekly Young Jump from September 2011.
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