# Where to Watch Tokyo Ghoul

**Tokyo Ghoul streams on Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video — four legal homes, so odds are good a service you already pay for is already carrying it. This is the original 2014 season: a tight, 12-episode adaptation that drops you straight into the manga's dark urban nightmare.**

## Where to Watch

- [Amazon Prime Video](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B015O6OK4G/)
- [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/tokyo-ghoul)
- [Hulu](http://www.hulu.com/tokyo-ghoul)
- [Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/title/80023687)

Streaming rights move around, so the exact platforms available where you live may not match this list one-to-one — the links here go straight to each service's official page. The series exists in both its original Japanese audio and a full English dub, so you can usually choose subbed or dubbed depending on which platform you open.

## Synopsis

Beneath the ordinary rhythms of modern Tokyo moves a hidden predator: ghouls, creatures who pass as human but survive by feeding on us. Because nobody can tell a ghoul from a neighbor, the whole city lives under a low, constant dread. Into that world walks Ken Kaneki, a soft-spoken, bookish college student whose biggest worry is working up the nerve to talk to Rize — a fellow café regular who shares his love of books. Their meeting should be the start of something sweet; instead it becomes the night that upends everything he thought he was. What gives the show its grip isn't the gore, though there's plenty of it — it's the way it treats 'monster' as a question instead of an answer, following an ordinary kid caught between two worlds that each want a piece of him.

## Fast Facts

- **Format:** TV
- **Episodes:** 12
- **Premiered:** 2014
- **Studio:** pierrot co., ltd.
- **Score:** 7.6

## Watch Order

Start right here. This 2014 season is the franchise's front door — the 12-episode arc that sets the whole thing in motion, and the only sensible place to begin. From there the story continues directly into its sequel, while the 'Jack' and 'Pinto' prequels are optional side-trips best saved for after the main arc has its hooks in you.

- [Tokyo Ghoul √A](https://hozuna.com/anime/tokyo-ghoul-a) — sequel
- Tokyo Ghoul: "Jack" — prequel
- Tokyo Ghoul: "Pinto" — prequel

## If You Liked This

- **[Tokyo Ghoul √A](https://hozuna.com/anime/tokyo-ghoul-a)** — The direct sequel — the moment these 12 episodes leave you wanting more, this is exactly where the story picks back up.
- **[Frieren: Beyond Journey's End](https://hozuna.com/anime/frieren-beyond-journey-s-end)** — 
- **[Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc](https://hozuna.com/anime/chainsaw-man-reze-arc)** — 
- **[Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood](https://hozuna.com/anime/fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood)** — 
- **[Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2](https://hozuna.com/anime/attack-on-titan-season-3-part-2)** — 
- **[Re:Zero Season 4](https://hozuna.com/anime/re-zero-season-4)** — 
- **[Steins;Gate](https://hozuna.com/anime/steins-gate)** — 
- **[Hunter x Hunter](https://hozuna.com/anime/hunter-x-hunter)** — 

## FAQ

### Where can I watch Tokyo Ghoul legally?

It's available on Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video. Regional catalogs vary, so start with whichever of those you already subscribe to.

### How many episodes is the first season?

The original season runs 12 episodes and first aired in 2014.

### Is there an English dub?

Yes — alongside the original Japanese audio there's a full English dub, so you can watch it either subbed or dubbed.

### Where should I start, and is there more after this?

Begin with this 2014 season, then move on to the direct sequel. The 'Jack' and 'Pinto' prequels are extra side-stories you can pick up afterward.