Tokyo Ghoul: Jack (OVA)

For the manga, see Tokyo Ghoul: Jack.

Tokyo Ghoul: Jack (OVA)
Information
Title:	Tokyo Ghoul: Jack (東京喰種トーキョーグール【JACK】)
Studio:	Studio Pierrot
Original run:	September 30, 2015
Genre:	Action / Drama / Horror / Psychological / Seinen / Supernatural

Tokyo Ghoul: Jack (東京喰種トーキョーグール【JACK】, Tōkyō Gūru: Jack) is an OVA produced by Studio Pierrot based on the manga of the same name.

It was released on September 30, 2015 and had a limited theater run preceding the OVA which premiered on September 5, 2015.

Staff

• Animation Studio: Studio Pierrot
• Director: Sōichi Shimada
• Character Design: Kazuhiro Miwa
• Screenplay: Chūji Mikasano
• Animation Director: Atsuko Nakajima
• Sound Director: Noboru Haraguchi
• Music: Yutaka Yamada

Cast

• Daisuke Namikawa as Kishou Arima
• Ryōhei Kimura as Taishi Fura
• Saori Hayami as Uruka Minami
• Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Ryou
• Rumi Ōkubo as Aki Sasada
• Rintarō Nishi as Yamori
• Yūji Ueda as Itsuki Marude
• Eiji Takemoto as Sumiharu Katou

Plot

Former baseball player turned delinquent Taishi Fura accidentally witnesses the man-eating "ghoul" known as Lantern injuring his old friend and murdering another. Before the situation gets any worse, Fura's classmate Kishou Arima arrives―as he is actually an undercover investigator for the Commission of Counter Ghoul (CCG)―and forces the ghoul to flee. Seeking revenge for his friends, Fura joins forces with Arima to hunt down ghouls in the 13th Ward—ultimately aiming to bring down Lantern. Tokyo Ghoul: "Jack" unveils snippets of life in the past for the CCG's fearsome "Reaper," Arima, giving insight into how he spent his high school days.

Bonus

• Original CD: Tokyo Ghoul "Gururaji" (Natsuki Hanae (Ken Kaneki) and Daisuke Namikawa (Kishou Arima)).

Music

Tracklist

• 01. Zero
• 02. Ace
• 03. Deuce
• 04. Trey
• 05. Seven
• 06. Nine
• 07. Jack

Gallery

Screenshots

Arima smiling.

Taishi wondering.

Minami looking back.

Taishi looking back.

Lantern summoning their kagune.

Ryou looking back.

Arima smiling 2.

Aki crying.

Arima fighting Lantern.

Arima looking solemn.

Arima in class.

Taishi in class.

Minami in the breeze.

Group shot: Arima, Minami, and Taishi

Taishi's friends outrunning the authorities.

Arima with guitar case.

Arima and Taishi.

Arima and Taishi.

Arima wields Yukimura 1/3.

Older Arima and Taishi.

Arima dodges kagune.

Ryou looking in the distance.

Group shot: Arima, Taishi, and Minami

Lantern's gaze.

Taishi confronts Arima.

Yamori wearing his mask.

Arima and Marude.

Aki pouting.

Arima and Taishi in class.

Taishi crying.

Katou summoning his kagune.

Katou attacks Minami.

Minami is saved.

Minami and Taishi relax.

Group shot: Taishi, Arima, and Minami.

Minami attacks Taishi.

Special Art

Drawn by the animation director, Atsuko Nakajima.

Special Art Arima.

Special Art Taishi.

Special Art Minami.

Special Art Arima and Taishi (Youth).

Special Art Arima and Taishi (Adults).

Special Art Arima and Minami.

Production Drawings

Minami with her kagune.

Yamori wearing a mask.

Kishou Arima.

Fura yelling at Arima.

Aki Sasada.

Lantern approaching.

Fura crying.

Sumiharu in ecstasy.

Arima smiling.

Aki in tears.

Minami's bikaku.

Minami's kakugan.

Ghoul Minami.

Yamori from below.

Minami about to die.

Lantern ready to attack.

Fura with a weapon.

Fura in tears.

Sumiharu and Minami.

Fura on his bike.

Promotional Art

Poster.

DVD/BD

DVD/BD with bonuses.

Trailers

OVA 東京喰種【JACK 】PV 第1弾

東京喰種トーキョーグール【JACK 】PV第2弾

OVA「東京喰種トーキョーグール【JACK】」CM

Trivia

• The OVA adapts the following chapters:
  • Jack: Chapter 1
  • Jack: Chapter 2
  • Jack: Chapter 3 (Pages 1-14)
  • Jack: Chapter 4 (Pages 6-15, Pages 20-31)
  • Jack: Chapter 5
  • Jack: Chapter 6
  • Jack: Chapter 7 (Pages 6-75)

• OVA/Manga differences:
  • Arima picking up a loafer while walking down the streets was cut.
  • Arima and Fura going to school at night was cut.
  • Tanaka doesn't appear in the OVA.
  • Ogata getting stabbed by Tanaka was cut.
  • The meeting between Lantern, Yamori and Katou was cut.
  • Katou cutting a woman's hair and trimming Minami's hair is not shown.
  • Minami didn't witness Arima and Fura fighting Katou, instead, she was unconscious throughout the entire fight.
  • Minami recognizing the ghoul Arima killed as Katou was cut.
  • Arima doesn't tell Minami how he knew she was a ghoul during his fight with her, instead, Arima remains silent throughout the entire fight.
  • Arima telling Fura that he's found Lantern after defeating Minami and stabbing Yamori was not shown.
• Some scenes are rearranged, and some are added for the OVA.

External Links

MarvelousAQL:Tokyo Ghoul MarvelousAQL special anime site.