The Tokyo Ghoul live-action adaptation was better than the anime.
Adaptations are funny things. Sometimes they're great, other times they're fine and then sadly, more often than not they're awful. Continuing my quest to find the best live-action adaptations of manga, I remembered one particular one that stood out. Tokyo Ghoul is a brilliant manga by mangaka Ishida Sui. Now, the anime adaptation of Tokyo Ghoul was atrocious and actually butchered key elements of the plot and the animation itself was sketchy at times. This set expectations through the floor when the live-action was announced. Despite low expectations, I can confirm that the movie was a far better adaptation than the anime. That doesn't mean it's perfect. Far from it. It's just better than the anime by a long mile. As you can imagine from the title, Tokyo Ghoul takes place in Tokyo. Unlike the real world, it's not just humans walking on two feet. Creatures known as Ghouls prowl the streets and for nourishment they feast on humans. To counter the threat agai...
