Frightening beings known as ghouls lurk in the shadows of Tokyo, satisfying their hunger by feeding on humans once night falls. In response to constant attacks on citizens and as a means of purging these creatures, an organization called the Commission of Counter Ghoul (CCG) has been established. However, the problem lies in identifying ghouls, as they disguise themselves as humans and live among the masses to make hunting prey easier. Ken Kaneki, an unsuspecting university freshman, finds himself caught in a world between humans and ghouls when his date turns out to be a ghoul after his flesh. Barely surviving this encounter after being taken to a hospital, he discovers that he has turned into a half-ghoul as a result of the surgery he received. Unable to satisfy his intense craving for human meat through conventional means, Kaneki is taken in by friendly ghouls who run a coffee shop to help him with his transition. As he begins what he thinks will be a peaceful new life, little does he know that he is about to find himself at the center of a war between his new comrades and the forces of the CCG, and that his new existence has caught the attention of ghouls all over Tokyo.