Rud raids the treacherous labyrinths, uninterested in fabled riches but desperate to cure his sick sister. Kicked out by a conceited hero, Rud heads home empty-handed until he rescues a girl who exposes his unparalleled protection.

As the world moves on from the war and technological advances bring changes to her life, Violet still hopes to see her lost commanding officer again.

Ken Kaneki is a bookworm college student who meets a girl names Rize at a cafe he frequents. They're the same age and have the same interests, so they quickly become close. Little does Kaneki know that Rize is a ghoul - a kind of monster that lives by hunting and devouring human flesh. When part of her special organ - "the red child" - is transplanted into Kaneki, he becomes a ghoul himself, trapped in a warped world where humans are not the top of the food chain.