As Yamori continues to brutally torture Kaneki, Rize once again appears to him.

Kaneki is held captive by Yamori, who practices his torturous craft on him. The police and CCG move in.

The 11th ward offices of CCG are attacked by ghouls, wiping everyone out.

After several weeks go by, everyone tries to return to their normal lives. Hinami moves in with Touka.

Touka sets out to lure the ghoul investigators, but before she can strike, she finds that Hinami has run away.

After Kaneki and Hinami witness Ryoko's fate, the personnel at Anteiku are grieved, and Touka decides to take matters with the investigators into her own hands.

The fight against Tsukiyama is resolved, but Touka wants to kill Kimi, now that it is clear she knows that Nishiki and Kaneki are ghouls.

When Touka falls Ill, Kaneki pays her a visit that has unexpected consequences. Meanwhile Nishiki is still recovering from his run in with Kaneki, he nearly becomes prey for other ghouls.

Kaneki starts receiving self-defense lessons from Yomo. He meets Itori, who runs her own bar, and is friends with Uta and Yomo.

Yoshimura teaches Kaneki more about how to blend in with mankind, and takes in a mother and daughter needing protection.

Kaneki desperately fights the urge to eat human flesh, the only thing that can satisfy his hunger as a ghoul. He meets up with Hide again.

Amid news reports of 'Ghoul' attacks nearby, Ken Kaneki points out Rize, a girl he is interested in, to his friend Hide at a local coffee shop.