The story revolves around a simple student named Ken Kaneki, who once experienced a tragedy. The young man finds himself in a clinic. But his problems don't end there: the youth undergoes a complex operation, during which he receives organ transplants from ghouls - creatures that feed on human flesh. After the ill-fated surgical intervention, Kaneki transforms into one of these monsters. He wants to be himself, but people perceive him as an outcast and constantly humiliate him.