<P> The main protagonist of the story , Ken Kaneki ( 金 木 研 , Kaneki Ken ) is a 19 - year - old university freshman that receives an organ transplant from Rize , who was trying to kill him before she was struck by a fallen I - beam and seemingly killed . After the operation Kaneki develops ghoul - like tendencies and characteristics , and his rationality begins to wane . As one that now does n't belong to humans or ghouls he struggles to keep his ghoul identity secret , always fighting against his ghoul side while trying to continue to live like a normal human . He later works as a waiter for Anteiku under Yoshimura 's guidance . After his fight with a CCG investigator named Amon he gains the name Eye Patch ( 眼帯 ) because of his mask 's design and becomes somewhat famous after a ghoul saw him defeating the investigator . He loves to read and is normally quiet and reserved but can also be calculating when fighting . He has a bad trait of easily trusting strangers which sometimes puts him in life - threatening situations . After being kidnapped by the ghoul run organization known as Aogiri Tree , he is mercilessly tortured by a sadistic ghoul named Yakumo Ōmori ( Yamori ) , and later develops similar traits to his torturer . While being tortured he has hallucinations of Rize in which she mocks him about his mother , which leads to him finally embracing his inner ghoul . His view on strength changes and he goes on a power hungry path by cannibalizing other ghouls in order to get stronger . The continued cannibalization led him to become a half kakuja , where he develops a centipede shaped kagune and gains the alias Centipede ( 百足 ) . After the incident at Kanō 's Lab , Kaneki begins to regret this path and begins reflecting on his actions and motives . </P>
<P> The main protagonist of the story , Ken Kaneki ( 金 木 研 , Kaneki Ken ) is a 19 - year - old university freshman that receives an organ transplant from Rize , who was trying to kill him before she was struck by a fallen I - beam and seemingly killed . After the operation Kaneki develops ghoul - like tendencies and characteristics , and his rationality begins to wane . As one that now does n't belong to humans or ghouls he struggles to keep his ghoul identity secret , always fighting against his ghoul side while trying to continue to live like a normal human . He later works as a waiter for Anteiku under Yoshimura 's guidance . After his fight with a CCG investigator named Amon he gains the name Eye Patch ( 眼帯 ) because of his mask 's design and becomes somewhat famous after a ghoul saw him defeating the investigator . He loves to read and is normally quiet and reserved but can also be calculating when fighting . He has a bad trait of easily trusting strangers which sometimes puts him in life - threatening situations . After being kidnapped by the ghoul run organization known as Aogiri Tree , he is mercilessly tortured by a sadistic ghoul named Yakumo Ōmori ( Yamori ) , and later develops similar traits to his torturer . While being tortured he has hallucinations of Rize in which she mocks him about his mother , which leads to him finally embracing his inner ghoul . His view on strength changes and he goes on a power hungry path by cannibalizing other ghouls in order to get stronger . The continued cannibalization led him to become a half kakuja , where he develops a centipede shaped kagune and gains the alias Centipede ( 百足 ) . After the incident at Kanō 's Lab , Kaneki begins to regret this path and begins reflecting on his actions and motives . </P>
what is the main characters name in tokyo ghoul
what is the main characters name in tokyo ghoul
Ken Kaneki
Ken Kaneki