Tokyo Ghoul Kurogane Continuity Introduction/Pilot Arc/Episode (TG Kurogane Continuity PILOT)
Project Overview
Tokyo Ghoul: Kurogane Continuity is a non-profit fan project and animatic series inspired by Tokyo Ghoul. This casting call is for the Pilot Episode, which adapts the Introduction Arc and serves as a proof of concept for the series.
TG:KC is a reimagining of Tokyo Ghoul that asks the question: "What if Tokyo Ghoul were made today?" While it follows many of the original story's core ideas, it introduces a new non-binary/X-gender protagonist named Akito Kurogane, alongside Ken Kaneki as a secondary protagonist. The project also features original characters, redesigned and new locations, expanded story arcs, and new interpretations of familiar events.
The long-term plan is for four seasons, adapting the major story arcs of Tokyo Ghoul while introducing original arcs and expanding the world. However, this Pilot is simply a proof of concept to showcase the project's vision. Future production will depend on the project's development and community interest.
Some character images shown in this casting call are Placeholder images (I took them from media). Final character designs are still in development and will be replaced as they are completed.
The presentation style takes inspiration from successful indie animated productions such as Murder Drones and The Amazing Digital Circus, using an animatic format that emphasizes storytelling, cinematography, voice acting, and atmosphere rather than full animation.
Disclaimer:
This is an unofficial, non-profit fan project. Tokyo Ghoul and its characters belong to Sui Ishida and the respective copyright holders. This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Sui Ishida, Studio Pierrot, Marvelous Entertainment, Shochiku, Shueisha, or any other rights holders.
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A 15-year-old non-binary/X-gender teenager and the main protagonist of TG:KC. Akito is only 150 cm tall and physically looks harmless, but emotionally carries intense guilt and psychological weight. After killing a ghoul in self-defense and receiving an heart organ transplant, they become an artificial half-ghoul. Unlike Kaneki, Akito’s first reaction is not panic — it is guilt over taking a life that “looked human.”
Voice should sound youthful and boyish, emotionally restrained, introspective, awkward, but capable of explosive emotional breakdowns.
Inspirations include morally conflicted protagonists and psychologically burdened survivors.
- english
- androgynous
- nonbinary
- male teen
“I killed someone that looked human… so why does everyone call it justice?”
“I’m not fully human anymore… but I’m not a monster either.”
“If ghouls can cry, suffer, and love… then what really separates us?”
A quiet literature student who becomes a half-ghoul after an accident involving Rize Kamishiro (That Akito made to save him). In TG:KC’s Pilot, Kaneki is still timid, nervous, and overwhelmed by the brutality of the ghoul world. He acts as a tragic parallel to Akito rather than the sole protagonist.
Voice should sound soft-spoken, intelligent, anxious, and emotionally vulnerable.
- english
- male young adult
- male teen
“The moment I met her… my normal life ended.”
“Why do I have to eat people just to survive?”
“Maybe the world was never divided into humans and ghouls… maybe it was always suffering versus suffering.”
A 16-year-old gyaru ghoul introduced in TG:KC. Initially hunts Akito for killing a ghoul, but changes her perspective after learning they became a half-ghoul. She becomes part of the main cast.
Voice should sound energetic, aggressive, stylish, emotional, and street-smart with moments of hidden vulnerability.
- english
- female teen
I came here to kill you… but you’re seriously crying over a ghoul?
You’re weird for a half-ghoul.
Don’t die on me, Akito… got it?
A ghoul waitress at Anteiku and student at Kiyomi High School. Touka initially appears harsh, cold, and aggressive toward humans and weak-willed people, but secretly cares deeply about others. In TG:KC, she becomes one of the first people to understand Akito’s emotional conflict.
Voice should sound sharp, defensive, emotionally guarded, but with hidden warmth underneath.
- english
- female teen
- female young adult
If you can’t handle this world, then die.
Humans act like they own everything… it makes me sick.
You’re not the only one suffering, Akito.
A returning character inspired from Tokyo Ghoul: Jail. A survivor shaped by imprisonment and ghoul violence. More emotionally exhausted than openly aggressive.
Voice should sound tired, guarded, and emotionally numb.
- english
- male teen
Cochlea changes people.
Freedom doesn’t feel real anymore.
Every ghoul carries scars nobody sees.
Kaneki’s energetic best friend. Friendly, comedic, and socially outgoing, but secretly very perceptive.
Voice should be expressive, charismatic, natural, and capable of switching between comedy and concern.
- english
- male young adult
*Say something you think would fit*
A seductive and terrifying ghoul known for her beauty and cruelty. She appears briefly in the Prologue and early Pilot scenes, but her presence shapes the entire story.
Voice should sound mature, alluring, playful, and deeply unsettling.
- english
- female young adult
There’s nothing more beautiful than fear before death.
Humans exist so ghouls can feed.
You smelled delicious from the moment I saw you.
A caring but emotionally exhausted mother figure. She represents Akito’s last sense of normalcy before their life collapses.
Voice should sound gentle, realistic, comforting, and emotionally sincere.
- english
- female adult
Akito, promise me you’ll stay kind no matter what happens.
You always try carrying pain by yourself…
Even if the world changes you… you’re still my child.
Touka’s human friend and classmate. Cheerful, sweet, and genuinely innocent. She helps contrast the darker themes surrounding the ghouls.
Voice should sound warm, friendly, and optimistic.
- english
- female teen
Touka acts tough, but she’s actually really caring.
Kiyomi High feels kinda tense lately…
You should come eat lunch with us sometime, Akito!
A non-binary ghoul killed by Akito before the events of the story. Their heart organ are transplanted into Akito, unknowingly binding the two together symbolically and psychologically. Though appearing briefly, this role may become extremely important later in the series.
Voice should sound calm, philosophical, intimidating, and strangely human despite being an enemy.
- english
- male young adult
Humans only fear us because they know they’re weak.
If I die here… someone else will carry my will.”
You’ve got ghoul eyes now, kid… welcome to hell.
An early representative of Aogiri Tree’s brutality and ideology.
Voice should sound aggressive, confident, and fanatically devoted to the ghoul cause.
- english
- male young adult
Aogiri doesn’t forgive traitors.
The weak get eaten. That’s how this world works.
You’ll understand eventually… humans never change.
Touka’s younger brother. Violent, cruel, and deeply angry at the world. In TG:KC he is portrayed as the main antagonist.
Voice should sound youthful but vicious, arrogant, emotionally unstable, and intimidating.
- english
- male teen
You hesitate too much, Akito.
Compassion gets ghouls killed.
If you want to survive, stop pretending to be human.
A mysterious doctor connected to illegal ghoul experimentation and artificial half-ghoul creation. Quiet, intelligent, and unnervingly calm. Important for future arcs.
Voice should sound clinical, detached, and subtly manipulative.
- english
- male senior
Human evolution requires sacrifice.
A half-ghoul is proof that the impossible can exist.
Your suffering is valuable research data.
A student at Kiyomi High School and one of Akito's classmates. Loud, nosy, and fond of teasing others, Mayuhara quickly turns Akito's newfound notoriety into a joke, nicknaming them "the Ghoul Hunter" and mocking them in front of other students.
Voice should be confident, energetic, sarcastic, and playful. Her teasing should sound like someone entertaining herself and her classmates rather than someone consumed by hatred. She should be able to switch between casual conversation and loud, exaggerated taunts in the hallway.
- english
- female teen
Hey! It's the X-Gender who killed a ghoul! Didn't think you'd actually come back to school!
Wait... you're only fifteen? So you almost died trying to save a college student? Wow... guess you really like adults, huh?
Haha! See you later, adult lover! Try not to save any more strangers on the way home!
A legendary CCG investigator feared by ghouls as the “Reaper.” In the Pilot Arc, Arima to interview Akito after they killed a ghoul as a human.
Voice should sound cold, composed, emotionally unreadable, and terrifyingly confident.
- english
- male adult
Target confirmed.
Eliminate the ghoul immediately.
Mercy has no place in extermination.
A new TG:KC original character working in Anteiku’s convenience-store section. Friendly and approachable, she helps maintain the peaceful atmosphere of Anteiku before things descend into tragedy.
Voice should sound casual, comforting, and easygoing.
- english
- female teen
Welcome to Anteiku! Need coffee or groceries?
People come here to feel safe… even if they don’t realize why.
Akito, you look exhausted again.
A teacher at Kiyomi High School and a ghoul researcher fascinated by ghoul psychology and society. He acts strangely casual about disturbing topics, making students uncomfortable at times.
Voice should sound intellectual, eccentric, calm, and slightly unsettling.
- english
- male adult
Ghouls are far more psychologically complex than people think.
Fear creates ignorance, and ignorance creates violence.”
Humanity may know less about ghouls than it wants to admit.
A famous author who appears cheerful, quirky, and chaotic. In TG:KC’s early story, she acts almost like a weird friend around Akito while secretly hiding far more dangerous motives.
Voice should sound energetic, playful, unpredictable, and theatrical.
- english
- female young adult
- female adult
Stories reveal what people are too afraid to say.
Monsters make the best protagonists, don’t you think?
Akito… what kind of ending are you hoping for?
An Aogiri Tree member disguised as a police officer. Represents corruption, abuse of authority, and violent extremism hidden behind law enforcement imagery.
Voice should sound intimidating, aggressive, and disturbingly controlled.
- english
- male adult
Police authority means nothing when fear takes over.
Humans love violence as much as ghouls do.
You call this justice?! Pathetic!
The wise owner of Anteiku. Calm, kind, and deeply experienced, Yoshimura acts as one of the few peaceful figures in the ghoul world. He quietly tries to guide both Kaneki and Akito toward understanding coexistence.
Voice should sound warm, fatherly, wise, and emotionally composed.
- english
- male adult
- male senior
Both humans and ghouls seek a place to belong.
Hatred only creates more tragedy.
Young people should not have to carry such pain.
Say anything cause yeah, they're background characters
- english
- nonbinary
- androgynous
- male adult
- male teen
- female senior
- female adult
- female young adult
- female teen
*Say something you think would fit*
Say something like yeah, like idk.
- english
- male teen
- female child
- male child
- female teen
- androgynous
- nonbinary
*Say something you think would fit*
- english
*Say something you think would fit*
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