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television series, titled ''Tokyo Ghoul √A'', is produced by

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, and directed by Shuhei Morita. The season aired from January to March 2015 on

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, TVO, TVA, TVQ, MRO, BS Dlife and AT-X. The season roughly adapts the second half of the ''Tokyo Ghoul'' manga, although, ''√A'' does not directly adapt everything from the manga. Rather, it mixes in the manga's content with an anime original story composition credited towards the author Sui Ishida. The season follows Ken Kaneki after he joins Aogiri Tree, as the group begins their battle against the CCG, who are trying to exterminate the ghoul organization. The music is composed by Yutaka Yamada, who also produced the score for the first season. The opening theme for the season is by österreich, and the ending theme is by amazarashi. TC Entertainment released the series in Japan onto six volumes from March 27 to August 28, 2015. A complete set containing all twelve episodes was later released on September 30, 2016. The series is licensed by

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, which produced an English dub as it aired, and released the series on home video on May 24, 2016.

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licensed the series in Australia and New Zealand, simulcasted the series on AnimeLab, and released the series on home video on July 6, 2016.

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licensed the series in the United Kingdom and Ireland, who simulcasted the series on Wakamin, and released the series on home video on June 13, 2016. The season ran on

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programming block in the United States from July to October 2017.

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* * {{Tokyo Ghoul 2015 Japanese television seasons 2017 American animated television seasons Tokyo Ghoul episode lists