Spoilers for Tokyo Ghoul and Tokyo Ghoul:re can be found below.
The most powerful man-eating ghouls in Tokyo Ghoul are given special code names. Ken Kaneki is known as “Eyepatch,” and Touka Kirishima is known as “Rabbit.” Nonetheless, it is quite perplexing that multiple individuals throughout the series go by the code name “Owl.”
The name originally served as the moniker for the notorious One-Eyed Owl, one of the series’ most fearsome ghouls. The existence of a second Owl imitating the One-Eyed Owl is eventually made apparent. This character generates two more when artificial ghouls are made using it. The four Owls of Tokyo Ghoul are described here.
Yoshimura: The Non-Killing Owl of Tokyo Ghoul
Yoshimura is the manager and owner of Anteiku, the cafe where Kaneki works in Tokyo Ghoul. In the past, he was a lonely ghoul named “Kuzen” who fell in love with a human named Ukina. He is initially called the One-Eyed Owl but, in reality, that title belongs to his half-ghoul daughter. Yoshimura posed as the One-Eyed Owl to cover up her horrific behavior, for which he felt responsible, having abandoned her as a child. In his old age, Yoshimura is a pacifist, fostering a community of non-killing ghouls within Anteiku’s walls.
After the CCG defeat him in the Owl Suppression Operation and realize there were two Owls all along, Yoshimura is renamed the Non-Killing Owl. He is also the source of the “Owl” Quinque, which was made from part of his body torn out by Kishou Arima. Owl is the only Quinque to receive an SSS rating. Harvested for his kakuhou and used to create artificial One-Eyed Ghouls, Yoshimura is probably still alive in some abstract, vegetative state. It’s one of the many plot points left unresolved in the series, which unfortunately ended a little prematurely.
Eto Yoshimura is the One-Eyed Owl
Eto Yoshimura is the most infamous “Owl” character in Tokyo Ghoul. One of the most powerful ghouls ever, Eto is the miraculous daughter of Yoshimura and Ukina, conceived against all odds, abandoned by her parents and then growing up hating the world. She founds and commands the Aogiri Tree terrorist group, an antagonistic force throughout the series. Her criminal activity and immense strength grant her an SSS rating under the “One-Eyed Owl” title, which originated from her owl-like kagune and singular kakugan (ghoul eye).
Eto is also a famous novelist under the name Sen Takatsuki. While she is hedonistic and sadistic, Eto has a noble goal in creating a ghoul-friendly future, occasionally assisting Ken Kaneki in the process. Unfortunately, she is defeated by Furuta Nimura and left to die. Due to her striking design and charismatic personality, Eto is a fan-favorite character.
Despite her “death,” Eto reappears, returning as the Taxidermied Owl at the end of the series. In this state, her zombified body is controlled by Donato Porpora. She eventually breaks free, but it’s unclear what became of her after the final fight.
Seidou Takizawa Is T-OWL/Owl
Known as T-OWL, Seidou Takizawa was initially a low-ranking CCG investigator with a close relationship to Amon Koutarou and 70-seventy-m7w328nn” title=”70“>706z87″ title=”akira”>Akira Mado. Along with Amon, he is defeated in Owl Suppression Operation and presumed dead by the CCG. In reality, he was captured by Aogiri and experimented on by Kanou, who seeks to make a “new Kaneki” using Yoshimura’s kakuhou. That means torturing the young, ghoulified investigator until his hair turns white. Most of his fellow test subjects are failures, but Takizawa becomes the first successful One-Eyed Ghoul using Yoshimura’s kakuhou, which grants him an ukaku kagune.
As a member of Aogiri, he is known simply (and confusingly) as “Owl.” Takizawa goes on bloodthirsty murder sprees under the organization’s command, completely insane after being tortured. He eventually rebels against Aogiri and regains his relationship with Amon and 70-seventy-m7w328nn” title=”70“>706z87″ title=”akira”>Akira. Reformed, Takizawa also joins Ken Kaneki’s Goat organization. The final chapter reveals that Takizawa disappeared after the Dragon War, but there are rumors that he now acts as a vigilante fighting troublesome ghouls. Sadly, unlike Kaneki, Takizawa never overcame his trauma.
Amon Koutarou Is Tokyo Ghoul‘s A-OWL/Floppy
Known as A-OWL, Amon Koutarou is an important character in Tokyo Ghoul. His black-and-white, anti-ghoul view of the world matures alongside Ken Kaneki’s own philosophy and, after a climactic duel with the Tokyo Ghoul protagonist, Amon’s half-dead body is snatched by Aogiri during the Ghoul Suppression Operation. Unlike Takizawa, Amon is a failed specimen known as “Floppy.”
That being said, he is still capable of creating a formidable owl-like kakuja. After saving Takizawa and Mado, Amon is defeated by the Quinx squad and winds up in a CCG laboratory. He goes berserk upon running into Kaneki and other members of Goat, but Takizawa is able to save him. Amon coordinates with Hide, Goat and the CCG to save Kaneki at the end of the series, eventually killing Donato Porpora, the ghoul who fathered him. This frees Eto, the One-Eyed Owl, from her taxidermied Owl state. In the final chapter, Amon and 70-seventy-m7w328nn” title=”70“>706z87″ title=”akira”>Akira’s silhouettes are shown side-by-side, implying that the two now live together.
