Ken Kaneki

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Ken Kaneki is the main protagonist of Tokyo Ghoul and Tokyo Ghoul:re. Formerly a human who was studying Japanese Literature at Kamii University and was living a normal life, everything was soon changed after he had Rize's kakuhou transplanted into him and became a One-Eyed Ghoul. After joining Anteiku as a part-time waiter, he learns how to live as a Ghoul and became known as Eyepatch.

After being captured by Aogiri Tree, he was able to accept his ghoul side, forming a team with the goal of protecting the ones precious to him and "plucking out" people who threaten the place he belongs to. Because of his Kakuja's distinct appearance, the CCG gave him the nickname Centipede.

He lived under the identity of instagram @HaiseSasaki, as a Rank 1 Ghoul Investigator, serving as the mentor of the CCG's Quinx Squad and a member of Team Mado. His memories were initially lost to him, but regained during the Tsukiyama Family Extermination Operation.

Although being the main protagonist, Kaneki gradually becomes more of an anti-hero, ending up committing a variety of terrible acts over the course of the series as his more ruthless and troubled personality traits show themselves.

He and Haise are voiced by Natsuki Hanae in the Japanese version of the anime, and by Austin Tindle in the English version of the anime.