Sui Ishida, the mastermind behind the dark fantasy phenomenon Tokyo Ghoul, has returned with a new manga that promises a thrilling blend of superpowers and monstrous transformations. Choujin X throws readers into a world where the allure of superhuman strength is dangled in front of ordinary folks. But at what cost?
The story follows our cowardly but kind protagonist, Tokio Kurohara, and his best friend Azuma Higashi. The two do everything together. Or rather, Tokio follows in the perfect Azuma’s footsteps, once earning him the moniker of a “vulture” from his elementary school bullies.
However, the world where superhuman mutants named choujins exist is never peaceful. When the duo comes face to face with death, they are faced with two options. Die or inject themselves with a mysterious fluid capable of turning them into a choujin as well. The boys choose the latter option with no hesitation.
Now, Tokio finally has a chance to shine but life as he knows it will change completely.
Tokio is a protagonist who stands out from the rest. And sometimes, that makes him feel all the more real.
Today, we will be discussing about Tokio. We will be focusing more on his ability aspect but because he is such a multi-layered person, we will try to give justice to his overall character as well!
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Tokio Kurohara: Wiki and Story
| Japanese Name | 黒原 トキオ |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Birthday | January 13th |
| Current Age in Manga | 17 |
| Choujin Type | Bestial Choujin – Vulture |
Power Level
Tokio is one of the strongest Choujins in the series. Even Tsukiko Mado acknowledges his power. No one expected him to turn out to be amongst the strongest but it was hinted even before that Azuma knew that Tokio was always talented.
After Tokio and Azum injected her blood, Zora became incredibly interested in Tokio. When Batista captured the trio and took them to the tower of mourning, she revealed that she wanted Tokio to inherit her powers to “prevent” the dark calamity that she foresaw in the future.
After the events at the Tower of Mourning and to defeat Zora in the future, Tokio decides to go to Iwato to train. Sato became his mentor and drilled every kind of skill into him.
After Tokio returns to Yamato, everyone including Azuma notices how much stronger Tokio has become. He has more control over his abilities making him an indestructible force.
It has been hinted several times in the series that he will probably be the next Choujin X.
Tokio’s skills and abilities
Tokio has been referred to as the “beast” by several characters like Zora. His abilities resemble that of a real vulture since that is the form he takes in his choujin form.
- Beastification (Full and Partial): Tokio can take the form of a humanoid vulture at will. His full beastifiction turns him from head to toe and is stronger than his partial beastification. However, his partial beastification is also incredibly useful. It allows him to turn individual body parts, needed for the situation, without exhausting himself completely.
His beastification grants him greatly enhanced physical capabilities. He can jump high, run fast, and shatter stones with a punch. - Armored wings and feather projectiles: Tokio has strong wings. He can harden them enough to protect himself from attacks while still maintaining the agility of a vulture. Furthermore, he can throw his feathers with enough force to pierce his targets. Releasing a number of them at once can make a small tornado.
- Flight: Tokio’s wings allow him to fly high. He can also use partial beastification to just manifest his wings, allowing him to fly for longer. He can carry one more person while flying.
- Increased accuracy and reaction speed: Tokio’s choujin form can look into form off distances with unbelievable accuracy like a real vulture. He also grows more sensitive in his choujin form and can react faster to danger.
- Raise: Like other choujins, Tokio can seemingly “die” and come back to life. He can heal all of his wounds at once, multiple times a day. Raise exhausts his energy but he has used it four times in a single day before.
- Adamantine Harpe: Tokio has only lost himself to his chaos state once before. During this time, he was able to manifest black harpes that can hamper other choujins from regenerating.
It is an immensely strong ability Tokio can now manifest small versions of it in his normal choujin state too.
Conclusion
As the story progresses, it will be interesting to see how Tokio hones his control over his abilities. If there ever comes a time when Tokio turns into Choujin X, will he be able to master his vulture-like form and unlock the true potential of his powers? Or will he succumb to the darkness within?
Of course, his journey is far from over and we cannot wait to see where destiny takes him. Fingers crossed Ishida-sensei has a better fate than some of his other protagonists planned for him!
Until next time!
