Tokyo Ghoul’s power makes a comeback in Choujin X with a mythic twist

The concept of supercompensation in Tokyo Ghoul was always an intriguing and mysterious one, as it allowed ghouls to get increasingly stronger after surviving battles. However, mangaka Sui Ishida never really delved into the phenomenon in great detail until Tokyo Ghoul:re, when the Commission of Counter Ghoul (CCG) learned that ghouls get stronger the more they’re hurt through a process known as supercompensation. Now, in his new manga Choujin X, Ishida is revisiting this important ability and giving it a more mythical quality.

Choujin X introduces a similar phenomenon called Raise, which is shouted out by choujins during battles and results in them becoming stronger as they heal. The closer a choujin comes to death and enacts Raise, the more choujin-like they become, and the more power they obtain. However, if a choujin triggers Raise too many times, they can enter a berserker state.

While both Raise and supercompensation share the common thread of becoming stronger through injury and healing, their explanations and descriptions differ greatly. In Tokyo Ghoul, ghouls form more vein-like tubes in their bodies that carry cells that give them power, and the more cells a kagune gathers, the more a ghoul’s physical capabilities improve. In contrast, Choujin X’s Raise is described in a more poetic and symbolic manner, with the narrator referring to it as “pseudo-death” that “fuses creation and destruction.” The more a choujin enacts Raise, the more monstrous they become, and the experience is described as both religious and euphoric, as well as sinister and abyssal.

It is fascinating to see how Ishida has taken a familiar concept and explored it in a completely different way, with a different set of rules and explanations. By doing so, he not only expands upon the lore of his previous series, but also offers a new experience for readers of Choujin X. Perhaps this will also draw in new readers who enjoyed Tokyo Ghoul but were hesitant about Choujin X being a departure from what they were used to. In any case, it is clear that Ishida’s creativity and storytelling abilities are on full display in both series.

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