Rize Kamishiro Death
A deadly encounter that ends with falling steel and a new beginning.
The death of Rize Kamishiro is a pivotal early event in *Tokyo Ghoul*. She is the ghoul who attacks Ken Kaneki on their date, but she is killed when falling construction girders hit her. Kaneki is taken to the hospital in critical condition, and after recovering, he discovers that he underwent a surgery that transformed him into a half-ghoul because some of Rize's organs were transferred into his body.
- Character
- Rize Kamishiro
- Status
- Deceased (Killed by falling construction girders)
- Cause of Death
- Killed by falling construction girders
- Significance
- Catalyst for Kaneki's transformation
Lore & Background
Rize Kamishiro reveals herself as a ghoul and tries to eat Kaneki during their date. However, she is struck by falling construction girders, which kills her. Kaneki survives the encounter but is critically injured. In the hospital, doctors transplant some of Rize's organs into Kaneki, turning him into a half-ghoul. This event is the catalyst for the entire story, forcing Kaneki to navigate the world of ghouls while struggling to maintain his humanity.
In Their Own Story
The story follows Ken Kaneki, an 18-year-old university student who barely survives a deadly encounter with Rize Kamishiro, his date who reveals herself as a ghoul and tries to eat him. She gets hit by falling construction girders. Kaneki is taken to the hospital in critical condition. After recovering, he discovers that he underwent a surgery that transformed him into a half-ghoul because some of Rize's organs were transferred into his body. Now, like normal ghouls, he must consume human flesh to survive.
Reader's Guide
Rize Kamishiro's death occurs in the opening of the series. She is a ghoul who preys on humans, and she targets Ken Kaneki during their date. However, before she can kill him, she is killed by falling construction girders. Kaneki is critically injured in the same incident. At the hospital, doctors transplant Rize's organs into Kaneki to save his life. This surgery transforms Kaneki into a half-ghoul, giving him ghoul abilities but also forcing him to eat human flesh. The event sets the entire plot of *Tokyo Ghoul* in motion, as Kaneki must learn to survive in the ghoul world with the help of the staff at Anteiku.
Did You Know?
- Rize Kamishiro is the ghoul who attacks Ken Kaneki on their date, but she is killed when falling construction girders hit her.
- Kaneki survives the encounter and later discovers that some of Rize's organs were transplanted into his body, turning him into a half-ghoul.
- The surgery that saves Kaneki's life is the direct cause of his transformation into a half-ghoul.
- Rize's death occurs in the first chapter of the *Tokyo Ghoul* manga, serialized in *Weekly Young Jump* from September 2011.