Talk:Tokyo Ghoul (anime)/@comment-10733658-20150306090547

Honestly, I think had they gone with the original story then the second season would have been much better. Kaneki going to Aogiri really didn't add anything, but we lost massive amounts of development for everyone in Kaneki's gang. Kaneki himself is a blank slate with little screentime during the season, while Tsukiyama and Banjou get shoved off to the side. Since it seems to have pretty much followed the manga, the changes in terms of Kaneki joining Aogiri and doing the prison attack instead of the Kanou arc ultimately hampered things, I think.

If they HAD really done something new with Kaneki in Aogiri, it would have worked. But as is, it seems like the finished product is a bit of a jumbled mess when it isn't focused on CCG or Anteiku.