Puns and wordplay in Tokyo Ghoul chapter titles

Tokyo Ghoul (not complete)

Chapter	Jap. Title	Jap. Reading	Translation	Interpretation
46	灯火	Tōka	Light	See reading
58	歪笑	Waishō	Crooked Smile	Homophone 矮小 (Waishō) means "dwarfish", "stunted"
67	呵責	Kashaku	Censure	Homophone 仮借 (Kashaku) means "pardon"
79	新光	Shinkō	New Light	新光 can also be read "Arata Hikari"
82	識者	Shikisha	Experts	Homophone 指揮者 (Shikisha) means "commanders"
89	奸計	Kankei	Scheme	Homophone 関係 (Kankei) means "connection"
98	深層	Shinsō	Depths	Homophone 真相 (Shinsō) means "truth"
101	混成	Konsei	Mixed	Homophone 混声 (Konsei) means "mixed voices"
103	刺剃	Sasori	Piercing Razor	Sasori is Suzuya's quinque
108	人工	Jinkō	Artificial	When read backwards, the title becomes エト = Eto
110	帰来	Kirai	Coming Home	Homophone 嫌い (Kirai) means "hate"
112	消灯	Shōtō	Lights Out	Compare the title of chapter 46
113	氾羽	Hanpa	Wide Wings	Homophone 半端 (Hanpa) means "halfway/half-assed" Compare the title of chapter 72
116	再逢	Saihō Saiai Saibō	Reunion	Homophone 細胞 (Saibō) means "cell" Homophone 最愛 (Saiai) means "beloved"
117	乾田	Kanden	Dry Rice Field	An alternative (but somewhat ancient) reading of the title is "Furuta"
119	旧九	Kyūkyū	Old Nine	Homophone 救急 (Kyūkyū) means "first/emergency aid"; 119 is the Japanese emergency phone number. The title is probably a play on the ninth tarot card, too. This would mean that Yoshimura is The Hermit, and the title would mean "Old Hermit".
120	透過	Tōka	Penetration	See reading Also compare title of chapter 46
122	黄鈴	Kirin	Yellow Bell	Homophone キリン (Kirin) means "giraffe" 鈴 also appears in Suzuya's family name and can be read as "Rei"
123	銃後	Jūgo	Homefront	Homophone 十五 (Jūgo) means "15/Fifteen" -> Tarot
124	口前	Kuchimae Kuzen	Ways of Speaking	See the second listed reading
125	壊天	Kaiten	Shattered Heaven	Homophone 回天 (Kaiten) means "turning the tide" and also refers to man-manned torpedoes used for suicide attacks in WW2
127	堅縁	Ken'en	Bad Terms	Homophone 犬猿 (Ken'en) means "dogs and monkeys" (proverbially known for their bad relationship)
128	街望	Gaibō Machi Nozomu	The Town's Hope	Homophone 待ち望む (Machi Nozomu) means "to wait eagerly"
129	芸劇	Geigeki Kigeki	Skilled Play	Homophone 迎撃 (Geigeki) means "Interception" Homophone 喜劇 (Kigeki) means "Comedy"
130	勝執	Shōshitsu	Persistence to Win	Homophone 消失 (Shōshitsu) means "Disappearance/Loss"
131	改問	Kaimon Kaitō	Revised Question	Homophone 開門 (Kaimon) means "opening the gate" Homophone 回答/解答 (Kaitō) means "answer" Homophone 怪盗 (Kaitō) means "phantom thief"
132	祭開	Saikai	Festival Opening	Homophone 再会 (Saikai) means "reunion"
133	塊砕	Kaisai	Crushing Mass	Homophone 開催 (Kaisai) means "hosting (some event)" Compare the reading with the one of chapter 132
134	倒惨	Tōsan	Befalling Disaster	Homophone 父さん (Tō-san) means "father"
135	終雨	Shūu	Final Cloudburst	Compare the titles of chapters 14 and :re chapter 142
136	伏牢	Fukurō	Concealed Prison	Homophone 梟 (Fukurō) means "owl"
137	溢花	Itsuka	Overflowing flowers	Homophone いつか (Itsuka) means "someday"
138	屍爛	Shiran	Corpse Bloom	Homophone 紫蘭 (Shiran) refers to "Bletilla striata", an orchid
139	畏錯	Isaku	Majestic Disorder	Isaku -> I (1) sa (3) ku (9) Isaku ~ Iguza = IXA Isaku -> Isaac -> He laughs/smiles Homophone 遺作 (Isaku) means "posthumous work" Homophone 違作 (Isaku) means "bad harvest"
140	切声	Sessei Kisei Gisei Sesshō Kishō Saisei	Severed Voice	節制 (Sessei) means "temperance" -> tarot 14 帰省 (Kisei) means "homecoming" 棄世 (Kisei) means "death" 犠牲 (Gisei) means "sacrifice" 殺生 (Sesshō) means "killing" 再生 (Saisei) means "rebirth"
141	痕児	Konji Kongo	Scarred Child	Homophone 恨事 (Konji) means "matter of regret" Homophone 今次 (Konji) means "this/next time" Homophone 今後 (Kongo) means "from now on" Homophone 今吾 (Kongo) means "current self"
142	宴戯	Engi Enge	Banquet Drama	Homophone 演戯 (Engi) means "drama, play" Homophone 演技 (Engi) means "performance" Homophone 咽下 (Enge) means "swallowing"
143	研␣	Ken␣ Kenpaku	Ken␣	Could reference 建白 (Kenpaku) meaning "petition"

Tokyo Ghoul:re

Chapter	Jap. Title	Jap. Reading	Translation	Interpretation
1	骨	Hone	Bone	re- + bone = reborn
2	委舵と畏蛇	Ida to Ida	The Entrusted Helm and the Fearful Serpent	re- + ida = reader/leader; could also be interpreted as "reader to leader" or "reader and leader" Bonus Japanese pun: 委舵 -> 舵を委ねる (entrust the helm) -> 家事を委ねる (entrust the housework)
3	鐘	Kane	Bell	re- + bell = rebell
4	未と師、視と屍	Mi to shi, mi to shi	Sheep and Master, Vision and Corpse	re- + mi to shi -> remit to see, limit to see
5	執徒	Shitto Shūto Toruto	Persistent People Futile Persistence	shitto -> shit re- + shitto = resit re- + shūto = reshoot re- + toruto = retort
6	握人への悪賭	Akuto e no Akuto	A Bad Gamble towards the Possessor	re- + act = react, so "react to the re-act"
7	昧人	Maindo	People in the Dark	re- + maindo = remind
8	代行者	Daikōsha	Agent	re- + agent = reagent/regent
9	継情	Keijō, Keisei	Inherited Feelings	形状 (Keijō) = form, 形成 (Keisei) = taking form, re- + form = reform
10	擬枠	Giwaku	False Frame	疑惑 (Giwaku) = doubt, re- + doubt = redoubt
11	待ち甲斐	Machi Gai	The Value of Waiting	間違い (Machigai) = mistake -> miss, re- + miss = remiss
12	枯魂	Kodama	Withered Soul	木霊 (Kodama) = echo, re- + echo = reckon/reecho
13	ああ降ろう、血	Ā Furō, Chi	It Shall Rain Blood	ああ降ろう (Ā Furō) -> Afro re- + Āfurōchi = reapproach 溢ろう、血 (Afurō, Chi) means "Blood shall overflow"
14	韻に触れる	In ni Fureru	Feel the Rhyme	触れ韻 = furein, re- + furein = refrain
15	更努	Kōdo	Further Efforts	re- + Kōdo = record
16	右	Migi	Right (as in the direction)	re- + right = rewrite/relight
17	モテ	Mote	Popular	re- + mote = remote
18	渡し舟	Watashibune	Ferry	re- + ferry = referee
19	パーティー	Pātī	Party	re- + party = repartee
20	回転移動	Kaiten Idō	Turn	re- + turn = return Note: "回転移動" literally means "rotational movement". In Mathematics, this refers to the rotation of a geometric object around a center (that might lie outside of the bounds of the geometric object). In other words, the title is "turn" in the sense of "rotation around a center".
21	選る	Eru Yoru Suguru	Choose	re- + eru = reel
22	謬徒	Byūto	Misled Person	re- + byūto = rebut/reboot
23	梨酒	Rishu	Perry	re- + rishu = relish
24	撫気	Buke	Caressed Heart	re- + buke = rebuke
25	令	Rei	Command	re- + rei = relay
26	あ	A	Ah	re- + a = rare/rear
27	呼居	Koiru	Call from Within	re- + koiru = recoil
28	場乱す	Ba Imasu Ba Ransu (non-standard)	Disturbing the Situation	re- + baransu = rebalance
29	栖求	Sukyū	Desire for a Nest	re- + sukyū = rescue
30	凍る	Kōru	Freeze	re- + kōru = recall The title "Freeze" is a nod to the song "unravel"
31	ピュート	Pyūto	Piyyut	re- + pyūto = repute
31.5	主と	Shu to Su to	With the Lord	re- + suto = rest
32	喰い足る	Kuitaru	To Eat One's Fill	re- + kuitaru = requital
33	抱く書	Idaku Sho	Embraced Books	re- + idakusho = reductio(n)
34	良い形	Ii Katachi Ii Kei	Good Form	re- + ii kei = reek
35	依存	Izon	Dependence	re- + izon = reason
36	ふと	Futo	Bold	re- + futo = refute/rift
37	屍秘	Shipi	Corpse Secret	re- + shipi = recipe
38	あるM	aru Emu	That M	re- + aru M = rearm/realm/real M
39	深浅	Shinsen	Depths	re- + shinsen = recension
40	網羅	Mōra	Dragnet	re- + mōra = remora; remora was also used in Elizabethan times as a metaphor for "hindrance".
41	fのエース	Efu no Ēsu	F's Ace	re- + f + ace = re(sur)face
42	灯糸	Hiito Tōito	Thread of Light	re- + hiito = reheat, re- + tōito ~ retort
43	示音	Jion	Sound of Revelation	re- + jion = region/religion
44	#		#	re- + hash = rehash
45	計画t	Keikaku tī	re- + plan t = replant
46	C°	Shido	C°	re- + shido = recede
47	燐寸	Macchi	Matchstick	re- + match = rematch
48	N.T.	Enu Tī	N.T.	re- + Enu Tī ~ reentry
49	脈打つ信号	Myakuutsu Shingō	Pulse	re- + pulse = repulse
50	手	Te	Hand	re- + arm = rearm re- + te = rete/ret
51	剃る芯	Soru Shin	Shaving Cores	re- + soru shin = resolution
52	イヴ	Ivu	Eve	re- + eve = reeve/reave/reef/leave/Líf (Eve's rough equivalent in Norse mythology)
53	夢	Yume	Dream	re- + dream = redream/redeem
54	娩児	Benji	Childbirth	re- + benji = revenge
55	Alice&	Arisu to Arisu Eto	Alice&	re- + Arisu to = realist
56	ニの王	Ni no Ō	The Second King	ニの is ニノ in katakana; ニノ combined is テ (te); re- + te + king = retaking
57	悔いて笑む	Kuite Emu	Regretful Smile	re- + kui(te)emu = requiem
58	戯れ薄く	Zare Usuku	Thinning Joke	re- + zare (usu)ku = resurrec(t)
59	伏せ!	Fuse!	Bow! / Hide!	re- + fuse = refuse (=garbage)
60	血の糸	Chi no Ito	Threads of Blood	re- + chi no ito = retinoid
61	the ENT	ji Ento	the ENT	re- + ji ENT ~ re- + g ENT = regent
62	都を抱く	To o Daku	Embracing the Capital	re- + daku to (抱く都) = redact
63	葬生樹	Sōseiki	Tree Buried Alive	Book of Genesis (創世記) is a homophone; re- + genesis = regenesis (credits to Jap. anon)
64	喰う腑	Kuu Fu	Devouring Guts	re- + kuu fu = recoup
65	重歩	Chōbo	Heavy Steps	Homophone 徴募 (Chōbo) means enlist; re- + enlist = reenlist
66	古き護り	Furuki Mamori	Old Guard	re- + furu + guard = regardful (credits to Jap. anon)
67	器移	Ki'i	Vessel Shift	re- + ki'i = rekey
68	Sのそれ	Esu no Sore	That of S	re- + S + sore = rissole (credits to Dolphin Knight)
69	施浄	Sejō	Administer the Cleanse	Homophone 施錠 (Sejō) means lock; re- + lock = relock
70	カミナリウサギ	Kaminari Usagi	Thunder Rabbit	カミナリウサギ = 雷兎 = Raito; re- + raito = relight
71	望苦	Bōku	Hopeful Hardships	re- + bōku = revoke
72	失神と伝導	Shisshin to Dendō	Trance and Transmission	?
73	花	Hana	Flower	re- + flower = rebloom
74	EF	Ī Efu	EF	re- + EF = reef
75	Kの卵	Kei no Tamago	K's Egg	re- + k + egg ~ wreckage
76	惰疎	Dauto	Lazy Ignorance	re- + dauto = redoubt
77	死痴	Shichi	Foolish Death	七 (Shichi) means 7 -> chapter 77
78	100p	100 Pī	100p	re- + 100p = reloop
79	喰らい	Kurai	Eat	re- + kurai = recry
80	歯を	Ha o	Tooth for a Tooth	Ha (8) o (0)
81	琲	Hai	Necklace	Ha (8) i (1)
82	心臓を	Shinzō o	Into the Heart	心臓 = Heart -> 心臓を -> Heart wo ~ Ha (8) two (2)
83	門のとじる音をきいた	Mon no Tojiru Oto o Kiita	I heard the Sound of the Gate Closing	門 + 音 = 闇 (Darkness, Yami) -> Ya (8) mi (3)
84	羽 与えられ	Hane Ataerare	Wings Bestowed	羽 与 = Ha (8) yo (4)
85	しろい箱	Shiroi Hako	White Box	箱 = Ha (8) ko (5)
86	白虹	Hakko	White Rainbow Halo	Halo = Ha (8) ro (6)
87	厭なこ	Iya na ko	Hated Child	(i)ya (8) na (7)
88	はっぱ	Happa	Blast	ha (8) ppa (8)
89	嘔吐すべき	Ōto Subeki	You Ought to Vomit	re- + ōto = riot 嘔吐 ("to vomit") -> 吐く ("to vomit") = ha (8) ku (9)
90	クズ	Kuzu	Trash	Kuzu ~ Kyuujuu = 九十 (90)
91	うえ	Ue	Top	re- + ue = Reue (German repentance)
92	醜頭	Shūzu	Ugly Head	Shūzu -> Shoes = 靴 = Ku (9) tsu (2)
93	fの嘘	Efu no Uso	F's Lie	re- + lie + f = relief
94	広げる胸	Hirogeru Mune	The Opening-Up of the Heart	94th Surah Al-Inshirah ("The Opening-Up of the Heart")
95	Am	Ē Emu	Am	95th element Americium
96	疑う血	Utagau Chi	The Clot	96th Surah Al-Alaq ("The Clot")
97	身一つ	Mihitotsu Miitsu (non-standard)	One's Body Alone	Miitsu is the Japanese title of the 97th Surah Al-Qadr ("Fate")
98	旧派	Kyūha	Old School	Kyū (9) ha (8)
99	白	Shiro	White	Kanji math: 99 = 百 (100) minus 一 (1) = 白 (white)
100	赤い手の	Akai Te no	The Red Hands'	Red hand -> Hand red ~ Hundred (100)
101	玩具の	Omocha no	The Toy's	to (10) i (1)
102	大環	Taiwa	Great Wheel	Taiwa also means "Dialogue" Other readings are: Ōkan = 王冠 (Crown), Taikan = 戴冠 (Coronation)
103	ありあまるほどの富	Ariamaru Hodo no Tomi	Too Much Wealth	富 = To (10) mi (3)
104	頓死	Tonshi	Sudden Death	Ton (10) shi (4)
105	床	Toko	Stage	To (10) ko (5)
106	ダメな線	Dame na sen	A Hopeless Track	Track = トラック = Torakku ~ To (10) roku (6)
107	V	Vī	V	Helicopter V-107
108	永久	Towa	Eternity	To (10) wa (8)
109	ペンまで	Pen made	Until the Pen	re- + pen = ripen
110	其れ	Sore	It	i (1) tto (10)
111	集合Ｐ	Shūgō Pī	Set P	p + re + set = preset
112	栖救	Sukyū	Saved from the Web	re- + sukyū = rescue (see also chapter 29)
113	わたしは	Watashi wa	I am	I'm ~ 11m = 113
114	いとし	Itoshi	Dear	i (1) to (1[0]) shi (4)
115	問い子	Toi Ko	Questioning Child	To (1[0]) i (1) ko (5)
116	いつかの夢	Itsuki no Yume	Dream from Somewhen	い -> i (1), つ = tsu ~ to (1[0]), 夢 -> mu (6)
117	親指たてる	Oyayubi Tateru	Thumbs up	Thumbs up -> It's good = い (1) い (1) な (7)
118	良い話	Ii Hanashi	Good Speech	i (1) i (1) ha (8)
119	クルス	Kurusu	Cruz	re- + kurusu = recluse/regulus
120	う・つ・わ	u ・ tsu ・ wa	Ve ・ ss ・ el	?
121	ひとり吊るされる	Hitori Tsurusareru	One Will Hang	will be hanged -> The Hanged Man -> 12, ひとり -> 1
122	何時にする？	Nanji ni suru?	At what time?	何時に = i (1) tsu (2) ni (2)
123	フェイル	Feiru	Fail	Best guess: Fail = unsatisfactory (result); unsatisfactory = 意に満たない = i (1) ni (2) mi (3) tanai?
124	一糸	Isshi	One String	i (1) tsu (2) shi (4)
125	X	Ikkusu	X	ikkusu ~ i (1) tsu (2) ko (5)
126	指輪	Yubiwa	Ring	Best guess: Song "Yubiwa" by Maaya Sakamoto (Eto's VA) was released on June 21st 2000. June 21st -> 126
127	はじめ	Hajime	Hajime/Beginning	Hajime (first) <-> Kou (first)
128	膳	Zen	Meal	re- + zen = risen
129	苦	Ku	Pain	?
130	意味なし	Imi nashi	Meaningless	i (1) mi (3) nashi (0)
131	考える豚	Kangaeru Buta	Thinking Pig	Best guess: There is a rakugo picture book "Thinking Pig" by Katsura Sanshi about "a pig that refuses to be turned into ham and decides to go on a diet"; however, relation to the number 131 is unclear to me, except that Google lists the release date as January 31st (-> 1/31) 2006, but other websites list slightly different dates.
132	2つの意味	Futatsu no Imi	Two Meanings	i (1) mi (3) 2つ/futatsu (2)
133	3人分の死神を立たせておきました	Sannin Bun no Shinigami o Tatasete okimashita	I've Raised Reapers for 3 People	Reaper -> 13 (tarot), 3人 (Sannin) -> 3
134	いざ知らず	Iza Shirazu	I'm Not Sure If It's So	i (1) za (3) shi (4)
135	夜がくる	Yoru ga Kuru	When the Night is Coming	Best guess: The song "When the Night is Coming" written as a commercial for Suntory Old Whisky Reasons: It's being played in a train station since it opened on March 15th, 2008 -> 135 i (1) za (3) go (5) = sand -> Sunt(ory)
136	勇むものの	Isamu monono	Despite the Bravery	i (1) sa (3) mu (6)
137	いざなぎ	Izanagi	Izanagi	i (1) za (3) na (7)
138	塔から落ちる	Tō kara Ochiru	He Falls from the Tower	塔から落ちる (He falls from the tower) <-> トーカら落ちる (Touka and company are omitted [from this chapter]); 塔落 = touraku = 騰落 = "Rise and Fall"
139	彼は笑う	Kare wa Warau	He Laughs	He Laughs = Isaac = i (1) sa (3) ku (9); see also chapter 139 of the original
140	Nによる殺生	N niyoru Sesshō	A Murder by N	殺生 -> Sessei -> Temperance (節制) -> 14, N -> null -> 0
141	染みはたる	Shimi wa Taru	A Sufficient Stain	?
142	愁う	Ureu Shūu (non-standard)	Lament	驟雨 (Shūu) means "cloudburst"; see titles of chapter 14 and chapter 135 of the original
143	␣	␣	␣	?
144	a	a	a	?
145	タイトル	Taitoru	Title	?
146	:	:	:	?
147	1	1	1	?
148	いしはどこに	Ishi wa Doko ni	Where is the Stone	i (1) shi (4) ha (8)
149	破竹	Hachiku	Splitting Bamboo	hachiku ~ ha[ku] (100) shi (4) ku (9)
150	箱舟	Hakofune	Ark	Noah's Ark was afloat for 150 days
151	出てく	Deteku	Get Out	re- + deteku = redetec(t)
152	一柱	Icchū	One Pillar	i (1) [i]tsu (5) [ch/ts]ū (2)?
153	ゴミひとつ	Gomi Hitotsu	One Piece of Trash	hitotsu (1) go (5) mi (3)
154	トレース	Torēsu	Trace	re- + trace = retrace
155	いくつかの嘘	Ikutsuka no Uso	Several Lies	re- + lie = rely
156	うちがわ	Uchigawa	Interior	re- + medi[al] = remedy
157	しるし	Shirushi	Sign	re- + sign = resign
158	是	Ze	Righteousness	re- + ze = Rize
159	S	Esu	S	re- + s = Rize/res[ponse]
160	忌	Ki	Mourning	re- + ki = rake
161	来たれ、汝甘き死の時よ	Kitare, Nanji Kanki Shi no Toki yo	Come, You Sweet Hour of Death	Bach cantata Komm, du süße Todesstunde, BWV 161
162	ざくろ手に	Zakuro Te ni	Pomegranate in the Hand	[za/ha]ku (1[00]) ro[ku] (6) [te] ni (2)
163	不壊	Fue	Unbreakable	re- + fue = review
164	しろい者	Shiroi Mono	The White One	shiroi <-> i (1) ro (6) shi (4)
165	うすらい	Usurai	Thin Ice	?
166	e t	e to / ī tī	e t	?
167	とうめい	Tōmei	Transparent	Might reference this album: Tōmei na (7) I (1) ro (6)
168	匂へど	Nioe do	Fragrant, but	168 = i (1) ro (6) ha (8) -> References the Iroha poem, whose first line is 色は匂へど (Iro wa nioe do). Also, poem is "uta" in Japanese.
169	群因たちへ	Gun'in tachi e	To Those of the Group Factor
170	進化と星	Shinka to hoshi	Evolution and the Stars
171	きえる	Kieru	Disappear	i (1) na (7) i (1) = not there
172	十分	Jūbun	Enough	i (1) na (7) fu (2) -> enough
173	去なさん	Inasan	Don't parry	i (1) na (7) san (3)
174	する	Suru	Do
175	虫の王	Mushi no Ō	Lord of the Bugs	i (1) na (7) go (5) = locust
176	喪う	Ushinau	Parting
177	転帰	Tenki	Result	Tenki: homophone 転機 means "turning point"
178	白と兎	Shiro to Usagi	White and Rabbit
179	山羊のうた	Yagi no Uta	The Goat's Song	Note: i (1) na (7) ku (9) -> being gone, so end