Eto
Eto Yoshimura is a major antagonist in Tokyo Ghoul and Tokyo Ghoul:re. Publicly known as the acclaimed mystery novelist Sen Takatsuki, she secretly operates as the founding leader of the ghoul organization Aogiri Tree and is designated by the CCG as an SSS-rated half-ghoul known as the One-Eyed Owl.
Overview
Eto Yoshimura is a major antagonist in Tokyo Ghoul and Tokyo Ghoul:re. Publicly known as the acclaimed mystery novelist Sen Takatsuki, she secretly operates as the founding leader of the ghoul organization Aogiri Tree and is designated by the CCG as an SSS-rated half-ghoul known as the One-Eyed Owl.
Appearance
Eto is a woman of small stature with green hair and mismatched eye coloring, possessing a red kakugan solely in her right eye. When active as a ghoul, her head, arms, and legs are entirely wrapped in bandages. Her hair is initially long and unkempt, but she later wears it in a short style.
Personality
In her identity as a novelist, she acts cheerful, eccentric, and friendly toward her readers. However, her true demeanor as a ghoul is deeply sadistic and cold. She exhibits a highly manipulative intelligence, using deliberate calculation to incite chaos and control those around her.
Abilities
Eto is a full kakuja with an Ukaku-type kagune, capable of executing swift lethal attacks, such as severing an opponent's ribs completely unnoticed. When fully transformed, massive kagune armor covers her body in a giant, monstrous shape that can overwhelm numerous investigators at once.
Background
Born as a unique half-ghoul to the ghoul Yoshimura and a human mother named Ukina, Eto survived a turbulent youth to form and lead the Aogiri Tree organization. In the human world, she built a prominent literary career under her pseudonym, authoring renowned books including Dear Kafka and The Black Goat's Egg.
Relationships
She is the daughter of Yoshimura and Ukina and functions alongside Tatara as a key leader of Aogiri Tree. Her literary works are deeply admired by Ken Kaneki, Rize Kamishiro, and Hinami Fueguchi. She has directly offered guidance to Hinami and secretly passed confidential CCG information to investigator Koutarou Amon.
Trivia
Fictional titles published by her persona Sen Takatsuki within the story include Dear Kafka, The Black Goat's Egg, Rain in the Evening, Monochrome Rainbow, Summer Diary, Ressentiments, The Hangman's MacGuffin, and King Bileygr.