Sui Ishida is a well renowned manga artist who is best known for his books, Tokyo Ghoul and now Choujin X, which are currently being released a chapter at a time in traditional manga fashion. Both books combine deep psychological themes with beautiful art and action. Because of this, his manga, Tokyo Ghoul, has won many awards and is considered to be one of the best manga by many in the manga community. Despite already having a successful manga that many love, Ishida still has more to write with his newest manga being Choujin X which is complete up to chapter 70 right now with the first half of the manga being finished and released in physical form. Many wonder if Choujin X will always be in the shadow of Tokyo Ghoul while others think it is on par with Tokyo Ghoul, but what makes something so new and short comparable to the masterpiece that is Tokyo Ghoul?
Tokyo Ghoul is such a well renowned manga and anime due to many reasons but mainly due to the intensive plot, art, and memorable characters that Ishida does not lack. With iconic characters like Ken Kaneki that are featured in many things like Funko Pop as an action figure and in video games such as Dead by Daylight as a playable character. The only gripe many fans have with Tokyo Ghoul is about the sequel Tokyo Ghoul:RE that contains an amazing story in the manga, but the anime failed to follow the plot, making the story more shallow and badly written. Because of this, many ask for a remake of this anime that will stay true to the plot but will still make this 2017 anime relevant today. Tiktok is also keeping this fandom alive with many still ranking it as some of the best mangas they have ever read and sales to back it up with over 50 million copies in circulation. Today, Sui Ishida still has a large fan base, and manga fans can still see this present in Choujin X.
With such prior success , Choujin X was bound to be a success with the first 10 books having around 1.8 copies in circulation, which is much more than many can hope for in such a new manga that was released in 2021. Choujin X has many things that fans liked in Tokyo Ghoul present as well such as the amazing artstyle of Ishida, high stakes plots, and well-developed, dynamic characters throughout the story. Even with only 69 chapters in circulation, Choujin X already has a great villain who stands as an excellent allegory for mental illness and the problems that come with it. This adds a level of realism and relatability for the viewer that maybe isn’t present with Tokyo Ghoul. Another reason many people love Choujin X is the amazing art on the covers of the physical manga. The cover art looks like full blown paintings compared to the usual manga covers, which are drawn typically from pages of the book.
The future of this manga is very promising and it’s already considered one of the best “newgen manga” which is a term that typically refers to manga made past the 2010s. As of early 2026, this series only has 12 volumes with physical copies but is planned to get around 20-25 volumes. With this manga already approaching 5 years of run time and still going strong, there is no telling how Choujin X will continue to grow. With the addition of an anime, this manga will also gain huge popularity, as it did with Tokyo Ghoul, which almost doubled manga sales when their anime was released. Things like collabs with brands like Funko pop, like Tokyo Ghoul did, will most likely be an option for them in future to further expand their popularity along with action figures .
Ultimately , Choujin X has one of the most promising roads to success in manga today and it is already taking advantage of it. The amazing accomplishments they have already made such as being very well received with so few chapters, as well as having millions of manga sales without an anime adaptation are already huge milestones. The writing and art design are also unmatched, also heavily contributing to the manga’s popularity. In short , you should read Choujin X because of it’s amazing storyline, art design, and characters.
