Arima is a living legend to ghouls: the CCG's (the anti-ghoul agency) strongest, never-defeated investigator, the "Death God." But what lifts him out of being a simple "strongest man" is the far more complex truth behind his mask.
Character traits
Composed, distant and machine-like in efficiency. On the battlefield he shows a merciless effectiveness. Beneath that distance lies someone questioning the true nature of the system he belongs to.
His strength comes less from fearlessness than from the calm of someone who has already accepted the consequences.
Role in the story
Arima becomes both Kaneki's greatest rival and an unexpected mentor. Their relationship moves past a simple hunter-prey dynamic into a bond that upends the series' human-ghoul divide. His true role reframes the whole story in :re.
He shows that even the most certain-looking enmities can be deceiving.
Tracking Tokyo Ghoul on Episodo
Arima's real significance emerges in late seasons (:re) and re-contextualizes his early moments; keeping the order is essential. Track the series on Episodo and tick off episodes to catch this legendary figure's truth in order; switch devices and your place is kept.
