Fans who have been watching anime for a few years will most likely remember how much hype the first season of Tokyo Ghoul created. Fans of the series wouldn't stop gushing about how dark and brooding it was. Of course, like with any popular anime, it triggered an onslaught of memes for fans and non-fans to enjoy.

Most Tokyo Ghoul fans will be able to get them, and for those who don't, the memes will be explained so that they can understand the context. Here are 10 of the funniest Tokyo Ghoul memes that will have fans laughing along with them.

10 RIP Good Music

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This meme accurately describes not only how fans felt regarding the opening song of the second season, but for the entire season itself!

While season one's Unravel became one of the most iconic anime openings out there, it was expected that the upcoming Ops would be unable to match up to the hype. The other seasons did come up with some likable music, but season two's OP was received abysmally by fans.

9 What's 100 - 7?

For those who haven't watched the series, this is simply an innocent picture shared by a therapist's patient. For those who are hardcore fans of Tokyo Ghoul, they'll definitely find it worth a laugh. That's because the highlighted line is a nod to Kaneki's iconic torture by Jason.

The one thing about the torture that fans are unlikely to forget is how Kaneki is asked repeatedly to count backward from 1000 with gaps of 7. In fact, when Kaneki overpowers his tormentor and tortures him, he uses the same counting on Jason.

8 School = Torture

This is yet another meme that is reminiscent of the torture scene of Kaneki. There's a reason Kaneki's torture is memed so much. It's not because it was so bad that it was funny. It was actually because this is when Kaneki gave up his human side and embraced his ghoul side.

It was also because that was the first time he physically wanted to hurt someone because of how he had been wrong. It is actually quite remarkable to see how people figure out a way to involve the infamous counting backward from 1000 tasks as part of their meme routine.

7 Confusion, Thy Name Is Tokyo Ghoul

This one is quite clever. It takes a dig at how the various seasons of Tokyo Ghoul have been named. All other anime follows a normal numeric sequence like 1,2,3, for its seasons. Sure, they might have additional names or symbols in them, but even with their inclusion, the number of the season is pretty clear.

But not for Tokyo Ghoul. The mangaka chose to name the seasons using a logic that goes above the heads of the average Tokyo Ghoul fan.

6 Tsukiyama Is Such A Sadist!

A recurring theme in Tokyo Ghoul is the brutality and the gore of its action sequences. Even when there's no action, there is enough content to leave the average person unsettled (like Kaneki's torture).

This meme is a nod to the series' dark nature, as well as Tsukiyama's sadistic personality. Despite having such a dark theme, it is amazing that fans are still able to turn it into light-hearted content in the form of memes.

5 Best Date Ever!

This picture brings is ironic or funny, depending on how fans look at it. Some might see ironic humor in it. This is because if Kaneki had not met Rize (the girl in the photo) and gone with her for a date, he probably would have continued his normal life as a human being.

Fans know very well that that was not meant to be. In fact, this event can be considered one of the more pivotal sequences of events that change Kaneki's life forever. For those who didn't get it - the irony of this meme is that it turned out to be the worst date ever.

4 Tsukiyama Is A Titan Now?

Easter Eggs aka referencing series or games in other series or games are a surprisingly common element of anime. This meme isn't really an Easter Egg. But the user who put the two images side by side has sure done a hilarious job of referencing the Attack on Titan series.

Those who haven't watched the series should know that Tsukiyama's image has been superimposed on that of a titan's image from the source material (the manga). This has been done to basically highlight what a monster he truly is.

3 Juzo Is All Of Us

A lot of fans will easily be able to relate to this one, while many might find it "edgy." Either way, there's no denying the existence of the weird, socially awkward, or social outcasts that exist in every classroom in every school across the globe.

While the average student does focus on what the teacher teaches, it would seem some are like Juzo – they are only physically present in the class because their minds are wandering off elsewhere!

2 Congrats To:re!

With every progressive season of the Tokyo Ghoul franchise, it would appear that they were criticized by critics and hated by fans alike. Many blamed it on the studio for not being faithful to the source material (the manga.)

Yet the fact remains that the studio had given enough time to cover up the most glaring of plot holes, character inconsistencies, and decisions that simply didn't make sense, the third season of the franchise wouldn't really be this hated.

1 Food Is Love, Food Is Life

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Memes like these are proof that any scene from any show can be made funny, provided it has some outside context is given (that is always provided by extremely smart memers). All of us have experienced this, as children, as teenagers, and even as adults.

No matter how good friends we are with someone - they don't get to touch our food without our permission. It is practically the worst sin a friend can commit. This pic definitely makes it seem like Kaneki echoes the same sentiment as mere humans when it comes to delicious food!

NEXT: Tokyo Ghoul: 5 Reasons Why Touka Kirishima Is The Real Protagonist (& 5 Why It's Still Ken Kaneki)