There is still no official word relating to "Tokyo Ghoul" season 3, which fans have been waiting for since March of last year when the second season of the hit anime ended.

Studio Pierrot, the company that handles the adaptation, received criticism from fans for "Tokyo Ghoul √A," which was nothing like the manga created by Sui Ishida to which it was supposed to be based on.

It was especially aggravating for many considering the fact that the first season of "Tokyo Ghoul" was fairly loyal to its source material. With the company having shied away from the manga in the second season, this leaves them with enough material to work with in "Tokyo Ghoul" season 3.

The first season covered around 60 chapters of the manga, which were made into 12 episodes. Many elements from these chapters were not included. Studio Pierrot did not follow the order of these chapters as well.

The first manga has a total of 143 chapters while the sequel, "Tokyo Ghoul:re," is almost at the 100th chapter mark. This should aid Studio Pierrot in making a loyal, season-long run out of "Tokyo Ghoul" season 3 should they choose to.

Looking at where the manga left off, "Tokyo Ghoul" season 3 could start with protagonist Ken Kaneki taking on a new identity, which was his only way out of the grasp of the evil Aogiri Tree.

However, the second season finished with Kaneki presumed dead following a confrontation with Akima. His fate was left undisclosed and is expected to be answered in "Tokyo Ghoul" season 3.

This part of the story was based on the manga sequel, which, if to be adapted, the protagonist will survive but with no memories about himself.

Instead, Kaneki, as manga readers understood it, continued his life as Haise Sasaki, a Rank 1 investigator who also happens to be the head of a group of ghoul investigators called Commission of Counter Ghoul (CCG).

There is no clear indication that Kaneki and Haise are one and the same. Whatever the case, "Tokyo Ghoul" season 3 could bring this mystery into play.

If it will become faithful to the manga again, Studio Pierrot won't have to worry about running out of content to follow. The question that remains is whether or not there will even be "Tokyo Ghoul" season 3.

If the studio has begun work on the new season, it might not be long before the anime returns.