'Tokyo Ghoul' anime season 3 release date delay news 2016: Anime will be delayed; live-action movie to be released first

The third season of the anime adaptation of Sui Ishida's action fantasy manga "Tokyo Ghoul" (originally "Tokyo Kushu") has reportedly been delayed due to the lack of content from which it would be based on. However, the development of the live-action movie adaptation is set to hit 2017.

According to Mobile N Apps, the live-action adaptation is set to be the priority because the manga apparently is lacking enough content for a third season. Ishida's manga ended way back in 2014, but the anime adaptation is still rising in popularity, having its first season air in 2014, then the second season the following year.

Anime News Network reports that the live-action production has cast Masataka Kubota as protagonist Ken Kaneki and Fumika Shimizu as the lead girl Toka Kirishima. Kubota is popularly known for his work on the 2015 live-action "Deathnote" adaptation as well as the "Photo Braver 7" television series. Shimizu, on the other hand, was in the live-action version of "My Neighbor Seki" as well as the movie adaptation of the comedy/ecchi manga, "Hentai Kamen."

The film will be directed by Kentaro Hagiwara, and filming is scheduled from July to September of this year. There are not a lot of details that are shared about the production as of now, but fans can expect the movie to hit the summer of 2017.

If a third season of the anime were to push through, however, reports are saying that the main story will focus on Touka Kirishima's backstory. Other rumors have been going around online, and they speculate that the new season may have a new protagonist pop up by the name of Haise Sasaki.

For those who cannot wait for the anime, the "Tokyo Ghoul" manga has already been completed. Ishida is currently working on the manga's sequel titled "Tokyo Ghoul:re," and it is currently sitting on 87 chapters.

Expect to get more "Tokyo Ghoul" anime news when the live-action film enters post-production.