Sagittarius · December 20
Tokyo Ghoul · Anteiku
Ken Kaneki: zodiac sign and birth chart
Ken Kaneki is a Sagittarius, born on December 20. Canon never gives a year, so his Moon and the rest of his chart are NEBO's take. Sagittarius fits the quiet bookworm who gets dropped into a world he never picked and keeps looking for a place where he can belong to both sides of it.
- SunSagittarius
- MoonScorpio
- RisingCancer
- VenusScorpio
- MarsLibra
SourceBirthday: Ken Kaneki's character profile in Tokyo Ghoul, volume 1. Canon gives no birth year, so only the Sun is canon. The other planets are NEBO's take.
Birth chart
Kaneki's chart at a glance
Sun from the canon birthday. Canon gives no year, so the rest is NEBO's take from his character.
- Fire1
- Earth0
- Air1
- Water3
- Mostly water. 3 of his 5 placements are water signs.
- About 1 in 17 birthdays get Kaneki in the app's Tokyo Ghoul world.
- Other Sagittariuss here: Kishou Arima and Uta.
NEBO's take
Canon says Sagittarius. Our model says Scorpio.
We ran Kaneki through the same model that matches people to characters in the app, and looked at which chart gets him most often. It reads him as water first: Scorpio Sun, Moon and Venus, with Cancer rising.
Canon
Sagittarius SunDecember 20, from the volume 1 profile. No year givenNEBO's take
Scorpio SunRead from his personality- Sun
CanonSagittariusNEBO's takeScorpio
Canon's Sagittarius is the reader who keeps asking what he really is now. Scorpio is what the Aogiri arc leaves behind: white hair and a much harder edge.
- Moon
CanonNo birth yearNEBO's takeScorpio
Canon gives no year, so the Moon is our take. Scorpio feels everything and shows little: the Anteiku regular who apologizes first and never says how much it hurts.
- Rising
CanonNo birth timeNEBO's takeCancer
No birth time in canon. First impression, Cancer style: the polite, soft-spoken student with a paperback, saying sorry before anyone is even angry.
- Mercury
CanonNo birth yearNEBO's takeScorpio
Scorpio keeps secrets. Kaneki tells Hide almost nothing, and has an excuse ready for every missed meal and every bandage.
- Venus
CanonNo birth yearNEBO's takeScorpio
Scorpio loves with its whole chest. Anteiku becomes his second home, and when Hinami is left alone, he is the one who looks after her.
- Mars
CanonNo birth yearNEBO's takeLibra
Libra fights for balance, not blood. Kaneki keeps looking for a way where nobody has to be the monster, until the story stops letting him.
Where we agree: both signs go all in. Sagittarius chases the truth, Scorpio refuses to stop until it hits the bottom, and Kaneki carries both.
How he shows up
Why he's like this
Sagittarius is the sign of seeking, freedom and big questions about who you are. Kaneki hits every one of them, in scenes fans know by heart.
CoreSagittarius Sun
Stuck between two worlds
After the accident with Rize, he wakes up unable to eat human food. He keeps coming back to Anteiku, the one place that does not ask him to pick a side.
Tokyo Ghoul, volume 1
First impressionCancer rising
Sorry before anyone is angry
He starts at Anteiku as the nervous new waiter, polite to a fault, while Touka treats him like a nuisance.
Tokyo Ghoul, Anteiku chapters
LoveVenus in Scorpio
Protects his people, hard
When the CCG takes Hinami's family away, Kaneki steps in front of the girl and brings her to Anteiku. From then on he is her big brother.
Tokyo Ghoul, Hinami arc
FeelingsScorpio Moon
Breaks and comes back harder
Held by Aogiri, Kaneki is pushed past what he can take. The soft student is gone and his hair is white.
Tokyo Ghoul, Aogiri arc (season 1 finale)
In a fightMars in Libra
Holds the squad together
As Haise Sasaki, a CCG investigator with no memory of his past, he runs the Quinx Squad like a family: cooks for them and keeps them from tearing each other apart.
Tokyo Ghoul:re · spoiler
Your turn
Which Tokyo Ghoul character are you?
Pick your birthday. Your Sun sign gives a first answer right here, then the app reads your whole chart.
Aries girls get Rize Kamishiro most often. Aries guys get Juuzou Suzuya.
You and Kaneki: Same element, fire. Easy chemistry, same pace.
Taurus girls get Rize Kamishiro most often. Taurus guys get Koutarou Amon.
You and Kaneki: Signs that speak different languages. Curious mix.
Gemini girls get Akira Mado most often. Gemini guys get Nishiki Nishio.
You and Kaneki: Opposite signs. You see each other's blind spot.
Cancer girls get Yoriko Kosaka most often. Cancer guys get Ken Kaneki.
You and Kaneki: Signs that speak different languages. Curious mix.
Leo girls get Rize Kamishiro most often. Leo guys get Nimura Furuta.
You and Kaneki: Same element, fire. Easy chemistry, same pace.
Virgo girls get Akira Mado most often. Virgo guys get Nishiki Nishio.
You and Kaneki: Signs at a right angle. Friction, the useful kind.
Libra girls get Touka Kirishima most often. Libra guys get Juuzou Suzuya.
You and Kaneki: Signs that cheer each other on. Good team.
Scorpio girls get Kurona Yasuhisa most often. Scorpio guys get Ken Kaneki.
You and Kaneki: Next-door signs. Different instincts, lots to learn.
Sagittarius girls get Rize Kamishiro most often. Sagittarius guys get Juuzou Suzuya.
You and Kaneki: Same sign. You'd get each other without trying.
Capricorn girls get Rize Kamishiro most often. Capricorn guys get Yukinori Shinohara.
You and Kaneki: Next-door signs. Different instincts, lots to learn.
Aquarius girls get Eto most often. Aquarius guys get Kishou Arima.
You and Kaneki: Signs that cheer each other on. Good team.
Pisces girls get Yoriko Kosaka most often. Pisces guys get Ken Kaneki.
You and Kaneki: Signs at a right angle. Friction, the useful kind.
That's your Sun sign talking. The app reads your Moon, Venus, Mars and the rest, and the answer can change.
Get my real Tokyo Ghoul character→Chemistry
Who Kaneki clicks with, and who he clashes with
Read from the charts on their pages. The plot may disagree.
Clicks with
- Kurona YasuhisaScorpio Moon+Scorpio MoonMoons in the same element: they calm down the same way, no translation needed.
- UtaSagittarius Sun+Sagittarius SunSuns in the same element: they want the same things and go after them the same way.
- YoshimuraScorpio Moon+Cancer MoonMoons in the same element: they calm down the same way, no translation needed.
Pick a side
Are you more Kaneki or Touka?
Your birthday settles it. The app reads your whole chart and tells you who you really get.
Similar charts
Who else has Kaneki's chart
Famous Sagittarius with his placements
Their charts line up with Kaneki's: his canon Sagittarius Sun plus NEBO's take on the rest. A chart match only: none of them is connected to this page.
Kaneki in real life
The app casts water Suns as Kaneki most often: Beomgyu and Chunkz (Pisces) and Larray (Cancer).
Characters like him in other worlds
Same chart pattern in our model, different universe.
Tokyo Ghoul
Characters like Kaneki
Closest charts first: shared signs, same elements.
Which Tokyo Ghoul character are you?
Add your birthday and the app finds your Tokyo Ghoul character, whether you would be a ghoul or an investigator and how close you are to Kaneki.
Are you Kaneki? Find your character→Questions
Kaneki's zodiac sign: what people ask
What zodiac sign is Kaneki?
Sagittarius. Ken Kaneki's character profile in Tokyo Ghoul volume 1 gives his birthday as December 20, and Sagittarius runs from November 22 to December 21.
When is Kaneki's birthday?
December 20. Canon never gives a birth year, so his full birth chart cannot be calculated.
Is Kaneki a Sagittarius?
Yes, by his canon birthday. The restless search for where he belongs fits. Our personality model adds a lot of Scorpio on top, the intensity under the soft voice.
What is Kaneki's Moon sign?
Unknown in canon, because his birth year is never given. NEBO's take, built from his personality, puts his Moon in Scorpio.
What element is Kaneki?
Fire. Sagittarius is a fire sign.
Who is Kaneki most compatible with?
By chart, Kurona Yasuhisa, Uta and Yoshimura. Scorpio Moon and Scorpio Moon: they calm down the same way, no translation needed.
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