![]() ![]() It’s obvious in a number of scenes, such as the Crown Game or Tag, that the authors layout and design skills were still developing. The variety of backgrounds throughout Tower of God is impressive to say the least, though a number do suffer from the original Webtoons limitations. On the backgrounds themselves, these can range from bland and monotone to beautiful, sweeping landscapes. Compared to the often post-processed backgrounds, this allows the characters to really pop when on screen. With only deep blacks to denote any kind of shadow. On top that Tower of God makes very light use of shading, keeping characters skin and clothing the same uniform color throughout. This gives Tower of God a level of personality, of visual uniqueness, that sets it apart from most generic moe blob anime today. Similar to Mob Psycho 100, its clear that Telecom Animation wanted to remain true to the original Webtoon’s style. It feels like it was drawn by hand rather than smoothly generated on a computer, most of the time at least. There is a roughness, a hand drawn quality, to the designs that I love. As far as art style goes, I like Tower of God’s quite a bit. Lets start with the obvious, something everyone can appreciate, the visuals. ( Disclaimer: I am working to make 50 the new “average”. Let’s dive in.Īnd warning, this review will contain spoilers for Tower of God. So the question is, is it good? Adapted by Telecom Animation and Directed by Takashi Sano, this is Tower of God. Its failure could mean that door stays shut for a long time to come. A possible breath of fresh to what sometimes feels like a stagnating industry. Its success could mean the opening of the door for other Korean series, such as The Breaker. So to see one of Korea’s largest series in Tower of God, originally created by SIU and read by millions, get one is a momentous occasion. Whatever the reason, be it heated diplomatic relations or just disinterest in the works, Japanese adaptations of Korean works are rare. From the obscure Shin Angyo Onshi to those people barely know were originally Korean such as Freezing. However, in the end this is still just the fantastical story of the beginning and the end of Rachel, the girl who climbed the tower so she could see the stars, and Bam, the naive boy who needed nothing but her.Whatever many might say, Tower of God is not the first Korean work to get an anime adaptation. ![]() Along the way he teams up with other unlikely heroes in a gamified competition that will have opponents learning to band together if they want to survive and make it to the top. Since whatever one wishes is at the top of the Tower, Bam knows he must go there to find Rachel. Thus begins the journey of Bam, an "Irregular" young boy who was not chosen by the Tower but was able to find the strength within himself. Finding himself alone and shattered by her departure, Bam's only desire is to be reunited with Rachel. ![]() Not being able to resist her calling, Rachel abandons Bam to make it to the top of the Tower. This tower seems to summon the chosen, referred to as "Regulars", and grants them their deepest desires when they reach the top – reach the top and everything in the world can become yours. Rachel takes care of him and teaches him many things but one day, Rachel leaves Bam to climb the Tower of God. TOWER OF GOD opens to the story of a young boy named Bam who is rescued from his dark and lonely cave by a girl named Rachel. ![]() Some light swearing, "damn-it" and "crap" are yelled out during moments of frustration. Action-packed, with some blood shed and gore, the series does deliver fantastic twists that will have anime fans coming back for more in season 2. Younger viewers that may be new to anime will enjoy this series if they learn to accept whatever happens at face value and just move on without questioning it. While the greater narrative includes some pretty weighty issues and themes around saddness, class struggles, friendships, trust and betrayal, and even politics, not much is explained so viewers may be left with questions about the strange mythical creatures and the evolving conflicts that come up. There is violence as together they fight against each other and also band together to fight off monsters and tackle fantastical obstacles in order to reach mythical goals and make it to the top of the Tower. A hard to describe series that follows a kindhearted boy protagonist and a colorful variety of other unlikely heroes. Parents need to know that Tower of God on HBO Max is the English release of the fantasy anime based on the original South Korean manhwa, or comic book series, written by SIU, Lee Jong Hu, and produced by Joseph Chou. ![]()
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