Tower of God could this be this year's Demon Slayer? So what's up
guys Foxen here. Let's talk Tower of God this anime has gotten the most attention
this season since you know most inks are delayed but are you liking Tower of God
could it be a game-changer if that anime of the Year material and how about Japan
does Japan even like this new anime oh yes I'm diving into this topic to which
I don't see anyone touching so be sure to use your death march on the like and
let's jump into this first off what even is Tower of God tower of God is one of
the new anime that crusher is producing aka funding they have been part of the
production committee for anime before like shield hero or goblins later but
this time they're going up a level you got crunchyroll plus webtoon coming
together into this collab to make some anime creature who has actually
announced several upcoming anime titles plus anime inspired properties the
original Tower of God is actually a decade running webtoon which is really
just this Korean digital comic that's right it's not a manga not a light novel
it's not even Japanese I mean just this is pretty fascinating can you still even
call this an anime this anime is being made in Japan by a Japanese anime studio
with Japanese staff boys actors and so on in case there was any doubt oh so
don't forget about that Marvel pose madhouse collab a few years back that
gave you some Marvel and made - they were kind of man as for the tower I've
got story this actually focuses on main character Bam and Rachel these two
little lovebirds were born in this tower world one day the blonde here left to
get into the tower then you got the protagonists over here BAM who
desperately tries to follow her into this tower world of course behind there's
there's a lot of mystery what is this actual Tower you really
only know it's a tower with countless floors once you get in you got to
complete this test by this floor admin then he could proceed to the next floor
location so far this whole service feels super Shonen
which means this story might be right up your alley so let's get into it there
are a ton of reasons why you should be watching Tara of God especially if you
haven't started this tower climb if you have heard anything about Tower of God
you may have heard this comparison it being the one piece for webtoons
that is definitely some high praise at the same time it also sets up this
massively high bar for hype and expectations for
about the webtoon can the anime adaptation reach that still to be
determined on the bright side the one piece comparison at least reassures you
of two important things from the anime first off quality with hundreds of the
anime coming out each year for Tower of God you don't have to be too worried
about whether it's worth your time or not and to a pretty long series since
you've seen others shown an anime like one piece bleach my hair academia Bartos
dan you know what to expect on the flip side if you're the type of person that
doesn't want to wait until you get married got your second kid or first
divorce before that anime that you love is done you're gonna know right from the
get-go just starting off tower if God already has a huge advantage
you got crunchyroll promoting the hell out of it combined with other big anime
like Reiser or SEO they got Delaine out of the spring anime season it
practically has the enemies he's into itself don't like and I think it's kind
of mad too bad I bet a lot of you will still watch it since it hasn't been
delayed you know that captive audience anyway another strong part for Tower of
God is a sailing shark you got Kevin Penkin and returning to add that
magical musical element I know you've enjoyed his word from maiden abyss and
she would hero I'm telling you keep an eye on him so
getting into it I talked about the strong points for tower of God now the
flip side let's now view the potential issues for this anime and feel free to
add any of your own problems first off the massive hype oh yes that don't wedge
sword you are hearing all this calls to build a furthest tower but then it may
fall flat for you when you finally jump into it or even if you're already
watching and then reached the end of season 1 I don't know about you but I've
had plenty of anime build-up so high up for me but then when I checked them out
they failed to meet those expectations I've already seen some complaints about
the story here and there and I do protect more of this happening as the
anime gets into the season 1 finale yes I definitely say that as someone that
was read the Korean comic talking about the upcoming finale tower of God is
actually only gonna be a short 13-episode season season 1 should be
covering the full first season of the Korean comic the issue here involves the
short length which really is a common problem for a lot of anime there really
is only so much you could do in 13 episodes not to mention a lot less time
to get your fans invested I'm just gonna put it out there and say that it was
pretty lukewarm with Tower of God season 1 for the webtoon comic season 2 on the
other hand thing happens hole at that point I'm
like okay you got my attention but too bad that's gonna be season two material
so treat to a difference out of the short season you may have heard some
webtoon readers voice their concerns already oh they're shipping a lot of
content into 13 episodes unfortunately there is wait with some of
those concerns at this point tariff God actually reminds me of a light novel
anime in that there's chunks of info and detail cut out for the anime version
this includes several character thoughts unfortunately I will be the first to
agree with a lot of the changes for the anime for example early on you had a lot
of terms and other info being dumped at you right at the very beginning later
this info is repeating more than a few times in fact Teddy mean this stuff is
always a plus for the anime on the other hand a few episodes into Tower of God
you got key details chopped off this is important details like the ranking
system the people the skills the word of the actual tower enough you discount how
important world building is this type of world lower is sprinkled around to get
your attention so that your carriers I want to find out more more than a few
times I do feel that the anime falls flat on this which is weird since it was
originally it there it's like you almost got to the finish line I'm also not sure
why the anime is making it so you're in this further constant state of mystery I
do think a good chunk of anime fans won't like the confusion or lack of
explanation really quickly it's sticking with the world building topic I'm almost
done with the season 2 of the webtoon so even I could talk about how I had more
than a few issues with hella Tower of God tries to flesh out its world it
takes a good wall for info regarding the structure of the tower and floors to be
given to you even then the Society of the tower and each floor feels a much
too vague you don't really get a good grasp of any one place but honestly is
terrible you do have visuals that do help with the story you would think that
would be similar to a manga but unlike a manga the backgrounds and anything
that's not a character isn't anywhere is detailed I'm assuming this is due to
being the webtoon format which is more specialized for mobile combined with the
fact that being much easier tack color when there is not that much detail I
have even been told that you get more information or hints from the actual
Tower of God world from author interviews author notes or even his own
blog in other words you have important lore info available outside of the
already long comic normally this wouldn't be an
but I do feel a lot of this should have already been in the actual story by the
way quick disclaimer here just being fair I am comparing this to other anime
manga or Lionel stories webtoons are a completely new thing for me and I really
have no idea whether this is usually the case for other webtoon stories anyway
getting into this being a Korean sourced anime production
I am personally pretty familiar with the whole anime production side of things
I've even visited a studio in the past but this is a special case I'm not
really sure how involved the author would be in this situation the author
isn't even in Japan on the flip side there is a really strong point here for
the anime version I do think the anime is capable of giving more structure to
this world just watching the first three episodes available you actually get a
sense of where you are the anime thankfully has been able to add much
more connective tissue that was needed I think especially at the beginning you
are getting more visuals to understand the world despite a lot of this meant to
be a mystery for you within the season when anime or it's a perfect time to get
into the animation topic I'm sure a lot of you will be mixed on this too so just
being direct the animation for this anime is a bit weird even if you've only
seen the first episode or a few minutes you'll notice something unique there is
like no shading at all this I found pretty interesting
I should reminds me of a lot of regular American cartoons stuff like spongebob
or Rick and Morty maybe even The Simpsons
honestly I'm not sure why they chose to go with this anime design style
I've already seen more than a few complaints about their supposedly being
bad animation or in looking cheap which is why I'm super curious how do you feel
do you like the animation is it an issue for you do you think it's cheap looking
or does it make it more unique to some extent I can't blame anyone being put
off by the looks alone I want to say it's distracting as this full CG anime
that some people like to hate on a good example being the new ghost in the show
anime but at least for me every now and then a scene or character main awkwardly
stand down although I do emphasize a minor nitpick
for me I do potentially seen this not aging as well as other anime mind with a
different style
I did mention the Demon Slayer comparison early on unlike that anime tariff God
does not have some super high quality animation to further elevate it and
screw it I'm gonna say it for some things I actually do prefer the comic
panels yes I'll give it to you insane some of the faces here in there look
weird or funny at times but so did other serious like attack on Titan early on
like most popular manga the art keep some improving as a series progresses
which brings up a different point I am super curious as they're gonna keep
this same art style for future seasons talking about feature of sequels
taraf god really reminds me of other anime like promise neverland or villain
saga where you got a strong intro into the world for the first season but most
of this is really just a setup for the actual story the true story begins going
forward into the future season to feature arcs which is why tower of god
in season 2 is where I don't really shine especially if it's 20 plus
episodes anyway let's talk about Japan do you think tower if God is popular
here in Japan definitely pause the video and post your dunks this is something I
don't see anyone talking about looking into the various things I'm about to get
into I don't really see tariff God taking off in Japan recall crunchyroll
being behind this crunchyroll is completely unknown in Japan there's
pretty much blocked for Japanese people to be Fred the Tower of God anime is
available on other Japanese streaming sites the real issue goes back to this
being a Korean comic you might know about the let's say sensitive history
between Japan and South Korea if you don't ask Google sensing living
in Japan over a year I've noticed how kpop and Korean food is very popular
here but the pretty much stops that that but then you have other Korean stuff in
general that's not too well-received even things like Samsung phones aren't
really a hit the sand Samsung is just left off completely anecdotal for this
video but I did ask my Japanese friends here forget about not even hearing about
the Tower of God anime not a single one had ever heard the name Tower of God or
the Japanese equivalent my further acid they even you would a webtoon was nope
knife
what teams themselves not promoting themselves heavily in Japan or even
manga company is trying to keep the focus on domestic Japanese comics in
other words manga I they try to find the actual Tower of God comic in Japanese
surprisingly but perhaps I shouldn't be surprised only half of it is even
translated in Japanese another part of the low interest in Japan might go back
to crunchyroll being at the head I think a lot of anime fans don't know about
this you may have heard about how weekly running anime or promos for the source
material the thing about that is that most anime here air is super late at an
elite I'm not really a good promotion was serviced at the actual word news for
the anime or property are various advertiser in place in Japan while the
anime is airing great examples are commercials or ad placements are
billboards trains buses or any of our else that gets a lot of foot traffic
these type of things will get your attention especially for newcomers for
this video I actually went to various popular spots here in Tokyo spots where
you often see these ad placements on buildings for example for my hero
academia that was in freakin Shibuya but then for Tower of God I did not see a
single one in comparison I did see some for other spring anime I saw a few for
the kingdom anime I even saw one for that lovely CGI ghost in the shell anime
in Shibuya oh yeah Netflix is paying the big bucks for that spot usually it would
be companies in the production comedian that would be pumping money into the
advertisement take something like demon sire Sao My Hero academia the common factor
all of these properties are Japanese any advertisement for the actual anime not
only promote the anime but various merch the gangs the source material car gains
any tie-in food items in other words a lot of things then you look back at our
of God it really only makes sense crunchyroll either wouldn't care or
wouldn't have the funds to further promote this in Japan
oh very briefly touch on this too although this isn't even getting into
how many anime fans may not be interested in something non Japanese I
surely don't know how big or small that could be and definitely be sure to share
your own feelings on the matter do you take issue about this being Korean
origin I do have a suspicion then it's not a huge chunk but people are gonna
get more vocal about this as time goes on this also isn't even touching on some
hardcore webtoon fans that may not be too
is with the way that the anime is handling their beloved property you can
be sure those people will get voco sooner or later putting together the
full picture for a tower of God is it gonna be 2020s demon slayer in terms of
quality and getting that massive worldwide loved by everyone definitely
not they're short 13-episode season and well
hold it back combined with low high coming from Japan tariff God will not
see the success like demon slayer instead I actually see him or assembly much more
my hair kadai mia season 1 anime fans enjoyed the my hair getting me a start
for what it was but in a similar fashion tariff God will really get kicked off
with the sequel season season to truly have that explosive potential on the
other hand if your instead of looking at a potential anime of the Year for 2020
you know crunchyroll behind their own crunchyroll Awards I don't see how they
wouldn't massively push their own produced anime
I see Tower of God at the very least guaranteed to be in the anime of the
year discussion for that award and hey you all saw what happened in 2019 they
freaking snubbed attack of Titan season 3
assuming no delays you still have big headers like Rezero, Sao attack on
Titan season 4 I wouldn't be too shocked if a few of those are not in the actual
anime of the year discussion keep a watch out for that either way at the end
of the day all of us anime fans win you get a plus-one enjoyable and may for the
year more coming - I am predicting Tower of God may not be the actual super
massive success that crunchyroll wants it to be but it'll be enough enough when
combined with all of their new anime projects
that'll justify funding future seasons besides imagine those season 2 for Tower
of God now that would be embarrassing especially with current you were already
funding future shield Hero sequels don't forget about Funimation - wanting
to play catch-up with the anime making business I am a super curious to see how
they come into this game but anyway that was just an anime theory
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