Spring begins well in the world of anime with the arrival of Tower of God. A new episode available every week on Crunchyroll.
A fascinating synopsis
Tower of God is the anime adaptation of a South Korean webcomic whose Crunchyroll is the producer alongside Webtoon. Manga fans will not be disappointed by what this Japanese animation offers. TELECOM ANIMATION FILM takes care of the animation. SOLA ENTERTAINMENT manages the production management. The story of this series inevitably stands out thanks to a few important details. This anime features a 135-story tower, floors that must be climbed so that all your wishes are granted at the top. Rachel wants to get to the top to see the stars. Bam wants to save Rachel who means everything to him. On each floor, there are challenges where you can find death… It turns out that Bam is described as "irregular". What does that mean?
Concordances with Hunter X Hunter
For now, only five episodes have been released, but the anime already nails us by its rather mysterious plot. The soundtrack also plays a key role during important scenes. The music is made by Kevin Penkin, known for his exceptional work on the anime Made in Abyss.We can see that on The opening and ending, it is the popular K-pop group Stray Kids who was designated to seduce us. On the other hand, during the episodes, it is with other registers of music that the soundtrack takes you. During the scenes, we face epic or even mystical music, which fits perfectly with the anime and the story. This allows us to be immersed even more in this universe. In the story of this anime, we can easily make the connection with the famous anime Hunter x Hunter. Especially with the arc of the Hunter exam where they have to pass several tests. It should be noted that SIU's assistant director, Hirokazu Hanai, had worked on Hunter X Hunter in 2011 before embarking on Tower of God. 
In Tower of God and Hunter X Hunter, the connection is also made in the difficulty and reflection of the tests. The two main characters, Bam and Khun, also develop a certain complicity and naivety similar to that of Gon and Kirua.
Bam, a character that stands out from all
On the other hand, the most striking and different thing about this anime compared to other productions is the weakness of Bam, the main character of this work. No anime of this genre has a weak character in combat. Even if for some we see the character becoming stronger, they already have appetites. He has almost nothing in his favor for the fight. Apart from a sword to say the least… elusive. We are not at the end of our troubles with the secrets and mysteries that Tower of God contains. Going back to Bam, many points remain unresolved, which is not common for a main character.In comparison, Gon in Hunter X Hunter, we know his identity and origin. Let's take another example: In Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Edward Elric is featured in the first few episodes. This is also the case of Luffy in One Piece. Bam, we don't know him, we don't know where he comes from, or who he is. We get to know and discover him at the same time as the people around him. We know more about Khun who is a secondary character. All these points make the anime very intriguing and on the one hand increases the intensity around the different puzzles. On top of that, the tower itself is filled with uncertainties. We don't know what awaits Bam and Rachel but we want to know more.
The essential anime of this spring 2020
The plot is well turned, the drawings remind us of Devilman Crybaby (hoping for an equally striking ending), drawings that stand out, with beautiful colors and beautiful lines. The soundtrack takes us to every melody, at the right time, and to the right scenes. Hoping that it continues on this path. Tower of God episode 6 in vostfr is broadcast this Wednesday, May 6 on Crunchyroll.
Trailer
https://youtu.be/nS0dK4irCgU
