English: Tower of God
Synonyms: Sin-ui Tap
Japanese: 神之塔 -Tower of God-
Season: Spring 2020
Tower of God (Korean: 신의 탑; RR: Sin-ui Tap) is a South Korean web manhwa written and illustrated by S.I.U. It has been serialized in Naver’s webtoon platform Naver Webtoon since June 30, 2010, with the individual chapters collected and published by Young Com into two volumes as of April 2020. Tower of God received official English translations by WEBTOON in 2014.
In Japan, the web manhwa received an anime television series adaptation by Telecom Animation Film that premiered on April 1, 2020 on Naver Series On. It also premiered on Japanese television the same night at 12:30 a.m. JST, which is technically April 2. Crunchyroll will carry the Japanese broadcast version of the anime.
Synopsis:
There is a tower that summons chosen people called “Regulars” with the promise of granting their deepest desires. Whether it be wealth, fame, authority, or something that surpasses them all—everything awaits those who reach the top.
Twenty-Fifth Bam is a boy who had only known a dark cave, a dirty cloth, and an unreachable light his entire life. So when a girl named Rachel came to him through the light, his entire world changed. Becoming close friends with Rachel, he learned various things about the outside world from her. But when Rachel says she must leave him to climb the Tower, his world shatters around him. Vowing to follow after her no matter what it takes, he sets his sight on the tower, and a miracle occurs.
Thus begins the journey of Bam, a young boy who was not chosen by the Tower but opened its gates by himself. They call his kind “Irregulars”—beings that have shaken the very foundation of the Tower each time they set foot inside it.
Opening theme: “TOP” by Stray Kids
Ending theme: “SLUMP” by Stray Kids