| Tower of God is heavily promoted by Crunchy roll. I see a mild war going on between the anime watchers and the webtoon readers. For webtoon readers mind: not many anime watchers are just starting a manga/webtoon to understand or appreciate the anime. So far what i have seen the anime itself disappoints me. The animation style is refreshing yet mediocre executed. The action lacks and there's no tension. We know the tower has to be brutal (with limited information given to us) but we don't get hyped up for confrontations, fights or possible threats. The characters are looking bland and dull. Especially because they lack proper interaction or originality. Take Bam as example, he is expressionless, slow af, slow to catch up, just stutters, is blindly thinking of one goal, etc. I would be okay with this with proper story building or character development, but there's none. In the scenes where there's no action it feels like the story drags. It feels slow and sluggish. I think Tower of God isn't worth the hype the way it is executed now. Do you agree or disagree and why? edit: Please refrain from "in the webtoon...." im strictly talking about the anime. |
2lifeApr 21, 2020 1:27 PM
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| Well, as a reader and now a watcher, here's what I can say: I can say that it's a slower story in general. Character development is slow over the course of the whole series (I mean even now, caught up on webtoon). Fortunately, it isn't so slow that the characters will stay the same for long periods of time. When I was reading the story Bam annoyed me a little. By the end of the first "season" of the webtoon though, he was fine. Just like the webtoon, the anime is something that should slowly draw you in with its characters and overarching story. Don't expect too much tension for now. Tension = Later. And if it is decided that there will be a second season, then prepare yourself for a HELL of a lot more tension and action. (A HELL OF A LOT MORE.) I'm stuck between disagreeing and agreeing. There's too much hype for how it's currently being executed right now. However, you do have to give Crunchyroll credit for trying to adapt something so popular among so many webtoon readers. I myself still think there is hope for the anime. After all, only a few episodes are out as of now. (I don't really write things like this, so I probably failed to accurately say what I wanted to say.) |
| I diagree because I´ve read the Webtoon and know what will come. The world is gigantic, the magic system (shinsu) is amazing and refreshing (since its unique), it has a really big cast while all characters are unique and easy to remember, the character development is amazing (like you said: Bam "blindly thinking of one goal" aka finding Rachel, but the worldbuilding wasnt even finished explained. Such a big world takes several episodes to understand. They arent really on the real tower right now, they just have to show what they can and get access to the floors. There will be plot twist, but you at least have to wait until the polt to twist has finished explaining so please just wait until the next few episodes. I recommend the reviews of this youtuber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw-7tmu_rME He gets some thinks wrong/didnt see some things because he havent read the webtoon but most of it can be found in the comments. Just watch it and you see how much you missed already. BerserkerXx said: How about you at the very least wait till the anime finishes adapting its first season, of which still only covers a small amount of the source material before claiming it to be of something. It doesn't take common sense to know that what is currently animated is far from what the story will be diving into, its just 3 episodes after all. So my advice is simple you may not like the first episodes now but there is no right to call something overrated or overhyped just based on its first epidsodes so just wait till the first season reaches its climax and then you can start your argument based on your own opinion. Yip. But unlike Naruto, Bleach, Reborn and most other long Anime, ToG will start much faster. Mod Edit: Merged duplicated posts; please use the edit button. |
MonkeyDHunterApr 30, 2020 9:13 AM
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| Realistically the visuals are underwhelming and lack the depth, the story from what I searched in the web comic itself is lack luster at best, so the only thing holding the party together is Kevin Penkin's sound, (which does did make the world of Made in Abyss feel so much more dynamic) but without the visuals and story to drive it along it's just a Kevin Penkin concert (not complaining). The whole wait to make conclusions deal from fans of all sorts of series idea is like when Jehovah's Witness hands me a pamphlet and say don't make a conclusion till you've read their bible. I've seen enough anime to make quick judgements about a series as to whether or not it is worth my time with minimal error and this show is not worth my time, and if you agree with my list to even a small degree then it's probably not worth your time either. |
Iridium410 said: Realistically the visuals are underwhelming and lack the depth, the story from what I searched in the web comic itself is lack luster at best, so the only thing holding the party together is Kevin Penkin's sound, (which does did make the world of Made in Abyss feel so much more dynamic) but without the visuals and story to drive it along it's just a Kevin Penkin concert (not complaining). The whole wait to make conclusions deal from fans of all sorts of series idea is like when Jehovah's Witness hands me a pamphlet and say don't make a conclusion till you've read their bible. I've seen enough anime to make quick judgements about a series as to whether or not it is worth my time with minimal error and this show is not worth my time, and if you agree with my list to even a small degree then it's probably not worth your time either. Where did you find that the story has no depth? If so, why is it in the top #30 by score? |
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Iridium410 said: Realistically the visuals are underwhelming and lack the depth, the story from what I searched in the web comic itself is lack luster at best, so the only thing holding the party together is Kevin Penkin's sound, (which does did make the world of Made in Abyss feel so much more dynamic) but without the visuals and story to drive it along it's just a Kevin Penkin concert (not complaining). The whole wait to make conclusions deal from fans of all sorts of series idea is like when Jehovah's Witness hands me a pamphlet and say don't make a conclusion till you've read their bible. I've seen enough anime to make quick judgements about a series as to whether or not it is worth my time with minimal error and this show is not worth my time, and if you agree with my list to even a small degree then it's probably not worth your time either. Have you read the webcomic itself? The anime is just an adaptation. Tower of God most definitely has depth. |
BerserkerXx said: How about you at the very least wait till the anime finishes adapting its first season, of which still only covers a small amount of the source material before claiming it to be of something. It doesn't take common sense to know that what is currently animated is far from what the story will be diving into, its just 3 episodes after all. i assume you know the 3 episode rule. i'm talking about visuals, story building, character presentation and more importantly character interactions. it all just seem dull now. To put this into perspective. In Arifureta first few episodes everything is shit, but if you continue watching it will be more shit. If you watched kill la kill you start epic and even astronomical super cosmic ultra awesome. What im saying is, for the amount of attention, the ads, crunchyroll praising it, on MAL main paige etc, it isn't as good as it should be. |
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BerserkerXx said: How about you at the very least wait till the anime finishes adapting its first season, of which still only covers a small amount of the source material before claiming it to be of something. It doesn't take common sense to know that what is currently animated is far from what the story will be diving into, its just 3 episodes after all. So my advice is simple you may not like the first episodes now but there is no right to call something overrated or overhyped just based on its first epidsodes so just wait till the first season reaches its climax and then you can start your argument based on your own opinion. Oh shut up he’s following the 3 ep rule. Of course there’s a reason to call something overhyped when the episodes don’t fit expectations for being praised to high heaven. His argument is backed by subjective examples from the show. So an argument is being influenced by personal bias huh? Never seen that before So some of us are aren’t comfortable with waiting 10 more weeks to form a viable argument. Hell yeah maybe I’ll continue waiting until Obe Piece gets finished until I decide if it’s overrated or not! |
| I have never seen an anime getting an overhyped thread in just 3 episodes. I guess it's a first for everything. >The characters look fine enough , I like the different approach they took with the art style. > Bam doesn't know about his past , and has connection with only Rachael , of course finding her will be his only goal. He is like a dog without its owner. Characters like him go through some shit and toughen up.I guess we should just give it time. You seriously didn't expect him to become a badass in 3rd fucking episode did you? I mean , how can someone go through these episodes and not feel multiple questions build inside them about the characters and the tower they seek to climb to the top of? I didn't read the webtoon , but I can already see this being at least an 7-8/10 adaptation. What do mean the "animation style" is refreshing? You mean art style right? Animation is pretty smooth most of the times. Then again we haven't seen a big fight till now where it truly shines , guess we will have to wait.. Just drop it if the story doesn't interest you at this point and you don't have the patience to wait for the story to develop a LITTLE more. Lelorop said: BerserkerXx said: How about you at the very least wait till the anime finishes adapting its first season, of which still only covers a small amount of the source material before claiming it to be of something. It doesn't take common sense to know that what is currently animated is far from what the story will be diving into, its just 3 episodes after all. So my advice is simple you may not like the first episodes now but there is no right to call something overrated or overhyped just based on its first epidsodes so just wait till the first season reaches its climax and then you can start your argument based on your own opinion. Oh shut up he’s following the 3 ep rule. Of course there’s a reason to call something overhyped when the episodes don’t fit expectations for being praised to high heaven. His argument is backed by subjective examples from the show. So an argument is being influenced by personal bias huh? Never seen that before So some of us are aren’t comfortable with waiting 10 more weeks to form a viable argument. Hell yeah maybe I’ll continue waiting until Obe Piece gets finished until I decide if it’s overrated or not! I also love to compare a seasonal anime with 13 episodes with a series which is airing for 10+ years! I suggest you to at least read what you have written before posting here, thank you. Mod Edit: Merged duplicated posts; post inbetween was removed |
MonkeyDHunterApr 30, 2020 9:16 AM
2life said: Tower of God is heavily promoted by Crunchy roll. I see a mild war going on between the anime watchers and the webtoon readers. For webtoon readers mind: not many anime watchers are just starting a manga/webtoon to understand or appreciate the anime. So far what i have seen the anime itself disappoints me. The animation style is refreshing yet mediocre executed. The action lacks and there's no tension. We know the tower has to be brutal (with limited information given to us) but we don't get hyped up for confrontations, fights or possible threats. The characters are looking bland and dull. Especially because they lack proper interaction or originality. Take Bam as example, he is expressionless, slow af, slow to catch up, just stutters, is blindly thinking of one goal, etc. I would be okay with this with proper story building or character development, but there's none. In the scenes where there's no action it feels like the story drags. It feels slow and sluggish. I think Tower of God isn't worth the hype the way it is executed now. Do you agree or disagree and why? edit: Please refrain from "in the webtoon...." im strictly talking about the anime. Maybe it's heavily promoted by CR...because they had a part in its production????? What was the point in even mentioning that? If anything, the story is moving to quickly, not to slow, so I don't get that complaint either. If you can't see what everyone else sees in the show, that's ok. Just drop it, instead of making threads like this. 2life said: BerserkerXx said: How about you at the very least wait till the anime finishes adapting its first season, of which still only covers a small amount of the source material before claiming it to be of something. It doesn't take common sense to know that what is currently animated is far from what the story will be diving into, its just 3 episodes after all. i assume you know the 3 episode rule. i'm talking about visuals, story building, character presentation and more importantly character interactions. it all just seem dull now. To put this into perspective. In Arifureta first few episodes everything is shit, but if you continue watching it will be more shit. If you watched kill la kill you start epic and even astronomical super cosmic ultra awesome. What im saying is, for the amount of attention, the ads, crunchyroll praising it, on MAL main paige etc, it isn't as good as it should be. Do you know what Business is? CR is producing the series. Learn to not get influenced by others' opinions and hype. That's all on you if you set yourself up for disappointment. It might help for you to wait for all episodes to be out, but it seems like you hate it, so you might as well drop it. Mod Edit: Merged duplicated posts; please use the edit button. |
MonkeyDHunterApr 30, 2020 9:16 AM
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2life said: Tower of God is heavily promoted by Crunchy roll. I see a mild war going on between the anime watchers and the webtoon readers. For webtoon readers mind: not many anime watchers are just starting a manga/webtoon to understand or appreciate the anime. So far what i have seen the anime itself disappoints me. The animation style is refreshing yet mediocre executed. The action lacks and there's no tension. We know the tower has to be brutal (with limited information given to us) but we don't get hyped up for confrontations, fights or possible threats. The characters are looking bland and dull. Especially because they lack proper interaction or originality. Take Bam as example, he is expressionless, slow af, slow to catch up, just stutters, is blindly thinking of one goal, etc. I would be okay with this with proper story building or character development, but there's none. In the scenes where there's no action it feels like the story drags. It feels slow and sluggish. I think Tower of God isn't worth the hype the way it is executed now. Do you agree or disagree and why? edit: Please refrain from "in the webtoon...." im strictly talking about the anime. I disagree with all your points because well, I read the webtoon I know the direction the story will take, Will there be character development from bam? Yes. However, I personally like to think that the main character of season 1 is not just Bam but also the rest of the characters. Season 1 gives almost all of the characters equal time compared to Bam. This current events is barely the beginning of season 1. It's a slow burning story but it's certainly not overhyped. |
| The big thing about ToG is that is the most popular "shonen" weebton and it has been years of fans wishing Santa for an anime adaptation, and Papa CR is doing it right now. Of course they will advertise everywhere the fact that they are putting money on it. Also, the webtoon is really good. While it is true that the adaptation is rushing a bit, the webtoon is easily a top contender for best ongoing shonen. I have read until chapter 161 and there is a lot to explore. Characters are deep and the fights get better. Also, why the fuck do you expect a 400+ chapters webtoon to explain everything in the first 3 episodes? Isn´t that stupid?. I guess people don´t remember that Naruto started being good in episode 30, Bleach after the first 20, Hunter x Hunter after the first arc, and One Piece after episode 200. |
DomineLkira said: I have never seen an anime getting an overhyped thread in just 3 episodes. I guess it's a first for everything. >The characters look fine enough , I like the different approach they took with the art style. > Bam doesn't know about his past , and has connection with only Rachael , of course finding her will be his only goal. He is like a dog without its owner. Characters like him go through some shit and toughen up.I guess we should just give it time. You seriously didn't expect him to become a badass in 3rd fucking episode did you? I mean , how can someone go through these episodes and not feel multiple questions build inside them about the characters and the tower they seek to climb to the top of? I didn't read the webtoon , but I can already see this being at least an 7-8/10 adaptation. What do mean the "animation style" is refreshing? You mean art style right? Animation is pretty smooth most of the times. Then again we haven't seen a big fight till now where it truly shines , guess we will have to wait.. Just drop it if the story doesn't interest you at this point and you don't have the patience to wait for the story to develop a LITTLE more. Yes, thank you for being the good person who hasn't read it but will still give it a chance. |
| I heard a rumor somewhere that the 4th episode is being directed by a bigshot, let see from there to judge the show to see if there is anything at all to be felt. |
| Let me get this clear to you: I don't hate the series. Phew that is said, okay scroll back and carefully read what I actually type there. If you read a manga you know what happens and ofcourse most manga readers have their pointers set on their own imagination of the manga (e.g. how you interpret the manga). "But why even bother/ask why the series would be overhyped?" To explain this it is the easiest to give concrete example rather than generic saying, "Oh the webtoon is good". 1. If i would have judged Fate/Stay by it first 3 episodes and dropped i would have been right, there's a consistent quality and you guild pretty much guess what happens. 2. The story in gurren lagan would diverge greatly in the first 3 episodes. Every episode is a divergence of the last, thus making it interesting and developed. It also knows how to put much information into just one episode. 3. Miss kobayashi maid or senko-san is quiet linear. If you've seen the show you know what im aiming at. You see what you get and you know what comes. 4. The events diverge but the presentation is consistent. This is best seen in Inferno Cop or Nekopara. They way the show is represented and how the animation is executed heavily impact the "quality" of the anime. If Tower of God falls in category 1 or 3 then i would say that the hype isn't worth it. For all the webtoon readers who feel to attacked and but-hurt because i talk about their fav manwha, that is exactly what discussions are for. I'm not here to shoot you guys down, I simply want your analysis on the ANIME and tell me what is wrong or good from the ANIME |
2lifeApr 22, 2020 12:02 AM
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| Well, I guess it should be expected that this topic would be brought up at some point. If we're talking strictly about the source material then yes, it definitely deserves all the hype around it. The anime, however, doesn't. At all. Not only did the anime massively dumbed down the dialogue but it also cut out a lot of scenes/important info which would've cleared many potential doubts and confusion that the anime-onlys might have had about some of the things that were shown up until now(and here I'm especially referring to the first episode, although the dialogue of the other two episodes is not particularly great either). And yes, I know that considering the number of episodes that this season has, the studio doesn't have that much room to include all the details and what-not but they still could've done a better job with the pacing as proof by the second and third episode that, while still missing some important characterization (for example Lero Ro's line right after the humiliation of that sniper guy, when he returned to Bam which shows you a glimpse of his worldview and a very interesting side to his character) among other things, they were still way better directed and more true to the source material. I mean, they made the first episode's pacing so fast even Sonic would have trouble catching up. Now leaving the pacing and the details aside, the only real complaints I have about is episode 1. Particularly, the changes to the actual reason for why Yuri helped the MC and the real conversation between Bam and Black March that would've at least made some sense as to why she thought he was cute and decided to lend her strength to him. But no, let's just change all that to "you have a cute face, therefore I'll help you out." Seriously? Who the heck even comes up with these lines? And I know they've kinda hinted at Yuri's real motivation right before leaving Headon's floor but honestly, it feels more like an afterthought the way they decided to show it. They also messed up the foreshadowing in this episode(Some of you know exactly what I'm talking about). Because of that, some future events will seem like asspulls now. So in short, as a webtoon reader, I'm very disappointed with this adaptation. At least for now, this feels like a fanfiction not the amazing ToG I know. |
GhostRO123Apr 22, 2020 12:49 AM
Kinben69 said: ToG is also the only series out of the big 3 of Manhwa to have a long way to go till the end, and have a big solid fanbase that is still growing. last I checked ToG chapters get 2x the likes of GoH and is nowhere near ending (estimate 10 more years), while I heard GoH is ending soon. If they want to start early ToG is the best to start. That or maybe only Telecom cared enough to work on it early while the other two were bogged down by other projects.Guys you should remember that webtoons weren`t big when tower of god started. It was mostly a hobby not a job like manga artists are nowadays. The art was lackluster and the story was pretty much all over the place. But it got really good and that`s why it`s really hyped by us, webtoon readers. Dragon ball the original anime is really overlooked compared to it`s sequel Dragon ball Z because at first Dragon ball was originally meant to be a comedy gag manga. If you want a webtoon that starts strong from like the first season that would be God of Highschool which will get the anime adaptation in summer. Unfortunately you won`t see in 13 episodes why Tower of God is so hyped so everybody will think it was just overhyped. I don`t think Tower of God was the right manhwa to make an anime for if you want webtoons to get more anime adaptations. You need something with immediate impact. |
| Dont see how its over hyped the webtoon is really good... |
Veribal said: Actually the progress or pace of Tower of God is quite slow and as far as I can see the anime adaptation is staying loyal to the manhwa, and it has been announced that there will only be a total of 13 eps. Personally, I don't think its enough to showcase Tower of God knowing how slow it is,. If you don't like slow paced anime then just drop it. This anime needs 3 season minimum to really show how amazing it is. I read the manhwa and I can tell you it was worth it. I agree. I just started reading the manhwa this week and I'm already on volume 200. The pacing in the animation had been kinda slow but it starts true to its source. All I gotta say is this next test is really going to win over a lot of fans without going to deep So if people can wait a couple episodes for that arc it will be worth the wait. . |
| It is Crunchyroll Orignal of course they will promote it. They have in hand in it's production. I rather have more manhwa anime adaption than generic isekai trash anime from Japan. |
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| I gave it a 2/10 because it felt really bad in terms of story and snob mention how it feels ''generic'' when it was by the first episode |
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| Is water wet? This show is being carried by shills and webtoon fans. Not very different from the usual overhyped light novel isekais. |
| I think the hype and expectation were earned considering the huge success of the source. Other completely different story is if the adaptation actually lives up to it or not. |
Ferien said: I think the hype and expectation were earned considering the huge success of the source. Other completely different story is if the adaptation actually lives up to it or not. I literally say "Please refrain from "in the webtoon...." im strictly talking about the anime", thus i cannot understand why you would praise the webtoon instead. Ofcourse im talking about the adaptation from NOW. And if you feel the need to comment make it well built and backed up with examples |
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2life said: Ferien said: I think the hype and expectation were earned considering the huge success of the source. Other completely different story is if the adaptation actually lives up to it or not. I literally say "Please refrain from "in the webtoon...." im strictly talking about the anime", thus i cannot understand why you would praise the webtoon instead. Ofcourse im talking about the adaptation from NOW. And if you feel the need to comment make it well built and backed up with examples Lol I haven't even read the source and I won't ever do, I don't care. I was just saying that the success of the source is huge, I'm aware it is a well-received work and thus it is understandable the anime adaptation had gotten a lot of expectation from existing fans and curious newcomers. |
| This week episode got the fanboys wild up to the point it made me wanna laugh me pants off XDDDD |
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| I know some people like to abide by the three episode rule, but calling a show overhyped after less than half of the first season has released is pretty premature. I haven't read the source material personally, but it seems clear that we're still currently in the opening section of the story. Now I'm not saying you can't dislike what has been released so far, I found the first episode rather underwhelming myself, but hold off on judging the story and characters until we've seen where they're going. Just saying, many people love Hunter x Hunter but its first arc is only preview of what would come later. You couldn't realistically write off the series after watching half of the Hunter Exam arc, and I think the same is true in this show's case. |
| No, Tower of God is not overhyped. You should be able to understand why by this week's episode as well as the next one. |
| Yes and no. I heard about it but not that much. Not many people were excited about this one or any of the other ones they are making. |
| Overhyped, I believe so. Check the reviews and other threads, most of them are readers who trying to push for a season 2. Most of them talk about how the webtoon itself being great which is probably true. However, people don't bother looking at it from an anime perspective only. They continue to hinting the spoilers favoritism of certain chara from the original source that they read. I never see any series go this length where people give out indirect/direct spoilers on an anime forum. |
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| Serious question When you ask this type of question, did you expect the fans to say "Yes, it is overhyped dogshit" And did you also expect people who dislike it to say "No, I actually think it's really good" Why ask when the answers could not be more obvious |
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kHorizins said: I agree whole heartedly i believe the lack of patience people have is quite ridiculous Prefacing that I love the show so far (even though it has issues), but I absolutely agree with what you're saying. I remember One Piece not clicking immediately and taking a while to get going, Naruto was not doing too hot until the Chuunin Exams, Hunter x Hunter for me only started to get great from Yorknew period, Gintama is one of the most beloved anime out there and I know a decent amount that wasn't the biggest fan of its first 50 episodes. The biggest problem is that the medium has changed. Now with many seasonals airing and more variety than ever, and with content being more direct and easy to understand from the beginning itself, and with our average mindsets just having shorter attention spans, and even the Crunchyroll promotions and manhwa readers' hype, a lot of external factors are involved with people not having patience with this show. It's a shame but the medium has changed from mechas and psychological shows being the phase in anime, to slice of life, rom-coms and isekais nowadays. Since it's much quicker, punchier and easier to get without having a slow start whilst with shows like Tower of God, it's a journey to getting to know more details (although like I said, I acknowledge the adaptation has flaws despite loving it when it comes to pacing). |
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