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Shinokami_ said: Before the credit scene, jyu viole grace finally make his first appearance. Can we take that as unofficial statement for season 2 approval? not yet, they even remove something important for s2. Like the ring, and Lero Ro mission to go for 77th floor |
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| Well, I guess that wasn't complete dogshit, but the show was still highly disappointing. The world-building sucks in the show. At least from what we've been shown so far, I got no reason to care about the world therein. Especially with the power system. Bam was essentially given awesome powers to him in a blink of an eye. Seriously? On top of that, he is the same cookie-cutter MC we've seen a million times at this point. He doesn't not change from the beginning to the end of the show besides a damn haircut and him getting sponsorship from Nike. The supporting cast isn't much better either, filling some sort of caricature without developing beyond that. They gave no reason for me to care about them. I don't even want to go into the terrible pacing and tonal whiplash this show had. Seriously, shows like Hunter x Hunter and Made in Abyss are better versions of this show. 5/10 |
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| Can someone put the differences in a spoiler tag regarding what happens in this episode compared to what happens in the original material? I'm curious to know what did they change exactly that got most of the fans to hate the episode |
| Hmm its nice that we got to see the first trials that Rachel faced after leaving Bam in the past. But to think that she was there when Bam faced the first trial. Still the choices that she was forced to take up contrasted well with Bam's actions. Hearing her thoughts as she see's Bam gradually eclipse her and become the star that she so desires sure was interesting. Though i wonder was it worth it in terms of emotional trauma. Overall a solid finale that managed to do well in expanding upon Rachel's character while also showing how the admin's plan progressed as the series progressed. In the end while the tale ended badly for Bam it also served to establish a strong foundation for the second season that will see Bam and Rachel fight as enemies in their respective quests. |
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| Based on the hype around the manwha, I kinda feel a little underwhelmed. ToG just seemed like it could have been a lot more interesting. It wasn't that the plot wasn't interesting enough to carry everything, but it was that the characters were pretty shitty tbh. Bam's naivete gets annoying real fucking quick, Khun almost seems like he could be an interesting character, and Rak appears to serve no real purpose in the narrative besides being loud and caring about Bam. And then the entire supporting cast is pretty shitty. What especially irked me is when the test takers all come together (at some point in the latter half of the season) and say stuff like : "we won't abandon Bam!" Jesus, 6-8 episodes ago you all were in a battle royale to the death in order to climb the fucking tower and now you're all best buds? Even when they're supposed to go and make "friends" (like getting a bunch of signatures and stuff), I felt like there should have been quite a lot more distrust and paranoia going around, especially given that the Tower is meant to be a treacherous place where loyalty and friendship don't matter in the face of death and terror. Overall, ToG just falls into too many shounen tropes to be good. Hopefully, the manwha is better, and Bam becomes more of a character than a human cream puff. |
Lax_Caux said: So, CR did not announced season 2, but it seems that is liklely to we have it; The sucess is indoubtable, in views and in scores given. Popularity & score are not the important things... merch & bluray sells are the important parts. |
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| The protagonist is the typical standard MC and I didn't like him, I hope that what the girl did with him changes his personality a little. This story could have taken the normal route and he could have gone up with the girl and his new friends. But this turnaround may have been a good thing. Some things make me confused even if I pay close attention, but there are only 13 episodes so that's okay, I don't care about the characters or the fights I want to know more about worldbuilding and lore. It was good, but the only thing I don't accept is Rachel's motivation is ... 'whatever'. It looks like they tried to force a Griffith-type-character. |
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| I saw a lot of people annoyed with how half the episode felt like a re-cap but, honestly, it was good to know Rachel's perspective on things. I dislike anime that get a bit too singular in their focus. Off to the webtoon to read the rest xD 8/10 |
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emraanash said: How many chapter they covered? and was it rushed? almost 80 manhwa chapters... yes a lot of things were cut. |
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dc22 said: Finally this trash is over. Rachel would be a good character if her motivations weren't so vague/basic. Solid 1/10 You're a masochist, right? why else would you watch to the end something that you cleary hated... :dafuq: |
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| I hope Bam doesn't continue being such an incredible simp after the object of his affections basically tried to murder him in order to fulfill her insane ambitions. An ok series. Nothing more and nothing less. The source material must be much better the way people rave on about it. |
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| It wasn't the perfect adaptation, but tbf there is only one major change that I didn't like. Otherwise, the voice acting was top tier, the music was FKN AMAZING, and I really like the art style they went with. I just for the love of god hope that they don't plan on ending this now and not continuing it further on, because there are sooooo many things I want to see animated and voiced! But yea, I'm really pleased with the adaptation! 8/10 and a gold star for showing us Viole! |
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| This anime was amazing omg. I especially loved Rachel and Rak!!! I can't wait for season 2!!! |
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| This bitch really DID betray our man smh. I expected Bam to be more angry at the end but oh well. it was an okay show 7/10 |
tottobennington said: dc22 said: Finally this trash is over. Rachel would be a good character if her motivations weren't so vague/basic. Solid 1/10 You're a masochist, right? why else would you watch to the end something that you cleary hated... :dafuq: Yes I watched Ousama Game too. You can have fun watching trashy stuff sometimes. As long as it's not +100 episodes. |
| Has it clear pacing issues but aside from that it was decent. Call me biased cause I read the manhwa years ago so it was somewhat nostalgic to watch 7/10 at best |
| @tottobennington I mean some people watch shows like Boku no Pico, Mars Destruction or Ousama game to lower their overall mean score :v |
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| OMFG, that ending gave me chills! It made me so angry that Rachel not only betrayed Bam and didn't feel a thing about it but also, that his friends are basically gonna carry her weak ass all the way to the top of the Tower. She's the most selfish, sly and vile person and the fact that she tried to kill her best friend just so she could see some bloody stars is plain twisted! A season 2 NEEDS to happen! I feel like Bam is going to change drastically after that betrayal and I wanna see what becomes of him without his adoration of Rachel. I'm definitely going to read the webtoon cause I just need to know what happens next now! |
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Farabeuf said: I hope Bam doesn't continue being such an incredible simp after the object of his affections basically tried to murder him in order to fulfill her insane ambitions. One can only dream. I have a bad feeling that the next time Rachel and Bam meet, he's going to have forgiven her or some bullshit like that. |
cchigu said: Koon: your typical sidekick of the incompetent MC that takes a liking to the MC for god knows what reason (Killua that you?).  I mean, how can you be this clueless.. |
| Mixed feelings, tons of changes to this episode, maybe it works but I wouldn't call it faithful and at many points it feels like the anime is trying to convey something different about the characters compared to the manhwa. Lots of dialogue and interactions between characters was modified. They are all subtle changes but together they kind of add up to give off a different feeling. They tried to humanize Rachel too much, the way they did it here will likely work for anime-only watchers but for source readers, it feels off. They almost make it seem like Rachel didn't want to do this, that she was somehow forced(manipulated?) into betraying Ba'am with inclusions of her feeling apologetic or concerned about the dark choices she will have to make. They try to show her as the gentle person Baam thinks she is, eventually driven mad by the tower but the catch here is that, Rachel was always like that (As Headon rightfully says). The way she's characterized in the manhwa is almost in exact contrast to Baam. Take what Baam feels about her and negate everything and you have how Rachel feels about Baam. The scene with Rachel laughing is actually a very nice touch and would've worked really well had they kept the original dialogue and characterization. In fact there is a very similar scene in S2 of the manhwa where Rachel laughs like this, I wonder if they just took that and inserted here. I'm not going to nitpick on the various other subtle changes to every scene, but sometimes it feels like those scenes give off an entirely meaning. For example trying reading the scene between Lero Ro and Quant. The changes are a little subtle but the meaning of the scene is almost completely changed, the same thing goes for the scene with Baam and Hwa-Ryun at the very end. The interactions between Rachel, Hansung and Hwa-Ryu are pretty important in my opinion and they skipped it. Many more changes too so yeah, mixed feelings. Overall, I think it's great that this happened but I'm not incredibly excited about how it happened. Too many subtle changes to the script I think bubbled up to convey completely different meanings in various scenes. Some of the changes are acceptable, some feel like they shouldn't have happened at all. I wish they would have stuck panel by panel with the manhwa while including some bonus comedy/action scenes but with the constraint of time I guess they weren't able to do that. Probably could've been one of most favorite shows had it been more faithful, and as someone who reread the manhwa after this started airing, the changes are way more obvious which kinda hurts a lot. Nevertheless, I still enjoyed this caused seeing Tower of God animated was super cool. The production was pretty sweet, OST was great and the art style was unique. If only the script had stuck closer to the manhwa. 7/10 |
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| Confusing finale with unanswered mystery. The first half consist how Rachel being a antagonist, she just want to become a star. And second half is set up for future season. And the tease at the end long haired Bam? Nothing happens significant to the story but how the event has pass on the whole season. To feel that its a good execution but its not with cutting and rushing to reach this climax. It felt unearned and underwhelming. Overall ToG is overhyped and nothing special about it. But im gonna watch the 2nd season because im curious how Bam becomes and Rachel too. Simp/10 |
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| This adaptation was underwhelming in pretty much every regard, except the music. It didn't look good, wasn't animated that much and compositing is one of the worse I've seen so far. The story also wasn't done justice at all which was the biggest problem, but you get what you can... Regardless of all that it managed to turn out to be somewhat enjoyable, tough most of episodes were kinda boring. Could've been such a cool anime if done properly but oh well. Hopefully season 2, if there is going to be one, is better made. |
TsarkoJun 24, 2020 1:51 PM
MigthyDoom said: anime-prime said: A lot of revelations and reveals in this episode. If only the build up was as strong as this episode. Good music integration here as well. A very Ghost in the Shell like sound. While explaining a lot that has transpired throughout the series, they just bring up more future questions, which is a great way to build hype for a second season. They finally gave Rachel some character...still waiting for Bam to get some though. I am very excited to see what will happen in the second season. There is a lot of potential. Bam is going to have his character development in S2 While I can't wait for that to happen, a good adaptation knows when to add stuff to fill in the weak links of the source material, instead of adding stuff which makes it harder to understand and removing stuff to make the weak links even more brittle. |
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Shadzzo said: Well as an anime only, this episode was somewhat better than the other ones. It felt really rushed as always and felt like lots of details were missing. I cant decide if this is a 5/10 or 6/10 right now. If i just rate by this last episode, its a 6/10. But... Didn't feel any connection to any of the characters throughout the series. Didn't feel any excitement in any scene either. Animation was mediocre to bad. Even the character relationships felt flat and fake. Interactions were kept to a minimum. Opening and general ost was nice tho. Voice acting was okay as well. The red head girl we saw at the end and Endorsi were pretty cute. These are the only positives i can think of. I think i will stay with a 5/10 on this. That pretty much sums up my thoughts about this anime. I will only change it to a 6/10 and add Yuri (the black haired princess) to the positive things. |
OwezJun 24, 2020 2:02 PM
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| I already read ahead but i still liked how it ended! :) |
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| Not shabby, was a pretty decent ending overall. Saori killing it with her voice acting as always. |
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| Ending on a cliffhanger huh? I kind of figured seeinv how things were going. So Rachel is so desperate she'd do anything, and it looks like the Caretaker took her up on the offer. My question is, does the girly looking guy know thay Bam is still alive and being helped by the red head? She imples that it'll be a time before Bam sees Rachel again, so I would assume there will be somewhat of a time skip. I'm hoping we see a sequel soon, as I enjoyed this first season and it seems to be moderately successful. As for the season as a whole, I enjoyed myself. It was boring or slow at points, but many of the tests were fun. The art style is attractive. the animation was above average, and I like the music. Character designs and the story reminded me somewhat of HunterxHunter. Things were weird and different; some had wings, extra eyes, or magical items, and others werent even human. This diverse cast make things interesting and keeps you on your toes because you never know who or what you'll see next. I would like to see more explanation on how things work and overall world building. It's clear that there's a big mystery behind how things work, but I'd like them to start explaining more. As well as more back story for characters like Khun. I think the success for Crunchy and Webtoon will continue with the God of Highschool, and if so, I think a sequel to ToG is definitely in the cards. Overall, I give it a 7/10 |
SenpaiMars-Barz said: but they teased at the end. Which I think is Bam. Its crunchy, its like shield hero they gonna announce it.chriskor022 said: Confusing finale with unanswered mystery. The first half consist how Rachel being a antagonist, she just want to become a star. And second half is set up for future season. And the tease at the end long haired Bam? Nothing happens significant to the story but how the event has pass on the whole season. To feel that its a good execution but its not with cutting and rushing to reach this climax. It felt unearned and underwhelming. Overall ToG is overhyped and nothing special about it. But im gonna watch the 2nd season because im curious how Bam becomes and Rachel too. Simp/10 Don't judge the series by this adaptation.....they put 76 chapters in 13 episodes, and ToG chapters are pretty long by webtoon standards. They cut out a lot, and made the whole arc a lot more underwhelming. Also I don't think there will be a season 2.....at least not immediately. The way they changed the ending leads me to think that there is going to be no season 2..... |
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Ellenwitch said: Now we finally understand Rachel's side. We can see her true colours now too. She really is an asshat. Also oof, I really felt Rak's cries there, that really broke my heart. Overall, would love to see more. Yeah, Rak's cries cut right through me. |
| Rachel truly is a sad, weak, lonely, miserable character. I'm still baffled how people enjoy calling her a B***h. Why make it so special? Her story was a much sadder version of Scar betraying Mufasa, or Thanos vs his "daughter" and I don't remember people b***ching about Scar or Thanos being the worst! Contain you hatred people, it's not even that big of a deal!.. I'm more annoyed with Khun fan-girling over Bam... |
| Shame that there seemed to be a lot content cut out of the series. If there is a second season I hope it is better. |
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