The combination adds to the mythic feeling of the series, and the promise of more to the series than just a glorified video game.Its striking animation style like hand-drawn sketches or charcoal drawings brought to vibrant life sets it apart from most other animes out there, and certainly from the uncanny 3D-animated titles that Netflix has been churning out.
Tower Of God Series Than JustWhich is good, considering the plot of the first episode of this fantasy-adventure series is pretty slim. The new original anime from Crunchyroll a longtime anime streaming website that is finally starting to break into the competitive streaming wars Tower of God doesnt bother with world-building or lengthy character introductions, despite the abundance of both that appear to lurk beneath the surface. ![]() A magic element called Shinsu flows throughout the Tower, which is ruled by the residents of the top levels. The lower-level residents are left to battle their way up each level of the tower, each of which is as massive and large as a continent. But you know as little about the rules of this world as Bam, a young boy who has lost all memory of his past. After his only friend Rachel enters the Tower to see the stars, Bam desperately races after her and finds himself battling mythic monsters and fellow residents to make his way to the top. I only say potential because the first episode was so light on explanation that a few minutes in, I was wondering if I had missed something. Many anime fantasy series of this scope spend its first half hour setting up its premise, with a build-up that can almost be more complex than the episodic adventures that would follow. Or you will get a contemporary protagonist who plays the perfect audience surrogate to which everything can be explained in lengthy exposition dumps. But they only reveal to him the bare minimum, lining up his next task, and nothing else. Its refreshing not to be dumped with exposition right away barring a warmly illustrated piece of mythic narration at the beginning of the episode introducing the tale of Rachel, the girl who wanted to see the stars but frustratingly obscure. It struck me that this style of storytelling, along with the narrow story structure makes Tower of God more akin to a video game than a rich fantasy tale. You have your NPCs, who dole out bits and pieces of information, and you have your different levels that each present different challenges and quests. But there are pieces of intriguing character and world-building that make Tower of God intriguing enough to stick with. A solemn, fantastical figure who looks like a Digimon crossed with an anthropomorphic rabbit, Header cuts a fascinating figure perversely enjoying toying with Bam, and clearly knowing more than he lets on. The test that he grants Bam is a death match with a giant eel monster, which a passing princess of the Tower, Yuri, protests against. Taking a liking to Bam, Yuri lends him her special sword Black March, which helps him pass the test. But just as soon as we meet these characters, theyre out of the picture, as Bam quickly gets beamed up to the next level an open grassy world where the contestants engage in a bloody battle royale. We get little of their childhood together too, only shown their first meeting in a quick flashback that barely builds out their world. While I had the sinking feeling that Bams lack of a personality was even more indicative that Tower of God is little more than a stylish video game, Im willing to give the series the benefit of the doubt if only because eye-catching animation style is so spectacularly artful. The art style pays homage to webtoon artist Lee Jong-hui s style, but its soft lines and bright, hard colors give Tower of God a wonderfully messy, homemade look like pop art animation by way of Ralph Bakshi. The series draws attention to the contrast between its 2D character designs and 3D backgrounds and objects, adding an extra layer of artifice to the swirling elements in Headers staff or the too-bright textures of the sunlight.
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