Tower of God

The Tower of God premise is simple and strange: whoever makes it to the tower's summit wins everything, including power and status. Bam grew up in a dark shelter with only Rachel for company, and when she vanishes to climb the tower so she can see the stars, he follows her into the enormous structure. Inside, he faces trials, strange rules, and powerful opponents while forming uneasy alliances. The series focuses on Bam's stubborn loyalty, Rachel's ambitions, and the strange ethics of a world where everyone sacrifices to reach the top, all without giving away the twists that change what the climb really costs.

Premiered in 2020, the anime adapts SIU's long-running Korean webtoon, with Erika Yoshida credited on the adaptation team. The series features Japanese voice talent including Taichi Ichikawa as Bam, Nobuhiko Okamoto as Khun, and Yuma Uchida as Ja Wangnan, among others.

It didn't sweep mainstream awards, and there aren't major Oscars or Emmys attached to the show, but it earned solid recognition within anime communities and fan polls. Industry attention and online discussions helped lift its profile beyond the original webtoon readership, even if it wasn't a trophy magnet.

The adaptation left a clear mark on fandom culture, sparking memes, cosplays, and passionate online debates about character motives and moral ambiguity. Scenes and character designs became shareable moments on social platforms, and the show helped introduce many viewers to webtoon source material and serialized digital comics.

Critical and fan reception has been generally positive, reflected in an aggregate vote of about 8.22/10 from nearly 500 voters. Reviewers often praised the series for its layered worldbuilding, memorable antagonists, and the tension between friendship and ambition, while some critiques pointed to pacing and adaptation choices that shifted tone from the original webtoon. Overall, it resonates as a dark fantasy about desire, loyalty, and the costs of power.