List of Tower of God episodes

Promotional poster for the first season of the Tower of God anime

Tower of God is an anime television series based on S.I.U.'s manhwa series of the same name. The anime adaptation was initially announced at Seoul Comic-Con in August 2019. The series, titled Kami no Tō -Tower of God- (神之塔 -Tower of God-), began releasing in April 2020 simultaneously in Japan, South Korea, and the United States.[1][2] The first season was produced by Telecom Animation Film, with Aniplex subsidiary Rialto Entertainment responsible for Japanese production, and Sola Entertainment providing production management.[2][3] The series premiered on April 1, 2020, on South Korea's Naver Series On and television network Aniplus,[4] and in Japan from April 2 to June 24, 2020, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[5][a] The season was directed by Takashi Sano, with Hirokazu Hanai as assistant director, Erika Yoshida in series composition, Masashi Kudo and Miho Tanino in character designs, and Kevin Penkin composed the soundtrack.[6] The opening theme song is "Top",[7] while the ending theme song is "Slump"; both performed by the K-pop band Stray Kids in Japanese, English, and Korean for the respective language dubs.

Crunchyroll streamed the Japanese broadcast of the series as a co-production under its "Crunchyroll Originals" label.[2][8][9] Viz Media licensed the series for home video distribution in North America and released it on Blu-ray on January 18, 2022.[10][11]

In August 2022, during their industry panel at Crunchyroll Expo, Crunchyroll announced that a second season was in production.[12] It is produced by The Answer Studio and directed by Akira Suzuki, with Kazuyoshi Takeuchi serving as chief director.[13] The season premiered on July 7, 2024, and airs in two consecutive story arc cours.[14] For the first cour covering the "Ōuji no Kikan" (王子の帰還, Return of the Prince) story arc, the opening theme song is "Rise Up", while the ending theme song is "Believe"; both performed by NiziU.[15] For the second cour covering the "Kōbō-sen" (工房戦, Workshop Battle) story arc, the opening theme song is "Night", while the ending theme song is "Falling Up"; both performed by Stray Kids.[16]

  1. ^ 이기범 (August 5, 2019). 한국 웹툰은 ‘마블’이 될 수 있을까 (in Korean). Bloter. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 25, 2020). "Crunchyroll Unveils 7 'Crunchyroll Originals' Works Including Tower of God, Noblesse, God of High School". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 15, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Aniplex Subsidiary Rialto Entertainment Works on Tower of God Animated Work". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 4, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Aniplus [@ANIPLUSTV] (March 20, 2020). 【2020년 애니플러스 2분기 신작 방영 안내】 『신의 탑』 ☞ 방영일정 : 4.1 (수) 밤 11시 첫방송 애니플러스에서 방송됩니다. 많은 시청 바랍니다. #신의탑 #towerofgod #신의탑애니 #신탑애니 (Tweet) (in Korean). Retrieved April 2, 2020 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Mateo, Alex (April 2, 2020). "Tower of God Anime Has 13 Episodes". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 2, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "Crunchyroll Reveals Tower of God Anime's Video, Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 9, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  7. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (March 25, 2020). "Tower of God Anime's Video Reveals Stray Kids Opening Song". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  8. ^ "Tower of God Anime Debuts as Crunchyroll Original April 1". Crunchyroll. February 25, 2020. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  9. ^ Mejias, Nicole (June 6, 2020). "The Wild and Wonderful World of WEBTOON Series". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  10. ^ "Crunchyroll and VIZ Media to Bring BURN THE WITCH, Tower of God, JUJUTSU KAISEN, and More to Home Video". Crunchyroll. March 30, 2021. Archived from the original on March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  11. ^ Viz Media [@vizmedia] (November 16, 2021). "Cover reveal! 🐢 This is the story of the beginning and the end of Rachel, the girl who climbed the tower so she could see the stars, and Bam, the boy who needed nothing but her. Tower of God: The Complete Season releases January 18th on Blu-ray!" (Tweet). Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ Loo, Egan (August 6, 2022). "Tower of God Anime Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 6, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  13. ^ Mateo, Alex (March 23, 2024). "Tower of God Season 2's Sneak Peek Video Reveals NiziU Songs, Revamped Staff, More Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  14. ^ Loo, Egan (June 11, 2024). "Tower of God Season 2 to Premiere on July 7". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  15. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 21, 2024). "Tower of God 2nd Season Anime's Promo Video Previews NiziU's Opening Theme". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  16. ^ Cardine, Kyle (September 8, 2024). "Stray Kids to Perform New Opening, Ending Theme Song for Tower of God Season 2". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.


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