Kicking things off as a feature of the Spring 2020 anime season is the Tower of God. Initially made by Lee Jong-hui (SUI) in 2010, and has been getting official interpretations in Japanese and English since 2014. Crunchyroll released a teaser trailer revealing, cast, and staff for the TV anime Tower of God manhwa at its board at C2E2.
The video features the two fundamental characters and their relationship. The arrangement will make a big appearance on Crunchyroll on April 1.
Anime’s cast members include:
- Taichi Ichikawa as Bam
- Saori Hayami as Rachel
- Houchu Ohtsuka as Headon
Anime’s staff members include:
- Takashi Sano is directing the anime at “Telecom Animation Film” (TSM Entertainment)
- Hirokazu Hanai as the assistant director
- Erika Yoshida is in charge of series composition
- Masashi Kudo and Miho Tanino are designing the characters
- Kevin Penkin is composing the music
A short synopsis for the series: “Reach the top, and everything will be yours. At the top of the tower exists everything in this world, and all of it can be yours. You can become a god. 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 is a webtoon composed and drawn by Lee Jong-hui additionally known by the nom de plume SIU launched the manhwa (comics) on NAVER WEBTOON in 2010. WEBTOONS launched the manhwa in English in July 2014.