Maybe Bam will develop a personality, or the writing will become more graceful, or the other characters will get to do things that aren’t so obviously in service to the plot. There’s some hype around this one, so maybe it’s worth another episode. But by the end of it, instead of being hungry for more, I was mostly just tired-of all the mechanical exposition, of the protagonist’s expressionless face, of the clumsy use of characters as plot devices, and of the prospect of committing to yet another never-ending action/fantasy shounen-style series. It’s not a bad premiere by any stretch, so I wouldn’t actively warn folks away from it. Smash the world’s shell tower, for the revolution of the world! While the action sequences could stand to be a bit more dynamic, I certainly enjoyed looking at this episode, I can say that with certainty. Tower of God also has style coming out of its ears, using sketchy lines and silhouettes to create a world both beautiful and stark. There are hints of political turmoil and intriguing world-building, particularly in regards to Yuri disobeying her father and how Rachel wishes to “see the stars” because she and Bam appear to have lived underground their whole lives. Looking dead-ass into the camera while she says it, too.ĭon’t get me wrong, there’s potential here. Hopefully that will change if/when Bam catches up to her. That’s great! That said, she’s also barely in this premiere, so she still feels more like a Macguffin than a character. Rachel’s got her own goals and is (to our knowledge) not in need of rescue. One point I will give Tower of God: while the “boy goes on quest to find girl” structure is very traditional, it’s refreshing that the girl hasn’t been kidnapped, but is on a quest of her own. ![]() The kid badly needs to develop a personality (a hobby? a favorite food? something) in the coming episodes if this series wants to have any legs. Maybe this is supposed to read like a grand love story, and maybe as we learn more about their relationship it will start to resonate-but right now it feels more like unhealthy codependence, making it difficult to get invested in Bam’s quest. Bam almost never emotes beyond “vague surprise” and has no goals other than “loves Rachel and wants to be with her.” About the only things we know about him so far are that Rachel rescued him from a cave, he has no memory of his past before meeting her, and he has a cute face (well, he has a standard anime face, but the other characters all tell us he’s cute). ![]() ![]() The protagonist is by far the weakest link in this premiere.
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