On July 7, the global streaming sensation “Tower of God,” directed by Akira Suzuki and Kazuyoshi Takeuchi, will return for the anime’s highly anticipated second season on Crunchyroll. Ahead of the season premiere, fans can revisit the action and read the digital comic that inspired the adaptation in full on WEBTOON.
“Tower of God” by S.I.U has been a runaway hit since its 2010 debut and was one of the first WEBTOON series to receive official English translations. The ongoing digital comic has billions of global views across 301 episodes, with four graphic novels published by WEBTOON Unscrolled, WEBTOON’s graphic novel imprint. In addition to the anime adaptation, the series has been developed into a mobile role-playing game, collectible card game, and more. Season one of the Crunchyroll adaptation of “Tower of God” was an immense success upon launch in April 2020, and won Best Score at the 2021 Anime Awards. The upcoming season follows the digital comic arcs “The Return of the Prince” and “Workshop Battle.”
The Season 2 description reads: Ja Wangnan can’t seem to pass the 20th floor. Even after failing time and time again, he refuses to give up. On his journey, he meets a mysterious and powerful character named Viole. Wangnan invites Viole to join his team of Regulars. Their journey continues with new challenges at every turn.
The series on Crunchyroll marks the latest in a string of WEBTOON digital comics to be adapted for the streaming service, with recent hits including “Viral Hit,” “True Beauty,” “The God of High School,” “Noblesse” and more.
Tower of God is available to read now exclusively on WEBTOON here: https://www.webtoons.com/en/fantasy/tower-of-god/list?title_no=95
Source: Press Release
