Virtual Anime Club – Shonen Style

How far would you go to have any wish granted? What would you sacrifice to achieve your dream?

Tower of God

Click here to watch for free! Available in Japanese or English audio!

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.

Things of note:

  • This is the second anime series to be released as part of Crunchyroll’s original anime shows!
  • The series was originally available as a free comic on WebToons! If you enjoy the show, new chapters are still being released online to read!
  • If you tend to watch anime with the Japanese voice actors and are a fan of My Hero Academia, you might recognized some familiar voices! Kenta Miyake (All Might) and Kenjiro Tsuda (Overhaul) both voice characters in Tower of God!
  • Kevin Penkin is in charge of the music and score. He worked on the score for The Rising of the Shield Hero, which was nominated for Best Score in the 2019 Anime Awards!

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Anime News You Might Have Missed!

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