Everyone has that manga, nine, anime or something they want to recommend to their friends. In my case, it's a korean manhwa, Tower of god, which is not so popular here in Brazil. I mean, despite having a good fan base, he's still lacking when the term is numbers.
But I think most of us otakus, we know that popularity does not always determine the quality of a work. There are thousands of unknown works that are of the highest quality. And I think this manhwa fits that classification.
Tower of god is one of the first manhwas I've ever read. Although it was difficult for someone who came from only manga, to start reading. After all, the organization of the paintings, the designer, the way of reading, everything is different. Even the style of story creation tends to be a little different in manhwas.
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Tower of God
In tower of God, for example, people tend to get angry only in the first season. The reasons are varied, the MC lacks charisma, the plot is confusing, personality development of extras very scrambled. In addition to many elements that are difficult to understand and that are poorly explained by the author.
Tower of God is a webtoon written and designed by Lee Jong-hui, also known by the pseudonym SIU (Slave. In. Utero). It was started in 2010 as the first story in the “Talse Uzer” universe. It is edited and released for free on Naver Webtoon.
Author Lee Jong-hui majored in visual arts education at a university level before being conscripted into the South Korean army. On the advice of an army veteran, Jong-hui began drawing cartoons.
During this period, Jong-hui drew “ten books” of practice cartoons, which formed the backbone of the Tower of God comic he later began creating for the Internet.
Tower of God Plot
Tower of God revolves around a boy named Twenty-fifth Bam, who has spent most of his life trapped beneath a vast and mysterious Tower, with only his best friend, Rachel, to keep him company.
When Rachel enters the Tower, Bam also manages to open a door for her and faces challenges on each floor of the tower as he tries to find his closest companion.
This happens in the very first chapters of the work. Where Bam enters the tower, and soon finds himself chasing Rachel to try to get her back, despite him being very weak. However, because of his gigantic determination, he continues to climb the floors of the Tower until he finds Rachel.
But for that he has to go through a series of challenges that will lead him to meet and win the friendship and loyalty of many people. Too bad it's not all rosy, and soon he discovers that he's not just another person in the tower, but the person who can bring about her destruction.
Plot Elements
“The Tower” is a mysterious structure that is completely enclosed and hosts many unique environments. It is permeated with an element called "Shinsu", which has strange properties similar to magic in other comic universes. It is inhabited by many different intelligent species.
Living on the upper floors is associated with higher status in the Tower and better living conditions. This is a result of ascending from one floor to the next, being allowed only by passing increasingly difficult tests of strength, dexterity, and sagacity.
Those former regulars who reach the top of the Tower are known as Rankers, and are generally much more powerful than others. Classifiers are often put to work managing the lower floors. At the top of the tower are the “10 Great Families”, which form the governing body of the Tower.
Each floor is made up of three layers: an Outer Tower, which serves as a residential area, an Inner Tower, where people are tested, and a Middle Area, which serves as a network connecting each floor.
Residents on each floor have a chance to ascend, provided they are deemed "worthy" to do so by Headon, the Guardian of the First Floor and caretaker of the Tower. These people are referred to as "Regular Chosen" in the Tower of God.
The Tower is sealed from the vast and unknown “Outside” by portentous and impenetrable doors. On rare occasions, extraordinary people manage to open the doors and enter the Tower. Such people are called “Irregulars” in the webtoon, and the Twenty-fifth protagonist Baam is one of them.
According to the author, each floor is the size of the North American continent. Only the Irregulars are exempt from the contract Jahad made with the Guardians of the Tower that made him immortal. Thus, only an Irregular can kill Jahad. This fact drives much of the plot in Tower of God.
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Why read read Tower of God
I can't say that I don't understand the people who drop this manhwa. I even dropped a couple of times where the unfortunate protagonist got some crazy ideas. Looking like those cuckold ideas, when he thinks the woman hasn't cheated on him.
Yes, the protagonist has a tendency to be cattle, at least in the first season. But despite looking bad, the fact is that the development and potential of the protagonist is evident. It's that kind of protagonist where we see that he's going to get far, without even that forced by the author.
He fits so well into the plot of the story that we don't realize he's the protagonist. And consequently, it keeps developing without us even realizing it. Another interesting point is that we don't usually know what the protagonist is capable of.
Yes, that's right, we never know when he might back out or jump into adventures. Everything is a surprise, even the bad parts of the work are a certain surprise.
Honestly, few works enchanted me as much as Tower of God. The plot itself doesn't look like much. But the development and the richness of details is certainly a great advantage in this work. I highly recommend reading.
A union manga It has the two complete seasons, and there is also a third season that started this year. I'm sure you won't regret it if you give this manhwa a chance. Good luck.
