Crunchyroll has released the extended PV trailer for the second season of Tower of God, featuring the opening theme Rise Up by NiziU. The second season will air in Japan on July 7, 2024. The trailer includes scenes from IGN's promo, the new opening theme, and scenes from Tower of God Season 2.
Tower of God is a Korean manhwa released as a webtoon written and illustrated by SIU. It has been serialized on Naver Corporation's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon since June 2010, with individual chapters collected and published by Young Com into 15 volumes to date. May 2024. Tower of God received an official English translation by Line Webtoon starting in July 2014.
Tower of God Season 2: Trailer and new cast
Tower of God is set to return for Season 2 of the anime, with a new trailer released for its upcoming Summer premiere. As the Summer 2024 anime schedule approaches, there will be a new wave of series returning with new episodes, including Tower of God, which will return four years after the first season ended. This will open up a new arc and introduce many new faces.
Tower of God Season 2 will adapt the Return of the Prince arc from SIU's original webcomic, which takes place six years after the first season. This timely return of the anime promises fans a long-awaited sequel. The new season's trailer features the opening theme “RISE UP” performed by NiziU, showing off its best look ever.
Tower of God Season 2 will launch July 7 in Japan and stream exclusively on Crunchyroll for fans in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, Middle East and CIS.
Previously announced staff and cast include:
- Director: Kazuyoshi Takeuchi
- Director: Akira Suzuki
- Series creator: Erika Yoshida
- Members: Erika Yoshida, Takeshi Miyamoto, Riuji Yoshizaki
- Character design: Miho Tanino, Seigo Kitazawa, Isamatsu Kashima
- Animation director: Seigo Kitazawa
- Art director: Yusuke Ikeda
- Art designer: Akihiro Hirasawa
- Color settings: Reiko Sekine
- Director of photography: Anna Tomisaki
- Editor: Yukie Oikawa
- Sound director: Takayuki Yamaguchi
- Music: Kevin Penkin
- Animation production: The Answerstudio
- Jue Viole Grace voiced by Taichi Ichikawa
- Rachel is voiced by Saori Hayami
- Khun Aguero Agnis voiced by Nobuhiko Okamoto
- Ja Wangnan voiced by Yuma Uchida
- Yeon Yihwa voiced by Sayumi Watanabe
- Yeo Goseng voiced by Yu Shimamura
- Yeo Minseng voiced by Saki Miyashita
- Kang Horyang voiced by Kenichirou Matsuda
- Hon Akraptor voiced by Kento Shiraishi
- The prince is voiced by Kengo Kawanishi
- Nia voiced by Tsuko Abe
- Rai is voiced by Naoki Irie
Crunchyroll is streaming the first season of Tower of God and describes the main synopsis as follows: “Reach to the top and everything will be yours. At the top of the tower exists everything in this world and it can all 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.”
Crunchyroll describes Tower of God Season 2: “Ja Wangnan can't seem to get past the 20th floor. Even after failing over and over again, he still refuses to give up. On his journey, he meets a mysterious and powerful character named Viola. Wangnan invites Viole to join his team of Regulars. Their journey continues with new challenges at every turn.”
Some details about Tower of God
Tower of God revolves around a boy named Twenty-Fifth Bam. It is worth noting that in Korean 'Bam' can mean 'Night' or 'Chestnut'. He 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 is devastated. Somehow, Bam managed to open the door to the Tower. Now, he will go any distance to see Rachel again even if it means death. Upon entering the Tower, he meets allies who will help him ascend the tower.
Tower of God has been consistent with its webcomic, so readers don't have any gaps with the series. Established in June 2010, SIU (Lee Jong Hui) brought Tower of God to Naver Webtoon to great acclaim. The series is ongoing, and thanks to Webtoon's global reach, Tower of God is recognized as one of the most popular offerings.
In addition to the anime, Tower of God has numerous merchandise deals across Asia, and the webcomic has inspired several mobile games. So really, its return to anime seems rather belated.