Following the immense success of Solo Leveling and Tower of God, the Korean manhwa series has generated significant buzz online, captivating several new readers to the lesser-known world of Korean Webtoons. Season 1 left fans at a cliffhanger with Rachel’s sudden betrayal, leaving Baam and viewers full of questions and frustration.
Owing to Tower of God Season 1’s popularity, the latest season received a positive response from the fanbase, despite the four-year-long delay in its release. Season 2 starts with Baam joining FUG to save his friends from an unknown life-threatening danger.
Tower of God is commended for its clever plot, wide cast of characters, and detailed world-building. Interestingly, ToG‘s creator found inspiration for the manhwa while undergoing military service training, with the idea initially beginning as a simple gateway.
Delving into the Inspiration and Challenges Behind Tower of God
Tower of God Season 2 brings Baam’s character into the limelight as he takes on a more prominent role. The latest series showcases our beloved protagonist starting from scratch on the quest to climb the Tower.
The Tower is divided into multiple floors, each with unique environments and challenges, governed by powerful entities known as Administrators.
Since only an irregular can kill Jahad because they are not from within the Tower, Baam aka Viole becomes the ideal candidate for FUG’s plan to execute the king. Indeed, the Tower of God has created a significant buzz after its four-year-long return.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest gems of the Korean webtoon industry, the manhwa’s journey began when its creator found inspiration during their military service training. He revealed:
Since I am a Korean male, during university I had to do military service. The military was physically exhausting, but it was where I came up with ideas and drew a lot of my work. Tower of God was one of the projects that was created there. I started by coming up with an image of a young boy standing in front of a giant tower. Unfortunately for Bam, most of my ideas were either about a young boy facing impossible odds or a young boy never being able to win in an impossible situation.
Lee Jong-hui, also known by the pen name S.I.U, is the creator behind the Tower of God. While ToG is making waves online, the same can’t be said about its manhwa, which instantly led to its doom because of the flaws in its narrative and plot.
Amid all criticism, S.I.U added his personal touch to the story, he said:
I thought about how interesting it would be to see a young boy successfully defeat and overcome those situations in such a brutal world. That is why the world and the villains’ powers were very overwhelming from the start. Of course, this type of concept does make work quite difficult, but I am trying to keep to the concept I first began the series with as much as possible.
Who else is chopping onions?? Rak and Bam reunited 🥺🙌 pic.twitter.com/E2QGmdp0z7
— Tower of God (@tog_anime) November 13, 2024
In spite of Tower of God‘s immense popularity, the series is heading towards its ruin. This is a result of its excessive plot armor and lengthy chapters, which have tarnished its decade-long run and undermined the story’s core appeal.
Uncover How Tower of God Manhwa Compromised Its Decade-Long Legacy
While ToG’s Season 2 is generating buzz online, the manhwa series starts losing its spark as the story progresses, leaving several readers disappointed. Especially during the Training arc, Death Floor arc, and The Name Place arc, fans criticize the author’s numerous flaws, noting that the story becomes nonsensical and progresses solely due to plot armor.
ToG often sets up deadly scenarios, yet no characters face tragic fates, and the lore has become overcrowded with too many characters, making the story feel cluttered.
The manhwa began losing fan support to the extent that Rachel, the most disliked character, ended up outshining others with the best character arc. On top of that, the author ruins the main protagonist’s character development by reverting him to his old self.
Fans start to see him as a bland character with no ambition and will of his own. Indeed, ToG‘s downfall serves as a case study; after more than a decade, the author compromised a compelling plot by adding too many characters without providing proper conclusions, ultimately ruining the story.
Thus, the author urgently needs to create a spinoff series for the manhwa to rescue it from the impending doom it faces.
Tower of God can be read on Naver or Webtoons, whereas Season 2 is available to watch on Crunchyroll.
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