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| I am not a fan of the fast pacing, but it seems to be slowing down now. Another decent episode. This test looks like it will be a blast. |
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| Shiiiiiiit. SO hyped for the crown game arc. Possible lasting at least 2-3 more eps. The best girls are starting to come out here!!!! |
| I wondered why they revealed Black March and Quant's VA before Yu Hansung. I guess Hansung's VA will be revealed next week? Along with another character's VA (hopefully hwaryun) |
| Rachel has barely appeared till now, but I already hate her for some reason. I hope I like her later since the anime says she's one of the main characters, and it's difficult to watch a show when I hate one of the main characters. Khun and Rak are my favourite characters so far. It's fun to watch them both work toward the same goal, while not giving a damn about what the other is doing. |
| Soon you will all hate |
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| It was nice getting to know more about Khun and his past. Also, the crown game seems like fun. |
| LOL this comment section is a mess as always. Now the real deal has started after our favourite instant coffee freak's door dest. From now on the story only gets better and better. If the anime does it justice, it will be a joy to watch. Looking forward to the best girl's entrance next episode |
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FuMomo-kun said: hmm I was the one who suggested putting Rachel as MC. It was not a decision based entirely on screen time, so even if you do end up hating her, it probably won't be that unbearable. Rachel has barely appeared till now, but I already hate her for some reason. I hope I like her later since the anime says she's one of the main characters, and it's difficult to watch a show when I hate one of the main characters. Khun and Rak are my favourite characters so far. It's fun to watch them both work toward the same goal, while not giving a damn about what the other is doing. I'm surprised to see many take the MC category so seriously, a lot of stories have characters that can really go either way. |
| Did they just literally blow through 2-3 episodes worth of source material content? 3.5 tests through 3 episodes. Geezus. The door test didn't feel as intense or nervewracking as it could've been. Something about Khun's backstory (too early for that, maybe?) did not feel right...obviously it has to be cutting the important stuff or showing it differently. Why am I not surprised by Rachel about to reunite with Bam this early in the game? Was it really the right call in terms of the script, and how it'll affect Bam's development in the long run? Crunchyroll obviously isn't letting the story "breathe" enough. Damn you, CR. |
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Lelouchgeass_ said: agree, I think the pacing is just right. anime-onlys on r/anime seems to like it a lot Ryuseishun said: Did they just literally blow through 2-3 episodes worth of source material content? 3.5 tests through 3 episodes. Geezus. The door test didn't feel as intense or nervewracking as it could've been. Something about Khun's backstory (too early for that, maybe?) did not feel right...obviously it has to be cutting the important stuff or showing it differently. Why am I not surprised by Rachel about to reunite with Bam this early in the game? Was it really the right call in terms of the script, and how it'll affect Bam's development in the long run? Crunchyroll obviously isn't letting the story "breathe" enough. Damn you, CR. i mean they cant have every little detail of the webtoon since they are trying to fit 78 chapters in 13 episodes, but i honestly like the pacing. its ok tho theres more than 100 floors so its just the beginning |
| Ep 3 is still okay. They still climbing tower and taking tests like previous eps. Yoru keep repeating Rachel, you could literally make a video compilation about it. I was kinda hoping the tests would be a bit more challenging and intense like other series from the start. (e.g. HxH, Alice in the Borderland, Kakegurui, etcs). Let see how future eps go... |
Fuwa_sanApr 15, 2020 11:14 AM
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Actually Khun's background is introduced at the exact same place in the webtoon. His story with Maria is the very first thing we learn about him, even if it won't be brought back again before many chapters. |
| The third test is about Hesitation and the courage to keep moving. Kings game will likely end in the next episode but it will be epic. |
| Khun hesitates during the test due to lack of trust from past traumatic experiences, during the test, they literally gave a huge deductive spoiler by switching the frames from khun's vision to Bam's vision. The fight scenes aren't overdramatic, and I believe that they are fair and smooth enough, atleast we don't have a slideshow battle. Also the chibi characters are so cute. Good episode |
psyko-freac said: there were 2 clues about this test,the screams after 5 minutes and the clock,plus yu hansung said there wasn't anymore clues,so this 2 clues are enough to find the solution,opening any door in 5 minutes,shibisu found the solution alone,you know about the screams you just have to try to open any door,if you hesitate or you think too much you die,the first team is a made up team,they're not regulars.GhostRO123 said: Aahhhhh yes, another so-called "critic" who likes to make claims without any arguments to support them. Just how exactly does this test not make sense? The episode provides a really good and logical explanation so you either did not pay any attention to the dialogue or you're a troll. It doesn't make it clear if the teams need to go in a set order as such, there are design flaws of the test still unaddressed. Intelligence wouldn't matter if you have to be the first one to take the test, even the clock is too open to interpretation to narrow down to anything logical. The only correct answer then is recklessness which this series doesn't seem to acknowledge as a flaw. |
| When was the last time an anime has had such split comment sections like this show? Everytime I look at the forums here, it's like I'm witnessing a war (and I'm already seeing plenty by watching and rereading Kingdom lol). I can understand why people wouldn't enjoy it so far, but personally, I'm still loving this far more than nearly all anime that aired last year except like 2 or 3 shows, as well as the anime this year (except Kingdom S3 and Major 2nd S2). |
| well there is that.. I believe |
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| Hurray another shitty test, at least the next one seems focused on actual tactics. Can't wait to see how they'll botch that one too. |
| I'm interested more about Khun. He's a smart man. |
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| We get a glimpse of Kuhn's backstory of being betrayed and having his family exiled. His previous experiences prevent him from trusting others during the test, but thankfully Rak helped them advance to the next test by kicking down a random door. The Crown Game is going to be interesting in the next episode because the lizard girl has the crown. She not only strong, but has a very powerful weapon. |
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Bylov6812 said: From my basic calculation, if each anime episode takes around 4,6 episodes from the manhwa, 13 episodes of anime will take 60,6 episodes from manhwa, but this is too basic to use since the season 1 in the manhwa is 78 episodes total and not every anime episode takes exactly 4,6 episodes of manhwa, so we can safely assume that they will skip or compress more manhwa episodes and actually use all 13 episodes to do the entire season 1 of the manhwa. While I understand they want to make season 2 ASAP and have the normal flow of events and episodes, speeding up season 1 will have consequences, since entire season 1 was made slow to build characters and the world of the Tower of God. This will make anime-only fans either confused or force them to read manhwa, which actually might be the reason why they did the anime in the first place; to promote Korean manhwa. This might be the gateway for many original Korean manwha to find their producers and have Japanese anime, instead of using the domestic ones, which might be "underdeveloped". Plus, Japanese producers must be desperate for new ideas for the anime since we have so many isekais right now, amirite? |
| I was a bit bored by this episode. I cannot put my quite on why though. I would have preferred Bam to just stay with Khun and develop those 2 more, before the rest of the shounen squad arrived. |
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| So Rachel is there, and apparently she's already some badass/strong character who beats up everyone. Now that's extremely cliched. |
-Aincrad-Apr 15, 2020 1:04 PM
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| The red door test. The crown game. Some details about Aguero. A little more visuals in his flashback than the comic. |
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| Very mediocre battle shounen. You can tell it's senseless and doesn't want to be more than ''just another'' action series. It keeps itself apart by adhering to generic tropes and doesn't even try to innovate or challenge the viewer. I'm disgusted and can't believe fans tried comparing it to HxH and OP. The disappointment is unreal. The story, characters and setting so far pretty much are all basic as fuck. The 'great' worldbuilding promised isn't interesting in any way. Only thing it has going for it is that there are battles and that the production is decent. SO to Kevin Penkin. Also what's up with this simp theme. Wholesome friendship born out of being stupid simps, bruh. |
KaasfondueApr 15, 2020 12:19 PM
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| Decent episode. Cool that we got some hints about characters. Wonder what's up with Rachel. |
Kaasfondue said: the world building doesn't come until season 2 when it goes full out on that. thanks for judging a series after it adapted 15 out of 474 published chapters (basically 3% of the story), as if all the fans are hyping it because of the first 15 chapters. I'm disgusted and can't believe fans tried comparing it to HxH and OP. The disappointment is unreal. The story, characters and setting so far pretty much are all basic as fuck. The 'great' worldbuilding promised isn't interesting in any way. |
yuzuruhanyuu said: Kaasfondue said: the world building doesn't come until season 2 when it goes full out on that. thanks for judging a series after it adapted 15 out of 474 chapters (basically 3% of the story)Very mediocre battle shounen. You can tell it's senseless and doesn't want to be more than ''just another'' action series. It keeps itself apart by adhering to generic tropes and doesn't even try to innovate and challenge the viewer. I'm disgusted and can't believe fans tried comparing it to HxH and OP. The disappointment is unreal. The story, characters and setting so far pretty much are all basic as fuck. The 'great' worldbuilding promised isn't interesting in any way. Only thing it has going for it is that there are battles and that the production is decent. SO to Kevin Penkin. Also what's up with this simp theme. Wholesome friendship born out of being stupid simps, bruh. It's already showing weaknesses by not having a solid foundation to begin with. We'll see I guess. I think it's just okay so far. |
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Kaasfondue said: yea it's a slow burn type of series. people don't suddenly hype it to the moon after reading only 15 chapters lol. it's ok if it's not for you, but it's premature to dismiss and assume the entire plot after seeing 3% of the story, that's just what I'm saying. I heard a lot of classics like Evangelion and Steins Gate doesn't pick up until mid story too. yuzuruhanyuu said: the world building doesn't come until season 2 when it goes full out on that. thanks for judging a series after it adapted 15 out of 474 chapters (basically 3% of the story) It's already showing weaknesses by not having a solid foundation to begin with. We'll see I guess. I think it's just okay so far. |
| Hmm Khun sure had quite the rough past being betrayed and exiled . Bam's reaction to seeing the sky for the first time as well as Gater's reaction was just hillarious. So Khun's sister was a candidate considered for the role of princess huh. Looks the wounds from the betrayal were pretty deep. The trial of capturing the crown though sure looks to be quite the interesting one though. Anaak's solo win over the opposing team was pretty impressive. Looks like Bam will be seeing Rachel sooner rather than later it seems. Overall a decent ep that did well to expand upon Khun's character via the insight into his past that showed how that painful betrayal changed his life and remade him into how he is now. While the trials have been rather standard affairs it feels like they're starting to get serious which combines well with the expansion of the other teams fighting strength. |
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| This is nowhere as near as the masterpiece the source fans claim this to be. |
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-Aincrad- said: So Rachel is there, and apparently she's already some badass/strong character who beats up everyone. Now that's extremely cliched. At least wait before making assumptions like that and calling it cliche lol |
| Enjoyable episode. Nothing mind-blowing so far but I'm having fun with it. |
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LaughableMaster said: Your Right about Rachel, but wait for the twist just read the Webtoon because I read the web toon and caught up. Trust me you will like it.Well! I've reached the nominal 'watch 3 episode's rule.' And I'm starting to like this series bundled with twists and mind games. Looking forward to it's weekly episodes. :) |
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| Hell Yeah I can't wait! |
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yuzuruhanyuu said: Kaasfondue said: yea it's a slow burn type of series. people don't suddenly hype it to the moon after reading only 15 chapters lol. it's ok if it's not for you, but it's premature to dismiss and assume the entire plot after seeing 3% of the story, that's just what I'm saying. I heard a lot of classics like Evangelion and Steins Gate doesn't pick up until mid story too. It's already showing weaknesses by not having a solid foundation to begin with. We'll see I guess. I think it's just okay so far. I just feel like the way this story is structered doesn't appeal to me that much, it's already doing what OP did after 600 chapters, just adding more and more stuff. But unlike OP this one didn't already have a lot of complex worldbuilding. Eva and Steins Gate do a lot more in 3 episodes. And this isn't really a slow burn, maybe it seems that way to you because you've read all of it already. We're going through tests fast as hell and will soon start climbing the Tower. It's pretty fast so far imo. Then again I don't know what's to come. |
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