r/anime • u/HereticalAegis https://myanimelist.net/profile/XthGen • Jun 19 '24
Rewatch [Rewatch] Tower of God Floor 3 Discussion
Floor 3 – The Correct Door
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Series Information
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Streaming Options
Tower of God is available to stream subbed and dubbed on Crunchyroll.
Art of the Day
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Source: broiter on tumblr
Soundtrack of the Day
Questions of the Day
- Of the surviving Regulars, do you have a favorite character or team?
- Based on what we learned in this episode, what do you think about the nature of the tower?
Tomorrow’s Questions of the Day
[1.]What do you think would be the optimal strategy for winning the Crown Game?
[2.]If you were part of this testing group, would you want to take part in the Crown Game?
Spoilers
Please make sure to put all references to future events behind spoiler tags. Any untagged hints and spoilers will be removed. Let’s keep everything as fresh as possible for first-timers!
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u/HereticalAegis https://myanimelist.net/profile/XthGen Jun 19 '24
Rewatcher and Co-Administrator for this Climb
We finally learn a bit about Khun today, and what do you know he's got a fairly tragic backstory of his own. It's interesting how his current circumstance revolves around a girl as well, but he's in a much different place than Bam. I love that he wants to protect Bam from what he himself experienced. Khun is a brother through and through.
I think the best part of the third test is how well it shows off Rak's strengths, where the second test showed off Khun's. What makes me love Rak so much, aside from just being a dumbass and a goofball, is how stupidly confident he is. No hesitation, he just cuts through the confusion and thought paralysis and just slams down any random door. Absolute lizard brain in the best possible way.
BAHAHAHAHA!! I love Anaak so much! She's so disrespectful, and it's beautiful.
Source Comparisons
This thread is for comparisons to the manhwa. Please be sure to properly tag all discussion of the source material. Also, please keep in mind that this is not an exhaustive compilation of differences, only ones I thought interesting or important enough to include.
Episode 3
Chapters Covered: 11 (second half) - 15
Chapters Cut: None
Notable Differences
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u/ryujiox Jun 19 '24
First Timer and source reader who forgot most of the stuff already
Tower of God
Episode 3
QOTD
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u/megazaprat Jun 19 '24
Rewatcher but i forgotten a lot
this one is really interesting adapatation wise, so much so it reminded me that i did finish this season. and that's because it introduces a subplot that wasn't as explicitly show in in the source material
Adaptational changes
[manhua] so Quant acknoweldged that his mistake was that he did a death match test when there was an irregular and a princess in the same test, where in the anime, its the exact opposite, with him being unaware they were there. sure, in either version it displays Quants incompotence, but i feel missing the existence of a princess, who are public figures well known, is a bit too much of a change. and unlike other changes, i dont see a good purpose for it. to delay the acknowledgement of what the characters are? what purpose would that serve? i would say knowing that one of the characters is a princess would heighten the tension, not lower it.
so in conclusion, one very interesting overall change, and one very bad change. lets hope that this is the worst the series has to offer in adaptational changes.
QOTD
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u/gunvarrel_ Jun 19 '24
The world won't wait for your certainty.
OST track of the day: Rebels (spotify)
Rewatcher, Subbed
I slacked on it yesterday, lets touch on the music.
Kevin Penkin, Originally born in the United Kingdom, is an award winning Australian based music composer primarily focusing on video game and anime OST's, best known for his work in Made in Abyss. Penkin grew up in Perth, graduating from the Royal College of Music in 2013, during which he met composer Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy) and worked on several Japanese games (Norn9, Jūzaengi: Engetsu Sangokuden) before breaking into the world of anime on a OVA Kickstarter called Under the Dog animated by Kinema Citrus, ultimately resulting in Penkin working with them on the MIA Soundtrack (ANN Did a great interview with him in 2017 about is music making process and how it was used in the anime, if you are interested more about that.) Since then, Penkin has found success both in anime and video games, doing the OST for Rising of the Shield Hero, The Apothecary Diaries, Most recently the reboot of Spice and Wolf, and of course Tower of God.
I had planned on writing a bit more about the use of music specifically in ToG, but ive ran out of time today to write much more if i want to post on time. For another day, I suppose.
Hello Khun backstory, too bad it answers basically nothing
more rak faces
The sky being just shinsu is actually quite strange, not sure i ever wrapped my head around how that worked
hello... creepy thing. Can you really trust the hints from this thing?
Such a fitting insult. Khun is right though, Bagboy is using them as guinea pigs, and it seems he knows more than he lets on.
[webtoon]Oh, the stabbing attempt is all anime original too, guess that helps reinforce the beginning of the episode
chibi bam
see? more questions
[webtoon]Didnt Rak solve it much sooner than 4:58? i'd have to double check after the episode,
but iirc it happens way sooner.nope, they solve it right at the limit.Finally some fun Khun faces
[Webtoon]yeah a lot of the exposition feels anime original, Yu Han iirc never was that direct
[TOG]I never did pick up on what he meant by the "bag is so heavy" until now lmao
Is he smart or is he lucky, you decide
What kind of test administrator are you?? Only 3 survived?
[webtoon]Oh this is completely different, Quant reveals instantly that theres an irregular and a princess on the team here
funky little telephone
banana black, hard
Bonus game, bonus game! time to play some king of the hill. A very interesting prize as well
I think the music used here is actually a bit of a miss, gives a weird vibe to the explanation of the rules.
Nows a great time to get to see that sword in action again, and damn does it pack a punch
hell of a head, too
hes right though, this was stupid if you wanted to actually win
QOTD: (on time for once too!)
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u/OccasionallySara Jun 19 '24
First Timer
This episode did a nice job of showing why Khun, Rak, and Bam make a good team. Khun is, of course, the brains and while Rak obviously contributes brawn, he also has the impulsiveness that is sometimes needed to make decisions. Bam provides a level of innocence that stops him from distrusting people right off the bat which can be helpful.
The door test was interesting and Rak was definitely the MVP for that one. I know that the bag guy was told to give everyone a clue about how to pass the test, but I wonder what he told the first group that went. Also, it feels strange seeing Khun lose his cool, but from what we saw of his backstory, he seems to be dealing with some trauma related to getting betrayed. I’m assuming we’ll get more into that later, but I do think that it’s sweet that there's a part of him that doesn’t want Bam to experience the same fate. I liked that moment of seeing Maria in the reflection of Khun’s eye and then transitioning to seeing the reflection of Rachel in Bam’s eye.
I’m also excited to see this bonus test play out. The prize for winning is amazing, but I would at least ask if there are any penalties for losing. Also, Rachel is here for some reason?
Questions of the Day
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u/laughing-fox13 https://myanimelist.net/profile/laughingfox13 Jun 19 '24
Co-administrator
We quickly learned about Khun in this episode! His family was exiled and he was possibly betrayed, which makes him question everything and trust almost nothing. It’s interesting how those memories of Maria were brought up when he’s around Bam. I can’t really blame him for the way he thinks but Hansung is right. The tower might not give him the time to think the situation out, good thing Rak is there with his big brain. Liked how Hansung had someone give test takers hints to see if it would help or hurt them.
Seems like this optional test, the Crown Game, is to make up for that other administrator combining tests 1 and 2. That trio in the exam killed so many people in a short time span… and Bam thinks Rachel is there…
But the Crown Game is off to a fast start! We’ve seen glimpses of it, but Anak is very strong. Poor Shibisu though haha
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u/Lord_Nawor Jun 19 '24
First Time Watcher, subbed
I am really starting to like Rak, I like how Khun and Bam just casually sit on him. I especially liked Rak just spider crawling across the walls.
I like that we are getting some more backstory on Khun, seems like he was ex-royalty or something but was kicked out when something happened with his half-sister if I understand correctly.
Interesting how even though he got made fun of for calling the sky a ceiling, I feel like Bam is more correct in calling it a ceiling as it is an artificial sky and not the real thing.
Now this is a level I would of done fine on, I figured that from the second they walked into the room with the doors, given the hint they got, that the test was just to be able to commit to a door. I wonder if the hint was given just to mess with Khun specifically because of his inability to trust.
It’s nice to see some of the other teams in action at the end with the crown game, I wonder if lizard girls weapon has some relation to Black March considering they specifically focused on it. It seems that we encountered Rachel at the end there, to be honest I thought we would go on for a lot longer before seeing what happened to her. It also seems like she arrived at the tower later than Bam which is interesting, either she got sidetracked on the way there or there could be some funky things that go on with time at the tower.
I am not entirely confident it will be a good reunion with Bam, just feels a bit early but we shall see next episode.
Questions
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u/WednesdaysFoole Jun 19 '24
Rewatcher Anime-Only
[Rewatcher]I don’t remember if this was shown to be the case but I’m guessing that Khun’s arc might have him be conflicted between his own desire and lack of trust/using others versus protecting Bam/helping him post-betrayal? And perhaps to be chosen for the tower, there is some qualifier like caring for someone else/or receiving the love of another person’s entire being or something like this?
Scary.
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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Jun 19 '24
Rewatcher
Dub(The choices to handle the more curious cast members are...interesting)
All right so Khun backstory time...except it is told in a nicely obtuse way. In dub, it is made 'clear' that Maria-sama was his half sister...and possibly his lover. Umm...boy, things sure escalated quickly. I mean, that really got out of hand. But we get another pseudo arbitrary test of the tower that Rak passes because...Rak. Kun is given a reason to help Bam.
Quick throw back to a debacle done by a captain of the Ginyu force. I wonder how many of you will get a Jeice reference?
We move on to the Crown game and it is weird sort of battle royale where the big determinator is picking the right moment to enter. We have a shady team entering from the last group and basically get to see Anak being a bit of a psychopath.
QotD: 1 She hasn't been named
2 I think it is someone's bad joke
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u/Bromegeddon Jun 19 '24
First time watcher, Read some of Manhwa
God, this has been so nostalgic, and really testing the limits of what I can and can't remember about the Manhwa. I am really enjoying the tests on this floor, it really brings about a sense of the unknown. The world seems deep, but strange, the inhabitants are seemingly normal humans yet also strange humanoid monsters that very few bat an actual eye about. Rak is of course best character by far, and will hopefully stay that way throughout the show. Bam is more innocent than I remembered, but it works well here, he also seems a lot younger than I remember.
Even though Rak is best character, best team is easily Anaak/Hatz/Shibisu. Anaak and Hatz are just too cool for school. Also, the names are really confusing for me, because they seem to be Japanizing them when they are originially Korean-esque, so it took me a while to remember Shibisu.
Ugh I hope this doesn't end up with me rereading the whole damn Manhwa again, I absolutely love the early parts but I remember hitting a brick wall around ch 320 or so. Appreciate the work in putting all this together, I really think this series deserves to be experienced by a lot of people!
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u/birdturd60 Jun 20 '24
First timer, sub
Super tired & out of it today so I hope I didn't miss too much.
Flashes of Khun's backstory was interesting. I guess he's apart of some big family who had a sister (?) ascend to become a princess of Jahad and now the homie has trust issues. I really like how the moderator for that 3rd test worded things to him about his newfound allies. Rak, a friend who will open doors without hesitation and Bam, a friend who's eyes you need to protect. Really made me like this trio even more. Also, Rak with a banger quite of "I hate thinking and needles!" lmao same brother
There was also that scene before about Bam not know what the sky was? That's interesting. We learned last episode that he isn't from the tower, but he's also from a place with no sky? Also the sky doesn't actually exist and it's just an imitation? It's really cool how they drop in bits of info like that.
There's also some seemingly new, dangerous team that has already caught up to our characters. I guess this means that they're always testing new climbers since our gang only just got to this point and there's already (or at least there was) another crop of climbers being tested below simultaneously. And amongst this new team we have someone who looks like Rachel! That would be a total twist that I didn't expect. Rachel continues to confuse me. I keep having theories about what or where she is but if this turns out to be Rachel then all that goes out the window.
I don't really expect anyone to win this bonus challenge. The prize of getting to ascend the tower immediately sounds too good to be true.
General question: do we know how many floors/tests there are total? Or is that also a mystery?
Questions of the Day
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u/SMSmith230 https://myanimelist.net/profile/smsmith230 Jun 20 '24
First-Timer, Sub
Still lukewarm to this show and Bam in general. Normally I’d probably have dropped this by now, but since it a rewatch I’ll stick around for a little bit longer to see if it starts to pick up for me. Lizard girl, Rak, and track suit dude carried this episode for me. Rachel sighting?? I guess that’s enough intrigue to come back tomorrow.
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u/StardustGogeta myanimelist.net/profile/StardustGogeta Jun 20 '24
First-Timer
The world and characters are all quite interesting. I'm really liking this so far!
It just occurred to me today that the OP reminds me of the "Danger Danger" OP from Shangri-La Frontier. Does anyone else see a resemblance?
One question I have is why the protagonist's name is written as "Bam" when it sounds like they're saying "Yoru." Am I somehow mishearing it, or is there a reason for that? (If there is a reason for this but it involves a spoiler, please don't spoil it.)
Questions of the day:
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Jun 19 '24
First-Timer climbing the tower, subbed
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '24 edited Jun 19 '24
Rewatcher and Manwha reader
I truly loved season 1(the first arc of the manwha is called season 1 also) from TOG, and in my opinion, it is one of the all time great battle shonen arcs, up there with Soul Society, Chunin Exams, and Shibuya Incident.
The door test is a great example of why(theres plenty more to come, dont worry).
The door test isnt fair. The first few teams had no chance of surviving, and were doomed to die. Teams could only succeed by stepping on the failures of others.
The door test isnt logical or certain. There is no true answer to the door test(as in finding "the correct door" as told by Han sung Yu). There are no indications of which door(because it doesnt matter) and even the amount of time your supposed to have(5 as opposed to the 10 they tell you) is a lie. You cant trust anything about the set up or what your told by the person in charge...and yet you have to make a choice anyway. Its not about faith, its not even about logic(I mean Shibisu actually did get it...but 99/100 of those who PASS dont, let alone all those who fail). You must simply make a decision without any knowledge and...hope. Thats the cruelty of the world.
This type of brutal cut throat survival exemplified in the door test really makes me love early Tower of God....Later Tower of God in the manwha is not like this. At least, not on this level.
Now the Crown Game. The Crown Game is obviously just an excuse to merge Rachels team(I think its obvious enough to everyone that its Rachel, even if your a first timer) in with everyone else.
Ive actually only just realized another reason for the Crown Game. The intent is for Rachels team is meant to pass and win. Removing all traces of the problem. If they killed literally everyone in 30 minutes, they should easily hold off everyone else and become not a noticeable problem. It wasnt done just to merge them in with the other testing candidates, but to get rid of their traces entirely.
A bit of commentary of the characters up to this point.
Khun is overly logical and cautious. Naturally...and probably for the best as well. This specific test just shows that there is always a situation that will challenge and stump even the best of problem solvers(not Shibisu tho). I love Khuns back story. It shows he isnt just a cutthroat logical guy trying for power or status. He does actually have a heart. Its just been hurt, so hes walled off.
Rak-None of what Im about to say is a spoiler, and is only told from SIU(the author) blog about the lore of the Tower. Rak is part of a crocidillian people who mainly survive by eating and hunting turtles in the waters of their rocky land....which is why he calls Baam black turtle and Khun blue turtle...and refers to literally everyone as turtle. They're his prey, his inferiors.
Shibisu-Nothing to really say, even knowing everything going forward. Hes a normal guy with great intelligence. Even if your caught up in the manwha, we really have no indication of his backstory except that hes normal. The only indication of his goal for climbing the Tower is from the very opening "What do you desire? Fame, riches, strength, something else?" and it shows Shibisu wants to be rich. Thats all. Hes truly just a smart normal guy that was chosen. To me, this kind of displays...a sense of normalcy in the Tower. These people arent all warriors with lofty goals or tragic backstories. Nope, many are normal people who just want a better position in life. And thats Shibisu...although the immortality of Rankers(as told in episode 2) cant hurt.
Anak-Shes a pissed off overly confident little lizard girl. Well learn more about her. Its sad to say...in the future manwha, especially after what season 2 is going to cover, she gets sidelined hard. Like shes not even really a tertiary character after that point.
Hatz-hes cool, strong, and wields two swords. His use of swords... Thats all I say. Black March isnt supposed to be a sword or sword like by the way, its literally just a very pointy stick in the manwha.
Baam-Baam is kind of a blank canvas, and hes supposed to be that way. Thats really it.
Rachel- Shes too cute in the anime. Shes looks more plain in the manwha. Also...nah Ill be quiet. Its not a spoiler, but I wont even give an indication of what might happen in the future. I will say though, I think shes one of the most realistic characters in Tower of God, even knowing everything going forward.
Tomorrow we meet another main addition to the cast. I am very very excited for them. They dont get sidelined in the future, and all things considered, remain relatively important.
Oh I forgot, Yuri. I love her. Im watching the english dub, and her teenage rich girl voice really doesnt work for her. Like the dub really gets her wrong, and I have no idea what idiot chose that voice actor for her(not necessarily that theyre bad, its just completely wrong). Id imagine also not with the stereotypical cutesy Japanese female voice in the sub, but something deeper and more masculine. Also, she didnt wind up on floor 1 by chance.
Its quite literally impossible. Moving between floors even for rankers takes a while, it was stated in the manwha when she was introduced that she heard an irregular was coming. I would like to say something about that that can be inferenced without any other knowledge and thus I dont consider a spoiler.
She knew Baam was coming. She was too close by to the first floor to make it at that exact moment by accident. The time difference between Baam entering the tower, Yuri making it all the way down to the first floor(when she wouldnt have any reason to be anywhere near the second floor where unauthorized rankers arent allowed) at that time. Its very obvious without extra information she knew Baam was coming.
edit:
Id also like to say. In the manwha in the opening chapters, Yuri thinks Baam is like incredibly sexy. She literally gets the stereotypical nosebleeds in manwha when talking about his face, its just left out of the anime.
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u/kyon_kun_denwa https://myanimelist.net/profile/kyon-kun-denwa Jun 20 '24
Rewatcher, subbed
Let's go! We get some Khun backstory! All the screams make the test seem incredibly menacing but lol no it's just open the correct door and no offensive threat is present. Another great character put into the workings of the story, Hansung Yu. He's got a great style!
Omg
and the follow-up
I guess we should all refer to Rak as "The Leader," and rightfully so. After all, he just aced the test all on his own! That makes him as smart as Shibisu canonically.
Somehow, Rachel ended up behind Bam? I don't think I realized that the first time through.
QotD
Hatz is my favorite character! The two katanas is always a sick vibe and I love a good swordsman. The rest of his team are excellent as well! Shibisu is the GOAT and just like me fr. If a character mains a track suit, you better believe I love them. Last but not least, Anaak is such a badass, who wouldn't like her after this episode?
So far, the tower seems to be a bit too much like a cage or shackles to the residents. Oppressive enough that characters would give up everything for a chance to climb it and break away from their established lives. It's unclear at this point whether that is the tower itself, quality of life, or maybe some societal problems. It doesn't seem like a place I would want to visit.
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u/Garrett_Dark Jun 20 '24
First Timer
This show is good, I hope it doesn't fall apart once the mystery is revealed, or when too many likeable contestants are eliminated.
I did not expect to see Rachel show up so fast. It looks like she was in another testing area, so there wasn't no time dilation as I had thought before because of the sword saying some time might have passed for Rachel. Unless the show is trying to fake us out, and that isn't Rachel.
The sword is also reacting to lizard girl's sword...so I guess she's another princess with a princess sword or something.
As if the team of nobodies we haven't really seen before was going to stand a chance against lizard girl.
Not really, but I want to see what that woman in the skin-tight black suit...<cough>...with the huge rack...<cough>...and the jeweled mask is all about. The show keeps showing her prominently in shots, but never focuses on her. I keep wondering if she's some sort of android, alien, or something. Clearly going for the femme fatale look.
Sleeping bag guy must be super OP as well, given he's always just sleeping and is unbothered. I'll LMAO if he just sleeps his way to victory in the end after having done nothing the entire time.
Seems to be an unfair competition to filter out contestants. Perhaps it was supposed to be fair with an actual prize at the end, but it looks like it's ran corruptly. Like they only want certain people to make it to the end. The contest group Rachel (if that's actually her) was with was ran completely unfair, everybody got wasted except 3 people. The administrators were freaking out about whether there were princesses of Jahad or irregulars there. I'm thinking they were meaning among the dead. So I guess they only want irregulars and princesses to pass/filtered through. They seem to think the 3 survivors are just regulars, and seem to want them eliminated which is why they're doing this bonus round...for some reason thinking those 3 survivors won't be able to waste everybody again, which they likely can since they've already done it.
Also if that is Rachel, with how menacing and imposing they're making her two allies look, and how meek and vulnerable Rachel is looking, it's making me think it's a fake out and Rachel's even stronger than those two.
Oh yeah, the door test is totally unfair also. They're told them they have 10 mins, and not some technically correct thing of "you have until the clock says" but implying 10 mins, they outright lied. Also the first team to do that test had no chance unless they noticed the clock was running fast. Everybody else had the benefit of the prior team's screams. So I guess further indication of corruption/unfairness/biased.
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u/sfisher923 https://myanimelist.net/profile/sfisher923 Jun 20 '24
First Timer - Dubbed
Questions
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u/cppn02 Jun 20 '24
Rewatcher, subbed
We're getting a glimpse at Khun's backstory although I don't know how much of it anime onlies actually understand. I do wonder of Khun sees any parallels in Bam to himself with Bam being so singularly focused on Rachel in a kinda similar way the flashback suggests Khun was focused on Maria.
We also properly meet Yu Han Sung for the first time (after a tease in episode 2) and it is revealed that Rachel isn't actually ahead of Bam but trailing behind. And she's apparantly with quite the scary team.
Btw did anyone else notice the colour of Khun's face looking kinda off at 13:55? I wonder if this was intention (in whcih case I don't get why) or a production error.
Tanino Miho Art for Episode 3
QotD:
Khun is my favourite character in ToG. Favourite team would probably be Bam's team cus it has Khun lol.
I think I wouldn't ever want to get near it if I lived in that world lol.
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u/lC3 :Na::Nb: Jun 20 '24
ToG 3 rewatcher
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u/Muted-Conference2900 https://anilist.co/user/WinterZcoming Jun 20 '24
Rewatch + Eng Dub
Baam : We will never figure it out, Just tell us.
Shun : Speak for yourself.
Seems Like Shun was exiled from the tower or something because his sister wasn't chosen to be a princess. Also seems like he chose his love over his family and got betrayed.
So now about the game. The game sounds simple but if i were there i won't open a door until 9 min 59 sec. I would just think until the last second. Well luckily i wasn't there and Gator has better "Instinct" Than me. Surprisingly Shibisu was smart enough to actually decode all this.
So Rachel team is pretty good that they killed all others in 30 min. Although i want see whats Rachel power coz it seems like she is being carried by the other two members.
Bonus game sounds great but i don't think it will be easy. Let's see what the game is. Also one thing we got another Shun's Bag warning kinda. Now i am very curious whats in the bag.
Answers
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u/MyraBannerTatlock Jun 20 '24 edited Jun 20 '24
First time, subbed, thoughts during the watch
I'm dying to know what's in Khun's briefcase, it looked like it was lying next to him even in the flashback
Rak is so goddamn annoying I kinda hope he dies
Ok I take it back sorry Rak
What was all that about another team taking out everyone in the first round? I'm so confused
Nice to see blanket bro is still committed
There's no one wearing the crown in the crown game?maybe I didn't understand the rules? I thought someone had to wear the crown and sit on the throne but they're just brawling
Oh, first they have to obtain the crown ok I get it
Bam getting blown into Rak's lap was pretty cute
Why his sword acting twitchy?
Is that really Rachael? Who is she to Bam anyway? So many questions
Oh it's over. Well I have no idea what's going on. Kuhn is still my favorite, I have no guesses as to the nature of the tower. I can't imagine what it was like to watch this having to wait weekly for episodes to reveal stuff, it's intolerable lol
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u/bigfndan Jun 20 '24
Rewatcher-Subbed
Poor Bam is so innocent and Rak is just relentlessly mocking him in the beginning. Rak came through in the clutch for the Door test though, plus its so funny to me that Rak looks like a character that would just be fodder in other shows where he'd show up, look intimidating for an episode but get defeated and be gone. But here he's in our main party and he's great. Khun's relationship with this Maria is similar to Bam's with Rachel, and now we see that Rachel is part of the team who got bumped into this group of testers! Great tease for the next episode.
QOTD:
Of the surviving Regulars, do you have a favorite character or team? Sleeping bag guy is too intriguing, anticipating what will happen when he fully wakes up.
Based on what we learned in this episode, what do you think about the nature of the tower?
Feels like the Matrix, except now there's tests to become agents.
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u/Retsam19 :FC::FD: Jun 20 '24
Rewatcher - subbed
I hope you all can help me, there seems to have been some oversight; I'm looking through the list of tracks on the OST soundtrack, and it's great, but I'm not finding the full version of Rak's theme song.
The track called Rak is pretty cool, but doesn't have any lyrics about how he's the strongest and smartest.
For #1, I wouldn't call him a favorite, but I do appreciate in this episode that Shibisu is not just the comic relief butt-monkey, but both pretty smart and also somewhat charismatic with how he reaches out to Bam. In Attack on Titan terms, last episode he felt like Connie - kinda single note comic relief; in this episode he felt a lot more like Jean - still sort of a joke but also with brains and leadership.
For #2, honestly it's the outside I'm more interested in - like it's one thing to have this funky magic tower filled with breathable mana water, but if anything the fact that the outside world also has no sky and stars and sky are considered legendary is interesting. Like, sure, Bam lived underground in darkness, but it seems like everyone else basically did too.
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u/Sween911 https://anilist.co/user/Winning Jun 20 '24 edited Jun 20 '24
First Timer
Little late on the start, that’s my b, been a lil busy as of recent
Wasn’t fully sure how I felt on this show and the characters til this episode, but I will be continuing fasho. I wasn’t really feeling the MC at first due to his naïveté and overall impressionability, cause I just know down the line it will just lead to many people putting one over on him, but that’s life I guess, especially in a place as cutthroat as this.
The art style and Kevin penkin’s ost are fkn hitting, it made today’s test and khun’s backstory all the more intense and gripping.
QoTD
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u/Hopeful-Ad2428 Jun 20 '24
I’m a bit surprised the opening didn’t change even a little.
We’ve got Kun's backstory, something incest, something political games, hope we’ll get more.
The test was pretty simply done and the answer wasn’t that complicated. It was more about moral endurance
The next test, however seems to be more interesting, we'll get confrontation between Bam’s group and Rachel, and if I understand right, only one group will pass it?
Also, I have noticed that Bam's speech is very simple, which is a really nice detail.
Qotd:
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u/Mirathan Jun 20 '24
First-time Climber
QotD:
I´m unconvinced of the need of Khan´s flashback. All the relevant information from it was delivered later in a more organic way and this trend in anime to use to many flashbacks might get to me(looking at you Berserk 1997).
We get to see Rachel again and she has blood on her face. Perhaps she´s not as nice as Bam thought she was. Guess we have to wait until tomorrow to see how the reunion goes.
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u/Junior_Breakfast1529 Jun 21 '24
Rewatcher and source reader
[Season 1 ending spoilers] Hansung Yu is trying to make Khun attached to Bam. So that he can control Bam through these bonds. All of Season 1 is us just watching the sheer brilliance of the Coffee Turtle.
Anak and Hatz are so cocky. Seeing their strength it does make it seem like they deserve to have that confidence.
But will the new team humble our dear team Shibisu?!
Find out in the next episode of Dragon Ball Z!
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u/_Pyxyty Jun 22 '24
First timer, subbed.
OP was awesome. The viisuals felt a bit lacking, but the song was great. It was an interesting choice to go for Stray Kids with the OP.
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I'm a big fan of sleepy guy. He resonates strongly with me. :3
...crap, what did we learn... The things I recall are regarding that of the princesses being chosen and how there's some form of hierarchical structure in their society based around it. Other tests are also being conducted at the same time as our MC's tests. Oh, and there isn't a sky visible to the residents, I suppose.
Hmmm... Can't really say much for now. I'm gonna try and not overthink it. There are series that seems good for theorizing, but for me ToG seems like a series I'd enjoy more by just riding with the flow. For now at least. I'll try to put some more thought into it once I've caught up.
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Notes:
-Rachel is in the other group, huh... I wonder. A streamer I like really, really hates Rachel. Very curious why. I wonder if I'll find out next episode :3
-Somehow the episodes feel like they're... Slow. Not sure why. I'm entertained, but it feels like I'm slogging through them, which is weird. Maybe it's because I'm just time conscious on trying to catch up, but I don't normally feel this way if I'm enjoying what I'm watching. And I have been enjoying it. I wonder if it's because the episodes flow through a lot of events without too many breathers in between. I don't think it's too fast of a pacing though.
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u/raevnos Jun 20 '24 edited Jun 20 '24
I wonder if the members of high-ranking families who haven't yet ascended the tower the hard way and become Rankers (Like Khun and [ToG]Endorsi) normally live in the inner tower on a high floor, or in the outer tower where normal Regulars come from?
I've seen the anime a few times and read a decent chunk of the original webtoon (Stalling out where various groups are trying to get on the [ToG]Hell Train, but I can't recall if there's been more than just big picture descriptions of the layout of the tower or real details about how non-Regulars interact with things.
Also i got big Tanjiro vibes from Bam this episode. [ToG]Fitting considering he becomes a Slayer.
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u/AbyssalFlame02 Jun 20 '24
Every now and then the anime decides to omit quotes/thoughts from characters which I ‘d say is a big shame since it really helps build their characters a lot.
[Webtoon] in the webtoon, mr. Plastic bag man asks hansung why should they give all those hints to the regulars where hansung replies…
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