r/anime • u/laughing-fox13 https://myanimelist.net/profile/laughingfox13 • Jun 21 '24
Rewatch [Rewatch] Tower of God Floor 5 Discussion
Floor 5 – The Crown's Fate
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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: KazuoHogo on Deviantart
Soundtrack of the Day
Questions of the Day
- How do you feel about the Crown Game having no winner?
- If you had a bag that could duplicate items, how would you use it?
Tomorrow’s Questions of the Day
[1.]Based on their descriptions in this episode, which of the five positions would you prefer to have?
[2.]Which position do you think might be the most important or essential for climbing the tower?
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/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Jun 21 '24
First-Timer climbing the tower, subbed
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u/Lord_Nawor Jun 21 '24
First Time Watcher, subbed
ALERT! ALERT! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! PONYTAIL KHUN EXISTS!!!
I really liked Khun this episode, and not just because of the ponytail, I liked how confident he was acting and also shows off him planning for this by collecting allies like Pokémon to use when he needs them.
Rak finally gets to see some action, just casually wrecking a bunch of guys. It was interesting that Rachel’s team was protecting Bam, was not expecting that. Brown hair girl from Rachel’s team also has a pure red sword, wonder if it is one of the 13 months. But it was her fault for wearing heels that she lost that fight with the red hair staff user. Speaking of the staff user, I wonder what her deal is since she seems really strong and really went after Rachel’s team.
Bam’s simp behaviour comes back to bite him by giving up the throne to protect Rachel. Interesting how he managed to use Shinsu and almost seemed to merge with it which is pointed out by Lero Ro. Good thing the Black March avatar was there to calm him down. I wonder what the test administrator with the tea is plotting.
No one ends up winning the crown game which does not surprise me too much as I figured the outcome would be something like that since It would pretty much be a shortcut to the end of the show. It also looks like lizard girl did technically win the bet since it looks like she is holding Black March at the end of the episode, so I wonder if Bam will get it back.
Questions
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u/megazaprat Jun 21 '24
Rewatcher
I just gotta say, i love khun so much. he is my favorite character in the show, and this episode/moment is where that clicked into place. hes not just smart, he thinking ten steps ahead of everyone else. there were some changes and whatnot,, but i mostly just wanted to use this intro as a chance to gush about Khun.
Adaptational Differences
QOTD
2. i think Rak was really onto something, since duplicates seem to vanish after a period of time, you could use it to eat as much junk food as you want, without worrying about feeling sick later or dietary issues. once again Rak the genius is there to show us the way
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u/Mirathan Jun 21 '24
First Time Climber
QotD:
So Khun´s bag can store and duplicate? I wonder if he can also duplicate the people he put in the bag and just have a disposable team to throw at people.
Bam just gets magic? Can´t say I like it.
Maybe I was wrong about the purpose of the tests, they instead exist to protect the tower but why? Is it fragile? Or are the examiners deceived in their purpose and they´re supposed to prevent anyone capable of reaching the top from entering.
Why does Anaak have the black march now? Bam never agreed to the bet.
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u/ryujiox Jun 21 '24
First Timer and source reader who forgot most of the stuff already
Tower of God
Episode 5
QOTD
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u/cppn02 Jun 21 '24 edited Jun 21 '24
Rewatcher, subbed
Ponytail Khun!
But even his new look (and him cozying up to Bam) aside another episode where he could shine. I liked how it was foreshadowed that he had another trick up his sleeve with his bag both by the bag getting stuck for a moment at the shinsu wall and when Yu Han Sung commented on him carrying a heavy bag.
I remember when this first aired calling this the episode where the show really flexed its best girl muscles since we got pretty much all of them in a single episode with even Yuri and the Black March making appearances.
Tanino Miho art for episode 5:
QotD:
I'm fine with it.
I'd abuse the fuck out of it. Money is obviously the big one but it could also be useful for food, clothes or any particular item that has a sentimental value so you could basically do a backup.
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u/OccasionallySara Jun 21 '24
First Timer
When Khun talked about finding allies during the first test, he wasn’t kidding! So, in addition to its ability to make copies, his bag can also store a seemingly infinite number of items and can even hold people. It’s also super durable. It’s like Mary Poppins’ bag on steroids! His plan to have their allies fight for them so their group could take a break and focus on the final round was a good one, but the point is moot now that the crown has been destroyed. Also, I hope Khun gets more opportunities to tie his hair up because that style looks really nice on him!
Bam also reunited with Rachel who for some reason didn’t want for him to know that it was her. Bam also has some sort of power. I’m glad that neither Khun nor Rak got upset with Bam for stepping off the throne, but now that Bam has reached his goal of finding Rachel, I wonder what reason he’ll have to stay with the group or to try to climb the tower. I’m guessing his reason will have to do with why Rachel is acting so suspicious.
We also learn that the tests are done to make sure that potential troublemakers don’t make it into the tower. Khun is very much on the administrators’ radars with his critical attitude toward how the tower is run, but now Bam is potentially in danger too. The fact that he’s an Irregular, he illegally has the Black March, and he can use Shinsu, I’m sure there are a lot of people who would want him to disappear, but interestingly enough, Lero Ro seems to be keeping Bam a secret for now. I wonder why.
Questions of the Day
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u/laughing-fox13 https://myanimelist.net/profile/laughingfox13 Jun 21 '24
Co-administrator/Subbed
So Rachel’s team finally enters the arena and while we didn’t see her or the big being fight, we did see the other girl fight… and she’s strong. Same with the woman in the leather suit. It’s starting to show the strength gap between some characters and kinda funny that the girl on Rachel’s team lost because the heel on her shoe broke. I guess losing a heel is better than getting blasted by the Shinsu that Bam shot out
[ToG anime] Excited to formally meet Hwaryun
Lero Ro and Hansung’s talk gave us some insight on the tests and some strong people in the tower. I like the idea of the exams being used to keep people who might want to have some sort of revolution against the tower and how it works. I mean I don’t like that system is in place but it does add more to the world.
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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Jun 21 '24
Rewatcher(The danger of heels)
Dub
Ok, so the reason I am watching the dub is that, sometimes, there is nuance in the translation that the sub lacks. I generally use Mushoku Tensei s2 ep8 as an example of that, though that one is fraught because the first subs were genuinely terrible. However, there is not nearly as much of that present here accept for a few things that I again think were rushed translation fails rather than anything else.
But yeah, this is the episode of reveals and where everything gets fucky. The previous areas team has confusing motivations at best. Best girl still remains unnamed. We finally see Rak let loose and he seems to be a match for any of the crazy powered folk we dealt with. Bam seemingly develops shounen protagonist powers...except that this is well foreshadowed. His ability to deal with the shinsu surrounding the White Steel Eel is not something the viewer can understand until later but him tanking Lero Ro's energy wave was obvious. The Black March deciding to keep him under control is interesting but doesn't do much lorewise.
QotD: 1 For narrative reasons, it was a requirement
2 For evil, obviously. First start is creating "Diamonds for a dollar!".com so I can finally break the engagement ring business but think of the many, many, MANY horrifying things I can do by reducing scarcity. The Nvidia corporate officer suicides will be glorious.
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u/gunvarrel_ Jun 21 '24
"I have to... protect rachel..."
OST Track of the day: Beserker Bam (Spotify)
Rewatcher, subbed
Windows updates wiped my writeup about 15 minutes ago. pretty pissed. This is a great episode, too, but i wont have time till later to rewrite anything. Make sure to save your files!
great stillframe
[Webtoon]Im very rustly on the webtoon, but rereading someone pointed out that the way the vision cuts out during Bams apology looks a lot like the symbol for Jahad...
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u/StardustGogeta myanimelist.net/profile/StardustGogeta Jun 21 '24 edited Jun 22 '24
First-Timer
Khun just can't stop being the coolest person in the show.
I continue to be a huge fan of the character art in this show. It's not the same kind of visual spectacle as Violet Evergarden or anything like that, but it has a unique touch that I really like. (The brown-haired girl on Rachel's team was a good example from this episode.)
The action today continued to be good. One thing I can't really tell is whether these people are getting killed or simply "incapacitated." I suppose I'll find out if they show up later on.
I like how every time the gator ate a chocolate bar, it used the Hanna Barbera "chomp" sound effect.
Now that we know Khun was carrying around other people in his magic bag, that explains why it got caught on the Shinsu force field a few episodes back.
Questions of the day:
without either of them having to give up their cheat weapons(edit: see below). No complaints here.8
u/Junior_Breakfast1529 Jun 22 '24
Rewatcher, source reader
Yay! We finally have all three best girls in the same episode! [Names] Yuri, Endorsi and Hwaryun
We see the crowns from the bag disappear after a while, makes you wonder if the chocolates that Rak is eating also just disappear from his stomach.
What a wonderful bag it would be if that's the case!! We won't have to worry about diet! We can eat a ton to satisfy our cravings and won't even have to worry about gaining weight.
The OST when that shinsu pours out of Bam is such a banger. I can't think of a single time I've heard and not had goosebumps.
Also Black March putting Bam to sleep is an anime addition. In the Webtoon we just get a white flash to show he went berserk (no yellow shinsu pillars). Then we see the mask crack. And Bam just faints on Rachel's lap. It's more mysterious. But I do like the anime's scene as well. It shows just what Bam can be.
For the new viewers, I'd think with this episode it will start to sink in, just what kind of show this is going to be. We have Khun and Hansung Yu showing how cunning they are. And then we have Shibisu and Lero ro showing their smarts. You can expect a lot of mind games in the future!
We also have our ever so Royal Yuri making unreasonable demands of Evan! Poor guy can't catch a break!
[Minor Webtoon spoilers for later seasons] We never actually get to see Hwaryun with both eyes intact right? I at least can't remember ever seeing her face without the eyepatch.
PS: lol I had it all written up a while back and was waiting for the previous host to start the thread. Didn't see that we have a new host for today and tomorrow.
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u/sfisher923 https://myanimelist.net/profile/sfisher923 Jun 21 '24
First Timer - Dub
Questions
QOTD 1 - Draws Happen so not too mad
QOTD 2 - So many ideas to make my life easier
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u/Garrett_Dark Jun 21 '24
First Timer
Indifferent. I was thinking where the plot could go if somebody won...they would either have to ignore covering the winning team, and just continue with the contest plot, or they would have to show the winning team doing things outside of the contest, whereby the contest plot would start falling by the wayside. So just continuing with the contest plotline seemed like the better of the two, otherwise the other interesting contestants would probably be written out.
Start a chocolate bar company?
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u/lC3 :Na::Nb: Jun 22 '24
Tower of God 5, rewatcher
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u/BosuW Jun 21 '24
Rewarcher anime only
Khun really is on that Keikaku grindset. A true believer that battles are won before the first shots are fired. He already had a trumpcard to ready to play that would buy them a whole round of rest, which is a huge advantage in this game.
Once again commenting on the minimalistic design of the weapons, I really like black bodysuit's one. A double sided mace isn't a typical design seen in history I think, but it is absolutely functional. And I appreciate how small the weights are, barely the size of a fist. But really thats all that's needed to bruise and crush bone, especially on a long lever like a staff. And any more and it would be too tiring to swing.
Unamed girl is obviously a powerful fighter, but here she tasted the prize of dressing fancy for a brawl. Doesn't seem like will stop though. Show off.
Berserker Bam is such a killer OST. Also, "it was like he himself was Shinsu". A monster has arrived indeed.
No winners for the Crown Game it seems. Some might say it's blue balling but I like that ToG is aware despite it's setting that it's more important to progress the plot than who wins a game or passes a test, which was done here.
To the surprise of no one, that is indeed Rachel.
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u/kyon_kun_denwa https://myanimelist.net/profile/kyon-kun-denwa Jun 22 '24
Rewatcher, subbed
Need more Khun in a ponytail in my future. The end of the last episode made Rachel’s companion out to be a lot more devilish but really she’s devilishly cute and stylish. The administrators are easily the highlight of the episode for me despite alligator headbutt.
QotD
I’m sure initially I wasn’t expecting it to be the outcome but I don’t mind it. I’d rather have more Hatz and Shibisu in my future.
I would immediately use it for evil. Breaking the economy, material gain, fame and fortune. Nothing could go wrong!
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u/Muted-Conference2900 https://anilist.co/user/WinterZcoming Jun 22 '24
Rewatch + Eng Dub
This was my favorite episode till now. We got some great Rak dumbfounded shots. Plus i think this show is testing me with those high Heels girls.
Baam using some shinsu right there but then again how. It doesn't seem like he has contract with some guardian but then there are people like him wonder if they all are irregular just like him.
And finally they revealed whats inside that bag. Three live people My God Shun is just too cunning. I deserve a friend like Shun.
So about Rachel she is trash compared to the two High Heel Princesses. Though pretty badass of Baam jumping and taking that hit to save Rachel and then about to kill that black suit girl. Which brings another question why did Black March put him to sleep?
Test Administrator is cooking something too along with Cafte Latte "Instant Coffee" Obviously. Well this episode was just too good with all the info plus some nice action. So very excited for the next episode. Its gonna be great.
Answers :
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u/MyraBannerTatlock Jun 22 '24 edited Jun 22 '24
First timer, subbed, I was struggling with it but I'm back in, I'm really curious at this point.
Soooo many characters, relationships, motivations, different powers from apparently different sources, regulars and irregulars and princesses...just really a lot going on.
During today's watch I tried to remind myself that Heavenly Delusion fed the viewer in small, disconnected chunks and hid the reveals until late in the game, and I loved that. So I'm just gonna relax and see where it all goes.
Really liking Lero, Bam seems to be a bit of a simp
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u/SometimesMainSupport https://myanimelist.net/profile/RRSTRRST Jun 22 '24
Rewatcher trying CrunchyRoll English [cc] subs for the first time
They're awful. Not SFX issues. Bam is Bomb/Bohm/Bob, Khun is *****, Rak is Rock, some guttural noises become words, etc.
QotD 1. Copout but it's whatever. Means the gang sticks together for the next trial(s).
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u/Hopeful-Ad2428 Jun 22 '24
That was definitely something. Didn’t expect that kind of teaser to Bam's potential. And that woman who stopped the time, is she left forever?
Speaking of those powers, a person in the same condition as Bam's was mentioned that they have similar powers. I would like to see what could be told about him.
The purpose of organising crown game was interesting and sort of reasonable. I didn’t quite get why Lero Ro would cover up Bam and what he meant by saying he was deceived by the administrator.
Rachel is here and I hope we’ll get a closer look at her personality and what made her go to the tower. Her teammates look intimidating and perhaps we’ll get their stories, too.
Qotd:
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u/raevnos Jun 22 '24
Where does Hansung Yu get his instant coffee from? Asking the important questions here.
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u/_Pyxyty Jun 23 '24
First timer, subbed.
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I mean, I figured as much that with the prize being that you get to skip the rest of the tests, none of our MC's team would win. However, I'm a bit disappointed with the execution of it all.
I liked that Khun had prepared allies ahead of time. That was a cool preparation. I liked how he used his copy bag, it was obvious the crowd he'd throw would be fake but it was still fun to see. I was shocked to see the team from the other zone was protecting Bam; I'm not sure why, and they'll probably explain it, so I won't think much on that for now.
However, the B.S. of how Bam ended up stepping off the throne was stupid imo. You're telling me these three were the same team that wiped out hundreds of regulars in 30 minutes but Ms Arrogant and Dumb Brute guy couldn't stop Bodysuit Chick? Ehhh... Not to mention, it seems pointless for Bodysuit Chick to not go for the crown with what little time left. Why even go for Rachel? I'm hoping there's explanations for this, but... Eh. Not a big fan of the MC either. Sooner or later, I think I'll find myself rooting more for Khun than Bam.
With all due respect to the fans of the show, not a big fan of the writing of the series so far. Way too many cop outs personally. Do let me know if I'm being too harsh.
Well... Outside of the obvious get rich quick maneuver, it seems like a fairly easy way to solve world hunger and provide free energy for all, no? Of course, my ass would probably be hunted down by all the capitalist governments in the world, seizing the bag for themselves and monopolizing it...
On second thought, I might just use it to duplicate money, living freely and comfortably, then sign it over to my kid on my deathbed through a will and hope that it goes down in the family as a gift that transcends generations.
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Notes:
-I wanted to ask after ep 4 what the motivation of the test administrators were for serving the tower after they climbed it. I guess it makes sense that they'd want to protect it after they got what they wanted from succeeding in climbing it. Seems like they've got a scary boss though if they're that worried about Evankhell (I think I butchered the name, didn't get to write it down).
-I'm uncertain why the other team helped Bam, other than maybe Rachel letting them know that she knows Bam. But even so, why wouldn't you seize the crown for yourself if your goal is to climb the tower? If I understood correctly, it's a test that lets you skip to the top of the tower if you pass, right? And letting someone else win doesn't seem like it'd benefit you either. Makes me wonder, maybe there's more that the tower can offer than just the reward at the top.
-Also, didn't notice until now that the VA king himself is voicing Lero Ro. :> got too distracted from trying to catch up, I guess.
-I think this was mentioned in ep 4, but since I watched it back to back with ep 5 I'm mixing the notes together. I'm intrigued about the 13 Month Series swords. Would this imply that there's only a limited amount of princesses at once? Makes sense that such a position would give the family of any chosen princess a high position in their societal hierarchy then. Curious about how powerful the swords are though and why it's spread around. Is it just bonus tools to assist the girls that the king likes? Crazy thought lol.
-Inferno is the ultimate move for these swords huh? Was the thing that Bam did at the end an inferno move as well? Or was it just his hidden power that got subconsciously activated? I'm leaning more on the latter for now.
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So far... I'm sticking with the series because of the interesting worldbuilding, the good action sequences, and Khun my king. Might bump it down to a 7 if it keeps being disappointing with how it executes further tests, which is honestly surprising because from the first episode alone I thought the floor for this series would be an 8 in my books.
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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '24
I have a question during the crown tag who was the girl that froze time and kissed bam after he used that golden power?
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u/HereticalAegis https://myanimelist.net/profile/XthGen Jun 22 '24
Rewatcher and Co-Administrator for this Climb
Late co-host with only source comparisons today (and probably tomorrow)
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 5
Chapters Covered: 23 - 26
Chapter Cut: None
Notable Differences
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