Crunchyroll made some cast and staff announcements during its industry panel at C2E2 for Tower of God, which is one of the first eight titles in the inaugural slate of Crunchyroll Original titles.
The main staff includes:
Director: Takashi Sano
Assistant Director: Hirokazu Hanai
Series Composition: Erika Yoshida
Character Design: Masashi Kudo & Miho Tanino
Music: Kevin Penkin
The series is set to premiere simultaneously in Japan, Korea, and the United States.
TAICHI ICHIKAWA as BAM
South Korean boy band Stray Kids will be performing the opening and ending theme songs for the anime.
As the anime is set to premiere in Japan, Korea, and the United States simultaneously, the band has recorded the songs in each country's language: Japanese, Korean, and English.
The band's 19-year-old member Seungmin says, "We have needed a lot of preparation to record the songs in three languages, but I think it will provide opportunities to let more people know about us."
Stray Kids made their debut in Korea in March 2018 with their first EP "I Am Not." They will release their debut album in Japan, "SKZ2020," on March 18, 2020.
Tower of God is an adventure fantasy series that has been serialized in Korea's NAVER WEBTOON since 2010 and in Japan through LINE since 2018. To date, it has been translated into 28 languages, and has reached 4.5 billion views worldwide.
The main staff includes:
Director: Takashi Sano
Assistant Director: Hirokazu Hanai
Series Composition: Erika Yoshida
Character Design: Masashi Kudo & Miho Tanino
Music: Kevin Penkin
The series is set to premiere simultaneously in Japan, Korea, and the United States.
CAST ANNOUNCEMENTS:
TAICHI ICHIKAWA as BAM
SAORI HAYAMA as RACHEL
HOCHU OTSUKA as HEADON
As the anime is set to premiere in Japan, Korea, and the United States simultaneously, the band has recorded the songs in each country's language: Japanese, Korean, and English.
The band's 19-year-old member Seungmin says, "We have needed a lot of preparation to record the songs in three languages, but I think it will provide opportunities to let more people know about us."
Stray Kids made their debut in Korea in March 2018 with their first EP "I Am Not." They will release their debut album in Japan, "SKZ2020," on March 18, 2020.
Climb the tower and you get everything. At the top of the tower is everything in the world and you can get this world...you can become God.
This is the story of the beginning and the end of a girl, Rachel, who just wants to see the starry sky and climbs a tower, and a boy, Bam, who doesn't need anything if she is there.