Tower of God | |
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Season 2 | |
No. of episodes | 19 |
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Original network | Tokyo MX |
Original release | July 7, 2024 – present |
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Tower of God is an anime television series based on S.I.U.'s manhwa series of the same name. The second season of anime begins with episode 80 of the Naver Webtoon series. It is produced by The Answer Studio and directed by Akira Suzuki, with Kazuyoshi Takeuchi serving as chief director. [1]
The second season takes place six years after the events of the first season, on the 20th floor, a difficult place for the selectors to pass. Ja Wangnan continues to challenge himself to climb the tower and become "King of the Tower" no matter how many times he fails. Wangnan meets Viole, a mysterious, long-haired individual with overwhelming strength, who is a candidate to become a Slayer for "FUG," a criminal organization that opposes Zahard, the ruler of the tower.
In August 2022, during their industry panel at Crunchyroll Expo, Crunchyroll announced that a second season was in production. [2] The season premiered on July 7, 2024, and airs in two consecutive story arc cours. [3] For the first cour covering the "Return of the Prince" story arc, the opening theme song is "Rise Up", while the ending theme song is "Believe"; both are performed by NiziU. [4] For the second cour covering the "Workshop Battle" story arc, the opening theme song is "Night", while the ending theme song is "Falling Up"; both are performed by Stray Kids. [5]
No. overall | No. in season | Title [6] [7] | Directed by [6] | Written by [6] | Storyboarded by [6] | Original air date [8] | ||||||
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Return of the Prince | ||||||||||||
14 | 1 | "Last Chance" [a] | Yoshitsugu Kimura | Erika Yoshida | Toshihiko Masuda | July 7, 2024 | ||||||
The 20th floor of the Tower is a special place where Regulars who have been allowed to enter the Tower once undergo screening again. To become an E-rank Regular and earn the right to climb even higher, Ja Wangnan takes on tests harder than anything he has faced so far. He is determined to become the "King of the Tower." However, a flamethrower girl defeats him again, and he finds himself in debt to Kim Lurker, a loan shark. He takes the test once more to escape from Kim. On the testing floor, he meets a strong, mysterious person who defeats everyone. | ||||||||||||
15 | 2 | "The Strongest Regular" Transliteration: "Saikyō no Senbetsu-sha" (Japanese: 最強の選別者) | Taiki Nishimura | Erika Yoshida | Namako Umino | July 14, 2024 | ||||||
After passing the first test, Wangnan, Viole, Kang Horyang, Miseng, Goseng, and Hon Akraptor wait for the other test takers in a waiting room. They feel concerned about the presence of the overwhelmingly powerful Viole, a member of FUG, a massive criminal organization. Once the other test takers arrive, the second test begins. However, the test administrator proposes a deal to Viole, who scored the highest on the test and refuses to take anyone with him. | ||||||||||||
16 | 3 | "The Trustworthy Room" Transliteration: "Shinji Rareru Heya" (Japanese: 信じられる部屋) | Tsutomu Murakami | Erika Yoshida | Tsutomu Murakami | July 21, 2024 | ||||||
Viole reveals that he is a member of FUG and his mission is to slay the Jahad family that rules the Tower. He tells test administrator Love to fail all the other test takers. Love proposes that he will do as Viole says if he beats him in a game one-on-one, and Viole accepts his offer. Meanwhile, Wangnan and the others engage in the battle of the Trustworthy Room test. A team of at least seven players must secure six rooms. Regulars will use a remote to select a "Leader" and a "Gatekeeper" for each room. Leaders can recruit "Fellows" or steal rooms, transferring captured rooms to themselves. Gatekeepers can only own rooms, which can be taken from them. Leaders can transfer room ownership to their Fellows and appoint new Gatekeepers, but they cannot be Gatekeepers themselves. To recruit Fellows, they have to insert the Leader's connector into slot 1 and the Fellow's connector into slot 2, then press the blue button. To transfer ownership, they have to insert the receiver's connector into slot 1 and the Gatekeeper's connector into slot 2, then press the red button. One team member must remain in a room at all times, and the sixth room acquired must be room 608, belonging to Viole and Yihwa. The team that acquires at least seven members and six rooms wins. Viole has different rules. Love has Viole's connector. Yihwa's and Viole's connectors have both Leader and Gatekeeper roles. Viole can win by taking Love's connector and Yihwa's room or if fewer than seven test takers remain due to conflict. | ||||||||||||
17 | 4 | "Ramen and the Great Big Sky" Transliteration: "Rāmen to Hiroi Sora" (Japanese: ラーメンと広い空) | Michita Shiraishi | Takeshi Miyamoto | Kei Suzuki | July 28, 2024 | ||||||
Love tells Viole that FUG killed his parents and he wants to get revenge by killing him. Viole says that he needs to meet someone above when Love asks him why he joined FUG. Yihwa thinks that Viole may not be a bad person because he didn't kill her. Tin shows up in front of her door, saying that he represents Prince, and Yihwa opens her door, but Tin kidnaps her. Meanwhile, Wangnan captures five rooms, leaving only Yihwa's room to win. Wangnan asks Nia if his room is safe, but Kim Lurker captures Nia and reveals that he betrayed Wangnan. Nia shares his past, where his companions betrayed him due to his weakness. An old woman helped him, and he decided to help her run a restaurant. However, Lurker threatened them, and Nia agreed to make other Regulars fail to forgive her debt. Wangnan tells Nia that he has no grudges against him. Lurker punches Nia to death while Wangnan begs him to stop. Lurker reveals that he already has seven rooms, as Prince's and Yihwa's rooms are almost under his control.Wangnan interrupts Viole's and Love's battle by taking Viole's connector from Love and asks Viole to help him. When Lurker ordered Robdevil to kill Prince, Kang came to rescue, and Viole helped Yihwa regain her consciousness. Wangnan and Viole follow Lurker to his room. Wangnan notices that Lurker is using a water bottle in his pocket to control Shinsu and snatches it. Wangnan confronts Lurker, asserting that he is receiving divine punishment, not for himself, but for everyone who suffered because of him, especially Nia. Lurker laughs, dismissing Wangnan's reasoning and accusing him of justifying his actions. In anger, Wangnan grabs Lurker, insisting he is not like him. Lurker recounts his own struggles, blaming the president for his misfortunes and mocking the idea of love in a place filled with injustice. Enraged, Wangnan kicks Lurker and shoves a fireball in his mouth, demanding to know how he can justify killing Nia. Tears in his eyes, Wangnan vows never to forgive Lurker but ultimately chooses to forgive him, realizing that perpetuating injustice would solve nothing. Lurker scoffs at the notion of forgiveness, but Wangnan declares his intention to become the king of the Tower and change the injustices that led to suffering, urging Lurker to honor Nia's memory by living a decent life. Wangnan thanks Viole and manages to swap Viole's connector with his connector. As a result, Viole steals the final room, forming a team consolidated by Jue Viole Grace, Hon Akraptor, Ja Wangnan, Kang Horyang, Prince, Yeo Goseng, Yeo Miseng, and Yeon Yihwa. Love apologizes to the Test Director for everything that happened and offers his resignation as a test administrator. However, the Test Director instructs Love to send them upstairs and forget his grudges against FUG. When Love leaves, the Test Director speaks to Submerged Fish, saying that the mission has been accomplished as Wangnan passed the test as FUG wished. Viole asks Wangnan why he forgave Lurker. Wangnan says that he wants to be forgiven too, and he is no different from Lurker, as he might lie and kill people to climb the Tower. Viole asks Wangnan why he is so desperate to change by climbing the Tower. Wangnan says that he doesn't feel good when people build walls and try to block each other's paths due to the nature of the Tower. Wangnan wants to make the Tower a better place where everyone can laugh together and see a bigger sky too. | ||||||||||||
18 | 5 | "The Other Team" Transliteration: "Mō Hitotsu no Chīmu" (Japanese: もうひとつのチーム) | Makoto Ōga | Erika Yoshida | Masayoshi Nishida | August 4, 2024 | ||||||
Khun Aguero Agnes recalls Bam, who thanked him for his support. On the 25th floor, Khun seeks new members and bets speedy Edin Dan that if he wins, Edin will join his team; if Edin wins, he gets Suspendium. Khun wins and recruits Edin, forming a new team after parting with his original one. He suspects Rachel may have killed Bam, knowing she can walk and is deceiving others. His new team includes Edin, Novik, Apple, Michael, Gyetang, and Ran. He warns Shibisu about Rachel before splitting, advising him to continue climbing with the original team. Khun tells his new team to become friends with Rachel but remain cautious, promising to fulfill their wishes once he becomes head of the Khun family. Meanwhile, Yihwa investigates rumors of Viole causing chaos in a shopping center, only to find a delinquent impersonating him and trying to extort Hwaryun. Viole arrives and defeats the impostor. | ||||||||||||
19 | 6 | "Zygaena's Flower" Transliteration: "Chigena no Hana" (Japanese: チゲナの花) | Shintaro Noro | Takeshi Miyamoto | Masayoshi Nishida | August 11, 2024 | ||||||
Wangnan and the others arrive on the 21st floor. Yeon Yihwa, daughter of one of the distinguished Ten Families and member of Wangnan's team, happens to see Viole meeting with fellow FUG members Hwaryun and Ha Jinsung, a high ranker. Hwaryun reveals about Viole's past to Wangnan, that Viole was forced to join FUG in exchange for FUG not killing Viole's friends. Wangnan tells Hwyaryn that FUG is inhuman. Later that night, Wangnan apologises to Viole for calling him a bad guy. Yihwa comes to talk something to Viole, but Wangnan teases her. Jinsung watches them from a distance while Karaka, a mysterious figure, appears from the dark. Later, Wangnan's team heads to the testing area, but their opponents flee due to Viole's presence, resulting in them taking a test named Zygaena's flower test. Zygaena, a deep-sea fish worshipped as a god on the 21st floor, has a highly valued flower. The test's goal is to enter Zygaena's body and retrieve the flower. When Wangnan's team finally finds the flower inside the creature's massive body, a mysterious man appears before them. | ||||||||||||
20 | 7 | "Mazino Magic" Transliteration: "Maji no Majikku" (Japanese: マジノマジック) | Shige Fukase | Takeshi Miyamoto | Toshihiko Masuda | August 18, 2024 | ||||||
The mysterious man is seeking the flower for an entirely different reason. Viole encounters him and orders Prince and Horyang to go away. The mysterious man tells him to play a game to defeat each other. He tells Viole about his goal to go out of the tower and become truly free and see the endless sky. Meanwhile, Prince and Horyang inform everyone to attack the man all at once. The man defeats Prince and Horyang and tells them that they need at least an "Opera" to stop him for a tenth of a second. While engaging in a fierce battle, he and Viole were about to punch each other, but Miseng appeared between them. Viole protects her but gets heavily injured. The man says he has no intention of continuing to fight as he got Zygaena's baby. His tattoo on his back reveals his identity as Urek Mazino. As he went out of Zygaena's body, he defeated Noma and got to know how powerful people from the 21st floor of the tower have been hiding about Zygaena's kid, who gets its nutrients from the flower. They used to steal the flower to maintain the flower's value. Mazino takes the kid and says that a few years from now, thousands of Zygaena's kid will be born and the flower's value will decrease. Later, Mazino tells his assistant to keep an eye on Viole. Two days later, Viole remains unconscious, and news breaks that the Yeon family is involved in covering up Zygaena's children, devastating Yihwa, who isolates herself. Hwaryun encourages her to keep climbing to change public perception. Jinsung offers Wangnan the option to separate from Viole for safety, but Wangnan declines and chooses to continue climbing with Viole. Karaka meets Hinsung, warning him that rumors are spreading in FUG about his leniency towards Viole. Hinsung insists he is loyal to FUG. Later, Hwaryun informs Wangnan about the "Workshop Battle" on the 30th floor, as he seeks to find Viole's old friends. | ||||||||||||
21 | 8 | "Her Name Is Emily" Transliteration: "Kanojo no Nawa Emirī" (Japanese: 彼女の名はエミリー) | Taiki Nishimura | Riuji Yoshizaki | Daisuke Kurose | August 25, 2024 | ||||||
Two years have passed since the Zygaena test. Emily, a chat robot that Acorn Workshop developed, is gaining popularity among regulars in "BOX", where Lighthouse Bearers share information, for her ability to answer every question by taking data from others. On the 29th floor, Khun feels disappointed in Edin because he used Emily to take suggestions during a test and told him not to depend on Emily. Edin gave his phone to Khun to keep Emily away. Rachel appreciates Edin for being the fastest person in the team and says that she is jealous of his ability and wishes he could "become her legs". Meanwhile, on the 28th floor, Wangnan's team is taking a test. Quaetro and Chang took the key from Wangnan that they needed to win the test. Quaetro, who is a fire user, says that he followed Wangnan because he reminded him of Chirpy, a pet chicken, who died when Quaetro was a kid. Wangnan tries to calm him, but Quaetro suddenly remembers that he roasted Chirpy to death. When Quaetro is about to attack Wangnan, Viole saves him. Quaetro has three baangs, but when he and Chang see that Viole has five baangs, they concede defeat, and Wangnan's team wins the test. Wangnan tells his team about participating in the Workshop Battle, which is two months away, to get good items. Meanwhile, Khun uses Edin's phone to ask Emily if 25th Bam is alive, and Emily replies that he is alive. Meanwhile, a 'Traveller' chats with Emily and tells her that he believes she is human. The Traveller thanks Emily for helping him get this far and says that he will meet Emily no matter how much distance separates them and confesses his love to her. A facility shows a human kept in a pod named Emily. | ||||||||||||
22 | 9 | "One-Winged Devil" Transliteration: "Hen'yoku no Akuma" (Japanese: 片翼の悪魔) | Tsutomu Murakami | Takeshi Miyamoto | Toshikatsu Tokoro | September 1, 2024 | ||||||
Khun inquires about Bam's location, and Emily admits she doesn't know. Apple informs Khun about the "Devil of the Right Arm," explaining that Hatz lost to him and that she found him on the 28th floor after someone uploaded his photo to BOX. This prompts Khun to decide to capture him. Meanwhile, Wangnan's team learns about the "Devil of the Right Arm" and is intrigued by his resemblance to Kang. Kang identifies the person in BOX as Beniamino Cassano and shares their past, revealing that both were abandoned as children in the Middle Area and raised in the same facility due to restrictions on childbirth for certain families. Most children in the area either die or get sold off, and both end up as workshop test subjects. The workshops will do anything to create weapons, even using humans. Kang meets Cassano, who becomes his friend, and they bond like brothers. They encounter Sophia, a research assistant who treats them as humans and names them Beniamino Ilmar and Beniamino Cassano. Later, they learn the truth about the experiments conducted by Maddox, who reveals that only two out of 99,999 people can become "Living Ignition Weapons." He plans to assimilate weapons with living humans, intending for Cassano and Kang to receive half of the devil. After the experiment, Kang wakes up in the Tower, becomes a Regular, and climbs with little difficulty, eventually earning the title "Devil of the Right Arm." He feels guilty about his power's origins and stops climbing after reaching the 20th floor. He hears rumors of someone resembling him and believes Cassano has come to the Tower looking for him. On the 28th floor, Kang expresses his intent to meet Cassano, and Wangnan's team plans to join him. Viole recalls his past and later meets Kang, discussing their powers and FUG's involvement in experiments. Viole reveals that seven years ago, he learned "how to become god" and experienced a red light within him. Kang believes him and leaves to find Cassano, stating that Wangnan's team is the only one that treats him like family. Meanwhile, Gyetang suspects he has bird flu and cannot accompany Khun to find Cassano, so he stays with Apple, Michael, and Edin. | ||||||||||||
23 | 10 | "The Hand of Arlen" Transliteration: "Aruren no Te" (Japanese: アルレンの手) | Taro Yamada | Riuji Yoshizaki | Masayoshi Nishida | September 8, 2024 | ||||||
Wangnan's team discussed meeting Cassano with Kang, who left to find him at the tent village on the 28th floor. He asked information seller Xia Xia about Cassano's whereabouts, and she informed him that Cassano was at the Hand of Arlen, warning him of traps in the area. Meanwhile, Khun's team arrived near the Hand of Arlen, suspecting that their knowledge of Cassano was too convenient and that the photo in BOX served as an invitation. Novik and Ran, who had separated from Khun, mistakenly attacked Kang, thinking he was Cassano. Viole informed Wangnan and Arkraptor that Kang had gone alone, fearing he might feel isolated, which reminded Viole of his past and prompted him to search for Kang. Prince and Yihwa overheard and decided to borrow a ship from Yihwa's family to help bring Kang back. As Kang approached the Hand of Arlen, he heard Cassano calling him and finally met him. Cassano confirmed to Novik and Ran that he was the person they were looking for. Meanwhile, Khun's lighthouse alerted him that he had triggered a trap, causing him to lose consciousness. Later, Viole arrived at Xia Xia's location, asking about Kang. Xia Xia offered to guide him through the traps to Kang for a fee. At that moment, a snake-like individual attempted to steal Khun's earrings while he was unconscious, but Khun's Armor Inventory protected him. He woke up, stabbed the thief, and asked him who hired him. The thief revealed that someone with rabbit ears had sent him to kill anyone entering the ruins. Khun then knocked him out. Khun wondered who would send an assassin after him and what their intentions were with the Devil of the Right Arm as bait. Meanwhile, Novik and Ran seemingly killed Cassano at the Hand of Arlen. Viole heard the noise and rushed toward the scene, saving Xia Xia from a trap she had stepped into intentionally. She asked about Viole's relationship with Kang, assuming they were good friends, but Viole replied that they were just acquaintances. | ||||||||||||
24 | 11 | "A Thick and Distant Wall" Transliteration: "Atsukute Tōi Kabe" (Japanese: 厚くて遠い壁) | Yoshitsugu Kimura | Riuji Yoshizaki | Toshihiko Masuda | September 15, 2024 | ||||||
While Kang Horyang is fighting Ran and Novick, Cassano finally shows up, and Kang Horyang is defeated. Witnessing this, Viole becomes quietly agitated and unleashes his power. Meanwhile, Khun learns these events were a trap laid by a traitor within his team and rushes to Ran and Novick. | ||||||||||||
25 | 12 | "A New Trial" Transliteration: "Aratana Shiren" (Japanese: 新たな試練) | Shige Fukase | Takeshi Miyamoto | Namako Umino | September 22, 2024 | ||||||
The Hand of Alren is destroyed by FUG. Khun is left behind, but Wangnan's team rescues him. He learns FUG Slayer candidate Viole is a member of their team. The long-haired man who reminds him of Bam. The destruction of his own team. While Khun contemplates everything that has happened, Hwaryun appears before him. | ||||||||||||
26 | 13 | "Archimedes" Transliteration: "Arukimedesu" (Japanese: アルキメデス) | Masahiro Takada | Takeshi Miyamoto | Shigenori Kageyama | September 29, 2024 | ||||||
Khun learns everything from Hwaryun, and he decides to join Wangnan's team in the Workshop Battle. Meanwhile, Bam is finally reunited with Khun at the Hand of Arlen, but as he is still bound by FUG, he remains on Team FUG as Viole. Team Shibisu advocates overthrowing FUG, Rak pursues the path he believes in, and as the test takers' desires intersect, the Workshop Battle finally begins on Archimedes. | ||||||||||||
Workshop Battle | ||||||||||||
27 | 14 | "Meeting the Traveler" Transliteration: "Tabibito to no Deai" (Japanese: 旅人との出会い) | Kazuya Fujishiro | Riuji Yoshizaki | Masayoshi Nishida | October 6, 2024 | ||||||
Two Workshop patrols pursued the Traveler until Viole intervened to save him. Blue Dog, a robotic patrol that is up to level 30, is on the hunt for them, as stronger robots are programmed to retaliate when others are destroyed. The Traveler seeks help from Emily, who directs him to go to D-52. There, the Traveler installs a jamming device to disrupt Shinsu flow and block radio waves, preventing stronger patrols from tracking them. Viole urges the Traveler to confront the patrol, but he insists that only someone as powerful as a Princess of Jahad or a Slayer Candidate can defeat them. He asks Viole to assist in setting a trap. Meanwhile, a reporter interviews Princess Endorsi, a favorite in the upcoming Workshop Battle. When asked about her opponents, she declares her intent to crush Jue Viole Grace, exciting cheers from the crowd, including Wangnan and Edin, while Khun feels embarrassed by their enthusiasm. Khun questions the gathering of Regulars just before the floating ship's departure, suspecting ulterior motives. Io, a host of the Workshop Battle, interrupts the broadcast to announce a game for boarding passes to the Archimedes, set to depart in two days. He explains the rules: 248 passes are available, and Regulars must defeat others using distributed guns, with each participant allowed one bullet. Missing a shot eliminates them, while light shots transport players to the Archimedes. The first person shot receives a Blood Tamara, and the one sending the most participants via light shots earns a White Heavenly Mirror. Additionally, defeating the "Bongbong fairies" grants a boarding pass and rare items. As the game begins, Khun plans to collect bullets and targets Wangnan, who screams as the timer hits zero, attracting two Regulars. Khun traps them and takes their bullets. Meanwhile, Shibisu's team rushes to their rooms, concerned for Endorsi, who has become more self-centered since Bam's death. Endorsi confronts Shibisu with paparazzi she has captured for trying to photograph her. She later asks Emily about Viole's whereabouts, who directs her to D-52. In D-52, the Traveler introduces himself to Viole, who reveals he is the "25th Bam." The Traveler explains his pursuit of the Archimedes to save someone he loves, as the grand prize of the Workshop Battle is a human being. Just then, the patrol attempts to breach the door, prompting the Traveler to trigger an explosion that fails. As they prepare for the patrol's attack, Endorsi suddenly breaks through the ceiling, shocking Bam. | ||||||||||||
28 | 15 | "The Promise of That Day" Transliteration: "Ano-hi no Yakusoku" (Japanese: あの日の約束) | Tsutomu Murakami | Erika Yoshida | Toshihiko Masuda | October 13, 2024 | ||||||
29 | 16 | "The 25th Bam" Transliteration: "Nijūgonichi no Yoru" (Japanese: 二十五日の夜) | Taiki Nishimura | Takeshi Miyamoto | Takaaki Ishiyama | October 20, 2024 | ||||||
30 | 17 | "Funky!" Transliteration: "Fankī!" (Japanese: ファンキー!) | Yoshitsugu Kimura | Riuji Yoshizaki | Namako Umino | October 27, 2024 | ||||||
31 | 18 | "The Mad Dog and the Lizard" Transliteration: "Kyōken to Tokage" (Japanese: 狂犬とトカゲ) | Taro Tanaka | Takeshi Miyamoto | Masayoshi Nishida | November 3, 2024 | ||||||
32 | 19 | "All In" [a] | Yoshihiko Mori & Xu Chenyin | Riuji Yoshizaki | You Nakano | November 10, 2024 | ||||||
33 | 20 | "Like a Flame in the Wind" Transliteration: "Fūzen no Tomoshibi" (Japanese: 風前の灯火) | TBA | TBA | TBA | November 17, 2024 |
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"Night" is a song by South Korean boy band Stray Kids, taken from their second Japanese-language studio album Giant (2024). It was released as a single in three versions—Japanese, English, and Korean—along with "Falling Up" by Epic Records Japan and JYP Entertainment on October 7, 2024. The song serves as an opening theme for the "Workshop Battle" arc of the second season of Kami no Tō: Tower of God.
"Falling Up" is a song by South Korean boy band Stray Kids, taken from their second Japanese-language studio album Giant (2024). It was released as a single in three versions—Japanese, English, and Korean—along with "Night" by Epic Records Japan and JYP Entertainment on October 7, 2024. The song serves as an ending theme for the "Workshop Battle" arc of the second seasons of Kami no Tō: Tower of God.
Tower of God is an anime television series based on S.I.U.'s manhwa series of the same name. The anime adaptation was initially announced at Seoul Comic-Con in August 2019. The series, titled Kami no Tō -Tower of God-, began releasing in April 2020 simultaneously in Japan, South Korea, and the United States. The first season was produced by Telecom Animation Film, with Aniplex subsidiary Rialto Entertainment responsible for Japanese production, and Sola Entertainment providing production management. The series premiered on April 1, 2020, on South Korea's Naver Series On and television network Aniplus, and in Japan from April 2 to June 24, 2020, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The season was directed by Takashi Sano, with Hirokazu Hanai as assistant director, Erika Yoshida in series composition, Masashi Kudo and Miho Tanino in character designs.