Spring 2020’s big breakout hit, Tower of God, has an unusual backstory. Instead of being adapted from a manga, light novel, game, or other Japanese media, it’s actually based on a Korean webcomic hosted on the platform Webtoon. We’ve seen the occasional French or Canadian co-production and Chinese animation studios regularly adapt their country’s most popular comics, but how did this peculiar arrangement happen? Let’s delve into Tower of God’s unlikely journey to become an anime!

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