Is Tower of God scary?

Only a little. Tower of God has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is Tower of God?

Light gore and strong violence.

What is Tower of God rated, and is it OK for kids?

For teens, mostly: it is rated TV-14, with strong violence.

Tower of God (2020)

Series · 24m episodes · Rated TV-14 · In Japanese

Action, Adventure, Animation, Anime, Fantasy, Foreign (non-English), Mystery, Sci-Fi

A boy follows a mysterious girl up a perilous tower where every floor promises new, epic challenges.

Suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.

Streaming on Hulu and Crunchyroll.

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Tower of God parents guide

Nothing past what a TV-14 promises: no sex or nudity and mild language.

Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated TV-14.

Scare: Mildly scary; A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares: A couple; One or two sudden jolts.
Gore: Light gore; Some blood or injury, briefly.
Violence: Strong violence; Violence is frequent or intense.
Sex and nudity: None noted
Language: Mild; Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

Is Tower of God scary?: Only a little. Tower of God has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Tower of God?: Light gore and strong violence.
What is Tower of God rated, and is it OK for kids?: For teens, mostly: it is rated TV-14, with strong violence.

What is Tower of God about?

Reach the top, and everything will be yours. At the top of the tower exists everything in this world, and all of it can be yours. You can become a god. This is the story of the beginning and the end of Rachel, the girl who climbed the tower so she could see the stars, and Bam, the boy who needed nothing but her.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

It leaves things open rather than tying them up.