Chapter 32: The One-Off Miracle And The Long-Lived Tragedy
>>291895932>>291895955Cute
>'Infant mind in an old man body'-moeNihei surprises me with every new series he does
>>291896540That's some insane ass lifespan given that kings can live for literally thousands of years.
Magazine cover. No break next month.
>>291896693Looks like he got murdered.Ultimately it's his fault, he has giga imprinted himself on Zalkren and made him (her? it?) incapable of change.
Author's comment>“I’m really into polishing metal things like kettles and doorknobs until they shine.”
>>291896792Her >>291896394
>>291896792It makes it look like Zalkren killed him maybe?
>>291896907That's a boy, anon.
Reminder that Yuva has turned a necromancer into his loyal follower and since this chapter establishes how faithful they are, Lilisen LITERALLY cannot compete with Aridellia.
>>291896939It can't be
>>291896128So, Abara, the founding kind, built the Dragon Tower. And he is the Half Dragon. I wonder if he got fucked up by Miligore and that's all for him?
So it looks like anon from the previous thread was right: Cadmor got killed, (perhaps some coup or conspiracy?) and that set Zalkren on a revenge course. But ultimately he perhaps just wanted to resurrect his daddy with Azza-Lugh-Novael?
Character chart.This definitely needs an overhaul at this point, it was constructed literally right after Iscale and co. were introduced, and under the assumption they will be no more than extras. I'll make a new version after we're done with the current crisis, assuming the story will continue on and this isn't a climax.
>>291895888>>291895912>we get to learn about his tax policiesimpressive, very nice
Dunno what to say. No thoughts head empty. Kinda just waiting on what's next after the necromancer arc. Thanks god there's no break next month.
>>291896329This is the weirdest main villain backstory I've seen. Bravo Nihei.
>>291898290I could handle her
Cool chapter, I like these setting details, very unique take on fantasy despite the surface level seeming pretty generic
>>291895912The art is falling down a cliff, holy shit. Looks like napkin doodles. lmao
Great, here comes the schizo.
Is this Churafi's grand-grand-grand-grand father?
>>291896939zettai ryouki is sexually dimorphic
>>291896054>Sanctioned Necromancer
>>291896649Amazing page.
>>291896892He can polish my doorknob anytime.
>>291895867For some reason the decorative black tile patterns from the thumbnail gave me basilisk flashbacks.
>>291895912>cat and mouse sitting down peacefully at the parliamentary table, togetherBeautiful
>>291899375Me too, actually. Great minds think alike.
>>291896329Plus, the body is supposed to be feminized as well.
>>291896394Fecesmancer can't be this cute!
>>291896649>blood at their feet>>291896693>blood pooling behind CadmorI guess Cadmor was killed in revenge.
>>291896416Rakka mentioned!!!!
>>291896792It wasn't his fault. Cadmor treated an infant mind like any other infant, and being a different species can't conceptualize the consequences. If Zalkren's imprinting is anyone's fault it's Grimnos's for not stepping in.
>>291896329It's cool how Zalkren became more youthful in appearance as he matured. This chaoter also reminded me of how old people with dementia almost revert back to their younger selves as their minds deteriorate, although I don't know if Nihei had that idea in mind when writing this chapter.
>>291899850Hmm, I didn't notice blood at their feet. I wonder
>>291900228Isn't it just Benjamin Button?
>>291896296wooo what a beauty
>>291900251I never watched that (and you just reminded me of something I haven't thought about for nearly 20 years) but I guess so?
>>291900251Benjamin Button doesn't stop unaging.
T-this is Piece-of-shit-o-mancer?
>>291896649If that's blood at their feet here, I wonder if we're dealing with some unreliable narrator stuff or whether it's a bit of symbolism or something to simply jog our mind. Or Nihei's really shit at implying a reflective floor.
Anons, that's not blood
>>291900922So pretty
>>291896394Hmm, do all necromancers turn into androgynous girly looking templates, regardless of which body they take over?
>>291900930The floor is just refclecting light
>>291896076jealous of grimnos senpai becoming cadmor meat
>>291901029What a great race!
Man what a fantastic chapter. I was afraid it was going to be too-many-characters actionslop forever after the previous few chapters but this pulled me right back in.
How are we still just on chapter 30? There are some manga I read that are on chapter 200 and it feels like less stuff has happened.
>>291901029Shame that they're too potentially devastating and painfully easy to fumble. Even if you can handle one, someone 400 years later will fuck it up.
>>291900997>>291901034Ah, thanks for clearing that up.
Volume sales.
>>291896892well, aren't we all
>>291896394Need to taste necromancer thighs
>>291901246The magic of brisk pace and monthly-sized chapters.
All necromancers must have their thighs exposed. King's order.
>>291901029the nihei virus
made it to the last dump thread too late to post this
>>291901442I like Nihei's doragons
if i had a dollar every time a king had a sexy and girly magician advisor, i'd have two dollars which isn't much but still is funny coincidence
>>291901442
>Karash>vindicated>Fecalmancer>vindicatedMan, Nihei just can't have a bad guy in his story.
>>291901186I want us to cross the Rubicon of the 80th floor already, so I'd rather we go back to fighting.
>>291901546Yeah, I also noticed the parallels with Meshi and Thistle's back story. And honestly I'm totally onboard for it. Love tragic back stories that come from a mismanaged love.
>>291895867I miss my wife Aridellia, still great chapter.
Only stumbled upon this yesterday. Apparently fan animated by an animator going by Stepupah. I could go for an entire series looking like this. The actual vid on his twitter has a song playing as well.
>>291901868Ah, so nice, so beautiful.Anyway, so Polygon Pictures...
>>291901868>>291901943Seeing this and the animated promo for the manga from a while back, will make the announcement hurt so much more.
Speaking of Polygon. Has anyone watched Tank Chair? What's the verdict?It's ironic that it's published literally in the same magazine alongside Tower Dungeon. Maybe a sign that they aren't working on TD?
>>291901856It'll be amazing if Aridellia figures out she has the ability to heal minor wounds. No more need for cure-alls.
>>291902084How does she not know that already?
>>291896128So, in the ultimate TD king-off, who is more based? The ancient necrogroomer or the more recent diplomatic monsterfucker?
>>291901809>Love tragic back stories that come from a mismanaged love.*chef kiss*
>>291902109After thousands of years, no one left alive who knew about it to tell her that she can.
>>291902138For me, it's Abara.
>>291901868I like her magic staff with the cross grip having recoil like an anti-materiel rifle
>>291902138deeply bonding with child immortals you're gonna leave behind is not cool king behavior
>>291901868Man, high production Tower Dungeon anime is the EASIEST AOTS. Surely they understand this...
>>291902335lol
>>291902138>necrogroomerI spat out my drink
>>291902335yeah
I wonder where the series is headed next. The stuff before the flashback feels like a (hopefully) mid-series climax, so I'm curious how they'll proceed from here. Maybe finally finding the princess, if she and her well wasn't blown to bits by the orbital laser.
>>291901868What studio could realistically make this happen?
>>291902495All hopes are on that new studio that made the PV.
>>291902495Trigger
>>291902473We'll find out soon enough, assuming the next chapter isn't a continuation of the flashback.
>>291902630I'd expect the next chapter will at least partly cover Zalkren's reaction to the king dying.
>>291902710Could be, but it can also cut immediately to present with Fecalmancer just explaining the rest.
>>291902495If Science Saru isn't busy with more DanDaDan and GitS, I could imagine them doing it.
So is it gay or is it a girl?
>>291902941It should be mine
Lilisen my wife.
>>291902941Yes.
>>291895955I like the attire of the nursemaid. I like how the clothes in the manga have a distinct medieval olden time feel to them.
>>291902981
>>291903231
Negromancers were made for the Big Dragon Cock
>>291896054>>291896076>Your larvae are becoming my fleshuhh, so i guess that solves the needing a group healer problem unless they get one-shotted like ryxul did
>>291903630that sort of confirms the continuation of the story in way
>>291896892Yuva getting a cool new shiny enchanted sword soon
>frogs and rats been fighting for hundreds of yearsYuva needs to become a good king and reconcile their differences.
>>291904426These frogs don't seem nice
>>291896296He's still got it
>>291902138>Necrogroomer
>>291904482sex with Maomao
>>291896128>No miracle was beyond his reachHe wants to revive Abara as a necromite to use the miracle power to correctly revive Cadmor, instead of making him a decaying necromite
>>291896394Dunno how much time passed but I didn't expect this much improvement already
>>291904426The frog armor is so fucking cool and having two visors for their eyes is such a great idea and it only appears in this one small panel but it's honestly my favourite panel in the entire manga.
>>291896573It's like Grimnos knows this is foreshadowing something terrible
I want TD to get popular so I can look at Lilisen cosplayers, always wondering whether their costume is manga accurate.
>>291905525Landing strip or shaved?
>>291904426Im pretty sure his sister is going to end up in charge at the end of all this.
>>291896573Why don't immortal beings kill themselves once their loved one dies? It's not like they're invincible. They always cause world ending scenarios trying to drag their mortal loved ones with them into eternity
>>291906855because they're not suicidalthey just want their loved one back and there's a way they can do that
>>291905574Shaved, obviously. Or she would have a constant smell of burnt hair.
>>291905574Upside down mirrored Toha insignia is the prudent choice.
>>291895867Man, this shit sucks so much compared to his sci fi stuff. It's not even a sci fi vs fantasy thing, it's just that his earlier work had so much identity, whereas this just reads like more of the same kind of non isekai fantasy everyone else is doing in Japan, except a little better executed.
>>291895932KAWAII~
>>291896296https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiT9V6fGPpw
>>291896321>can you read my mind?
>>291896394>>291896649twink death and reverse twink death
>>291896034>now I can eat anythingStrangely ominous
>>291896296Anor Londo…home..
>>291896573Something something ten years at least
>>291907300His edge was dulled by his editors and friends. He should have moved to Germany, or even Russia (for true hell hole experience) where he has more real fans
>>291896329The ways of Nihei are strange and unfamiliar.
>>291901300It’s honest work.
>>291907300I honestly disagree. I think it’s a touch disingenuous to call TD a normal setting. Nihei’s mark is all over this series.
>>291909990In his own words he felt the need to make manga that was more commercial.
>>291910217If his editor hammered in his head everyday that his edgy manga doesn't sell then it'll certainly become his own idea
>>291907913>necromancer>reverse deathSasuga Nihei
>>291895867He really needs to stop introducing more characters. Everything was great when it was focused on the group exploring the tower.
>>291910307retard
>>291901640>Karash>vindicatedI'm still convinced Karash got body-napped long ago and the person who died in Karash's body was his mother.
>>291910920That is the ongoing theory, yes. But ultimately Karash got vindicated.
>>291896172Hmm, what a funny looking stain positioned right there
>>291907300Fuck off tasteless retard, this is Nihei's best work since Blame.
>>291895867
>>291898955I suppose mice race are extremely short lived so it should be churafi’s ancestor that’s 1000 year generation apart.
>>291911372>mice race are extremely short lived>everyone will outlive Churafi
One of the coolest original fantasy world in recent times. Or perhaps just a distant future from a different seedship timeline.
>>291911522Dragon tower will launch into space yet.
>>291896892I hope you shine.I wait for the manga to end so I can be an anime only then read the manga in one go. Monthly? releases are painfully slow.
>>291911724>missing the fun of the threads; all the memes and ongoing speculations>just to binge it in one go and forget about it the next dayI don't understand zoomers.
om nom nom nom
>>291905574bush
>>291897032>he is the Half Dragonthe half dragon was described as a vessel for his soul*the kings are presumably all dracometamorphs
>>291902791I would cum and die
>>291901868>not coloring Karash like a venomous frog
>>291910217>>291907300He found a way to draw more with less, he's an expert at his craft and he's not killing himself out of nippon work ethics
>>291912394It says *return* to your vessel, implying that body is his
>>291912473Actually the original text is これに返信しないと、今夜お母さんが寝ている間に死んでしまうよwhich implies that it's a proper vesselthe original body is dust
The original text is肉を得て器を還れ>Gain flesh and return to thy vessel
>>291912442Nihei is the true auteur.
>>291904849Nihei?
>>291901300It seems to have firmly settled into that 20k-ish range. I hope it's "enough" for Nihei and the magazine to let him continue and let the story conclude naturally, as opposed to getting the Aposimsz treatment. I wonder if a good adaptation would have a noticeable impact, or whether Nihei and his preferences are too niche.
>>29191311320k isn't "enough", it's very good and a solid hit. Very consistent too, which is arguably more important.
>>291896693so i guess next chapter we'll learn his motivation?
man this manga’s first ~15 chapters are so wildly different in art, tone, and atmosphere it’s not even funny. it was so comfy. god i miss those days. what the fuck was the point of practically everything that happened in the 20s, what’s the point of the people from the east, why have the scavenger people i can’t even remember the names of, why ruin miligore, why have dorian’s, why have 50 mind ring gags that are the exact same every time, why have “PIECE OF SHIT O MANCER” as a legitimate nickname that everyone uses. why a lot of things. plus, the way the story is going now i legitimately think it got axed and is rushing towards an ending. this all feels too nuclear and conclusive to have any sort of follow up.
also i hate that funapa’s hair is red fuck off nihei
>>291913573I like it. It's not the usual pink shit you see
>>291913871YES
o, my toha
>>291913573She's a dragon; red is a good color choice for them.
>>291896573A thought occurred to me. Might just be a fallacy by my brain trying to tie everything together, but what if Grimnos turns out to be Aridellia in the future? IIRC, back in that tomb, Aridellia awoke with no memories of where she came from, but knew about ancient stuff like the Azza-Lugh-Whatever. Might be possible that Grimnos and Zalkren clash in the aftermath of the king's demise and Grimnos lost, being reduced to just that tiny spark that then regenerated over the centuries, but with severe memory holes. Dunno if that would be a cool development, or if it's nicer to keep Aridellia her own person and she was just another necromancer that survived the purge.
>>291911870Its only forgettable if it isn;t good. And yes I am young at heart.
>>291902495OpenAI
>>291915396Didn't she gain that knowledge from the drakmetamor's dried corpse?
>>291915709Could be that. I just had a look at the chapter and it doesn't seem to imply that she had lost her memories, just that she got some additional ones, so your assumption makes more sense, at least from what we know atm.
>>291916439She literally had no memories, or even thoughts. Consciousness started to form only after she fused with the tooth or whatever.
>>291913555>“PIECE OF SHIT O MANCER”This is the only thing that really bothers me. What was the original? "Kusomancer"?
>filtered by Fecalmancer
>>291917104official translation says fecalmancer
>>291917303these are both official
You think there's gonna be a reveal of another big bad standing behind Zalkren now that he's been humanized to such an extent? Especially since he may very well die the next chapter. I can imagine a scenario where his final words are akin to "ONE PIECE EXISTS", like there's something very important is inside the tower and they need to go find it.
>>291918512Could go any way, really, IMO. I could see Zalkren hanging on as the big bad, but I could also see them trying to revive Cadmor and something going wrong with it, like with the revival of Iscale's mute servant, where some sort of devilish creature almost took over the body. If I had to make a call, I'd expect Zalkren to get usurped by some other antagonist, somewhere down the line. Either way, I expect some issue needs to come up that makes them go conquer more floors, when so much fucking dragon tower is still left unexplored. Would be somewhat anticlimactic, if they didn't rise to the top floor. The manga is named after that damn thing, after all.
>>291919071>like with the revival of Iscale's mute servant, where some sort of devilish creature almost took over the bodyI wish Ryxul stayed this way.
>>291919071>>291919319I can see the ancients becoming the new antagonistsThe one who tried posessing Ryxul probably was one
>>291919319Me too, but Nihei must've decided that Sargan wasting his single use azzah-lugh-novael that he spent his whole life saving just to mistakenly bring back this demon instead of Ryxul was too depressing.
>>291919773Yeah, we saw that ancient drakmetamor trapped in the tower, and he was a total asshole.
>>291919970I'm pretty sure that dude is not an "ancient"
>>291920002>trapped in the tower>has a statue in the Museum of DarknessWhat other ancients?
>>291920002The tower hasn't been called down in hundreds of years before now. The dragon is old.
>>291920040The ones who built the tower
>>291920158Abara built the tower. For all we know that Lougnam could be his contemporary or an immediate descendant.
>>291920252Yeah but the ancient ayyys he communicated with to build it. The half dragon is stuck at the lower floors of the tower he's a mere servant
Ahem.
>>291920465For Rudeam
>>291920439He just communicated with the "ancient spirits" to give him powers to make miracles, implying he did the miracles himself.
>>291896351wow thats gross
>>291917104I believe it was "anokusomancer," so basically, yeah.
>>291919071Zalkren is pretty weak for a final villain too. He basically just controls a bunch of zombies, other than that he got taken out by a single laser shot.
I miss Sillysen.
>>291919970Did we see this guy in the flashback yet
>>291895888So the frogs and the mice have been feuding for a long time.
>>291896296Beautiful shot.
>>291909698Nihei finally listened to his daughter's advice.
>>291922445Maybe he was involved in this whole situation? Though I can't imagine him and the Necromancer living together in the tower if that were the case.
>>291922595Would be if we weren't forced to look up the old Zalkran's skirt.
>>291904426https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batrachomyomachia
>>291896416>first panel anatomy/styleOh no! Nihei read too many shojou manga!
>>291896573>grimnos face when yandere necromancer
>>291923152>Zeus summons a force of crabs
lilisenbros... i-i don't feel so good.... w-what is she doing over there......
>>291923786carrying.
>>291923786Nothing strange, just me and my wife Lilisen.
>>291919970kind of unreal how quickly this got resolved. introducing this many characters was such a mistake
>>291924217>resolvedthat was just a setup, brainlet
>>291923786
>>291924279>super ancient dracomorph bad guy, one of the most elite and powerful beings in the world, gets unveiled like they just unleashed some great evil power onto the tower>gets killed in one chapter"setup" yea for the axe maybe
Flame on
>>291924326pan off
>>291924315>gets unveiled like they just unleashed some great evil power onto the towerIn your headcanon imagination maybe? They literally randomly stumbled on him in an elevator shaft. He was a borderline joke character for Suzuri to defeat. But through him we learned a few things and he may very well appear in this flashback and be related to the situation with Cadmor.
>>291924518nah lol
>>291924767>randomly stumbled on him in an elevator shaftthanks for proving my point
>>291924783and you've just proved mine.
>>291924783even your own screenshot has the retarded easterns calling him "destined foe" and he's done away with in 10 seconds because this manga has turned to shit, retard-kun
>>291924783I suppose you don't really know what "unveiling a great evil power" means, don't you? Big stuff gets stumbled on all the time dude. Is this your first story ever? Though I don't agree with the other anon that this guy was meant to be way bigger than he ended up being.
>>291924832>>291924873>>291924910>seething so hard he had to reply three timeslel
>>291924930ok lol. concession accepted, i suppose
>>291924966>l-lol
>>291895932ENTER
i'm gonna be honest it's been so long i completely forgot what azza lugh novael even is
>>291926887Yuva's most important memory
>>291905574seeing how she goes commando, lilisen needs a full bush to keep warm
>>291896720Thank you for posting!
>>291895867where's the hype?
>>291901300do nips rly collect volumes out of order like that? Maybe its based to have just your favorite volume and none of the other installments in the series
>>2919024951980s Ghibli
>>291931833What do you mean?
>>291895867Nihei still got it.
>>291931841So, AI?
>>291932406Logically there would be more VOL 1 sales than anything else
>>291933061Maybe some people buy 5 of the new ones and resell them online
>>291933061Why?
>>291933098There's no piracy in japan so they have to start on VOL1 to understand the story
>>291933189You do know most people read online, right?
>>291933061Aren't those numbers only for the first month or week, to keep them comparable? Or does the anon who makes the chart, update it with lifetime sales numbers?
>>291895888>>291895912>>291895932the assistant that is shading this should be shot
>>291933640Nihei doesn't have assistants.
>>291933649then xhe should shoot xhimself
>>291933658no, that's you who should shoot yourself
>>291933669wrong
>>291933669correct
>>291933611There are only 4 weeks of shoseki available for manga sales.
>>291926887
>>291933189>There's no piracy in japan
Remember the tower guards? What are those? Are they giants?
>>291934903Which ones? There are many tower guards.
>>291935006For me, it's the armored anteater.
>>2919336114 weeks from oricon + shoseki estimates. We never get proper lifetime sales records as usually numbers are low and thus go untracked in the charts, unless something happens and backlog sales surge. On a slight side note, apparently it hit 1 million global circulation this August, which is total physical copies printed + digital tankobon sales. That's good numbers there.
>>291935685>On a slight side note, apparently it hit 1 million global circulation this AugustYeah I posted it in the previous thread. Basically, the manga is success and all we need is an anime. Not by Polygon.
>>291933061They probably just read it out of the magazine and collect the volumes based on the covers or favorite chapters
>>291937537Cute!!
>>291937537Good boy!
>>291937999>>291938016wild that we still don't know her name
>>291938494VP (very pretty)
>>291938745
>>291937537Based
>>291938928Why is she a kuro?
>>291938928hair down sexo
>>291940031>robbin' the towerchecks out
Fun chapter, makes me wonder if one of these two ancient necromancers died at some point or if we're being hinted to that there might be more players on the kusomancer faction. He is being presented somewhat sympathetically here, I'm interested to see if this results in our heroes being able to make an emotional appeal that gives him pause, even if only temporarily.
>>291941425Which two necromancers? One of them is our necromancer.
>>291941737Yes.
Why not just have it as kusomancer?
>>291943567Because keikaku means plan.
>>291943821
>>291944036never go full retard
I hope the netflix money has made it possible for nihei to keep shitting out all these random but very good manga's for the rest of his live.Blame&sidonia are very high in my list of best manga, and tower dungeon is slowly working it's way up. But let's face it, nothing is ever going to beat love hina.
>>291944297>netflix money?
>>291945095They made anime of at least two of his manga's, and a blame movie. They were all kind of crap.
>>291944297I'd be happy if Nihei could scam his way to old age. He deserves it just for making BLAME!, and Biomega was pretty fun too.
>>291935685>apparently it hit 1 million global circulation this AugustFor the record, Blame apparently has ~2 million. Sidonia probably had more given its time of release and relative popularity. 1 million for a manga 30ish chapters in seems great, REALLY good for a Nihei work. Sounds hopeful?
>>291946028Anime will make it big.
Funapa's soft moving pubes.
>>291938928perfect human woman
>>291946074Damn right it will.
