The weak quickly become the strongest of hunters.
Solo Leveling goes a different route from the typical shōnen that sees pivotal characters train to become the best. The manga drops massive power boosts on the cast out of nowhere based on their job.
Similar to other anime like Sword Art Online, Japanese role-playing game archetypes are prevalent throughout – with characters becoming hunters in order to clear out dungeons.
They travel to different worlds via interdimensional gates, with real-world rewards waiting for them upon completion.
Based on a very popular South Korean webcomic, Solo Leveling follows Sung Jin-woo, who is known as the world’s weakest hunter but continues to put himself at risk hoping to earn big and pay off his mother’s hospital bills.
He puts himself at risk in order to save his fellow adventures, kickstarting a “secret side quest” and setting the Solo Leveling story in motion.
Part of the webcomic’s appeal is its laudable pacing and the impressive worldbuilding, making it stand apart from many other similar stories.
With a date finally confirmed for the premiere of Solo Leveling’s first episode, and not just one but two brand new trailers in the past few months, it’s time to start getting very excited about Solo Leveling, as it’s almost here for us to enjoy.
Here’s everything we know about Solo Leveling season 1.
Will there be a Solo Leveling anime?
Yes! The manhwa Solo Leveling manga is finally getting an anime adaptation!
The anime will likely adapt the Japanese translation of the manhwa, which changes a few details of the story. Jin-woo is set to become Shun Mizushino and Tokyo is the new setting instead of Seoul.
A-1 Pictures, the animators behind classics such as Sword Art Online and Erased, will be producing the anime, with Shunsuke Nakashige as the director and Noboru Kimura as the head writer. Tomoko Sudo will be the head of character design.
However, one of the most exciting additions to the crew is composer Hiroyuki Sawano, the talent behind some of the best musical tracks in both Attack on Titan and Kill la Kill – we’re going to get some epic guitar shredding and dramatic violins during the hunters’ battles, no doubt.
When is Solo Leveling’s release date?
Fans won’t have long to wait before they see Jin-woo/Shun Mizushino become the greatest hunter alive.
Crunchyroll has confirmed that the first episode of Solo Leveling will officially be dropping in January 2024; basically a late Christmas present from A-1 Pictures.
Is there a Solo Leveling trailer?
What’s a fresh anime without a flashy new trailer?
The first Solo Leveling trailer seen above dropped in July 2022, and another teaser was released in March 2023.
Since then, we’ve gotten not one, but in fact two brand new trailers to tide us over until January 2024.
The most recent trailer gives us the best glimpse into Hunter Sung’s ultimate beatdown and demise, only to be gifted with a Second Awakening, primed and ready with all of the knowledge he gained from his initial failure.
Whether he’ll be able to transcend the label of “weakest hunter of all mankind” is another story, though.
Who is playing who in Solo Leveling?
While the international cast hasn’t yet been confirmed, we can confirm the Japanese cast is as below:
- Taito Ben as Sung Jinwoo/Shun Mizushino
- Reina Ueda as Cha Hae-In/Shizuku Kosaka
- Hiroki Touchi as Baek Yoonho/Kenta Morohishi
- Daisuke Hirakawa as Choi Jong-In/Shin Mogami
- Banjou Ginga as Go Gunhee/Kiyoomi Goto
- Makoto Furukawa as Woo Jinchui/Akira Inukai
Where can I watch Solo Leveling in the UK?
You won’t have to jump through interdimensional gates just to get your fill.
The Solo Leveling anime will be available to stream online with Crunchyroll.
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