Solo Leveling Anime: An anime adaptation of the hugely popular South Korean webcomic has finally arrived on Crunchyroll.
- Solo Leveling made its global debut on Crunchyroll on January 6, 2024.
- There are a total of 12 episodes in the first season of Solo Leveling.
Solo Leveling is arguably the most popular manhwa in the industry and has played an important part in bringing Korean comic narratives to the international world. It is probably the best manhwa of all time. It is ranked #1 in the top manhwa list of Myanimelist with an 8.7/10 score from 447,500+ members.
Since its release in 2016, Solo Leveling has emerged as one of the most successful manhwas of all time. It has made a distinctive place in the hearts of fans. In no time, it became the most-read webtoon available on the internet. So, obviously, millions of fans around the world were waiting for its anime adaptation.
Such is the craze for the Solo Leveling franchise that the fans have started a petition on change.org to raise their voice for its anime adaptation. Well, the voices of fans have been answered as the popular webtoon is finally getting an anime adaptation from Crunchyroll. Here is everything you need to know about the Solo Leveling anime release and other details.
When is Solo Leveling Anime releasing?
Solo Leveling made its global debut on Crunchyroll on January 6, 2024, and will reach viewers across 200 territories. In Japan, the series made its debut on Tokyo MX on Jan 7, 2024 (JST) at 12:00 am.
The show hosted early premiere screenings in late 2023. The first two episodes were aired at the following locations:
- Tokyo – December 10, 2023
- Seoul – December 10, 2023
- Los Angeles – December 14, 2023
Solo Leveling Season 1 Release Schedule and Episode Count
There are a total of 12 episodes. Crunchyroll will stream a new episode every week on Saturday. Here’s a release schedule for Solo Leveling Season 1:
- Solo Leveling Episode 1 (I’m Used to It) – Jan 6, 2024
- Solo Leveling Episode 2 (If I Had One More Chance) – Jan 13, 2024
- Solo Leveling Episode 3 – (It’s Like a Game) Jan 20, 2024
- Solo Leveling Episode 4 – (I’ve Gotta Get Stronger) Jan 27, 2024
- Solo Leveling Episode 5 – (TBA) Feb 3, 2024
- Solo Leveling Episode 6 – (TBA) Feb 10, 2024
What will be the plot of Solo Leveling anime?
The story was first published as a serialized novel (written by Chugong) back in 2016, before being adapted into a weekly webtoon (an online comic format popular in South Korea that utilizes an ‘infinite scroll’ technique to display content).
The official synopsis of Solo Leveling reads:
“Known as the Weakest Hunter of All Mankind, E-rank hunter Jinwoo Sung’s contribution to raids amounts to trying not to get killed. Unfortunately, between his mother’s hospital bills, his sister’s tuition, and his own lack of job prospects, he has no choice but to continue to put his life on the line. So when an opportunity arises for a bigger payout, he takes it…only to come face-to-face with a being whose power outranks anything he’s ever seen! With the party leader missing an arm and the only healer a quivering mess, can Jinwoo somehow find them a way out?”
Solo Leveling has a very ongoing and promising storyline. The story revolves around a very weak hunter, Sung Jin-Woo who struggles and becomes an S-rank hunter with ultimate powers. After some days, Jin-Woo flounders into a D-rank dungeon which seems to be much stronger though.
Here, Jin-Woo is ready to accept death standing in front of him. Then comes the best part, he doesn’t get death, but rather a mysterious power due to which he can see a quest log, the same as in games. Just like in the games, he can complete quests and become stronger along with the increase in his rank. With increasing ranks and powers, the whole world wants him but he wants to be a Solo Leveler only. That’s his legacy.
The anime would be exciting and thrilling to watch. We would recommend you to read the manga or manhwa (webtoon) if you can’t wait for anime.
The team behind Solo Leveling anime
Shunsuke Nakashige will direct the series while Noboru Kimura will handle the screenplay. The music will be composed by Hiroyuki Sawano, whose previous works include compositions for anime icons like Attack on Titan, The Seven Deadly Sins, and Kill La Kill.
The main production staff is as follows:
- Original Work: Solo Leveling by DUBU (REDICE Studio), Chugong, h-goon
- Director: Shunsuke Nakashige
- Head Writer: Noboru Kimura
- Character Designer: Tomoko Sudo
- Music: Hiroyuki Sawano
- Animation Studio: A-1 Pictures
Who is in the cast of Solo Leveling anime?
The anime series has unveiled its starting lineup. Here’s a look at the original as well as the English dub voice cast and characters:
The Japanese voice cast and characters:
- Sung Jinwoo voiced by Taito Ban
- Yoo Jinho voiced by Genta Nakamura
- Sung Jinah voiced by Haruna Mikawa
- Cha Hae-in voiced by Reina Ueda
- Choi Jong-in voiced by Daisuke Hirakawa
- Baek Yoonho voiced by Hiroki Touchi
- Go Gunhee voiced by Banjo Ginga
- Woo Jinchul voiced by Makoto Furukawa
English voice cast and characters:
- Sung Jinwoo voiced by Aleks Le
- Yoo Jinho voiced by Justin Briner
- Sung Jinah voiced by Rebecca Wang
- Cha Hae-in voiced by Michelle Rojas
- Choi Jong-in voiced by Ian Sinclair
- Baek Yoonho voiced by Christopher R. Sabat
- Go Gunhee voiced by Kent Williams
- Woo Jinchul voiced by SungWon Cho
- Lee Joohee voiced by Dani Chambers
Solo Leveling anime trailer
The first trailer was released in July 2022. It doesn’t include many visuals except a still image of the series’ main character. The trailer also pitches in a few images from the webtoon and concept art created by A-1.
Another teaser was released on March 21, 2023.
Another trailer (number 2) was released on July 4, 2023.
The latest trailer was released on Sep 10, 2023. It revealed that the anime will premiere in January 2024.
Where to watch Solo Leveling anime?
Solo Levelling will make its debut in Japan on Tokyo MX and other networks. Streaming platform Crunchyroll will stream the series in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, India, and CIS.
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