Most Popular South Korean Web Novel Solo Leveling Now an Anime, and More!

We've recently watched Solo Leveling due to the hype. It was one of the most viewed anime of this month, topped by various streaming sites (whether legal or illegal 🤐).

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After I watched one of the scenes, I realized it was a subject of memes before. See below a comparison of the Solo Leveling webtoon versus the anime:

You can watch officially watch the Solo Leveling anime on Crunchyroll, or on Netflix. Other than those two, you know where. 😏

Solo Leveling Anime Opening Cover

"LEveL" is a Japanese song by Hiroyuki Sawano and TOMORROW X TOGETHER, listen to it on Spotify:

Solo Leveling: Arise, Upcoming Mobile Game Made by Netmarble

The promo video was posted last year. They said the game will be coming this Spring of 2024, which means March of this year. But that is still uncertain because they haven't released any link for pre-registration yet as of this writing. 😔

Solo Leveling Web Novel and Manga

If you're a fan, you should have both of these. Start with the original South Korean web novel written by Chugong. The left photo above has already been translated into English and is available at Amazon, just visit this link. The right photo is the front cover of the manga edition published by YenPress. It was illustrated by the late Jang Sung-rak (a.k.a. Dubu). You can also buy it on Amazon, just visit this link.

You can actually read the original web novel for free at Webnovel platform (if you enjoy reading without the illustration, this is for you): https://www.webnovel.com/book/solo-leveling(only-i-level-up)_12507348206677105

✞ Jang Sung-rak passed away on July 23, 2022, after experiencing a brain hemorrhage due to a chronic illness. Related News: https://www.cbr.com/solo-leveling-dubu-jang-sung-rak-obituary/

Technically, as of this writing, the series is on hiatus. The last release of the original South Korean web novel was last April 2018. However, given the positive feedback from viewers and old fans of this series, there are talks that the writer will be returning after years of hiatus. A new art team will take over the illustration works for the manga too.

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References:

1. Solo Leveling, wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solo_Leveling
2. Solo Leveling Arise, Netmarble upcoming game - https://sololeveling.netmarble.com/en/story
3. Solo Leveling Artist Dubu Passes Away Due to Cerebral Hemorrhage, CBR.com - https://www.cbr.com/solo-leveling-dubu-jang-sung-rak-obituary/

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