The Solo Leveling anime TV sequence would have to be a number of components or cours with a view to correctly adapt the story. Pic credit score: Dubu
The Solo Leveling launch date was initially confirmed to be in 2023 by Crunchyroll. However, on February 15, 2023, anime information leaker Sugoi LITE claimed that the Solo Leveling anime will probably be postponed.
No extra particulars have been supplied. Keep in thoughts that this data is just not substantiated by any official supply and as such must be handled as a rumor. But this supply has been correct up to now.
The Solo Leveling anime will probably be streaming on Crunchyroll. The Korean sequence is also referred to as Only I Level Up in English.
The Solo Leveling anime TV sequence was confirmed to be in manufacturing throughout Anime Expo 2022 on July 3, 2022. During Aniplex Online Fest 2022 on September 24, 2022, it was reaffirmed by an extended teaser trailer that the premiere could be in 2023.
Crunchyroll’s Solo Leveling trailer PV 1 was launched throughout Anime Expo 2022.
The unique creator and the illustrator launched statements celebrating the Solo Leveling anime:
“About six years in the past after I was writing the very starting of Solo Leveling, if somebody had stated to me, ‘The novel you wrote will grow to be a comic book,’ I guess I’d have informed them to cease pulling my leg. But now, I’m informed that it’ll be animated?! Seriously, cease pulling my leg!… But lately, I’m feeling excited and thrilled. Since I’m nonetheless half-doubting that that is actual, I need to see Jinwoo and the opposite characters get animated quickly and really feel relieved. I’ll maintain working diligently whereas wanting ahead to that day.”
– Chugong, Author
“Solo Leveling is lastly making its anime debut. It looks like solely yesterday that we bought the supply for the anime adaptation. I really feel so overwhelmed after I assume that the anime is admittedly being created proper now. This is all because of you followers who love and assist Solo Leveling. I’m stuffed with gratitude. Thank you very a lot. Also, please assist the animation manufacturing staff. If this anime provides new enjoyment to the readers, I’ll be very completely happy.”
– DUBU, Illustrator
The Solo Leveling employees contains director Shunsuke Nakashige. Noboru Kimura is in command of the scripts. Tomoko Sudo is the character designer. Composer Hiroyuki Sawano (Kingdom, Bubble) makes the music.
Studio A-1 Pictures has produced nice anime TV exhibits and films like Fairy Tail, Sword Art Online, The Seven Deadly Sins, Your Lie in April, and the 86 anime.
The Solo Leveling OP (opening) and ED (ending) theme track music hasn’t been introduced but… effectively, not less than for the anime itself.
In late December 2021, Solo Leveling writer D&C Webtoon shared a teaser trailer for the Solo Leveling OST (official soundtrack). The Okay-pop group The Boyz launched the OST observe “Echo” in February 2022.
The Solo Leveling trailer for the OST bought followers excited because it exhibits how the sequence may look if it was absolutely animated.
The Solo Leveling solid hasn’t been introduced but, though followers are hoping that the VA for Sung Jinwoo could have a deep voice.
- Updated September 24, 2022: Added Aniplex occasion data.
This article gives every thing that’s recognized about Solo Leveling Season 1 and all associated information. As such, this text will probably be up to date over time with information, rumors, and evaluation. Meanwhile, let’s delve down into what is thought for sure.
Solo Leveling Episode 1 launch date predictions: Is Summer 2023 potential?
As of the final replace, D&C Webtoon, Crunchyroll, Aniplex, Studio A-1 Pictures or any firm associated to the manufacturing of the anime has not formally confirmed the Solo Leveling launch date. However, the manufacturing of a Solo Leveling anime has been formally introduced.
Once the information is formally confirmed this text will probably be up to date with the related data.
In the meantime, it’s potential to take a position about when the Solo Leveling Season 1 launch date will happen sooner or later.
Typically, as soon as an anime challenge is introduced to be in manufacturing the time-frame for the primary episodes will probably be confirmed inside a yr or two.
In this case, the manufacturing choice was apparently determined internally years in the past however they weren’t able to announce the Solo Leveling anime challenge to the general public. Anime productions are scheduled years prematurely so typically instances the employees and studio concerned within the manufacturing have to maintain the challenge a secret for years earlier than they’re publicly introduced. But that’s when anime information leakers will hear in regards to the challenge by means of their sources.
Therefore, for the reason that Solo Leveling anime was formally confirmed at Anime Expo 2022 (July 2022) then the Solo Leveling launch date will probably be Spring 2023 on the earliest, though Summer 2023 appears extra seemingly.
Based on Chugong’s internet novel, the Solo Leveling audiobook reads the sunshine novel. Pic credit score: Dubu, Redice Studio
The Solol Leveling anime announcement was leaked forward of time
Before the official announcement, anime information leakers have been appropriately claiming that the anime manufacturing committee will embrace each Crunchyroll and Aniplex. What’s extra, the animation manufacturing firm will reportedly be Studio A-1 Pictures.
The Solo Leveling anime web site sololeveling-anime.web was registered by GMO Internet, the corporate that handles web sites of different A-1 photos anime variations like Sword Art Online. (Keep in thoughts you could’t use area registrations to find out the animation manufacturing firm.)
Additionally, again in January 2022, anime information leaker SPY claimed, “Solo Leveling TV anime in manufacturing.” When SPY was requested if he was “certain” he merely replied, “Yes.” SPY does have a historical past of offering correct anime information leaks.
Similarly, information leaker Jaymes Hanson was teasing the likelihood again in December 2021:
There’s this sequence, Solo Leveling heard it is fairly widespread, I hope it will get an anime manufacturing, possibly it began just lately, possibly a 2022 launch by manufacturing *A*
Hmm I’m not a leaker tho, simply my ideas, all opinion pic.twitter.com/kFijLH22VU
— JaymesHanson (@JaymesHanson) December 11, 2021
At the time it was additionally a plausible rumor for the reason that widespread Solo Leveling manhwa completed adapting the ending of the online novel’s story in late 2021. There’s already a Solo Leveling online game and live-action TV drama being developed, so why not an animation challenge?
The Solo Leveling recreation trailer.
How many episodes will the Solo Leveling anime have?
The variety of episodes for the Solo Leveling anime has not but been introduced. However, primarily based on the manhwa comedian sequence (see the anime/manhwa comparability part under for extra particulars), it’s seemingly that the primary season will probably be a number of cours.
A “cour” is a three-month TV broadcasting block primarily based on the bodily seasons, normally composed of 10 to 13 episodes.
Since the Solo Leveling comedian sequence is already completed, it’s additionally potential the primary season could possibly be a whole adaptation quite than persevering with with a Solo Leveling Season 2. In that situation, let’s simply hope the Solo Leveling anime is a split-cour anime for the sake of the manufacturing schedule and animation high quality.
A “split-cour” is the place a single anime season takes a multi-month break earlier than resuming TV broadcasting. Recent examples could be Attack On Titan Season 4 Part 3 and Spy x Family Part 2.
Power Fantasy followers unite as a result of Solo Leveling is getting an anime! Pic credit score: A-1 Pictures
Solo Leveling Season 2 anime seemingly?
The Solo Leveling story is lengthy sufficient that it’s going to require a number of cours to adapt correctly into an anime. The 179 chapters of the webtoon (or 270 chapters of the novel) are divided up into 22 story arcs, together with the Chapter 0 prologue and epilogue. None of the story arcs are overly lengthy, with the longest being 18 chapters in size.
Assuming the Solo Leveling anime TV sequence is split up into a number of seasons, one of the best stopping level is shortly after the Jeju Island arc (Chapters 90 by means of 107). Without entering into spoilers, it affords a climactic battle and a significant turning level within the story primarily based on sure character developments.
If the story is split up that manner, then the Solo Leveling Season 2 anime would line up with the second season of the webtoon. Of course, an optimum adaptation could be a split-cour anime a Solo Leveling Part 2 anime picks up the story once more on the similar level.
Why Solo Leveling character Sung Jin-Woo was modified to Shun Mizushino
In the previous, three Japanese studios have already tailored a Manhwa sequence into an anime: Telecom Animation Film (Tower of God), MAPPA (The God of High School), and Production I.G. (Noblesse). Arguably, Studio MAPPA already has sufficient tasks on its full plate (Chainsaw Man, Jujutsu Kaisen, Jigokuraku, and so on.), and Studio Telecom Animation Film is reportedly already engaged on Tower of God Season 2.
Since Solo Leveling is a South Korean creation so some followers have been hoping {that a} Korean studio like Studio Mir may deal with the challenge. (Studio Mir is solely an instance since they’ve by no means tailored a manhwa or manga sequence earlier than. Most of their tasks have been produced for Nickelodeon, Adult Swim, or Netflix, together with Voltron: Legendary Defender and The Legend of Korra.)
A secondary subject was whether or not the animation may even be thought-about an anime if a Japanese studio wasn’t concerned. It’s a tough query to reply since there have been anime tasks the place the director was Korean (The God of High School). There have additionally been anime tasks the place a good portion of the work was outsourced to Chinese, Korean, and Philippine studios.
The purpose {that a} Korean studio appeared potential at one level is because of how the novel addresses some political points between South Korea and Japan. In reality, the Japanese are actually solid as villains!
On that foundation, Japanese studios like A-1 Pictures have been in all probability leery about associating their identify with the challenge until important story tweaks are made. And that’s what they’ve completed for the reason that identify of the principle character, Sung Jin-Woo, was modified to Shun Mizushino, which has confirmed to be controversial in its personal proper.
Of course, it’s not just like the politics of the story centered on solely Korea and Japan. The Solo Leveling Season 2 webtoon additionally featured points between the USA and China.
But for the reason that most important character was given a Japanese identify it’s seemingly that the story could possibly be modified much more with a view to keep away from naming different nations as villains.
The Solo Leveling mild novel cowl artwork has its personal distinctive model. Pic credit score: D&C Media
Solo Leveling Chapter 179 ended the webtoon’s story
The story for the anime TV sequence could be primarily based on the Solo Leveling webtoon (Korean manhwa) by author Chugong and illustrator Jang-Sung-Rak aka Dubu. The ending of the sequence was launched as Solo Leveling Chapter 179 on December 29, 2021 (the English model got here out on January 4, 2022).
The Solo Leveling webtoon has been launched by a number of providers. KakaoPage gives the unique Korean model, whereas Piccoma handles the Japanese launch, and Pocket Comics/Tappytoon the English launch.
On Tappytoon, the Solo Leveling chapters might be learn without cost, however there’s a lengthy multi-day wait till the subsequent chapter is unlocked. Alternatively, readers can unlock new chapters instantly by way of tokens or factors. Also, the most recent 16 chapters should be unlocked with tokens or factors, so you’ll be able to’t merely learn to the ending without cost.
The Webtoon was divided into two components. Solo Leveling Season 1 ran from March 2018 by means of March 2020. After a multi-month hiatus, the Solo Leveling Season 2 launch date was on August 1, 2020.
The webtoon has been launched in 4 print volumes by D&C Media as of April 2021. There will in all probability be round 12 print volumes in complete.
The Solo Leveling internet novel was first serialized beginning in July 2016. Solo Leveling Chapter 270 was the ending of the online novel. There are 13 print volumes in complete and one facet story quantity. The Solo Leveling English translation of the online novel was launched with the title Only I Level Up from December 2018 by means of June 2019.
North American writer Yen Press has been releasing the official print version of the English translation for each the Solo Leveling mild novels and the graphic novel sequence. The English mild novels have been as much as Volume 4 as of March 29, 2022, whereas the ultimate webtoon Volume 4 was launched on March 22, 2022.
