The popular South Korean webcomic Solo Leveling is finally receiving an anime adaptation, and it was announced during Crunchyroll’s Anime Expo 2022 Industry Panel back in July 2022. Solo Leveling has frequently been listed as a series fans would like to see animated most, and the good news is that fans won't have to wait for long to see its anime adaptation.
Adapted from the web comic series published on Tappytoon of the same title by DUBU (REDICE Studio), Chugong and h-goon, the anime adaptation was announced alongside the premiere of an official English-subtitled teaser preview and key visual.
A-1 Pictures, the animation studio behind Sword Art Online, Kaguya-sama: Love is War), is producing the series with Shunsuke Nakashige as the director and Noboru Kimura as the head writer. The anime's head of character design is Tomoko Sudo.
Here's everything you need to know about Solo Leveling anime, including its release date window, plot, cast, and trailers.
Solo Leveling Release Window: When is the premiere of the anime?
The first season of Solo Leveling anime is expected to premiere in Winter 2024 season, and more recently at Aniplex Online Fest 2023, it was announced that it will premiere on January 6, 2024.
On October 21, a reliable Weibo leaker claimed that the first season of the anime will be split into cours, with a total of 24-26 episodes. More recently, it was officially confirmed that the first season will consist of 25 episodes, and it will be split in two cours.
On November 1, the preview for Solo Leveling's opening theme was released, announcing that the anime will have its world premiere in Tokyo and Seoul on December 10 and Los Angeles on December 14.
Solo Leveling Trailer: Did Crunchyroll already release a trailer for the anime?
The first trailer for Solo Leveling anime was released in July 2022, and you can watch it below:
Another teaser was released in March 2023, giving us early footage of the protagonist in action. The latest trailer was revealed at Anime Expo 2023. Watch it here:
Another trailer was released at Aniplex Online Fest 2023, and it gives us a better look at the anime's premise:
The latest trailer was released in December 2023, and Crunchyroll released a version with English sub:
The preview stills for the first episode of the Solo Leveling anime have also been revealed.
Solo Leveling Story: What will the anime be about?
In a departure from its South Korean source material, the Japanese adaptation of Solo Leveling is set in Tokyo, Japan instead of Seoul, South Korea. The anime follows Shun Mizushino (instead of Jinwoo Sung), a Japanese protagonist who acquires a rare ability to level up in power as he hunts down monsters threatening people.
You can read the official synopsis from Crunchyroll below:
It’s been over a decade since the sudden appearance of the “gates”—the paths that connect our world with a different dimension. Since then, certain humans have awakened to supernatural powers. We call these individuals “hunters.” Hunters make their living by using their powers to conquer dungeons inside the gates. In this world of tough customers, the low-ranked hunter Jinwoo Sung is known as “the weakest hunter of all mankind.” One day, Jinwoo gets fatally injured when he runs into high-rank double dungeons hidden within a low-rank dungeon. Just then, a mysterious quest window appears in front of him. On the verge of death, Jinwoo decides to accept the quest and starts leveling up… while the others aren’t.
Where can I watch Solo Leveling anime?
The first season of the Solo Leveling anime will be available to stream on Crunchyroll. Other streaming platforms like HIDIVE, Netflix, Disney+, and Hulu haven't announced any plans to stream the Solo Leveling anime.
