Sung Jin-woo finally got reevaluated and declared as Korea's 10th S-Rank Hunter in the previous episode of Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-. While the media wanted to talk to him, Jin-woo was busy getting the items required to clear the Demon Castle. Later on, the anim saw Jin-woo enter the S-Rank Dungeon and identify some magical with intelligence.
The official website of Solo Leveling has released preview stills, official synopsis, and staff information for the eighth episode of Season 2 (Episode 20 overall), which is titled Looking Up was Tiring Me Out. The next episode, which is scheduled to premiere on Crunchyroll this Saturday, February 22, is expected to pick up from Jin-woo's global confirmation as the 10th S-Rank hunter. While Jin-woo eliminated most of the magical beasts at the end of the previous episode, there's a final one who's expected to survive the onslaught.
That magical beast is Esil from the Radiru Clan. In order to protect herself and her clan members, she will team up with Sung Jin-woo, hoping to assist him gain entry permits to all the remaining floors above him. While Jin-woo is still suspicious about her, he is determined to acquire all the ingredients he needs to brew the Elixir of Life as soon as possible, so he will take the risk, so that he could save his mother from Eternal Sleep.
The episode will see Jin-woo continue advancing the floors alongside Esil, and in the process, Igris and Tank will level up. He is expected to face high-ranking demons in his final hurdle in the Demon Castle, and when he reaches the top floor, he will face the Demon King Baran, who will appear before him, riding a white dragon. At this point, it's unclear if Jin-woo will start fighting Baran in this week's episode; there's a chance that the episode will end in a cliffhanger before their battle begins.
Check out the preview stills for Solo Leveling Season 2 Episode 8 in the image gallery below:
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Solo Leveling Animation Partners
The official synopsis of Solo Leveling Season 2 Episode 8 reads:
In order to obtain the material for the Elixir of Life, Jin-woo continues his conquest of the Demon Castle with the female demon Esil by his side. As they advance floor by floor, Igris and Tank also level up step by step. Finally reaching the top floor, Jin-woo is confronted by Demon King Baran, who appears atop a massive white dragon, exuding an overwhelming aura.
The staff Solo Leveling Season 2 Episode 8 includes:
Director: Tatsuya Sasaki
Script: Noboru Kimura
Storyboard: Yuka Kuroda, Yoshihiro Kanno
Chief Animation Directors: Hiromi Ogata, Tomoko Katasho, Yukiko Busa
Assistant Chief Animation Director: Tomoko Sudo
Animation Directors: Takaaki Tanabe, Hanayo Takasaka, Kyoka Nakaoka, NAM HAI ART, Hikari no Sono Animation
Assistant Animation Directors: Noriaki Nihei, Quan Liu, Yuzuki Sekine, Tomomi Igarashi, 今野彩華, and Huang Heting
Action Animation Director: Yoshihiro Kanno
Solo Leveling Season 2 Japanese Cast and English Dub Cast
All the main Japanese and English voice cast members returned for Solo Leveling Season 2, and here's a list of them:
Japanese Voice Actor | English Voice Actor | Character |
Taito Ban | Aleks Le | Sung Jin-woo |
Genta Nakamura | Justin Brine | Yoo Jin-ho |
Reina Ueda | Michelle Rojas | Cha Hae-in |
Daisuke Hirakawa | Ian Sinclair | Choi Jong-in |
Hiroki Touchi | Christopher R. Sabat | Baek Yoon-ho |
Banjo Ginga | Kent Williams | Go Gun-hee |
Makoto Furukawa | SungWon Cho | Woo Jin-chul |
Haruna Mikawa | Rebecca Wang | Sung Jin-ah |
Rina Honizumi | Dani Chambers |
Solo Leveling Season 1 premiered in Japan on January 6, 2024, and Crunchyroll started streaming the English dub version of the anime on January 20, and there are currently two episodes released for the English dub. Studio A-1 Pictures, which produced the first season, returned to produce the animation of the Season 2, with Shunsuke Nakashige as director, and Noboru Kimura as series composer. Tomoko Sudo is in charge of the character designs while Hiroyuki Sawano in composing the sequel's music.
What is Solo Leveling Season 2 about?
Solo Leveling is based on the South Korean portal fantasy web novel series written by Chugong and illustrated by DUBU, which launched on Webtoon services in March 2018 and ended in December 2021. The manhwa and original novel series is being published by Yen Press in English, and the Japanese version is published by Kadokawa under the title Ore Dake Level-Up na Ken (I'm the Only One Who Has Leveled Up).
Crunchyroll shared a description for Solo Leveling Season 2:
It's been over ten years since gates that lead to another dimension have begun appearing across the world. The battles between the magic beasts inhabiting the dungeons through the gates and the human hunters who have awakened the abilities to fight them show no signs of ending. Ordinarily, a hunter's abilities do not change upon awakening, with their rank never increasing. However, the low-ranked Sung Jin-woo, known as 'The Weakest Hunter of All Mankind,' gained the ability to level up through battle during a raid on a double dungeon. Having completed a job-change quest that earned him the job 'Shadow Monarch' and command over an army of shadows, Jin-woo heads into battle seeking the ingredients for the Elixir of Life to save his sick mother.
For the latest information about Solo Leveling Season 2, check out the official website of the anime.
